Eclipse blew us away!
We’ve now returned from our cruise on the beautiful Celebrity Eclipse and it was absolutely fantastic.
I hadn’t been on Eclipse for a few years and had sailed with other cruise lines like RCI, NCL, MSC Holland America but this cruise reminded me what makes Celebrity stand out from the rest. It’s the little things…
We arrived at the port of Southampton and parked the car. The luggage was taken from the boot of the car and loaded onto the vehicle that delivers it to the ship meaning we just had to stroll into the terminal and check in. Within 15 minutes of getting out of the car we were boarding the ship itself!
The itinerary was a Norwegian Fjords one and the ports and scenery were beautiful!
The food on Eclipse is outstanding (we ate in the buffet, the main dining room, Moonlight Sonata and Qsine) and if you’re due to sail on any of the Solstice Class ships, the speciality restaurant, Qsine, is well worth the cover charge. It’s a quirky, fun dining experience and we went twice – once with the children and once alone when they were at the dinner party arranged by the Kids Club (which is also fab for the kids!)
Here are some of the dishes we chose which were all really tasty!
Funky bread (and Ipad used to order)
Tacos with DIY Guacamole
Sushi Lollipops (Aimee’s favourite)
Spring Rolls – on springs, naturally
Build your own sliders! (there were four, we forgot to take a photo)
Popcorn fish and chips
Chinese food sampler
Surprise course – strawberries and flavoured mousse in little egg shells
And my personal favourite – the Chocolate Tombstone. Probably the best dessert EVER! (again, forgot to take a photo before eating it – but look at it!!)
Celebrity’s facilities for kids were pretty good. Aimee (aged 8) was extremely pleased to have her design chosen to be made into an actual ornament by the Glass Blowing team and it now has pride of place in the living room along with the drawing.
The picture Aimee drew and the finished glass ornament
The weather wasn’t too great but like I said, it’s the little things… Every outdoor area had blankets available for use which came in extremely handy (and they were REALLY warm!)
Our cabin was a Concierge Balcony Stateroom and was perfect:
Cabin
Bathroom
And in the evening, the sofa was turned into two beds for the little ones 🙂
The children also had much fun using the indoor pool during ‘family hours’ (it was a bit too cold to brave the outdoor one!)
As I said, the ship was beautiful, the food outstanding and the service impeccable but the scenery can’t be described in words so here are some pictures:
Coffee on the balcony with a spectacular view!
Eclipse in Flam (a panoramic shot taken on my phone whilst on a bumpy train – sorry if she looks a bit wonky!)
Us in Gerainger at the bottom of the waterfall
Balcony view whilst in Gerainger
Sailing through the Fjords
Sailing past the Seven Sisters
View from top deck
Obligatory ‘wake shot’
Flam waterfall
I have many, many photos and will, at some point in the next few days, upload them all to my Facebook page for you to have a look through.
We had an absolutely fantastic time and would definitely sail with Celebrity again. If you have any questions or would like any more details, please don’t hesitate to let me know 🙂
Lx
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I've worked in the Travel Industry since 1998. I started straight from college after obtaining an Advanced GNVQ Qualification in Travel and Tourism. I specialise in Cruise and Cruise and Stay Holidays so if that's what you're after, you've come to the right place. I have 3 children - Aimee…
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