Celebrity Eclipse Cruise Ship 2024 | Our Honest Full Review | The Good, Bad & Ugly
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@michelealkins616 Жыл бұрын
I love that you picked as “the ugly” something that is easy for the cruise line to fix and also that you praised the crew member’s effort.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
That crew deserves a raise and a good beach break! 👏🏽
@fitfrog65
Жыл бұрын
@@JJCruise Are you willing to pay more so they can have a raise? I think no but that was a nice virtue signal.
@robertreed9298 Жыл бұрын
This ship was my first celebrity experience and absolutly fell in love with her. Sailed on her again last may from Honolulu to Vancouver and doing a sister ship this may west coast. for everything they had to endure while stalled for over a year i think they will bring back many things when there sailing at full speed again. Captain Leo is the best captain I've ever had the pleasure of sailing with. Celebrity all the way for me and ye sim very partial to the Eclipse.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Robert for watching and sharing your awesome experience with everyone as well!! 🥳
@brontewcat
Жыл бұрын
Captain Leo and his grandfather made it an interesting cruise🙂
@lindamaggs9787
Жыл бұрын
We were on the same cruise on the Eclipse from Hawaii to Vancouver in May and also on the Eclipse in February in Australia and New Zealand and we loved Captain Leo as well - he is often out and about around the ship and has a great sense of humour. He was hilarious in the Liars club - best captain ever
@nancyrichardson9927 Жыл бұрын
Glad I saw this vlog. We're doing our 1st Celebrity cruise in August on the Eclipse. Good things to know ahead of time.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Have a wonderful cruise!!
@loumello8813 Жыл бұрын
I agree with you about the Celebrity Central space, it's like they didn't know what to do with the space, so they just sort of made something up. It is small and in the way of getting to other places as well. I have no idea why they only have one person at the Wine Cellar, but, on our cruises, it was closed a lot of the time. They could definitely do a lot more with this area by having enough staff and making it a place you want to hang out in.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts/experience Lou!
@bobjoey31425 ай бұрын
Staring into my soul
@seemoreseascruises3791 Жыл бұрын
I have sailed Solstice Class 9 times and Eclipse was my first. Cellar Masters is mostly a self service venue with auto dispensers or is used for wine classes and tastings. I too, wish that they had a real bar and made it a full service wine bar. The Lawn Club Grill is only available on two Solstice class ships, the Silhouette and the Reflection, which are the two newest Solstice Class.
@laurawoods79792 ай бұрын
Going in a week!
@SportsBoss99920 күн бұрын
I enjoyed your review. A couple of the things you mentioned are not really down my alley (for instance the wine tasting and that French-style restaurant), but I like listening to your experiences and opinions. I've never been on a cruise before, but I have a cruise booked in mId-October of this year (2024) - just 3 months away! I'm excited and nervous about it. Luckily, I'm going with 2 experienced cruisers, so hopefully that will eliminate some of the stress I'm feeling. Obviously I won't have anything to compare this with, but I'm sure I'll be wide-eyed as I experience this for the first time. Thank you for time.
@JJCruise
20 күн бұрын
We are excited to hear you are taking your first cruise!! Enjoy! 🥳
@scorpgc7 ай бұрын
We’ve sailed =X= for 2 decades. We have sailed on Eclipse four times and are approaching our fifth next month. Woot! You gents may want to check out Virgin, it may be more to your expectations. But you’re bad and ugly comments have been part of Celebrity for years. Another interesting observation is that every cruise, even on the same line and same ship, will be different. Your bad, and ugly may not be rated the same on the next Eclipse cruise, etc. Glad you guys are enjoying cruising and do encourage you to try other lines. Thank you for your commentary! Happy, cruising😊
@bdacruiser7 ай бұрын
Jared and Jordan, perhaps a few words to the Bar Manager might have corrected the staffing issue at Cellar Masters. As usual, thanks for the informative video. BTW, gentlemen, would you know whether the elevators on Deck 10 mid-ship open aft or to the port or starboard side? We're wondering if suite guests open their door and see guests waiting for elevators-- which might be a bummer due to the noise level. Thank you!
@JuneRaeder-MacKinnon Жыл бұрын
My husband and I are going on the Eclipse in May for the Honolulu to Vancouver cruise. It should be fun. In 2024, I am doing a similar cruise you guys did however, it's on the Edge. I will be doing 4 b2b starting in Honolulu, skipping the first part since I am doing that cruise this year. I will be gone I think 45 days. I am traveling solo...so excited. When you are a senior and your partner always said we'll travel when retire and now doesn't want to travel...solution, go solo!!!
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
That will be some awesome cruises in store for you! We love the Edge Cruise Ship and the itinerary is wonderful as well! So true, solo cruising is a great way to travel as there are many other people onboard who are also solo cruisers as well as friendly people onboard ready to have a great time traveling!
@theparrotrescuer3042 Жыл бұрын
I have to be honest.. I don't like to cruise..way too many people and I have a water thing...but I do enjoy watching you two very much.. never miss a video ☺️.. until next time..
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks The Parrot Rescuer for watching!! 🤗🥳
@jamess5154 Жыл бұрын
I was wondering why you did not mention the significant Celebrity 2023 cutbacks until I realized this was a 2022 Halloween cruise. Celebrity has made drastic cutbacks in food quality and added new charges--like room service and 2nd lobster. We recently got off Reflection and the cutbacks are very noticeable.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Although cutbacks are tough, they are seen across every cruise line. We saw them on NCL last week and on Carnival this week (and expect to see them on every cruise line we cruise this year). No one likes cutbacks, but we understand these cutbacks aren’t siloed to the cruise industry and are very minimal in scope to what the overall cruise vacation provides. We would much rather not have a second lobster than have no shows and would rather pay for room service than have trays of food go to waste causing overall cruise prices to rise. Of course, cutbacks are never preferable but the ones that have happened are reasonable and honestly exaggerated by some media outlets, including some KZread channels. NCL is the only cruise line we have seen a huge cutback in crew which has made things hard for their offerings such as the Unlimited Drink Package as there are only 1-2 bartenders at each bar. That said, it’s just a longer wait for drinks not a limit on drinks, so once again, not a huge issue. Hope this helps give some insight into our thoughts! Sorry your cruise wasn’t what you experienced in the past, but hopefully overall it was a good cruise! ☺️
@jamess5154
Жыл бұрын
@@JJCruise The room service and other new charges did not bother us much since we rarely do room service and specialty dining. And we were hoping Celebrity would just raise prices to at least keep up the quality of what they normally offer. Our 2 biggest problems were the cutback in food quality--even in Blu--but especially in MDR. For example they did not even have prime rib in MDR and in Blu my lobster looked like it had smoked as a youth and stunted his growth. I have seen bigger crawdad tails. But since we were in Blu I could get another for free. And all the cuts of meat were just not as good as before. And while they seem to have kept the shows good the rest of the lounge entertainment (which we like) has certainly gotten worse. We were on several other lines in late 2022 and the cutbacks did not seem as drastic. But that was also true for Celebrity in Dec 2022 which means if the other lines, which I think already started below Celebrity, made just as big of cutbacks cruising may be off our list once we finish the ones we have booked already.
@mercyrodriguez5780
Жыл бұрын
On NCL last week, they are only cleaning the cabin once a day, on 3 days, the cabin had not been done at 3 pm. We couldn’t even go out on the balcony because it looked as not having been cleaned in weeks, it had paint scrapping all over the floor and the chairs; the cabin steward hadn’t even noticed that the lever could hardly be turned to go to the balcony which meant he had not gone out there to clean the balcony. The table, the railing and the glass on the doors were full of sea salt. The food was only hot in the specialty restaurants, everywhere else the food was cold. Bad experience overall.
@brontewcat
Жыл бұрын
We were on the Eclipse 2 weeks ago and we weren’t charged for room service. There was only a charge for after 11pm
@fitfrog65
Жыл бұрын
We sailed b/b on the Beyond in January, the food was as good as I've had in years. I don't know about the old ships, but Apex and Beyond have had excellent food. I lot of inexperienced support staff, but food and service have been tops on Edge class.
@AronRoss72 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this guys! My wife and I are looking to give Celebrity a try out of our city in Los Angeles. That's too bad about The Lawn Club Grill. Looks yummy! I wouldn't mind trying some glass blowing though. I hear it's fun.
@benjaminsmith2287
7 ай бұрын
I'd rather have the glass blowing. I think the ship has enough restaurants.
@ASentientPlant
7 ай бұрын
I agree! Saw a demo by a pro in Italy once and always wanted to try it!
@crimlarksSteve Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great review!! I'm looking at booking a 10 day cruise on this ship for my wife and I for next year, and have never cruised on Celebrity before so this was really helpful.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Our pleasure! Glad it was helpful! ☺️
@Libben0717 Жыл бұрын
We are due to travel on the Celebrity Eclipse in June from Vancouver to Alaska to celebrate our Silver Wedding Anniversary….can’t wait!! 😊
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Have a wonderful cruise!! 🥳
@jayoneill1533 Жыл бұрын
We just got off the Eclipse two days ago in Sydney after cruising New Zealand. The crew was fantastic but our biggest complaint was the food. We’ve cruised before in Aqua class and loved the Blu restaurant however we were late booking and it was sold out so we took a stern facing cabin and used the main dining room. The one perk to our cabin was that we were assigned the upper floor of the dining room which was a bit more intimate and the maitre d’ was excellent. The food was okay to start but seemed to get more and more tired as the cruise progressed. We made friends with a German couple who regularly sent things back. 😢
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear this! We had such wonderful meals on our 31 days in October but completely understand things can be different with different chefs.
@mariaandujar9438 Жыл бұрын
It was such a pleasure meeting both of you at the breakaway Lagos cruise it was so friendly and kind and always happy. Please never lose that. God bless you love you always Maria.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Maria! We are so happy to have met you as well! 🤗❤️
@lauriethibodeaux1308 Жыл бұрын
My husband and I sailed on the Eclipse in June of 2018 out of Dublin it was fantastic. We will be sailing on her in May out of Oahu to Vancouver so excited for this cruise. It was our 1st on celebrity ❤🛳😊
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
We are so excited for you!! Have a wonderful cruise!! 🥳
@alexandersebastiani1356 Жыл бұрын
I can't wait till June 25th 2023 2 days after my wedding the wife and I are going on this ship to Alaska from Vancouver Canada. Thanks for all the tips in advance.
@andrewgrant1982 Жыл бұрын
I went on Eclipse on the November 27, 2022 sailing, 12 nights Sydney to New Zealand, had my 40th birthday on board
@Mrzizzy6910 ай бұрын
I know its an old-ish video but do you guys happen to remember if the ship felt old, tired, or dated, or have they kept up with refurbs? Thanks!
@JJCruise
10 ай бұрын
We liked the Eclipse! She isn’t the same as the Edge Class when it comes to newest and modern, but she is still nice and well maintained. ☺️
@Mrzizzy69
10 ай бұрын
@@JJCruise Thanks! We're looking forward to a Cabo cruise on Eclipse in November and can't wait. We were on the Silhouette about 10 years ago and really enjoyed it.
@jamesfader1963 Жыл бұрын
From what I have seen from KZread Videos - there is only one set of plugs in the main room with no USB capability - but there are USB plugs on the back of the TV - so plan is to take long USB cables so that we can charge our phones from the TV.
@happycruiser Жыл бұрын
Totally with you. Scrap the glass blowing and have Lawn Club Grill on all Solstice class. It is our absolutely favourite as well. Doing Equinox in Feb 2024, and sadly only glass blowing, no Grill.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and sharing in our views of adding LCG to all in the Class! 🤗
@varinavonstefan86693 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this thorough review
@JJCruise
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@lw31585 ай бұрын
I just made a courtesy hold on Eclipse TA Mar 2025. Consdiering this between a TA on Apex also Mar 2025 Very different ships I know but on Apex I'd have to stay in Sunset Sky Suite on Eclipse I can do the Royal Suite for just $1,000 more. Thoughts please? TIA
@keithemerson61610 ай бұрын
Hi guys! We were on the Sydney to New Zealand portion of you same cruise on the Eclipse. The ship needs to be renovated! We are Celebrity Elite +, so have lots of Celebrity experience. We were thoroughly disappointed in the food quality in the MDR, and even in Tuscan. The ship seemed completely understaffed, bar service was terrible. We were on the Apex to Iceland in July, and while service and food was better, we were very disappointed with the ship. Do not like the Edge class at all. We have 2 cruises on tap for next year, but have been so thoroughly disappointed with Celebrity, we are,seriously considering another cruise line.
@benjaminsmith2287
7 ай бұрын
What's wrong with the Edge ships? I'll say over and over that they aren't Celebrity's best ships but a lot of people seem to think they are. What needs renovating on the Eclipse? I do not want to see Eclipse get the same colors and decor treatment of Edge ships in most public areas.
@ASentientPlant
7 ай бұрын
Curious what you think needs to be remodeled on the Eclipse? I am traveling on it next year
@perryorange9193 ай бұрын
Great channel. Exactly what I needed. Getting ready to take our very first cruise (we’re in our 60s). Trying to decide between the Ascent and the Eclipse. Can you suggest our best option (ship and/or month) to get the least crowded experience? Thanks !
@JJCruise
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! To book your next Celebrity Cruise with us please fill out our Booking Form at JJCruise.com 🐙
@practicalmagic761310 ай бұрын
Haha, we felt so bad for the server in Cellar Masters we went every day to give her more to do! So magnanimous of you!
@JJCruise
10 ай бұрын
To be clear, after the first time going we always had our own drinks that we got from another bar and purely sat down in Cellar Masters. If anything, we took a couple seats from his plate. 😉
@gregereaut545 Жыл бұрын
I cruised the Celebrity Solstice as a single, (Australia) my first Celebrity cruise. I found the ship to be very much a couples cruise/ship. I loved the ship and the atmosphere found it was upper level to the other ships i had cruised with, Carnival, P&O and Royal Caribbean being more party family type atmosphere. I would definitely go again but with my partner. My one complaint, Bar staff would leave the bar and go and serve or go collect glasses and leave a bar empty for 30 mins plus and it happened a lot and at times they would just close a bar. Head scratching stuff. I enjoy listening to you guys, clear, precise and informative. Keep up the good work. Here in Australia we still have a no vax, no cruise policy which means i cannot cruise anymore but i still dream and watch videos. Cheers
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Greg for watching and sharing your experience with everyone! 🤗
@lifeisgood8905
11 ай бұрын
no vax for travel through Australia is now a thing of the past.
@benjaminsmith2287
7 ай бұрын
Up to Edge Class, Celebrity ships very much felt like couples ships. Edge is more of an activities and dining ship with a lot of shows in 3 venues. Yup, bars should not be left unattended.
@williamventura651710 ай бұрын
Great to hear your review, guys! I’m excited to take my tour to Antartica with them in January😮
@JJCruise
10 ай бұрын
Have a wonderful Antarctica Cruise!
@benjaminsmith22877 ай бұрын
I don't like the foyer activities and Celebrity used to not do this. On the secondary foyer area there's the nightclub and the secondary theater. The theater seats can be taken out and changed. But I think the theater can host the kinds of stuff they're trying to do in the foyer area. I just think it's a force to use that area like that. Also, Michael's wasn't just for suite passengers so that's another area that could have had some activities but more quiet types due to its style. At some point, Cellar Masters will be changed to Craft Social. I like Cellar Masters better as I like wine better than beer but it'll be a sports bar for watching games and sporting events.
@truthalways80716 ай бұрын
Nice video, I’m just curious I’ve always been concerned with celebrity that the crowds would be very old in general, and that the bar is at night would not have a lot of musical entertainment similar to Royal Caribbean that every night till midnight would have a piano bar a Latin band and a guitar player in three different bars how was it on the eclipse nightly? How many bars have musical entertainment until what time? Thank you in advance to anyone that might be able to give some advice on these questions.
@CynthiaO-Fernandez Жыл бұрын
geeting excited for group cruise, so had to re-watch. lol
@nancyradecki1341 Жыл бұрын
So glad to see you guys gave this ship such a positive review since I am sailing the Equinox to the southern Caribbean in about 5 weeks. Thank you for the review!
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
We have a full ship tour of Equinox if you need any more insider info 😉
@Ask-Annalisa4 ай бұрын
Great review, ty!!🎉
@JJCruise
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@traceymckeen2968 Жыл бұрын
Loved your video on the Eclipse and I so agree with you on Celebrity central those seats are not comfortable for movies at all and where it spills out into the atrium is not thought out very well at all. I would love to go to some of the games that they have there but there is hardly any room so I usually just skip them. Keep up the wonderful videos 😊
@elenageorgiou112910 ай бұрын
Thank you guys! You are amazing ❤
@robertkuwada2579 Жыл бұрын
We will be on the Eclipse on a transpacific bucket list cruise in April but only in a Concierge class hump cabin. Take care and stay safe, Bob
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Have an awesome cruise!! That will be a wonderful cruise!
@jamess5154
Жыл бұрын
Just came off Reflection in a hump cabin. Loved it. Only drawback was 1 day into cruise they replaced the veranda furniture (like the ones in their video) with smaller chairs (still reclined) and replaced the 2 nice footstools with one small one and a much smaller table. Mentioned it to our steward and he got us one of the old footstools they were getting rid of.
@pauldehart74411 ай бұрын
I can live with your worst pick. I do not do adult beverages, so not a big deal. Glad your bad list isn't that long. I can live with those as well. We will be traveling on her early next year and looking forward to that cruise. Thanks for the heads up.
@danakruse7325 Жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s wed and we get to share your knowledge and kindness . Hagd
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Hey Dana! We are so excited to be able to do so! 🥳
@katcalico9142 Жыл бұрын
You two are so amazing - excellent review as always! You are the best! ❤
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
You're the best! Thank you Kat!
@nikiw. Жыл бұрын
Can't wait for my first experience on Solstice class with JJ & Crew in May!
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
We can’t wait for this either!! 🤗🥳
@WiredForFlight Жыл бұрын
The Eclipse was my first Celebrity experience and it’s as wonderful!
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Yes! Truly a wonderful ship! 🥳
@mijntravelblog Жыл бұрын
What is your opinion about the general condition of the ship. For us it didn't felt premium at all. The ship needs a real big refurb. The same with number of staff members. Way understaffed, sailed July 2023 on her.
@brucetodd443 Жыл бұрын
Great Review, We have sailed 4 times 2011-2013 & 2017 and have been on the Constellation , Silhouette , Eclipse, and Millennium. The later 3 were in Aqua Class and we just love Blu... Who doesn't? We are seeking advice as we are debating between 2 cruises this year at Christmas. One on the Eclipse Valparaiso to Bueno Aries. or the Edge from Sydney to Sydney via New Zealand. It is a tough decision because we've always heard great things about South America , some cruisers have told us it is number 2 or 3 on their favorite all time cruises. However the thought of being on Edge for the first time coupled with a good venue like New Zealand if very enticing. How long are the excursion from the ports, anything under and hour 15 minutes is great but I hate 2.5 to 3 each way excursions. I have seen some of your reviews of New Zealand and it looks pretty nice. We would love some input from anyone who has some ideas suggestion on which one they feel is better and why. Thanks for your great content I just discovered you all last week and have enjoyed your video's a lot. P.S. - We live Cellar Masters and have enjoyed the wine events immensely on past cruises but based on what I have heard about the 2023 to the drinks pagage I wonder if they are moving away from a wine focus? Especially since they only had 1 person in the Cellar.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Hey Bruce, we are happy to help book your Christmas Cruise and provide further advice, email us at jordan@lovelandandsea.com Cheers!
@sallylarwood3176
Жыл бұрын
We did the Eclipse cruise Santiago to Vancouver in 2018 and around New Zealand before Covid and although not as hot and exotic as South America, we preferred New Zealand. For a northern hemisphere person, I’m sure you’ll find the countryside, the population and the unique fauna as well as its magnificent fjords absolutely wonderful! Enjoy!
@patrickmannion495210 ай бұрын
We actually really enjoyed the glass blowing
@JJCruise
10 ай бұрын
So many people rave about it! The pumpkin is super cool which we’ve gotten from a friend before! 🎃
@SipWatchTravel11 ай бұрын
I’m going on Eclipse next week to Alaska in Sky Class
@dorothygiunta8519 Жыл бұрын
Agree with the Lawn Club Grill - amazing food and ambiance. Glass Blowing is getting to be the same ol thing. It's been going on for way too long.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
We wish they did both! Glass Blowing is super unique but also like you mentioned, a one and done for most repeat cruisers.
@sandraorourke8006 Жыл бұрын
We are doing Celebrity Eclipse in December 2023 - 14 nt South America Patagonia & Argentina - we are debating whether to do a b2b - catching the Eclipse in LA-Valparaiso 16 Nt - making it a 30 day cruise. How did you feel about being onboard 30 days? Enjoyed your review!
@belligirl2111 ай бұрын
We’ve tried Aqua Class twice (different ships) and I wasn’t impressed Blu. Luminae (The Retreat) and the MDR were MUCH better than than Blu which has too many eclectic choices that just didn’t “wow.”
@randy120 Жыл бұрын
Was on Celebrity Eclipse from Vancouver to Alaska from Aug 21-Aug 28. Been on over 35 cruises and this was among the worst. Main dining room service was very poor, so was the dinner menu choices, seems they were drastically trying to cut costs. Bar service on deck 3 (Passport Bar) was terrible. Bar tenders seemed to be in a lousy mood the whole cruise, probably had many complaints. Room attendant seemed to lack experience. Booked a concierge balcony cabin and had to ask for amenities like shampoo the first night. Cabin was on deck 10 port side. Picked this cruise to see Hubbard Glacier and chose balcony room so we could view Glacier from our balcony. The captain had starboard side of ship facing glacier for well over an hour and only just over 10 minutes for port side. Doubt I'll sail on this ship again, too many better options.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear you had a bad cruise. We had just the opposite cruise experience on Eclipse two months later! ☺️
@katiekendrick8866 Жыл бұрын
Great information
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Katie! 🥳
@loriminard6460 Жыл бұрын
Im going to start calling you the great tip guys !
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Aww thanks Lori! 🤗
@rickcudmore8156 Жыл бұрын
What did you do about laundry for 31 days? Did you bring the travel soap packets and wash some clothes yourselves? Did you use the ship's laundry service $$?
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
We matched our loyalty with Royal Caribbean and got free bags of laundry each through the cruiseline. It was awesome!
@rickcudmore8156
Жыл бұрын
@@JJCruise Sweet.
@sallylarwood3176 Жыл бұрын
Did you enjoy the music in ensemble? And did you love Cafe Al Bacio and the library? Eclipse s our favourite ship and we did most of the same cruise in 2019. Great video. Thanks.
@benjaminsmith2287
7 ай бұрын
I'm not sure if these guys hang out in lounges except to see views in the Sky Lounge. On ships, music lounges are my favorite part of them.
@LesMotschman-ti9ft
Ай бұрын
We are on the Eclipse in September (Boston-Quebec City-Boston) and our stateroom is near the Library. Perhaps I'll make it beyond Page 16 for a change.
@joanneshiels9189 Жыл бұрын
Great review
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Joanne! ❤
@txpepito Жыл бұрын
Great info!
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! It was awesome meeting you both! 🤗❤️
@txpepito
Жыл бұрын
@@JJCruise the pleasure was ours!! Hope to see y’all soon!
@Steven-zt3jl Жыл бұрын
Will be on the Eclipse Oahu to Vancouver in May
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
That will be one epic journey! Have an awesome cruise!!
@susan_elizabeth Жыл бұрын
My boys! Love you two! 💋 😘
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the ❤️
@richandkimallen49799 ай бұрын
I just booked this ship and so sad to hear the wine cellar was understaffed.
@CeremmoniesbyJudith Жыл бұрын
We JUST booked this ship last night.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Perfect timing!! She’s a great ship! 🥳
@CeremmoniesbyJudith
Жыл бұрын
@JJ Cruise and she's going to our favorite spot, 🇧🇲 Bermuda for three days/ 2 nights. Our first on Celebrity, as we've been Loyal to Royal.
@cathrynmcpartland1752 Жыл бұрын
Nice review. Would prefer to see more images of the ship, meals and facilities. Really guys. I found this video to see the SHIP not two men smiling awkwardly. Sorry.
@midwestkatie4 Жыл бұрын
Do you think that Cellar Masters might be a third-party venue? Maybe that is why the single staffer.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, it is a part of the main cruise crew and not a separate venue.
@CruisingTipsDotCom Жыл бұрын
Hey guys! Great review, heading to your ship tour next. But question: I'm doing Celebrity Summit in June. The ship is loved, and I already can tell that it's going to likely move to the top of my faves. For years, it has sailed out of NYC... wouldn't you know that just as I'm about to discover it, the ship is moving and being replaced by Eclipse. So I guess my question is how you think those two ships compare. I don't get quite the same "OMG, I'm going to clearly love this ship" vibe from Ecclipse as I do from Summit. And I don't hear as many raves. But as we all know, that stuff is subjective.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
We love both ships! Eclipse is a different class which is a tad larger with some newer shows and a few different venues but many of the faves are still onboard such as Persian Gardens, World Class Bar, Cafe Al Bacio, and spa cafe! Though she is a bit larger, Eclipse and her class feels more similar to Summit and her class than the Edge class does. We believe you will love the Eclipse!
@CruisingTipsDotCom
Жыл бұрын
@@JJCruise Meanwhile, must say that I agree with you about the Lawn Club. Honestly, I don't really "get" the purpose of the lawn. It's a nice idea, but doesn't seem all that useful/practical. Anyway, thanks, and keep up the amazing work.
@benjaminsmith2287
7 ай бұрын
@@CruisingTipsDotCom What is(are) the particular thing(s) you see on the Summit that you don't see on the Eclipse?
@CruisingTipsDotCom
7 ай бұрын
@@benjaminsmith2287 One of the big things is that I don't believe Ecclipse's Retreat area has been "revolutionized", where as the Summit has. The Summit is also a little bit more intimate. And Summit doesn't have the Lawn Club which, far as I'm concerned, is kind of a waste of space. (Maybe if Ecclipse had the lawn club specialty restaurant, as on some of the other ships... but as it is, just kind of a patch of grass for the sake of a patch of grass. lol
@benjaminsmith2287
7 ай бұрын
@@CruisingTipsDotCom Thanks.
@loribarber4526 Жыл бұрын
#TeamReplay
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! 🤗🥳
@EmmaCruises Жыл бұрын
31 nights is 🤯😂
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Would have been even better with you onboard! 😉🤗
@melaniecole6754 Жыл бұрын
Very disappointing guys, you didn't show or talk about the restaurants
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Hey Melanie, we did talk about the restaurants. Both Tuscan and Murano were discussed as well as Blu and we discussed how we wish Lawn Club Grill would have been added like it was on other ships.
@sallylarwood3176
Жыл бұрын
Cafe Al Bacio! Yes!!
@joanneshiels9189 Жыл бұрын
Hi
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Hey Joanne! 🤗
@katcalico9142 Жыл бұрын
Sadness re cellar masters - wine is life - poor guy!
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Right?! He did a fantastic job given the position he was given.
@GustavoRiba Жыл бұрын
Pretty cool video, but the guy always smiling really creeps me out 😮
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
😁
@martinwright5075 Жыл бұрын
I could fill a book with the bad but as you’re review seems only to seen through rose coloured glasses, I’ll pass !
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
So sorry to hear you had a different experience than us. We did have a wonderful B2B cruise overall!
@martinwright5075
Жыл бұрын
@@JJCruise As you were in Aquaclass I don’t think you represent the majority of the cruising customers. The vast majority had to eat in the main dining rooms where we found the dishes to be bland, small and limited in their creativity. You didn’t mention drinks packages which if you only had the Classic Package was significantly limiting and at times made us feel “cheap”. Most of the drinks menus had 90% of the options outside of the Classic price range. If anyone is thinking of going Concierge Class, be careful. Many of the rooms on deck 10 have a roof over the balcony meaning the sun doesn’t shine in and you feel like you’re in a tunnel ! I agree that the main ship shows are very good but you don’t mention the poor quality of guest artists. The comedian McCool was as funny as Covid and a magician should be a side show. Staff members were excellent and very friendly. Finally the biggest ugly was that Celebrity loaded up our credit card with unnecessary “pre approved” amounts, some four times the amount of the final invoice and whilst they will be reversed in time 2 weeks) they impact Credit availability!
@cookiebird308 Жыл бұрын
The atrium space on deck 3 is too small for any activities like dances, games, silent disco...
@benjaminsmith2287
7 ай бұрын
IT was never meant to host them. Don't know why Celebrity feels a need to do this when they have the big Sky lounge that's better for it. Games could be done in the secondary theater. if the ship had a Rendezvous lounge, that area could host it as well. But id doesn't. Ensemble is too small and just not the right space for it.
@intheraw639329 күн бұрын
The investment in staying with a smile on has you looking a bit creepy and unnatural sir. Smiles are supposed to be endearing and warm. A ' Non threatening ' vibe.. Lol
@weeabootraplord56547 ай бұрын
Some weird looking dudes
@butalina Жыл бұрын
I am booked on the Reflection in Sept for the Western Mediterranean. There is a Lawn Club Grill on Reflection... Also, since the start of the New Year I heard the Ocean View Buffet has nosed dived in food choices...I also heard that if you want 2 lobster tails it will be an extra charge EXCEPT in Blu and Luminae...A charge for Room service is now 9.95...The CEO Of Celebrity Cruises has been bombarded with complaints...
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Although cutbacks are tough, they are seen across every cruise line. We saw them on NCL last week and on Carnival this week (and expect to see them on every cruise line we cruise this year). No one likes cutbacks, but we understand these cutbacks aren’t siloed to the cruise industry and are very minimal in scope to what the overall cruise vacation provides. We would much rather not have a second lobster than have no shows and would rather pay for room service than have trays of food go to waste causing overall cruise prices to rise. Of course, cutbacks are never preferable but the ones that have happened are reasonable and honestly exaggerated by some media outlets, including some KZread channels. NCL is the only cruise line we have seen a huge cutback in crew which has made things hard for their offerings such as the Unlimited Drink Package as there are only 1-2 bartenders at each bar. That said, it’s just a longer wait for drinks not a limit on drinks, so once again, not a huge issue. Hope this helps give some insight into our thoughts! ☺️
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I love that you picked as “the ugly” something that is easy for the cruise line to fix and also that you praised the crew member’s effort.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
That crew deserves a raise and a good beach break! 👏🏽
@fitfrog65
Жыл бұрын
@@JJCruise Are you willing to pay more so they can have a raise? I think no but that was a nice virtue signal.
This ship was my first celebrity experience and absolutly fell in love with her. Sailed on her again last may from Honolulu to Vancouver and doing a sister ship this may west coast. for everything they had to endure while stalled for over a year i think they will bring back many things when there sailing at full speed again. Captain Leo is the best captain I've ever had the pleasure of sailing with. Celebrity all the way for me and ye sim very partial to the Eclipse.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Robert for watching and sharing your awesome experience with everyone as well!! 🥳
@brontewcat
Жыл бұрын
Captain Leo and his grandfather made it an interesting cruise🙂
@lindamaggs9787
Жыл бұрын
We were on the same cruise on the Eclipse from Hawaii to Vancouver in May and also on the Eclipse in February in Australia and New Zealand and we loved Captain Leo as well - he is often out and about around the ship and has a great sense of humour. He was hilarious in the Liars club - best captain ever
Glad I saw this vlog. We're doing our 1st Celebrity cruise in August on the Eclipse. Good things to know ahead of time.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Have a wonderful cruise!!
I agree with you about the Celebrity Central space, it's like they didn't know what to do with the space, so they just sort of made something up. It is small and in the way of getting to other places as well. I have no idea why they only have one person at the Wine Cellar, but, on our cruises, it was closed a lot of the time. They could definitely do a lot more with this area by having enough staff and making it a place you want to hang out in.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts/experience Lou!
Staring into my soul
I have sailed Solstice Class 9 times and Eclipse was my first. Cellar Masters is mostly a self service venue with auto dispensers or is used for wine classes and tastings. I too, wish that they had a real bar and made it a full service wine bar. The Lawn Club Grill is only available on two Solstice class ships, the Silhouette and the Reflection, which are the two newest Solstice Class.
Going in a week!
I enjoyed your review. A couple of the things you mentioned are not really down my alley (for instance the wine tasting and that French-style restaurant), but I like listening to your experiences and opinions. I've never been on a cruise before, but I have a cruise booked in mId-October of this year (2024) - just 3 months away! I'm excited and nervous about it. Luckily, I'm going with 2 experienced cruisers, so hopefully that will eliminate some of the stress I'm feeling. Obviously I won't have anything to compare this with, but I'm sure I'll be wide-eyed as I experience this for the first time. Thank you for time.
@JJCruise
20 күн бұрын
We are excited to hear you are taking your first cruise!! Enjoy! 🥳
We’ve sailed =X= for 2 decades. We have sailed on Eclipse four times and are approaching our fifth next month. Woot! You gents may want to check out Virgin, it may be more to your expectations. But you’re bad and ugly comments have been part of Celebrity for years. Another interesting observation is that every cruise, even on the same line and same ship, will be different. Your bad, and ugly may not be rated the same on the next Eclipse cruise, etc. Glad you guys are enjoying cruising and do encourage you to try other lines. Thank you for your commentary! Happy, cruising😊
Jared and Jordan, perhaps a few words to the Bar Manager might have corrected the staffing issue at Cellar Masters. As usual, thanks for the informative video. BTW, gentlemen, would you know whether the elevators on Deck 10 mid-ship open aft or to the port or starboard side? We're wondering if suite guests open their door and see guests waiting for elevators-- which might be a bummer due to the noise level. Thank you!
My husband and I are going on the Eclipse in May for the Honolulu to Vancouver cruise. It should be fun. In 2024, I am doing a similar cruise you guys did however, it's on the Edge. I will be doing 4 b2b starting in Honolulu, skipping the first part since I am doing that cruise this year. I will be gone I think 45 days. I am traveling solo...so excited. When you are a senior and your partner always said we'll travel when retire and now doesn't want to travel...solution, go solo!!!
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
That will be some awesome cruises in store for you! We love the Edge Cruise Ship and the itinerary is wonderful as well! So true, solo cruising is a great way to travel as there are many other people onboard who are also solo cruisers as well as friendly people onboard ready to have a great time traveling!
I have to be honest.. I don't like to cruise..way too many people and I have a water thing...but I do enjoy watching you two very much.. never miss a video ☺️.. until next time..
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks The Parrot Rescuer for watching!! 🤗🥳
I was wondering why you did not mention the significant Celebrity 2023 cutbacks until I realized this was a 2022 Halloween cruise. Celebrity has made drastic cutbacks in food quality and added new charges--like room service and 2nd lobster. We recently got off Reflection and the cutbacks are very noticeable.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Although cutbacks are tough, they are seen across every cruise line. We saw them on NCL last week and on Carnival this week (and expect to see them on every cruise line we cruise this year). No one likes cutbacks, but we understand these cutbacks aren’t siloed to the cruise industry and are very minimal in scope to what the overall cruise vacation provides. We would much rather not have a second lobster than have no shows and would rather pay for room service than have trays of food go to waste causing overall cruise prices to rise. Of course, cutbacks are never preferable but the ones that have happened are reasonable and honestly exaggerated by some media outlets, including some KZread channels. NCL is the only cruise line we have seen a huge cutback in crew which has made things hard for their offerings such as the Unlimited Drink Package as there are only 1-2 bartenders at each bar. That said, it’s just a longer wait for drinks not a limit on drinks, so once again, not a huge issue. Hope this helps give some insight into our thoughts! Sorry your cruise wasn’t what you experienced in the past, but hopefully overall it was a good cruise! ☺️
@jamess5154
Жыл бұрын
@@JJCruise The room service and other new charges did not bother us much since we rarely do room service and specialty dining. And we were hoping Celebrity would just raise prices to at least keep up the quality of what they normally offer. Our 2 biggest problems were the cutback in food quality--even in Blu--but especially in MDR. For example they did not even have prime rib in MDR and in Blu my lobster looked like it had smoked as a youth and stunted his growth. I have seen bigger crawdad tails. But since we were in Blu I could get another for free. And all the cuts of meat were just not as good as before. And while they seem to have kept the shows good the rest of the lounge entertainment (which we like) has certainly gotten worse. We were on several other lines in late 2022 and the cutbacks did not seem as drastic. But that was also true for Celebrity in Dec 2022 which means if the other lines, which I think already started below Celebrity, made just as big of cutbacks cruising may be off our list once we finish the ones we have booked already.
@mercyrodriguez5780
Жыл бұрын
On NCL last week, they are only cleaning the cabin once a day, on 3 days, the cabin had not been done at 3 pm. We couldn’t even go out on the balcony because it looked as not having been cleaned in weeks, it had paint scrapping all over the floor and the chairs; the cabin steward hadn’t even noticed that the lever could hardly be turned to go to the balcony which meant he had not gone out there to clean the balcony. The table, the railing and the glass on the doors were full of sea salt. The food was only hot in the specialty restaurants, everywhere else the food was cold. Bad experience overall.
@brontewcat
Жыл бұрын
We were on the Eclipse 2 weeks ago and we weren’t charged for room service. There was only a charge for after 11pm
@fitfrog65
Жыл бұрын
We sailed b/b on the Beyond in January, the food was as good as I've had in years. I don't know about the old ships, but Apex and Beyond have had excellent food. I lot of inexperienced support staff, but food and service have been tops on Edge class.
Thanks for this guys! My wife and I are looking to give Celebrity a try out of our city in Los Angeles. That's too bad about The Lawn Club Grill. Looks yummy! I wouldn't mind trying some glass blowing though. I hear it's fun.
@benjaminsmith2287
7 ай бұрын
I'd rather have the glass blowing. I think the ship has enough restaurants.
@ASentientPlant
7 ай бұрын
I agree! Saw a demo by a pro in Italy once and always wanted to try it!
Thanks for the great review!! I'm looking at booking a 10 day cruise on this ship for my wife and I for next year, and have never cruised on Celebrity before so this was really helpful.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Our pleasure! Glad it was helpful! ☺️
We are due to travel on the Celebrity Eclipse in June from Vancouver to Alaska to celebrate our Silver Wedding Anniversary….can’t wait!! 😊
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Have a wonderful cruise!! 🥳
We just got off the Eclipse two days ago in Sydney after cruising New Zealand. The crew was fantastic but our biggest complaint was the food. We’ve cruised before in Aqua class and loved the Blu restaurant however we were late booking and it was sold out so we took a stern facing cabin and used the main dining room. The one perk to our cabin was that we were assigned the upper floor of the dining room which was a bit more intimate and the maitre d’ was excellent. The food was okay to start but seemed to get more and more tired as the cruise progressed. We made friends with a German couple who regularly sent things back. 😢
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear this! We had such wonderful meals on our 31 days in October but completely understand things can be different with different chefs.
It was such a pleasure meeting both of you at the breakaway Lagos cruise it was so friendly and kind and always happy. Please never lose that. God bless you love you always Maria.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Maria! We are so happy to have met you as well! 🤗❤️
My husband and I sailed on the Eclipse in June of 2018 out of Dublin it was fantastic. We will be sailing on her in May out of Oahu to Vancouver so excited for this cruise. It was our 1st on celebrity ❤🛳😊
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
We are so excited for you!! Have a wonderful cruise!! 🥳
I can't wait till June 25th 2023 2 days after my wedding the wife and I are going on this ship to Alaska from Vancouver Canada. Thanks for all the tips in advance.
I went on Eclipse on the November 27, 2022 sailing, 12 nights Sydney to New Zealand, had my 40th birthday on board
I know its an old-ish video but do you guys happen to remember if the ship felt old, tired, or dated, or have they kept up with refurbs? Thanks!
@JJCruise
10 ай бұрын
We liked the Eclipse! She isn’t the same as the Edge Class when it comes to newest and modern, but she is still nice and well maintained. ☺️
@Mrzizzy69
10 ай бұрын
@@JJCruise Thanks! We're looking forward to a Cabo cruise on Eclipse in November and can't wait. We were on the Silhouette about 10 years ago and really enjoyed it.
From what I have seen from KZread Videos - there is only one set of plugs in the main room with no USB capability - but there are USB plugs on the back of the TV - so plan is to take long USB cables so that we can charge our phones from the TV.
Totally with you. Scrap the glass blowing and have Lawn Club Grill on all Solstice class. It is our absolutely favourite as well. Doing Equinox in Feb 2024, and sadly only glass blowing, no Grill.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and sharing in our views of adding LCG to all in the Class! 🤗
Thank you so much for this thorough review
@JJCruise
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
I just made a courtesy hold on Eclipse TA Mar 2025. Consdiering this between a TA on Apex also Mar 2025 Very different ships I know but on Apex I'd have to stay in Sunset Sky Suite on Eclipse I can do the Royal Suite for just $1,000 more. Thoughts please? TIA
Hi guys! We were on the Sydney to New Zealand portion of you same cruise on the Eclipse. The ship needs to be renovated! We are Celebrity Elite +, so have lots of Celebrity experience. We were thoroughly disappointed in the food quality in the MDR, and even in Tuscan. The ship seemed completely understaffed, bar service was terrible. We were on the Apex to Iceland in July, and while service and food was better, we were very disappointed with the ship. Do not like the Edge class at all. We have 2 cruises on tap for next year, but have been so thoroughly disappointed with Celebrity, we are,seriously considering another cruise line.
@benjaminsmith2287
7 ай бұрын
What's wrong with the Edge ships? I'll say over and over that they aren't Celebrity's best ships but a lot of people seem to think they are. What needs renovating on the Eclipse? I do not want to see Eclipse get the same colors and decor treatment of Edge ships in most public areas.
@ASentientPlant
7 ай бұрын
Curious what you think needs to be remodeled on the Eclipse? I am traveling on it next year
Great channel. Exactly what I needed. Getting ready to take our very first cruise (we’re in our 60s). Trying to decide between the Ascent and the Eclipse. Can you suggest our best option (ship and/or month) to get the least crowded experience? Thanks !
@JJCruise
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! To book your next Celebrity Cruise with us please fill out our Booking Form at JJCruise.com 🐙
Haha, we felt so bad for the server in Cellar Masters we went every day to give her more to do! So magnanimous of you!
@JJCruise
10 ай бұрын
To be clear, after the first time going we always had our own drinks that we got from another bar and purely sat down in Cellar Masters. If anything, we took a couple seats from his plate. 😉
I cruised the Celebrity Solstice as a single, (Australia) my first Celebrity cruise. I found the ship to be very much a couples cruise/ship. I loved the ship and the atmosphere found it was upper level to the other ships i had cruised with, Carnival, P&O and Royal Caribbean being more party family type atmosphere. I would definitely go again but with my partner. My one complaint, Bar staff would leave the bar and go and serve or go collect glasses and leave a bar empty for 30 mins plus and it happened a lot and at times they would just close a bar. Head scratching stuff. I enjoy listening to you guys, clear, precise and informative. Keep up the good work. Here in Australia we still have a no vax, no cruise policy which means i cannot cruise anymore but i still dream and watch videos. Cheers
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Greg for watching and sharing your experience with everyone! 🤗
@lifeisgood8905
11 ай бұрын
no vax for travel through Australia is now a thing of the past.
@benjaminsmith2287
7 ай бұрын
Up to Edge Class, Celebrity ships very much felt like couples ships. Edge is more of an activities and dining ship with a lot of shows in 3 venues. Yup, bars should not be left unattended.
Great to hear your review, guys! I’m excited to take my tour to Antartica with them in January😮
@JJCruise
10 ай бұрын
Have a wonderful Antarctica Cruise!
I don't like the foyer activities and Celebrity used to not do this. On the secondary foyer area there's the nightclub and the secondary theater. The theater seats can be taken out and changed. But I think the theater can host the kinds of stuff they're trying to do in the foyer area. I just think it's a force to use that area like that. Also, Michael's wasn't just for suite passengers so that's another area that could have had some activities but more quiet types due to its style. At some point, Cellar Masters will be changed to Craft Social. I like Cellar Masters better as I like wine better than beer but it'll be a sports bar for watching games and sporting events.
Nice video, I’m just curious I’ve always been concerned with celebrity that the crowds would be very old in general, and that the bar is at night would not have a lot of musical entertainment similar to Royal Caribbean that every night till midnight would have a piano bar a Latin band and a guitar player in three different bars how was it on the eclipse nightly? How many bars have musical entertainment until what time? Thank you in advance to anyone that might be able to give some advice on these questions.
geeting excited for group cruise, so had to re-watch. lol
So glad to see you guys gave this ship such a positive review since I am sailing the Equinox to the southern Caribbean in about 5 weeks. Thank you for the review!
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
We have a full ship tour of Equinox if you need any more insider info 😉
Great review, ty!!🎉
@JJCruise
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Loved your video on the Eclipse and I so agree with you on Celebrity central those seats are not comfortable for movies at all and where it spills out into the atrium is not thought out very well at all. I would love to go to some of the games that they have there but there is hardly any room so I usually just skip them. Keep up the wonderful videos 😊
Thank you guys! You are amazing ❤
We will be on the Eclipse on a transpacific bucket list cruise in April but only in a Concierge class hump cabin. Take care and stay safe, Bob
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Have an awesome cruise!! That will be a wonderful cruise!
@jamess5154
Жыл бұрын
Just came off Reflection in a hump cabin. Loved it. Only drawback was 1 day into cruise they replaced the veranda furniture (like the ones in their video) with smaller chairs (still reclined) and replaced the 2 nice footstools with one small one and a much smaller table. Mentioned it to our steward and he got us one of the old footstools they were getting rid of.
I can live with your worst pick. I do not do adult beverages, so not a big deal. Glad your bad list isn't that long. I can live with those as well. We will be traveling on her early next year and looking forward to that cruise. Thanks for the heads up.
Yeah it’s wed and we get to share your knowledge and kindness . Hagd
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Hey Dana! We are so excited to be able to do so! 🥳
You two are so amazing - excellent review as always! You are the best! ❤
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
You're the best! Thank you Kat!
Can't wait for my first experience on Solstice class with JJ & Crew in May!
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
We can’t wait for this either!! 🤗🥳
The Eclipse was my first Celebrity experience and it’s as wonderful!
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Yes! Truly a wonderful ship! 🥳
What is your opinion about the general condition of the ship. For us it didn't felt premium at all. The ship needs a real big refurb. The same with number of staff members. Way understaffed, sailed July 2023 on her.
Great Review, We have sailed 4 times 2011-2013 & 2017 and have been on the Constellation , Silhouette , Eclipse, and Millennium. The later 3 were in Aqua Class and we just love Blu... Who doesn't? We are seeking advice as we are debating between 2 cruises this year at Christmas. One on the Eclipse Valparaiso to Bueno Aries. or the Edge from Sydney to Sydney via New Zealand. It is a tough decision because we've always heard great things about South America , some cruisers have told us it is number 2 or 3 on their favorite all time cruises. However the thought of being on Edge for the first time coupled with a good venue like New Zealand if very enticing. How long are the excursion from the ports, anything under and hour 15 minutes is great but I hate 2.5 to 3 each way excursions. I have seen some of your reviews of New Zealand and it looks pretty nice. We would love some input from anyone who has some ideas suggestion on which one they feel is better and why. Thanks for your great content I just discovered you all last week and have enjoyed your video's a lot. P.S. - We live Cellar Masters and have enjoyed the wine events immensely on past cruises but based on what I have heard about the 2023 to the drinks pagage I wonder if they are moving away from a wine focus? Especially since they only had 1 person in the Cellar.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Hey Bruce, we are happy to help book your Christmas Cruise and provide further advice, email us at jordan@lovelandandsea.com Cheers!
@sallylarwood3176
Жыл бұрын
We did the Eclipse cruise Santiago to Vancouver in 2018 and around New Zealand before Covid and although not as hot and exotic as South America, we preferred New Zealand. For a northern hemisphere person, I’m sure you’ll find the countryside, the population and the unique fauna as well as its magnificent fjords absolutely wonderful! Enjoy!
We actually really enjoyed the glass blowing
@JJCruise
10 ай бұрын
So many people rave about it! The pumpkin is super cool which we’ve gotten from a friend before! 🎃
I’m going on Eclipse next week to Alaska in Sky Class
Agree with the Lawn Club Grill - amazing food and ambiance. Glass Blowing is getting to be the same ol thing. It's been going on for way too long.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
We wish they did both! Glass Blowing is super unique but also like you mentioned, a one and done for most repeat cruisers.
We are doing Celebrity Eclipse in December 2023 - 14 nt South America Patagonia & Argentina - we are debating whether to do a b2b - catching the Eclipse in LA-Valparaiso 16 Nt - making it a 30 day cruise. How did you feel about being onboard 30 days? Enjoyed your review!
We’ve tried Aqua Class twice (different ships) and I wasn’t impressed Blu. Luminae (The Retreat) and the MDR were MUCH better than than Blu which has too many eclectic choices that just didn’t “wow.”
Was on Celebrity Eclipse from Vancouver to Alaska from Aug 21-Aug 28. Been on over 35 cruises and this was among the worst. Main dining room service was very poor, so was the dinner menu choices, seems they were drastically trying to cut costs. Bar service on deck 3 (Passport Bar) was terrible. Bar tenders seemed to be in a lousy mood the whole cruise, probably had many complaints. Room attendant seemed to lack experience. Booked a concierge balcony cabin and had to ask for amenities like shampoo the first night. Cabin was on deck 10 port side. Picked this cruise to see Hubbard Glacier and chose balcony room so we could view Glacier from our balcony. The captain had starboard side of ship facing glacier for well over an hour and only just over 10 minutes for port side. Doubt I'll sail on this ship again, too many better options.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear you had a bad cruise. We had just the opposite cruise experience on Eclipse two months later! ☺️
Great information
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Katie! 🥳
Im going to start calling you the great tip guys !
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Aww thanks Lori! 🤗
What did you do about laundry for 31 days? Did you bring the travel soap packets and wash some clothes yourselves? Did you use the ship's laundry service $$?
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
We matched our loyalty with Royal Caribbean and got free bags of laundry each through the cruiseline. It was awesome!
@rickcudmore8156
Жыл бұрын
@@JJCruise Sweet.
Did you enjoy the music in ensemble? And did you love Cafe Al Bacio and the library? Eclipse s our favourite ship and we did most of the same cruise in 2019. Great video. Thanks.
@benjaminsmith2287
7 ай бұрын
I'm not sure if these guys hang out in lounges except to see views in the Sky Lounge. On ships, music lounges are my favorite part of them.
@LesMotschman-ti9ft
Ай бұрын
We are on the Eclipse in September (Boston-Quebec City-Boston) and our stateroom is near the Library. Perhaps I'll make it beyond Page 16 for a change.
Great review
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Joanne! ❤
Great info!
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! It was awesome meeting you both! 🤗❤️
@txpepito
Жыл бұрын
@@JJCruise the pleasure was ours!! Hope to see y’all soon!
Will be on the Eclipse Oahu to Vancouver in May
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
That will be one epic journey! Have an awesome cruise!!
My boys! Love you two! 💋 😘
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the ❤️
I just booked this ship and so sad to hear the wine cellar was understaffed.
We JUST booked this ship last night.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Perfect timing!! She’s a great ship! 🥳
@CeremmoniesbyJudith
Жыл бұрын
@JJ Cruise and she's going to our favorite spot, 🇧🇲 Bermuda for three days/ 2 nights. Our first on Celebrity, as we've been Loyal to Royal.
Nice review. Would prefer to see more images of the ship, meals and facilities. Really guys. I found this video to see the SHIP not two men smiling awkwardly. Sorry.
Do you think that Cellar Masters might be a third-party venue? Maybe that is why the single staffer.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, it is a part of the main cruise crew and not a separate venue.
Hey guys! Great review, heading to your ship tour next. But question: I'm doing Celebrity Summit in June. The ship is loved, and I already can tell that it's going to likely move to the top of my faves. For years, it has sailed out of NYC... wouldn't you know that just as I'm about to discover it, the ship is moving and being replaced by Eclipse. So I guess my question is how you think those two ships compare. I don't get quite the same "OMG, I'm going to clearly love this ship" vibe from Ecclipse as I do from Summit. And I don't hear as many raves. But as we all know, that stuff is subjective.
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
We love both ships! Eclipse is a different class which is a tad larger with some newer shows and a few different venues but many of the faves are still onboard such as Persian Gardens, World Class Bar, Cafe Al Bacio, and spa cafe! Though she is a bit larger, Eclipse and her class feels more similar to Summit and her class than the Edge class does. We believe you will love the Eclipse!
@CruisingTipsDotCom
Жыл бұрын
@@JJCruise Meanwhile, must say that I agree with you about the Lawn Club. Honestly, I don't really "get" the purpose of the lawn. It's a nice idea, but doesn't seem all that useful/practical. Anyway, thanks, and keep up the amazing work.
@benjaminsmith2287
7 ай бұрын
@@CruisingTipsDotCom What is(are) the particular thing(s) you see on the Summit that you don't see on the Eclipse?
@CruisingTipsDotCom
7 ай бұрын
@@benjaminsmith2287 One of the big things is that I don't believe Ecclipse's Retreat area has been "revolutionized", where as the Summit has. The Summit is also a little bit more intimate. And Summit doesn't have the Lawn Club which, far as I'm concerned, is kind of a waste of space. (Maybe if Ecclipse had the lawn club specialty restaurant, as on some of the other ships... but as it is, just kind of a patch of grass for the sake of a patch of grass. lol
@benjaminsmith2287
7 ай бұрын
@@CruisingTipsDotCom Thanks.
#TeamReplay
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! 🤗🥳
31 nights is 🤯😂
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Would have been even better with you onboard! 😉🤗
Very disappointing guys, you didn't show or talk about the restaurants
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Hey Melanie, we did talk about the restaurants. Both Tuscan and Murano were discussed as well as Blu and we discussed how we wish Lawn Club Grill would have been added like it was on other ships.
@sallylarwood3176
Жыл бұрын
Cafe Al Bacio! Yes!!
Hi
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Hey Joanne! 🤗
Sadness re cellar masters - wine is life - poor guy!
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Right?! He did a fantastic job given the position he was given.
Pretty cool video, but the guy always smiling really creeps me out 😮
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
😁
I could fill a book with the bad but as you’re review seems only to seen through rose coloured glasses, I’ll pass !
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
So sorry to hear you had a different experience than us. We did have a wonderful B2B cruise overall!
@martinwright5075
Жыл бұрын
@@JJCruise As you were in Aquaclass I don’t think you represent the majority of the cruising customers. The vast majority had to eat in the main dining rooms where we found the dishes to be bland, small and limited in their creativity. You didn’t mention drinks packages which if you only had the Classic Package was significantly limiting and at times made us feel “cheap”. Most of the drinks menus had 90% of the options outside of the Classic price range. If anyone is thinking of going Concierge Class, be careful. Many of the rooms on deck 10 have a roof over the balcony meaning the sun doesn’t shine in and you feel like you’re in a tunnel ! I agree that the main ship shows are very good but you don’t mention the poor quality of guest artists. The comedian McCool was as funny as Covid and a magician should be a side show. Staff members were excellent and very friendly. Finally the biggest ugly was that Celebrity loaded up our credit card with unnecessary “pre approved” amounts, some four times the amount of the final invoice and whilst they will be reversed in time 2 weeks) they impact Credit availability!
The atrium space on deck 3 is too small for any activities like dances, games, silent disco...
@benjaminsmith2287
7 ай бұрын
IT was never meant to host them. Don't know why Celebrity feels a need to do this when they have the big Sky lounge that's better for it. Games could be done in the secondary theater. if the ship had a Rendezvous lounge, that area could host it as well. But id doesn't. Ensemble is too small and just not the right space for it.
The investment in staying with a smile on has you looking a bit creepy and unnatural sir. Smiles are supposed to be endearing and warm. A ' Non threatening ' vibe.. Lol
Some weird looking dudes
I am booked on the Reflection in Sept for the Western Mediterranean. There is a Lawn Club Grill on Reflection... Also, since the start of the New Year I heard the Ocean View Buffet has nosed dived in food choices...I also heard that if you want 2 lobster tails it will be an extra charge EXCEPT in Blu and Luminae...A charge for Room service is now 9.95...The CEO Of Celebrity Cruises has been bombarded with complaints...
@JJCruise
Жыл бұрын
Although cutbacks are tough, they are seen across every cruise line. We saw them on NCL last week and on Carnival this week (and expect to see them on every cruise line we cruise this year). No one likes cutbacks, but we understand these cutbacks aren’t siloed to the cruise industry and are very minimal in scope to what the overall cruise vacation provides. We would much rather not have a second lobster than have no shows and would rather pay for room service than have trays of food go to waste causing overall cruise prices to rise. Of course, cutbacks are never preferable but the ones that have happened are reasonable and honestly exaggerated by some media outlets, including some KZread channels. NCL is the only cruise line we have seen a huge cutback in crew which has made things hard for their offerings such as the Unlimited Drink Package as there are only 1-2 bartenders at each bar. That said, it’s just a longer wait for drinks not a limit on drinks, so once again, not a huge issue. Hope this helps give some insight into our thoughts! ☺️