Holiday of a lifetime to Australia and New Zealand

Celebrity Solstice Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

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

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Celebrity Solstice

12 Night New Zealand (Sydney To Auckland)

Sail date: October 27, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Solstice

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Absolute trip of a lifetime. Highly recommend Celebrity Solstice and these destinations

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and slick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Food was excellent. Great choices. Gabriel and Elif in the dining room deserve a special mention for excellent service and particularly their recommendations

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I’d have liked more crafting options on sea days but this is just a personal preference. There was loads to do

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Very good quality shows. Lots based around musicals. Comedian was great. Cruise director is in his perfect job. Very good

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service everywhere was excellent.Dining room staff were perfect as mentioned above - Gabriel and Elif

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Can’t be faulted

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Lovely cabin for travelling alone on 3rd floor outside. Plenty of room

Ship tip

Read your daily programme. So much to choose from

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5
Private arrangements but such a vibrant, wonderful city. Did the Sydney Opera House tour - very interesting and not too long

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

5 out of 5
Was very pleased we got to Hobart as I understand sometimes weather can prevent docking. Did Private excursion. Lots to see and do

Cruise Milford Sound

5 out of 5
Stayed on ship at the Sounds and had talks on deck about the beauty, geology and wildlife. Fantastic.

Cruise Doubtful Sound

5 out of 5

Cruise Dusky Sound

5 out of 5

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

4 out of 5
Interesting but through my own fault, I hadn’t booked anything and should have had a tour arranged. Wish I hadn’t missed the gorge excursion on the steam train with Celebrity excursions. Train Station visit is a must.

Akaroa, New Zealand

5 out of 5
My favourite destination of all. Stunningly beautiful. Did private excursion

Picton, New Zealand

3 out of 5
Did Celebrity excursion on steam train to Blenheim. Loved the steam train but not worth visiting Blenheim. It was a special day when I was there and just about everything was closed. Celebrity refunded me part of cost of trip when I complained. They handled complaint well.

Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Again a great destination. New Zealand is a stunning destination. Did White Water Rafting over 7 metre waterfall. What an experience! Highly recommended.

Bay Of Islands, New Zealand

4 out of 5
Toured with Celebrity excursions. Very enjoyable

Auckland, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Stayed here for 2 days and did private Scenic Tour of Auckland. Excellent value for money. Great guide, comfortable mini bus.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Lost a star because of all the confusion about where to locate pick ups in the port although this was really down to the port rather than the cruise line
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