New Cruise Review: Celebrity Summit

JoeyandDavid · February 4, 2007

thanks robert ... i just want the bengals to be more consistant.... we all have our dreams huh! lol

zebra · February 5, 2007

Sorry the summit didn't do as well as the Millenium... what a pity! Hey Joey what did you guys do in Costa Rica and tell us about your CruiseCrazy get together!

JoeyandDavid · February 5, 2007

It was nice Jackie.. could have been better .... in Costa Rica I at the last minute opted out of leaving the ship for fear of the humidity.. that is the one thing i did not plan on (the effect of the Central American Region humidity levels and my health)

David and the guys went to visit coffee plantations and become versed on Costa Rican Coffee.. I on the other hand did the spa..

I think I made out .. I got pampered plus I get to taste the coffee that David bought.. win win for me! :biggrin:

terumim · February 5, 2007

so whats tours did you guys do??

is there anything in the ports i should know about, do's and don't

did you see the cliff divers??

which port did you enjoy...

was it cheaper to take taxi's

did you do any rain forest tours

Joey thats a nice souvernier of the panama canal...

so you guys enjoyed the beaches in the ports :cool2:

to bad it was humid.. wondering if it will be the same in october :unsure:

JoeyandDavid · February 5, 2007

I kinda figure it would be worse.... :wacko:

Lisa63 · February 5, 2007

I hope this isn't a trend -- our February 2006 cruise on Infinity fell short, too.

Would you elaborate?

The opinion that both my husband and I shared was that it just didn't feel like the premium cruise line they claimed to be. Some examples: The food in the dining room was not very good. I realize this is subjective, but we are not the type to send dishes back, but had to do so several times. The cruise director constantly put down the Holland America Line, mainly by spewing untruths. The CD (!) also gave a comment card pitch on the last night of the cruise, telling us (and I quote from my journal) that, "Miami considers anything less than an 'excellent' a disaster." Seat saving was rampant, and the crew did nothing about it when asked. This was everywhere, including the show lounge and adult-only T-pool.

In re-reading what I just wrote, I suppose it sounds a bit petty, but it was not what we had expected. I honestly thought it had been an off-week for Celebrity, so I never published a review. But, I have been reading others' reviews that have mentioned some of the same things. We had been on Celebrity ten years prior and it was superb. It did not feel at all like the same cruise line.

I will say, however, that the SS United States exceeded expectations in many, many ways. So did the T-pool, where I spent a lot of time (although sans deck chair).

And, as you can see by my signature, we are giving them another chance. Perhaps as we are not going to be on "just another Caribbean cruise" (their words), things will be better.

JoeyandDavid · February 5, 2007

I agree it appears we both have had some unfortunate instances.. but over all i think they are "trying to do better" or at least i hope so...I will know by next cruise :wink2:

SMB · February 7, 2007

J&D,

It sounds like you were not drinking enough! All is good with plenty of Rum :biggrin:

Seriously, I'm surprised. I thought Celebrity was supposed to be one of those "2nd Tier" cruiselines. Their prices sure seem to suggest they are "special." I will think twice before shelling out those clams in the future.

Glad you are back.

JoeyandDavid · February 7, 2007

I am hearing from others as well that on numerous ships of late The level of performance isn't there... Very disappointing to say the least.

Shari2 · February 7, 2007

Thanks for the great review, Joey! Sorry to hear about the problems. My three cruises (onboard) on Celebrity were so great, (except when we had to leave the ship in Acapulco because of the pods) but I'm afraid that they may be cutting too many corners these days from all that I've heard. I hope it was just an "off" cruise.