lottie1004 Posted July 21, 2012 #1 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Hi all! Can anyone tell me if the Celebrity Solstice 3 day sampler out of Sydney on 17 January 2014 will actually sail for the entire cruise, or will it drop anchor for some of the time? Our baby boy will turn 31 on disembarkation day, so we're thinking of doing a bit of a birthday bash on the Solstice. And it'd be a good way of introducing him to the delights of cruising! Many thanks - any advice gratefully received! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtam2 Posted July 22, 2012 #2 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Well, the diagram of the cruise in the brochure shows it looping out to sea, but that means nothing. This far out, I don't think you'll be able to get a definitive answer to that - I doubt there's any point in calling Celebrity here - they're not usually that good with tricky questions. We'll probably end up booking this one too, as we have a 21st birthday in the family that coincides nicely with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmw Posted July 22, 2012 #3 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Hi all! Can anyone tell me if the Celebrity Solstice 3 day sampler out of Sydney on 17 January 2014 will actually sail for the entire cruise, or will it drop anchor for some of the time? Our baby boy will turn 31 on disembarkation day, so we're thinking of doing a bit of a birthday bash on the Solstice. And it'd be a good way of introducing him to the delights of cruising! Many thanks - any advice gratefully received! if its like p&o they'll cruise down to Jervis Bay & drop anchor there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiedisneyfan Posted July 22, 2012 #4 Share Posted July 22, 2012 On our 3 day Rhapsody we sailed north and to my knowledge didn't drop anchor at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottie1004 Posted July 22, 2012 Author #5 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Thanks so much for the info about the Rhapsody 3-dayer. It gives me hope that the Celebrity 3-dayer will dp pretty much the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judy Bryant Posted January 14, 2014 #6 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Hi all! Can anyone tell me if the Celebrity Solstice 3 day sampler out of Sydney on 17 January 2014 will actually sail for the entire cruise, or will it drop anchor for some of the time? Our baby boy will turn 31 on disembarkation day, so we're thinking of doing a bit of a birthday bash on the Solstice. And it'd be a good way of introducing him to the delights of cruising! Many thanks - any advice gratefully received! The Ship does not drop Anchor, It will drift off the coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaechann Posted January 14, 2014 #7 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Strange that this old thread has reappeared today! The poster will find out for themselves in a couple of days! Perhaps they'll come back and let us all know how it turned out! Then again, probably forgotten that they even started this thread 18 months ago! :o Gae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 15, 2014 #8 Share Posted January 15, 2014 The Ship does not drop Anchor, It will drift off the coast. Welcome to Cruise Critic, They never let the ship just drift as this is too hazardous, they may cruise at a very slow speed such as 1 knot but never drift.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 15, 2014 #9 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Strange that this old thread has reappeared today! The poster will find out for themselves in a couple of days! Perhaps they'll come back and let us all know how it turned out! Then again, probably forgotten that they even started this thread 18 months ago! :o Gae Very strange, apparently the ships head out to sea in a NE direction to cruise way off Newcastle and then cruise down to Jervis bay but as it never stops at a port until its return to Sydney, it doesn't really matter.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmw Posted January 15, 2014 #10 Share Posted January 15, 2014 maybe they'll go enough out to open the casino....i read some where that p&o dropped anchor in Jervis Bay and opened the casino and someone complained and they got fined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted January 15, 2014 #11 Share Posted January 15, 2014 maybe they'll go enough out to open the casino....i read some where that p&o dropped anchor in Jervis Bay and opened the casino and someone complained and they got fined Yeah, I'm expecting they'll open the casino. Two days to miss revenue from there is a bit long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 15, 2014 #12 Share Posted January 15, 2014 maybe they'll go enough out to open the casino....i read some where that p&o dropped anchor in Jervis Bay and opened the casino and someone complained and they got fined The Casino will be open but unlikely to have duty free alcohol.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brossy Posted January 15, 2014 #13 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Hi all! Can anyone tell me if the Celebrity Solstice 3 day sampler out of Sydney on 17 January 2014 will actually sail for the entire cruise, or will it drop anchor for some of the time? Our baby boy will turn 31 on disembarkation day, so we're thinking of doing a bit of a birthday bash on the Solstice. And it'd be a good way of introducing him to the delights of cruising! Many thanks - any advice gratefully received! We are also on this cruise and my son will turn 13 on disembarkation day too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted January 15, 2014 #14 Share Posted January 15, 2014 The Casino will be open but unlikely to have duty free alcohol.:D Yes, local regs prevent 'duty free' sales of alcohol and tobacco. In the past, they have added a surcharge to other items that they do sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaechann Posted January 15, 2014 #15 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I'm wondering how the prices of this Solstice 3-night sampler compares to the Voyager that some of us have booked for February 2015. Anyone know? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtam2 Posted January 15, 2014 #16 Share Posted January 15, 2014 They always make sure they go far enough out to be able to open the casino...they're not going to miss out on that nice little earner! 1 day to go and Im back on Solstice! ! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 15, 2014 #17 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I'm wondering how the prices of this Solstice 3-night sampler compares to the Voyager that some of us have booked for February 2015. Anyone know? :confused: I am not sure, but there was a previous thread where someone was saying that the perfumes and colognes, designer clothes and bags were still great prices. Either that was due to duty free being applied orthey were just cheaper than in Australia. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted January 15, 2014 #18 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I'm wondering how the prices of this Solstice 3-night sampler compares to the Voyager that some of us have booked for February 2015. Anyone know? :confused: Bit hard to compare given the range of cabins, and that prices have changed substantially on the solstice. Put it this way though, neither of them are cheapies. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 15, 2014 #19 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I'm wondering how the prices of this Solstice 3-night sampler compares to the Voyager that some of us have booked for February 2015. Anyone know? :confused: Were you talking about Cabins? sorry, I thought you meant the shopping.:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaseyoz Posted January 16, 2014 #20 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I'm wondering how the prices of this Solstice 3-night sampler compares to the Voyager that some of us have booked for February 2015. Anyone know? :confused: They did have a great special around $500!for balcony. I will be in an aft balcony waving at everyone going to work.:p Will probably be the only time I will be able to afford one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 16, 2014 #21 Share Posted January 16, 2014 They did have a great special around $500!for balcony. I will be in an aft balcony waving at everyone going to work.:p Will probably be the only time I will be able to afford one. A great price, a real bargain.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stki Posted January 16, 2014 #22 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Yes, we got the special, Balcony for the price of an Inside (booked Dec 2012) They went quickly Looking forward to trying Celebrity Cheers Tanya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaechann Posted January 16, 2014 #23 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Yes, we got the special, Balcony for the price of an Inside (booked Dec 2012) They went quickly Looking forward to trying Celebrity Cheers Tanya You scored a great price as well. I guess insides & suites sell out first as in most cruises. Enjoy your time on Solstice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted January 17, 2014 #24 Share Posted January 17, 2014 On a recent Aus only Princess Dawn cruise the cosmetics and alcohol were very cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmw Posted January 17, 2014 #25 Share Posted January 17, 2014 On a recent Aus only Princess Dawn cruise the cosmetics and alcohol were very cheap. did they allow you to buy duty free alcohol on the 4 day cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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