Great cruise but bad weather luck. Missed 2 ports but others extended or replaced. Too few at sea daytime activities.s.

Item: Celebrity Summit
Rating: 4.5
Author: lateagainkath

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

lateagainkath

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

Verified Review

14 Night Canada & New England (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 06, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Summit

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8029

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Good except for bad weather, cancelled ports of call due to weather and lack of daytime activities.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Casino, bingo & photographs. Small ship with very few at sea daytime activities.

Entertainment

None of the shows appealed to me.

Children's Programs

No children in our party of 5 adults

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent helpful & friendly room attendant, wait staff (same table & staff every night), excellent helpful & friendly wine steward (same steward & table every night), excellent friendly & helpful photo staff, excellent guest relations staff.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Smaller room & balcony then I'm used to but all areas of ship were clean & well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Comfort & cleanliness were excellent but smaller than I'm used to having.

Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

5 out of 5

No excursion - it was port of embarkation & I live nearby.

Thumbs Up 2

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5

Yes Lexington, Concord & Cambridge tour.

Thumbs Up 2

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5

Portland Highlights & Lighthouses excursion.

Thumbs Up 2

Bar Harbor, Maine Did not visit port

Bad weather closed port because tenders were required to go ashore.

Thumbs Up 0

Quebec City, Quebec

5 out of 5

Beautiful & spent 2 days there because 2 ports were cancelled. Did full day Quebec tour (7 hrs)

Thumbs Up 2

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Did not visit port

Large bad storm in entire area prevented entry. Another port was chosen instead - Sauganey Quebec.

Thumbs Up 0

Sydney, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

Very nice but excursion to old Scottish village did not allow enough time to fully explore & enjoy the place. It was only 1 hr there & at least 2 hrs are needed. Tour should have left earlier to give more time to explore & enjoy..

Thumbs Up 1

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

Good - spent 2 days there due to other port cancellations. Took Peggys Cove &Titanic Cemetery Excursion.

Thumbs Up 3