Just back from Celebrity Solstice...we're raving!

Welcome back Diana, glad you guys had a great time on Solstice. *Too bad
we couldn't work the sailing into our schedules... would have been fun
sailing with you guys again.

--Tom

I thought of you & the rest of our Liberty OTS inaugural bunch several
times, especially during the 70's dance party! I am confident you will
be impressed by what Celebrity's done with this class because you and
my husband are two of the pickiest...ahem, discriminating...people I
know, and he gave it two thumbs up!

Diana

On Mar 23, 4:29*pm, (Surfer E2468) wrote:
We had the SOLSTICE docked next to us,we probably passed each other on
our walks. It is a nice looking ship,but not many places to sit and
relax,as far as i could see from ground level

* * * * * cruise lover(~~~~~)


Annie, I am so disappointed I didn't put two and two together about
the timing of our cruises and E Carib itineraries. I do believe the
day we were docked alongside was St. Maarten, wasn't it? Or maybe San
Juan. Doggone it, we could've met for a drink at the cruise terminal.

It is funny you remark on places to sit and relax. Remember how Jeff C
likes to take pictures of carpet and stuff? Well, I did a silly little
photo thing this time and walked around taking pictures of the great
places to sit...because one of the first and lasting impressions I had
of the Solstice was how many great seating areas there were all over
the ship. And comfortable, too--lots of padding and cushions, lots of
loungers and couches. I think you like the traditional teak loungers
on the promenade deck--and they had good cushions on them. On the top
decks, there were several different kinds of chairs with footrests
around the pools, in the sunning areas and on the grassy lawn unique
to this class of ship (which I loved--hard to explain, but I thought
it added a very natural, soothing element).

Diana

DIANA:
It was in st maartan where we were docked side by side,sorry i did not
meet up with you. annie





cruise lover(~~~~~)






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D Ball wrote:
Okay, I missed the blintzes...where were they?! I loved the Solarium,
too, and managed to score one of those papasans every time I just
wanted to curl up with my book.

Wow, I didn't know you and George were doing a repeat of the
Valentine's group cruise--and on the baby sister Eclipse. That is
really sweet! What a great class of ship for friends to enjoy
together, too.

Diana


On the Solstice, they had blintzes on the breakfast buffet. I saw them
a couple of times, but I did not try them until the end of the cruise.
I was doing very well on my diet, but on that day, I folded like a cheap
lawn chair. lol I was hoping to find blintzes on the Eclipse.


On the Oasis of the Seas, they have the same papasans that we saw on the
Solstice. I enjoyed those, too. I was surprised to see the Solarium on
the Oasis, look so similar to the decor of the Solstice. The Solarium
is larger on the Oasis, since it is a bigger ship with more passengers.
Look at the photos on Page 5, you will see the similarities. You can see
the spa dining area, hot tubs, etc.


http://cruisingator.smugmug.com/Othe...71467370_NWhqm


Becca

Becca wrote:
D Ball wrote:
Okay, I missed the blintzes...where were they?! I loved the Solarium,
too, and managed to score one of those papasans every time I just
wanted to curl up with my book.

Wow, I didn't know you and George were doing a repeat of the
Valentine's group cruise--and on the baby sister Eclipse. That is
really sweet! What a great class of ship for friends to enjoy
together, too.

Diana


On the Solstice, they had blintzes on the breakfast buffet. I saw them
a couple of times, but I did not try them until the end of the cruise.
I was doing very well on my diet, but on that day, I folded like a cheap
lawn chair. lol I was hoping to find blintzes on the Eclipse.


On the Oasis of the Seas, they have the same papasans that we saw on the
Solstice. I enjoyed those, too. I was surprised to see the Solarium on
the Oasis, look so similar to the decor of the Solstice. The Solarium
is larger on the Oasis, since it is a bigger ship with more passengers.
Look at the photos on Page 5, you will see the similarities. You can see
the spa dining area, hot tubs, etc.


http://cruisingator.smugmug.com/Othe...71467370_NWhqm



Thanks for the link for the picturees. I bookmarked it and hope to look
at it later on today. From Oasis pictures I have seen before and your
comments on it from your sailing, there are many similarities between
the Solstice and the Oasis.

sue

Sue Mullen wrote:
On the Solstice, they had blintzes on the breakfast buffet. I saw
them a couple of times, but I did not try them until the end of the
cruise. I was doing very well on my diet, but on that day, I folded
like a cheap lawn chair. lol I was hoping to find blintzes on the
Eclipse.


On the Oasis of the Seas, they have the same papasans that we saw on
the Solstice. I enjoyed those, too. I was surprised to see the
Solarium on the Oasis, look so similar to the decor of the Solstice.
The Solarium is larger on the Oasis, since it is a bigger ship with
more passengers. Look at the photos on Page 5, you will see the
similarities. You can see the spa dining area, hot tubs, etc.


http://cruisingator.smugmug.com/Othe...71467370_NWhqm




Thanks for the link for the picturees. I bookmarked it and hope to
look at it later on today. From Oasis pictures I have seen before and
your comments on it from your sailing, there are many similarities
between the Solstice and the Oasis.

sue

Sue, the cabins on the Oasis have the wave pattern, like they did on the
Solstice, and they look very similar to the cabins on the Solstice class
ships.. I prefer the bed by the balcony instead of the closet, but they
can not tell you the configuration of your cabin. I say phooey to
that. lol


Becca

Becca wrote:
Sue Mullen wrote:
On the Solstice, they had blintzes on the breakfast buffet. I saw
them a couple of times, but I did not try them until the end of the
cruise. I was doing very well on my diet, but on that day, I folded
like a cheap lawn chair. lol I was hoping to find blintzes on the
Eclipse.


On the Oasis of the Seas, they have the same papasans that we saw on
the Solstice. I enjoyed those, too. I was surprised to see the
Solarium on the Oasis, look so similar to the decor of the Solstice.
The Solarium is larger on the Oasis, since it is a bigger ship with
more passengers. Look at the photos on Page 5, you will see the
similarities. You can see the spa dining area, hot tubs, etc.


http://cruisingator.smugmug.com/Othe...71467370_NWhqm





Thanks for the link for the picturees. I bookmarked it and hope to
look at it later on today. From Oasis pictures I have seen before and
your comments on it from your sailing, there are many similarities
between the Solstice and the Oasis.

sue

Sue, the cabins on the Oasis have the wave pattern, like they did on the
Solstice, and they look very similar to the cabins on the Solstice class
ships.. I prefer the bed by the balcony instead of the closet, but they
can not tell you the configuration of your cabin. I say phooey to
that. lol

For the Solstice you could find out on cruisecritic if the bed was by
the balcony or by the closets, wonder if this info is available there
for the Oasis. I just haven't had time/energy or desire to look into it
yet. I also prefer the bed by the balcony, but the bed by the closet
isn't all that horrible.

The hot tubs on the Solstice did not have enough room for your feet, how
was it on the Oasis? In our experience RCCL has the best hot tubs
around, enough leg/foot room and hot enough.

sue

Sue Mullen wrote:
For the Solstice you could find out on cruisecritic if the bed was by
the balcony or by the closets, wonder if this info is available there
for the Oasis. I just haven't had time/energy or desire to look into
it yet. I also prefer the bed by the balcony, but the bed by the
closet isn't all that horrible.

The hot tubs on the Solstice did not have enough room for your feet,
how was it on the Oasis? In our experience RCCL has the best hot tubs
around, enough leg/foot room and hot enough.

sue

The hot tubs on the Oasis were great, there was plenty of room for your
feet. On the Oasis, you do not push the buttons to turn it on, you
just wave your hand over it. They have plenty of hot tubs on the
Oasis. After Lori tosses in her hot tub toys, I am sure we won't have a
problem finding one all to ourselves. ;-)


Kevin has been through so much, I hope he is feeling better.


Becca

Becca wrote:
Sue Mullen wrote:
For the Solstice you could find out on cruisecritic if the bed was by
the balcony or by the closets, wonder if this info is available there
for the Oasis. I just haven't had time/energy or desire to look into
it yet. I also prefer the bed by the balcony, but the bed by the
closet isn't all that horrible.

The hot tubs on the Solstice did not have enough room for your feet,
how was it on the Oasis? In our experience RCCL has the best hot tubs
around, enough leg/foot room and hot enough.

sue

The hot tubs on the Oasis were great, there was plenty of room for your
feet. On the Oasis, you do not push the buttons to turn it on, you
just wave your hand over it. They have plenty of hot tubs on the
Oasis. After Lori tosses in her hot tub toys, I am sure we won't have a
problem finding one all to ourselves. ;-)


Kevin has been through so much, I hope he is feeling better.

Please take me to those hot tubs right now.LOL I am glad to hear foot
room is not a problem, that was the one negative on the Solstice, but
then RCCL has always had great hot tube. Love just having to wave your
hand, great improvement.

Not only will we scare others away with the toys, we will have room for
lots of people and still have room for toys.

Kevin's broken wrist isn't hurting too badly, he does have a high
tolerance for pain. He is so frustrated having to stay home at least for
two weeks and not being allowed to do ANY work from home. Legally he
can not even talk to anyone about work. I hope in the next day or so to
write an update and send it to the usual list of friends.

sue