Just off the Summit!

[celebrityprincess]

Just got off the Summit yesterday. Great cruise! Although it didn't have a good beginning. Unfortunately, I dropped my passport in the back of a cab. :eek: But there is a wonderful employee at the cruise terminal named John who knew someone who worked for the cab company and they were able to track down my cabbie who brought my passport back to me. It was a very stressful two hours of waiting, but John and the other employees at the terminal were fantastic. I'm normally very careful with my documents, but the cab ride threw me off. The cab was taped together with black electrician's tape (seriously!). The cabbie argued with me about where we were going. I finally got him to follow the directions I pulled up on my phone. But I'll forgive him since he brought my passport back to me.:):):)

 

The best music I've heard for a while. Groove del Sur did a mix of pop and Latin songs. Everyone in the group was great,but the pianist, Valentino, was AMAZING! Paolo de Sousa was the vocalist/pianist. He was also AMAZING! The House Band Elite was great as was the Celebrity Orchestra. The orchestra would only practice with the stage acts for about an hour before the show and never missed a beat.

 

The Summit is showing some wear and tear, but she's clean and the crew keeps her in great shape. Everyone from the officers to crew were so friendly and helpful. There were too many nice folks to mention them all, but you can’t miss Donovan in the Ocean View. He’s always there with coffee/tea, a song,and a smile!

 

The food was very good, but one night things would be too salty and the next night not salty enough. There seemed to be some issues with Select Dining. Twice we were escorted to the dining room to be seated, but had to wait while they scrambled to get it done. This happened to other passengers as well. Better communication between the dining room and the front when coordinating tables is needed. No big deal except it felt a little awkward to stand in the middle of the dining room.

 

The shore excursion desk wasn’t always accurate with information. More than once that someone from my group would ask a question only to find out later that the answer was wrong. It caused a few problems along the way as one of our travelers has some mobility issues, and the information given to us was not correct. But we made it work.

 

A big negative was the constant hard sell of the specialty restaurants. I was asked five times in a span of 30 minutes one day at lunchtime if I wanted to go to Qsine or Tuscan Grille. It was very annoying.

 

I think I would give the cruise an eight out of 10. It wasn’t perfect, but I was on a ship for two weeks which made me happy. I didn’t have to grocery shop, cook, or clean and was greeted with a smile wherever I went. My bed was made every morning and turned down every night, and I had the rocking of the waves to put me to sleep at night. I would do the cruise again in a heartbeat!

 

I love the Millennium class ships and hope that Celebrity continues to update them and keep them in service.

[davekathy]

Thanks for sharing.

[DOUGandNIKI]

Great report on your cruise! We've been on Summit 3 times...I think as well as Millennium. Great ships!

 

Oh... Just remember I have a video on our YouTube page of going through some sick weather on Summit. Spray from HUGE waves hitting the windows all the way up in the bar!

[PROCRUISE]

Just came off the same cruise!

 

This time my choice was traditional early dining and as a solo traveler I was seated with three other WONDERFUL couples. Except for one soup, one evening, everyone at our table thought the MDR food was excellent including the one couple that usually cruises with RCCL. Our main waiter, Melvin was quite possibly the best I've ever experienced in my 31 previous cruises. He made the evening dinner that much more enjoyable.

 

The production shows were okay, but as previously mentioned, the artists that were brought onboard along the way were truly outstanding.

 

The ship needs the upcoming dry dock but the crew members were constantly cleaning and polishing and my cabin (#2149) was just fine.

 

The real treat, I think, was how we generally lucked out with weather. Yes, it rained in Boston but from there on we had very acceptable weather with bright sunshine to partly sunny to overcast but with no rain, except mid evening in Quebec City the first day. Second day we had bright sun shine and 68 degrees, if I remember correctly. I know it stormed the day before we arrived in Bar Harbor but was sunny for us and no problems tendering. My private tour guide in Halifax also noted that it had rain continuously the two days before we arrived but was bright sunshine for us!

 

This is one itinerary where weather can be a real factor even though we have no control over it. The fall colors were magnificent in Newfoundland, especially for those of us who took the 3 mile hiking excursion, and colorful also in Quebec City.

 

All in all, a very enjoyable cruise with lots of very pleasant fellow passenger too and great ship crew.

[celebrityprincess]

Do you know Melvin's last name? Just wondering if it might be the same Melvin who was my waiter a few years ago. He was fantastic.

 

I thought the first production show was really good, but the others were ok. The music in the last two productions shows was just too loud for my taste. It actually made my ears hurt. I LOVED Dominick Allen. I thought his show was amazing. The others guest entertainers were good as well, although I missed the comedian because I was listening to music in the Rendezvous Lounge.

 

We didn't let the rain in Boston dampen (ha ha ha) our fun. We still got to see the city and it was an enjoyable day. All in all, a wonderful cruise!

[youwash]

A question about Qsine...is it still Qsine? We are on Summit for 12 nights in January and I'm wondering do they just have LaPetit Chef certain nights? Wondering about our specialty options.

[celebrityprincess]

Yes, Qsine is still there.

[attitudeda]

Thank you for your comments we will be sailing on the Summit Oct 21 Repo cruise.

 

Doug

[PelicanLvr]

I understand that Qsine on Summit will be replaced with LPC during the ship's drydock in February.

[MichLeBlanc]

On ‎10‎/‎8‎/‎2018 at 5:43 PM, PROCRUISE said:

Just came off the same cruise!

This time my choice was traditional early dining and as a solo traveler I was seated with three other WONDERFUL couples. Except for one soup, one evening, everyone at our table thought the MDR food was excellent including the one couple that usually cruises with RCCL. Our main waiter, Melvin was quite possibly the best I've ever experienced in my 31 previous cruises. He made the evening dinner that much more enjoyable.

The production shows were okay, but as previously mentioned, the artists that were brought onboard along the way were truly outstanding.

The ship needs the upcoming dry dock but the crew members were constantly cleaning and polishing and my cabin (#2149) was just fine.

The real treat, I think, was how we generally lucked out with weather. Yes, it rained in Boston but from there on we had very acceptable weather with bright sunshine to partly sunny to overcast but with no rain, except mid evening in Quebec City the first day. Second day we had bright sun shine and 68 degrees, if I remember correctly. I know it stormed the day before we arrived in Bar Harbor but was sunny for us and no problems tendering. My private tour guide in Halifax also noted that it had rain continuously the two days before we arrived but was bright sunshine for us!

This is one itinerary where weather can be a real factor even though we have no control over it. The fall colors were magnificent in Newfoundland, especially for those of us who took the 3 mile hiking excursion, and colorful also in Quebec City.

All in all, a very enjoyable cruise with lots of very pleasant fellow passenger too and great ship crew.

PROCRUISE - can you give me any feedback about being on Deck 2.  We will also be on deck 2 in April and have asked for others' opinions on the forum just wondering about your experience.  Thanks!!

[PROCRUISE]

2 hours ago, MichLeBlanc said:

PROCRUISE - can you give me any feedback about being on Deck 2.  We will also be on deck 2 in April and have asked for others' opinions on the forum just wondering about your experience.  Thanks!!

I was in cabin #2149, aft. I was only about 30 yards from the aft stair case and elevators. It was a great location for me since I normally try to always use the stairs but cheated several times when going up to deck ten and Oceanview. I had assigned dining which I only needed to go up to deck 5 (anytime dining is on deck 4. It was a fairly smooth cruise with very little movement and was very quiet in my cabin. Enjoy your cruise.

[robertacrusies]

thanks for sharing

[A Sixth?]

Sorry to hear about your terrible experience with the taxi to the port. 

 

Said it before and I'll say it again. The worst cabbies in the world are in south Florida. Never take a taxi there, use Uber or Lyft or crawl... 

[portofrome]

Thanks for your report!

[verizon]

4 hours ago, A Sixth? said:

Sorry to hear about your terrible experience with the taxi to the port. 

 

Said it before and I'll say it again. The worst cabbies in the world are in south Florida. Never take a taxi there, use Uber or Lyft or crawl... 

I agree.

 

[celebrityprincess]

Good to know about South Florida.  I didn't think it could get worse than Newark, NJ! 

[RobCaron]

thanks for sharing