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Ship Details
Began service:2001
Guest capacity: 1,950
Total staff: 997
Length: 965 feet
Passenger decks: 11
CDC
inspection score: 94
Summit Overview
The Summit cruise ship departs from Vancouver, British
Columbia, Los Angeles California, Seward, Alaska, and Fort Lauderdale, FL. Throughout the year, she offers ocean
cruises to Alaska/British Columbia, Hawaii, Mexican Riviera,
Panama Canal/Central America, and South America.
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Check Dates & Prices for cruises to Alaska/British
Columbia, Hawaii, Mexican Riviera, Panama Canal/Central America.
The Summit, third of Celebrity's
Millennium-Class series, features exterior glass elevators, a nostalgic
alternative restaurant saluting the era of the great liners, a super
spa, an environmentally sensitive smokeless gas turbine engine, a
conservatory, Connect@Sea (offering Internet access
in all the cabins to guests bringing their laptops) and a music library.
Summit features a collection of more than 500 museum-quality
artworks, including an incredible $800,000 Fernando Botero sculpture,
and classy contemporary decor that is European-sophisticated.
One significant problem with Summit since its launch has
been a technological one. An innovative "mermaid pod propulsion
system" has caused repeated breakdowns -- and resulted in cruise
cancellations. Celebrity Cruises has taken the relatively unusual
step of filing a $300 million lawsuit against the mermaid pod creators.
In the meantime, the company has assured travelers that the breakdowns
represent no safety hazard and will continue to offer generous compensation
to passengers whose cruises are cancelled or interrupted as a result
of the system.
Cabins
Deluxe Ocean-View Staterooms with Verandas
(Categories 2A, 2B and 2C) are an excellent value at 170 sq ft. with
38 sq ft. verandas. They feature two convertible beds, floor-to-ceiling
sliding glass doors to the balcony, and sitting area (some with sofa
bed).
Lowest priced categories are Interior Staterooms
(Categories 9-12) comfortable at 170 sq ft. with sitting area (some
with sofa bed).
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All cabins include interactive TV, safe, phone with
voice mail, hair dryer, use of bathrobes, and mini bar. Nice splurges
are four suite categories ranging from 251 sq ft. plus 57 sq ft. veranda
Sky Suites to incredible Penthouses
(1,432 sq ft. plus 1,098 sq ft. veranda). Suite amenities include
butler service, welcome champagne, personalized stationery, tote bag,
priority check-in and disembarkation, and computer/printer (upon request).
Dining
The two-level Cosmopolitan Restaurant features
a sophisticated decor accented by La Normandie, a seven-foot-high
bronze statue of a woman draped like the goddess Athena, created by
Art Deco sculptor Leon-Georges Baudry. This statue originally graced
the first-class smoking room in the legendary liner SS Normandie.
The dining room also has a sweeping staircase for grand entrances
on formal nights, and a two-level glass wall with panoramic views.
The restaurant is open-seating for breakfast and lunch, and offers
two set evening seatings.
Menus are overseen by Master Chef Michel Roux and
feature delicious dishes, such as chateaubriand carved tableside,
smoked salmon Claudine and rack of lamb Provencale. Low calorie, vegetarian
and children's selections are available. Service is warm and efficient.
The Normandie 134-seat specialty restaurant features
memorabilia from the legendary transatlantic liner, plus a dine-in
wine cellar, open kitchen, and "butterfly service" with
waiters serving, presenting and removing dishes at the same table
in unison. Dishes are prepared or finished tableside. Fee is $25 per
person and well worth it. The Waterfall Cafe/Grill
serves buffet-style breakfasts (including made-to-order omelets),
lunches and teas, with sea views and casual, no-fee buffet/waiter
service dinners. Gourmet Bites, including little
beef Wellingtons and empanadas, are served by waiters at midnight.
Entertainment
On the Summit you can always say the night is young: there
are production shows and variety in the Celebrity Theater
show lounge with excellent sightlines, a duo in the Rendezvous
Lounge, a harpist or strings trio in the Cova Cafe,
and dance parties in the Revelations observation
lounge/nightclub till the wee hours.
Fitness & Recreation
The AquaSpa is
one of the largest at sea and second to none with a free thalassotherapy
pool. An AquaSpa Cafe serves light dishes for breakfast
and lunch. Forty different Elemis therapies and rituals are featured
including the Egyptian Ceremony of Milk and Ginger, Asian Ceremony
of Stone and Tahitian Ceremony of Flowers. There is an ocean-view
beauty salon and a sea-view gym with more than 40 pieces of equipment
including 14 treadmills, 12 exercise bikes, 6 step units, 2 rowers
and 4 aerobics exercisers, plus free weights and benches, in addition
to 14 sequenced pieces of equipment for lower-to-upper body development.
A full-size basketball court and paddle tennis court are among the
recreational facilities. In the main resort area, there is a pool
for lap swimming and reverse current, Jacuzzis, a stage, and teak
dance floor. A jogging track (five times around equals a little over
a mile) on Sunrise Deck passes by the Mast
Bar and offers views of the pools below. A full roster of
activities includes aerobics and yoga classes (some classes are $10,
others are free), talks on the ports of call, and a wine tasting seminar.
Public Areas
The three-deck Grand Foyer
is decorated like a Venetian courtyard. Off the foyer, on Entertainment
Deck, is a shoppers' paradise. The Emporium
features designer labels including Versace, Swarovski, Donna Karan,
and Michelin-starred Chef Michel Roux's cookbooks. The Conservatory,
an oasis with fresh and silk flowers, orange and olive tree creations
and trellises with "climbing" silk roses is ideal for watching
a floral demonstration. Notes, a musical library
with 19,000 selections in mp3 format, available at 12 individual listening
stations, is very popular. The two-level Words library
has comfortable wing back chairs and sofas. Celebrity's Martini
and Champagne Bars (featuring caviar and pate service)
are on Summit along with the line's signature areas including
Michael's Club cigar lounge and Cova Cafe
Milano with its card room next door. Fortunes
is a French-inspired casino with 205 slots, 2 roulette tables, 4 blackjack
tables, 1 dice table and 3 Caribbean Stud Poker tables. Online@CelebrityCruises
is a sea-view Internet Cafe with 18 work stations
(fee is .95 a minute). Summit also offers Connect@Sea,
24-hr Internet access in the cabins for $25 per day, $100 for a 7-day
cruise, $150 for a 10 or 11-day cruise. There is no self-service launderette.
However, laundry service is available for a fee.
Kids
The Fun Factory
offers a puzzle wall, play area, computer games section, movie room,
and crafts area, plus a broadcast room and video game arcade. The
Tower is the teen club and disco. It is a great place
to hang out, and includes a big flat-screen TV. There are free, supervised
activities for four age groups: 3-6, 7-9, 10-12 and 13-17. All participants
3-10 must be signed-in/out of the Fun Factory club
by a parent/guardian. Each child wears a wristband for identification.
A Slumber Party ($6 per hour per child) is offered
in the playroom every evening from 10pm - 1am. An Afternoon
Party is available port days ($6 per hour per child).
Limited private babysitting is $8 per hour per family, maximum 2 children.
Make arrangements onboard through Guest Relations
or Stateroom Services.
Expert Summit reviews are edited by Michelle, and provided by Ian and Cruise Critic.com,
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Summit cruise reviews
Cruise
Ship Inspection Report
All passenger cruise ships arriving at US ports are subject to unannounced
CDC inspection. Summit Score:
94
Cruise
Critic: Summit
The Cruise Critic gives Celebrity's Summit a 4-ribbon rating.
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