Boarding the Summit

[Dorene1]

When I board the Summit where will I be able to have lunch is the buffet my only choice?

 

Thank you

 

Dorene

[james'mommy]

We eat at the buffet but I think the Bistro on 5 is open.

[cle-guy]

If out of Cape Liberty, MDR is open, I don't think this is the case out of other ports.

 

Other options:

• Waterfall Café and Grille by the pool for burgers and dogs
  
• Bistro on 5 - $10pp fee
  
• If in a suite, Luminae is an option
  
• AquaSpa Café at the Solarium Pool
  

 

EDIT: Are you on the Oct 18 Repo? Me too.... Not sure if MDR will be open or not in this one....as it seems to be unique to Bermuda sailings (maybe canada ones too...).

Edited September 18, 2015 by cle-guy

[CruisingChick]

Guess what? The MDR was not open for our embarkation on September 6th in Cape Liberty. They stopped doing it. The buffet, Aqua Spa Cafe were open. Not sure if Bistro on 5 was open, we didn't check.

 

Oh yeah and no more trays in the buffet either.

Edited September 18, 2015 by CruisingChick

[az_tchr]

Cruising Chick - Bistro on 5 is always open on boarding days. Must have been a bit since you cruised. Trays in the buffet went away a bit over a year ago. If you have a physical disability they will provide you a tray. They went away because people would pile their trays full of food and leave much of it. Food waste went down significantly according to the food people on Constellation.

[jcpc]

The MDR was also not open on our August 30th sailing. There were many who were disappointed.

[Wine-O]

The Pool grill is open for burgers & dogs.

[CHEZMARYLOU]

I wonder if the MDR was open for lunch because of the number of passengers on board since a lot of families seem to like the Bermuda cruises.

[snyniew]

Cruising Chick - Bistro on 5 is always open on boarding days. Must have been a bit since you cruised. Trays in the buffet went away a bit over a year ago. If you have a physical disability they will provide you a tray. They went away because people would pile their trays full of food and leave much of it. Food waste went down significantly according to the food people on Constellation.

 

They still had the trays available when I was on the Summit last March so taking them away must be more of a recent thing rather than over a year ago.

[JMG]

We were on The summit 8/30 and there no trays.

 

Welcome onboard dining options:

 

Cosmopolitan - 6pm

 

Luminae (Suites) 11:30 - 1:30; 6pm - 9:30pm

 

Blu - 5:45pm

 

Oceanview Cafe

Buffet - 11am - 3pm

salad bar and tossed pasta 11am - 1am

Sandwich station - 11am - 3pm

Pizza corner - 11am - 1am

Sushi/Stir fry - 5:30pm - 9:30pm

Frozen yogurt/Ice Cream - 11am - 10pm

 

Pool Grill - 11am - 6pm

 

Aqua Spa Cafe - 11am - 2pm

 

Cafe Al Bacio & Gelateria

Coffee - 11am - midnight

Gelato - 11am - 2pm

 

Casual Dining - Bistro on 5 - 11am - midnight

 

Specialty Dining

Normandie - 6pm

Quisine - 6pm

Edited September 18, 2015 by JMG

[Atwell]

They still had the trays available when I was on the Summit last March so taking them away must be more of a recent thing rather than over a year ago.

 

The trays they had in early Feb 2015 were smaller than the trays from the past but still much better than nothing. Sorry to hear they have been eliminated.

[Got2Cruise]

The MDR was also not open on our August 30th sailing. There were many who were disappointed.

 

 

Really. It was open on August 23.

[midwestchick]

We had trays on our June 21 st sailing. :confused:

[DrivesLikeMario]

Can anyone tell me how the buffet is set up on the Summit? Is it similar to the different stations that the Solstice has? Or is it more like Princess ships where there's one entrance, you follow in a line, then exit out the other end?

 

Thanks!

[az_tchr]

Buffet is similar on all Celebrity ships. About 1/2 of the deck with some 20 stations.

 

MidWestChick - Which ship had trays on a June 21st sailing?

Edited September 19, 2015 by az_tchr
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[soxfan2013]

The Pool grill is open for burgers & dogs.

 

That sounds like a good option to me...we were told the MDR was not open on our Aug 23rd summit cruise and to go to the buffet, but perhaps the MDR has more limited hours as we inquired around 2pm. Luminae is open for those who have that oppty.

Edited September 19, 2015 by soxfan2013

[junetraveler2014]

We were on The summit 8/30 and there no trays.

 

Welcome onboard dining options:

 

Cosmopolitan - 6pm

 

Luminae (Suites) 11:30 - 1:30; 6pm - 9:30pm

 

Blu - 5:45pm

 

Oceanview Cafe

Buffet - 11am - 3pm

salad bar and tossed pasta 11am - 1am

Sandwich station - 11am - 3pm

Pizza corner - 11am - 1am

Sushi/Stir fry - 5:30pm - 9:30pm

Frozen yogurt/Ice Cream - 11am - 10pm

 

Pool Grill - 11am - 6pm

 

Aqua Spa Cafe - 11am - 2pm

 

Cafe Al Bacio & Gelateria

Coffee - 11am - midnight

Gelato - 11am - 2pm

 

Casual Dining - Bistro on 5 - 11am - midnight

 

Specialty Dining

Normandie - 6pm

Quisine - 6pm

 

Thank you, that covers it all:cool:

[Champagne Cruiser]

There are still trays. They are smaller and hidden a bit. When you enter the buffet the are in the center at the very beginning.

[midwestchick]

Buffet is similar on all Celebrity ships. About 1/2 of the deck with some 20 stations.

 

MidWestChick - Which ship had trays on a June 21st sailing?

 

 

The Summit. They aren't huge and don't hold a lot but there were still trays.

[DrivesLikeMario]

Buffet is similar on all Celebrity ships. About 1/2 of the deck with some 20 stations.

 

MidWestChick - Which ship had trays on a June 21st sailing?

 

Thanks for that information! Glad to hear it's similar on the Summit. I was impressed with all the options and different stations on the Solstice.

[cle-guy]

Can anyone tell me how the buffet is set up on the Summit? Is it similar to the different stations that the Solstice has? Or is it more like Princess ships where there's one entrance, you follow in a line, then exit out the other end?

 

Thanks!

 

M class ships (Like Summit) are like a donut where the kitchens and stations are center and we walk a circle around to get to all stations.

 

S class is an areas with multiple separate stations for like sandwiches, daily special, pasta, salad, pizza, etc. Very open and not rigid in flow like M class.

 

Deck 14 on Eclipse: http://www.celebritycruises.com/ships/celebrity-eclipse#Deck_Plans/ships/celebrity-eclipse/deck-plans

 

Deck 10 on Summit: http://www.celebritycruises.com/ships/celebrity-summit#Deck_Plans/ships/celebrity-summit/deck-plans

Edited September 19, 2015 by cle-guy

[dkjretired]

I have never minded the buffets probably largely because I am used to the ones in the casino's at Atlantic City. Celebrity buffets are a pleasure compared to those. Anyone going to the buffet on the first day should get there as early as possible since many people are now parking themselves at the tables until Celebrity announces they are opening up the cabins. Saw this on my last two cruises and it is really rude.

[DrivesLikeMario]

M class ships (Like Summit) are like a donut where the kitchens and stations are center and we walk a circle around to get to all stations.

 

S class is an areas with multiple separate stations for like sandwiches, daily special, pasta, salad, pizza, etc. Very open and not rigid in flow like M class.

 

Deck 14 on Eclipse: http://www.celebritycruises.com/ships/celebrity-eclipse#Deck_Plans/ships/celebrity-eclipse/deck-plans

 

Deck 10 on Summit: http://www.celebritycruises.com/ships/celebrity-summit#Deck_Plans/ships/celebrity-summit/deck-plans

 

Oh! So it's NOT like on the Solstice. Okay, sounds pretty good though. Looks like it's a pretty big area from what I can tell on the deck plans. :confused:

[cle-guy]

Oh! So it's NOT like on the Solstice. Okay, sounds pretty good though. Looks like it's a pretty big area from what I can tell on the deck plans. :confused:

 

The full center section that's blank, that's kitchen and the buffet line is completely around it along the outer edges.

 

Full aft.

[midwestchick]

Thanks for that information! Glad to hear it's similar on the Summit. I was impressed with all the options and different stations on the Solstice.

 

Actually, I thought the food looked better on the Summit than it did on the Silhouette.