I had never sailed on Celebrity. 4 previous on Norwegian. That was my comparison and Eclipse was a bit of a disappointment with a 5.5 rating on Vacations to Go.
Pros: the crew tried very hard and were friendly and courteous always. Not sure how happy or cohesive they were.
Felt fairly new. Stateroom was well maintained and clean. Ship interior is quite beautiful with glass elevators ...
We wanted a cruise that was a round trip from a US city. We had been on Celebrity before so we booked the Pacific coast Cruise. We really enjoyed this ship. The balcony rooms are very nice and spacious. The food in the main dining room was good, portions are smaller than before, but you can always order a double portion if you want more. With all the courses, we always felt it was plenty of ...
Seasoned cruisers here. Had not ever sailed from west coast and wanted to do something different so we booked this cruise that covered 4 ports we'd never visited (along with one we had). More port-intensive than we usually like, but since we don't know when we'll do the west coast again, decided to get to as many new ports as possible in this one cruise. Did a price re-check just before final ...
First time on Celebrity.
The Pacific coast itinerary(RT Los Angeles) was the reason we booked this cruise. Living not far from the Los Angles port allowed us to drive to the port with no need to fly.
The crew members were very nice and accommodating. Captain announcements on the PA system were timely although at times were difficult to understand(heavy accent).
The food at the main ...
We very much enjoyed our week-long Pacific Coastal cruise on the Solstice. We found the food to be as good as ever and the cabin was well attended and comfortable. There were many pros but also a few cons. The cons are relatively minor but I hope not indicative of some slippage of standards.
These two points are quite minor, but were surprising. All week long, our king-size pillows had ...
Chose it for the itinerary. This was our first cruise in nearly 4 years due to Covid. The food was excellent but we did notice the portions are smaller. This was not a problem for us and if you want to order extra appetizers, entrees or desserts you certainly could.
We had a Concierge Cabin and our steward was exceptional. Friendly, accommodating and kept our Cabin immaculate.
We prefer ...
We choose this particular cruise because it was local to us and we just wanted to relax and eat our way through the trip. It was everything that we had hoped for and more. We decided to book the Retreat to have a little more room and also because it included pretty much everything we wanted for the trip. We booked an aft corner suite #14** and could not have been more pleased with the location. ...
My husband and I are in our late-30's/mid-40's, and we have been on 10+ cruises together. Our last cruise was in December 2019. This was our first post-Covid cruise. Also, our only other Celebrity cruise was back in 2015, and it was out of the Mediterranean. This was our first time taking a Celebrity cruise out of the States.
Pre-Cruise: We stayed two nights at an Airbnb in the Belmont Shore ...
We picked a Solstice California coast cruise for a relaxing family gathering of the "older generation". Overall, it was a great choice; logistics were easy for the west-coast based family and even the weather cooperated nicely. The Monterey port stop was dropped since that city is opposing cruise visits, but Celebrity did a nice job of juggling the schedule and fitting in Santa Barbara as an ...
For our 25th wedding anniversary, my husband and I cruised the California Coast on Celebrity Solstice. We viewed this as a trial cruise, our first back since the pandemic.
It was our third time on Solstice after cruising the Caribbean in 2011 and Alaska in 2017. The ship is worn and would have gone to drydock already if not for the pandemic. But she is still lovely with high marks for design. ...