If you’re planning a Celebrity Solstice cruise and want to keep up with your fitness routine while you’re at sea, you’ll be happy to know that the ship features a complimentary fitness center located on Deck 12 in the spa area at the front of the ship.
During our Celebrity Solstice Fitness Center Tour, we’ll take a look at the cardio equipment, strength machines, free weights, cable machines, rowing machines, treadmills, Peloton bikes, and the fitness studio. We’ll also show you one of the hidden features of the gym, a forward-facing outdoor viewing platform that’s easy to miss during your cruise.
The Celebrity Solstice fitness center includes a dedicated free weight area with benches, dumbbells, cable machines, and other strength training equipment.
Celebrity Solstice Fitness Center Equipment
One of the things we appreciated about the Celebrity Solstice gym was the variety of equipment that was available. Whether you prefer cardio workouts, strength training, or a combination of both, there are plenty of options to help you stay active during your cruise.
The fitness center includes ellipticals, rowing machines, stair climbers, recumbent bikes, treadmills, upper and lower body machines, cable machines, free weights, medicine balls, and a fitness studio where classes are offered. The gym also provides complimentary water and towels, making it easy to stop in for a quick workout.
Another feature that many guests may overlook is the forward-facing outdoor viewing platform that can only be accessed through the fitness center. It’s a unique spot that offers incredible ocean views and is worth checking out during your cruise.
Whether you’re researching the Celebrity Solstice gym, planning your next cruise, or simply curious about the onboard fitness facilities, we hope this quick tour helps you become more familiar with one of the ship’s most useful complimentary amenities.
Planning a cruise on the Celebrity Solstice and wondering what the ship is like before you sail? During our 7 night Alaska cruise, we spent plenty of time exploring the public spaces, restaurants, lounges, entertainment venues, and outdoor decks aboard this beautiful Celebrity Cruises ship.
Whether you’re trying to decide if the Celebrity Solstice is the right ship for you or simply want to become more familiar with the layout before embarkation day, this complete ship tour will show you many of the spaces you’ll encounter throughout your sailing.
The Celebrity Solstice has a more elegant and relaxed atmosphere than many modern cruise ships. While there are plenty of activities and entertainment options available, we found the ship to have a quieter, more laid back feel that catered primarily to adults and couples.
The beautiful Celebrity Solstice docked in Alaska.
One of the things we appreciated most was how easy the ship was to navigate. After just a day or two onboard, we felt very comfortable moving between decks and finding our way around the various venues.
The Lido Pool Area
Located on Deck 12, the Lido Pool area serves as one of the main gathering places aboard the Celebrity Solstice. This outdoor space features two swimming pools, several hot tubs, and plenty of lounge chairs for relaxing while enjoying ocean views.
Even on our Alaska sailing, we found guests enjoying the pools and hot tubs throughout the week. The layout also made it easy to move between the pool deck, the Mast Grill, and the Oceanview Cafe.
The Lido Pool area offers pools, hot tubs, and plenty of outdoor seating.
The Solstice Theater
Located toward the front of the ship, the Solstice Theater hosts many of the ship’s major entertainment events. Production shows, comedians, magicians, and other performers take the stage here throughout the cruise.
The theater itself is beautiful, with excellent sightlines and seating spread across multiple levels. We attended several performances during our sailing and found the venue comfortable and easy to navigate.
The Solstice Theater hosts many of the ship’s nightly entertainment events.
The Grand Foyer
The Grand Foyer quickly became one of our favorite spaces onboard. Spanning multiple decks, this impressive atrium serves as a central gathering place and creates a dramatic first impression when you enter.
Throughout the cruise, we found ourselves returning here again and again. Live music, entertainment, comfortable seating, and beautiful lighting all helped make it one of the ship’s most recognizable spaces.
The Grand Foyer is one of the most impressive public spaces aboard the Celebrity Solstice.
Beyond these featured areas, the ship also includes the adults only Solarium, Sunset Park, the Sky Observation Lounge, the casino, shopping areas, restaurants, bars, fitness facilities, and numerous smaller venues spread throughout the ship.
If you’re planning a Celebrity Solstice cruise, taking some time to become familiar with the ship before you board can help you make the most of your vacation.
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After spending seven nights aboard the Celebrity Solstice on an Alaska cruise from Vancouver, we had plenty of time to explore the ship and experience what it has to offer. There was a lot we really enjoyed, along with a few things we wished were different!
In this Celebrity Solstice review, we’re sharing our Likes & Wishes in four main areas: the layout and amenities, our sideways inside cabin 7160, the free food and restaurants, and the entertainment and activities onboard. 🚢🏔️
Celebrity Solstice Layout & Amenities
The elegant Grand Foyer is one of the beautiful public spaces aboard the Celebrity Solstice. 🚢
One of our first impressions of the Celebrity Solstice was how elegant and sophisticated the ship felt. It had recently been through dry dock, and many areas felt fresh and updated. Even though our sailing was full, we also rarely felt like the ship was overcrowded.
Some of our favourite spaces included Sunset Park, with its outdoor seating, games and beautiful aft views, and the Sky Observation Lounge, where the floor-to-ceiling windows made it a fantastic place to enjoy Alaska’s scenery when the weather wasn’t cooperating.
We also really enjoyed the relaxing indoor Solarium, the outdoor pools, Oceanview Cafe, Grand Epernay Restaurant and many of the lounges throughout the ship.
One of our biggest wishes was the lack of a sports court and public forward-facing outdoor space on the upper decks. We also found the beautiful Grand Foyer could become crowded during popular events.
Overall, though, we thought the Celebrity Solstice was a beautiful, classy and easy-to-navigate ship. 👍
Our Sideways Inside Cabin 7160 🛏️
Our spacious sideways inside cabin 7160 was our home for seven nights aboard the Celebrity Solstice. 🛏️
Our home for the week was inside cabin 7160 on Deck 7, and its unusual sideways layout ended up being one of the things we really liked.
The cabin felt surprisingly spacious for an inside room, with a full-size couch, large vanity, plenty of storage and a good amount of open floor space. We also had two North American outlets and one European outlet at the vanity.
Interestingly, USB-A and USB-C charging ports appeared beside both sides of our bed partway through the cruise! Looking back at our footage, they had covers over them when we boarded and appeared to have been installed during our sailing.
The bathroom included a glass shower enclosure, plenty of shelving and shampoo, conditioner and body wash. We also found the cabin generally quiet and were able to request a large fan.
Our biggest wish? We couldn’t fit our suitcases underneath the bed! Thankfully, the room was spacious enough that this wasn’t a major problem.
Overall, we were very happy with cabin 7160 for our seven-night cruise.
Celebrity Solstice Free Food & Restaurants 🍽️
Filet mignon with shrimp was the chef’s special on our final evening aboard the Celebrity Solstice. 🥩🍤
We were impressed with the variety of complimentary food available aboard the Celebrity Solstice.
The Oceanview Cafe offered a large selection for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with separate food islands that helped keep lines manageable. We found everything from omelettes, eggs Benedict and waffles at breakfast to carving stations, steak, salmon, pizza, Indian and Asian dishes, salads and plenty of desserts later in the day.
Other complimentary options included the Mast Grill, Spa Cafe, Sunset Park Cafe, and complimentary snacks and pastries at Cafe al Bacio.
Our main dining room was the beautiful Grand Epernay Restaurant, where we enjoyed breakfast and several dinners. Some highlights included prime rib, beef Wellington, salmon, short ribs, complimentary lobster tail on the second formal night and even filet mignon as the chef’s special on our final evening. 🥩🦞
We wished there had been a little more variety among the appetizers, and some of our steaks were cooked more than requested, but overall we thought the complimentary dining was very good.
Celebrity Solstice Entertainment & Activities 🎭
The candlelight concert in the Sky Observation Lounge was one of our favorite entertainment experiences of the cruise. 🎻✨
Entertainment was another highlight, especially the production shows and live music.
The Solstice Theater featured singers, dancers, aerial performers and, importantly for us, a live band. Some of our favourite shows included Rockumentary, Broken Strings, and Smoke & Ivories. We also enjoyed guest comedians, magicians and musicians throughout the week.
One of our favourite evenings was the candlelight concert in the Sky Observation Lounge, with the sun setting outside while a violinist, pianist and full band performed. 🎻
The dueling pianos were another highlight, although they were so popular that the Boulevard Lounge often wasn’t big enough for everyone wanting to watch.
There were also plenty of activities, including trivia, bingo, karaoke, arts and crafts, dance lessons, board games, Skee-Ball, shuffleboard, cornhole and more.
The overall atmosphere was definitely more relaxed than party-focused, which we thought suited an Alaska cruise extremely well.
Our Final Thoughts on the Celebrity Solstice 🚢
After seven nights onboard, we came away impressed with the Celebrity Solstice. We loved its elegant atmosphere, comfortable public spaces, relaxing Solarium, surprisingly spacious inside cabin, complimentary dining and high-quality entertainment.
Of course, there were things we wished were different, and that’s exactly why we like sharing both sides of our experience.
If you’re planning a Celebrity Solstice Alaska cruise or considering booking this ship, we hope our Likes & Wishes help you know a little more about what to expect before you sail! 🚢🏔️
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