Great except for the excursions.

Celebrity Summit Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

adtoghraie

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

Verified Review

10 Night Independence Day Cruise (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 27, 2017

Ship: Celebrity Summit

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7128

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The overall cruise was great in spite of getting sick. If I do not get my money returned for two excursions, I will not use for excursions or booking plans. I did purchase insurance. If you go to a doctor on ship with a cold, he will charge more than the excursion and will confine me to my room. I do have receipts for cold medicine. - I had to walk 2 hours to finally get an excursion trolley. Not fun with a cold.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Good - Freezing the the waiting zone - could be the reason for my cold.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Shows - challenges - gambling

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Great on live musicians - Good on performances.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent, but understaffed in bar areas.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Great for an older ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Comfortable.

Ship tip

Don't compare it with the larger ships, or you might be disappointed.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

2 out of 5

Loved seeing Manhattan Island and the Statue of Liberty from the ship.

Thumbs Up 2

Bar Harbor, Maine

4 out of 5

The Schooner excursion would have been better if we could find the bus right away. They are not letting your buses in the cruise area.

Thumbs Up 0

Saint John, New Brunswick Did not visit port

Halifax, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5

Great to see Peggy's Cove.

Thumbs Up 0

Portland, Maine

4 out of 5

Would have been great even with a bad cold, but the excursion turned out to be a disapointing.

Thumbs Up 0

Boston, Massachusetts Did not visit port

Did not try again after the disapointing experience.

Thumbs Up 0

Newport, Rhode Island

1 out of 5

Was not going to go on excursion because I was sick. Decided to go and could not make the excursion on time because the tenders could not get out. The sail boats were in the way.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

It would have gone smother if passengers followed the rules.

3 Comments

OldHoncho 7 years ago

Ships doctors don't accept insurance so they don't have to discount. That boosts the price about 75%. As a former hospital administrator, I was really surprised at my first visit to the ship's sickbay.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

eddiemac1 7 years ago

always has been

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

GIL155 7 years ago

I am reading more and more about how expensive the ship's doctor is. Unexpected!

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Other reviews of this sailing

New England cruise

Loved the ports visited on this cruise

Independence Day in Boston was amazing!!