lilyann

Sorry everyone who sailed before and have a hard time believing the OP. I also was on the same cruise he was, just back, and everything he says was exactly what my husband and I thought about the food- before we read his post and wondered if it was all our imagination. It was as if butter, cream, and cheese were banished from the recipes and vegetable broth was the replacement. Note that the waiter confirmed  to the OP that the chefs took the usual recipes and eliminated previous ingredients changing the quality just recently. When have you ever sailed- even on Carnival - and not had lobster or Prime Rib on dress up night? They did it. The buffet was crowded that night for all of us with the Celebrity app that  gave us fair warning that morning. We have sailed on the Solstice and Equinox X2. This is our last Celebrity cruise for  a while.

Ship: Solstice

Cabin: 6297- 2C aft

Deck: 6

Area: Port

Bed Near: Bathroom

Quiet? Yes, very quiet- unless the next door guests had their TV on too loud. Could clearly hear all balcony conversations on both sides of the room if neighbors were outside.

Balcony View: Obstructed view below by the tarred roof of the specialty restaurants that extended out by about another 10 feet from our balcony. That area had three rows of rope on the edge for fencing that was visible as you looked outward through our balcony clear fencing. Distance views straight outward were unobstructed. Workmen were out on the roof every day the ship was in port- walking past your room with hoses and tools.

Balcony Size: A little larger by a few feet in length as it jutted out further than the balcony above.

Wind?: None

Soot?: None

Comments: This was the cabin assigned to us with a GTY reservation. Considering we paid only $630 each as the base price from a big cabin sale online we had few complaints. Any higher price and it would have been worth it to pay more for a better non obstructed view. We rarely used the balcony because of the rope barrier obstruction and workmen presence.