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Celebrity Summit Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Reviews: 2
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Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Celebrity Summit

4 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 23, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Summit

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

The main issue for us was the main dining room...we were seated at a nice table for 2 right in the middle of the tables with large families, adjacent to a table of 5 children, 1 adult. We love children and don’t mind being adjacent, the problem here wasn’t the children, it was the adults. All through dinner the children (who looked to range from 5-8) were climbing over the tables, standing on the chairs and in the windows and screaming at each other…the problem was the one adult seated with them was more interested in her phone and the rest of the adults in her party at another table across the aisle. It was impossible to identify which adults the kids belonged to as none of the adults interacted with them! Not once did she (or any of the adults in their group) remind them that they are in public, use your inside voice, it’s not polite to scream in a restaurant, come down off the table, sit in your seat, etc. I get it, this was a Thanksgiving cruise, so lots of families, but really? It’s simple, teach kids from a young age how to behave in public. We let our waiter (Sumantra) know that we wouldn’t be back and were pleased to find a new table assignment (on the “adult” side of the dining room…) for the remainder of the cruise. The new wait staff, Wilger (new to Celebrity) and Mayra (just a lovely lady), and Jomar, the sommelier, were fantastic.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
While the dining room service was excellent and the food presented/plated beautifully, we thought the choices and tastes were mediocre (this isn’t the first time), overcooked salmon, etc. - and actually enjoyed the choices more in the Oceanview Cafe! We've done specialty dining on previous Celebrity cruises and were only impressed with Lawn Club on Reflection, otherwise meh. Service in most areas very good; we found bar service to be spotty.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Plenty to do around the ship. Ferdie, the entertainment manager, was a lot of fun. Entertainment was mostly good - the singers and dancers were excellent, the comedian was just ok.

Children's Programs

No children with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent service from all providers.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Considering her age, Summit was clean and pretty well maintained with some areas still needing attention.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We booked a “guarantee balcony” (sort of last minute, as an experiment) and were pleased to be assigned a balcony with no obstructions. The cabin (6041) was FWD, a little smaller than average, but comfortable and clean. The weather was great so there was no movement. Stateroom attendant, Eka, was excellent.

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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javawoody     11 months ago

Sadly many parents put parenting on vacation when they go on vacation.

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