Older ship, long lines to disembark

Item: Celebrity Solstice
Rating: 3.6
Author: tdlsalem

Celebrity Solstice Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

tdlsalem

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

Verified Review

12 Night Vietnam & Thailand (Hong Kong To Singapore)

Sail date: January 03, 2024

Ship: Celebrity Solstice

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1091

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

Older ship, I probably wouldn't sail on it again. Major ports in Thailand and Vietnam were 2+ hours away, really shortening our excursions.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Pretty food, but often lukewarm and bland

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pools, water aerobics. Nightly entertainment was enjoyable and only an hour

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Mostly very good

Children's Programs

Adults only

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Room steward and wait staff very friendly and efficient

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Public bathrooms were clean and real towels were a nice touch. Older ship, even concierge level cabins are small. No self service laundry onboard

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Small, very clean cabin. Almost zero counter space in bathroom. Very small sink, so I mostly did laundry in the shower

Ports of call

Hong Kong

4 out of 5

Ha Long Bay City (Hanoi), Vietnam

4 out of 5

Chan May (Hue), Vietnam

3 out of 5

Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam

3 out of 5

Too far away

Thumbs Up 0

Laem Chabang (Bangkok), Thailand

3 out of 5

Too far from Bangkok, 2+ hours each way

Thumbs Up 0

Ko Samui, Thailand

4 out of 5

Singapore

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

We had 2 cabins and our friends had different embarkation times than us, so we hefted our own luggage (all of us senior citizens). Singapore port was well staffed

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