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If you're into cruising and want a quality ship... it's not the Solstice.

Did October 30 to November 11 2017 cruise on the ship. Conditions on board were terrible (compared to 2009 cruise when Solstice was reasonably new.) My impression = Celebrity is cutting costs on ship---maintenance is neglected and what maintenance is done... appearances suggest lowest bidders digging in. Ship has possible food handling issues resulting in food poisoning that's promoted being a passenger born virus. A tendering life boat was reported to have begun sinking while we were in Akaroa---I did not witness this so is second hand report. Given standard of maintenance on ship... sinking lifeboat is believable. Food was generally terrible. Room was terrible... it was so altogether bad I'm chasing a full refund.

It's one thing to promote the truth... "Hey, our ship is really worn out and we're not spending any serious money to make it better. The $11 million we stated investing in it, that's really bonuses top management got for coming into the office a few days ago. If you want a freighter-like cruise, give us your money and off you go."

Instead...

Celebrity promotes the Solstice offering a "modern luxury experience." It's just outright BS they're getting away with.

I'll post photos if there's any genuine interest.