Wonderful cruise on Solstice

Celebrity Solstice Cruise Review to Australasia

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Celebrity Solstice

New Zealand

Sail date: February 03, 2018

Ship: Celebrity Solstice

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9258

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

A wonderful cruise, with a great itinerary on a lovely ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Speedy and efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The main dining room was surprisingly quiet with many empty tables. The food was excellent and our waiters very knowledgable and helpful with choosing food and also information about the next day's destination. Bottles of wine were expensive, but the drinks package was not worthwhile. Buffet offered a great variety of food to suit everyone and the gluten free range was vastly improved both in the buffet and dining room. We didn't feel any need to try the speciality restaurants.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Shows varied from very good to average.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All the staff were helpful and friendly and smiling. Excellent service in all areas.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean. Well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very comfortable bed. Lots of storage space. Looked after by Victor who made sure we had plenty of toiletries. Good position midship.

Ship tip

Just enjoy.

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5
Stayed 3 night pre cruise. Did our own exploring. Lovely city.

Melbourne, Australia

4 out of 5
Very busy place.

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

5 out of 5
Lovely. Battery point area worth a visit.

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

4 out of 5
Excellent museum - Otago. Pacific coast train journey was very good.

Akaroa, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Beautiful, reminiscent of Lake Windermere.

Wellington, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Lovely harbour. Excellent museum. Cable car to gardens very good.

Napier, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Fabulous Art Deco town. Vintage cars and clothes were amazing.

Bay Of Islands, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Picturesque

Auckland, New Zealand

4 out of 5
Very busy, young city. Expensive food and drink.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We opted for the self assist disembarkation. So easy if you are able to manage your luggage. Would do this again.
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2 Comments

shadow8800    6 years ago

Loved the Solstice we would sail on her again!

WeCruiseToo    6 years ago

Glad you had a great cruise, the itinerary sounds amazing! Thanks for the review!

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