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Celebrity Summit Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5
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Celebrity Summit

5 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 03, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Summit

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3003

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It was disappointing. It wasn’t worth the money. After this experience, I think we’re done cruising. Take your kids to an all inclusive resort instead, you will save money, have more fun, and not be nickeled and dimed. Even the excursions were “watered down” like the drinks and ketchup. We will probably not eat potatoes and green beans for months, the food was poor. The fruit wasn’t even ripe, same items served over too much, low quality. The short cuts (ways to gain and save money) really killed this experience. I spent thousands of dollars and my children said they would never do it again. The internet package scheme was terrible. We would have had to pay $500 to watch Netflix …..after they provided zero entertainment for the kids. I actually lost a few pounds, that kind of says it all there! The staff makes zero effort to fix issues once they receive your money, shocking! I had to pay hundreds of extra dollars because my transports were messed up, by staff NOT ME, and even the manager lied. They won’t give you your money back for anything, including the excursions when you get there and see it is not what it was advertised to be.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Same food daily (potatoes, green beans, meats). The juices/drinks provided without extra payment were watered down and flavorless. Sushi on 5 had limited menu and were skimpy. The main restaurant….hard to get in, limited selection, small portions provided, and the waiter left us sitting for an hour after we ordered desserts, we walked out. No staff bothered to see why or remedy it.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
False advertisement on entertainment. There was maybe 2 shows, a few hours of live music, nothing for the kids (origami and casino night was them sitting in ocean view cafe for a few hours with staff who paid no attention to them.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
The only entertainment worth leaving our room was Ashlie Amber.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
There were none. How is casino night sitting in a cafeteria talking??? So disappointed. No activities at “kids club”.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
The staff on ship were friendly and accommodating when they could speak English!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Small for a cruise! Terrible saying it would accommodate 3, we stepped on each other if we weren’t in bed.

Ship tip

Don’t do the excursions, if you’re a foodie, pick another cruise, don’t take children on this one, read all the fine print about their charges (extra)

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

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11 Comments

Courtneycruises    1 year ago

Sounds like you would be a lot happier on a Carnival cruise. And you would save a bundle too!👍🙌 Happy Cruising!

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations. Hope your plan for an all inclusive works better for you. We have good friends that prefer it to cruising.

javawoody    1 year ago

Celebrity would not be my choice with kids.

jdeer76    1 year ago

Probably some research before booking a cruise could have helped avoid some of these issues. Carnival or Royal Caribbean may have been a better fit. Sorry you didn't enjoy your trip.

Kplumm1027    1 year ago

Yikes! Sounds like you were looking for a Club Med vacation and got a cruise instead! Thanks for the review. Happy cruising!😳

hunnybzee    1 year ago

Sorry to hear… hopefully your next trip is better!!

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

CruzeFan    1 year ago

Cruising is not what it was previously. Cruising during spring break is rarely a good experience.

Cruisematic    1 year ago

Sounds like a promotion for a land based all inclusive resort.

AFE8Ret    1 year ago

Celebrity is known as catering to the more senior demographic. A bit of research would have shown this cruise line is not the best for kids.

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