Though having been aboard Celebrity's Solstice, Equinox and now its Eclipse ships its rather difficult to draw any comparisons between them since they are sister ships of the "solstice class," all pretty much so identical it is difficult to tell the difference between the ships other than by reading the name.
As far as these ships go, they are the best I've ever been aboard with superior food, service, cleanliness, lay out and general appearance. They are modern, done in whites and chromes of tasteful décor as opposed to the more staid appearance of Cunard lines or the chintzy over embellished frumpy gaudy mausoleum modern décor found aboard the ships of the Princess Lines.
One point I have noticed about all of these ships however is that there seems to be a big differences in food and services you receive if doing a loop or regular cruise as opposed to doing a crossing or repositioning. With the exception of Cunard which specializes in crossings, all of the other cruise lines seem to cut back on food and services when doing repositioning's. I recently found this very evident when recently when crossing from Fort Lauderdale to Lisbon aboard Celebrity Equinox with the obvious absence good entertainment, ice sculptures, lobster nights, a March of the Baked Alaska & etc. However, if I were to pick one of these Celebrity ships as the better of them, it would be the Solstice. It just seemed to have a livelier fun filled crew and the Captain, Demetrius, was the first real hoot of a Captain I've ever had aboard any ship as he seemed to fill the place with a certain amount of humor as well as fun.
Food: 5 stars
Service: 5 stars
Ship: 5 Stars
Lectures: 4 Stars
Entertainment: 4 Stars read more