A Journal with 5 chapters. Last posting on Monday, November 24, 2008 by RandyLast week we were onboard the newest ship in the Celebrity fleet, Celebrity Solstice. After arriving at her home port of Ft. Lauderdale on the 3rd of November, she's on a series of 2 night "cruises to nowhere" showing off for Celebrity execs, media VIP's and high producing sales professionals. Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 by Randy tagged as celebrity cruises, celebrity solstice Lawn Club and forward 'X' stack |
This is the first in a series of blog posting detailing our pre-inaugural sailing on the Celebrity Solstice. With over 200 pictures that we'd like to share, we'll make separate blog posts for each area of the ship to keep the images more organized and easier to view.
Last week we were onboard the newest ship in the Celebrity fleet, Celebrity Solstice. After arriving at her home port of Ft. Lauderdale on the 3rd of November, she's on a series of 2 night "cruises to nowhere" "> Read full story >> Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 by Randy tagged as celebrity cruises, celebrity solstice Resort Deck Pools |
Moving forward from the Lawn Club & Hot Glass Show and down a set of stairs you arrive on the Lido Deck, the "upper deck" surrounding the 2 outdoor pools and 4 hot tubs on Celebrity Solstice. The canvas "sails" that surround the lounging beds around the pools extend above this deck and provide shaded areas overlooking the pools. Around the forward elevators, there is the traditional Mast Bar and Mast Grill serving burgers, tacos, pizza, fries, onion rings, and other casual fast food treats. There is also a Pool Bar on the Resort Deck, the main pool deck. "> Read full story >>Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 by Randy tagged as celebrity cruises, celebrity solstice Penthouse Suite |
When it comes to your private space, Celebrity Solstice shines! Celebrity enlisted the expertise, intuition and wish lists of five exceptional women to help design the staterooms. Celebrity's Leading Ladies offered many insights and desires relative to the stateroom design; chief among them were suggestions for improved stateroom flow made possible by a larger stateroom size and Celebrity's new interlocking technology. In another first, Celebrity Solstice features an adjoining stateroom vestibule with "> Read full story >>Posted on Friday, November 21, 2008 by Randy tagged as celebrity cruises, celebrity solstice Grand Epernay |
One of the most talked about things on Celebrity Solstice is the abundance of dining options - there are 10 restaurants onboard! With the traditional offerings of the buffet (Oceanview Cafe and Grill) and the main dining room (Grand Epernay), 3 specialty restaurants (Tuscan Grill, Murano & Silk Harvest ), the exclusive AquaClass specialty restaurant, Blu, and 4 casual eateries (Cafe Al Bacio, AquaSpa Cafe, Mast Grill & Bistro on Five) plus 24 hour room service, you'll never go hungry.
Certainly one of the most photographed locations on Celebrity Solstice (besides "> Read full story >> Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 by Randy tagged as celebrity cruises, celebrity solstice Solstice Theatre |
In addition to 10 restaurants, Solstice is packed with other great public areas, lounges, bars, quiet areas and of course - theatres. That's right - not just one theatre, but two. The main Solstice Theatre occupies 4 decks in the very front of the ship. Seating over 1000 guests on 3 levels, the Solstice Theatre will initially present 3 Broadway style shows plus a variety of specialty acts including still performers, ring jugglers, fairy characters and a variety of acrobatic artists.
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