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Immerse yourself in the stunning architectural detail and impeccable decor of the Celebrity Summit. Museum-quality works of art engage the imagination and inspire the spirit. Breathe in the scents of orange, lavender, and cinnamon in a relaxing aromatherapy session at the AquaSpa. At the Cosmopolitan Restaurant, you'll be served gourmet cuisine on fine china with white linen and fresh flowers, as a quartet plays softly in the background. And, in The Bar at the Edge of the Earth, enter an otherworldly place created exclusively for Celebrity by Cirque du Soleil. It's all part of Celebrity's attentive, yet unobtrusive service - a reminder that grace and civility are not entirely of the past.
Ship Highlights
Overview Three is a charm, the saying goes, and the Summit, third of Celebrity's Millennium Public rooms The three-deck Grand Foyer, inspired in a Venetian courtyard with silk lanterns, marble floors, stylish floral arrangements and translucent onyx grand staircase sets the tone of refinement for the ship. Off the foyer, on Entertainment Deck, is a shoppers' paradise, The Emporium, a European-style 14,000-sq. ft. area that features designer labels including Versace, Swarovski, Donna Karan and others as well as Michelin-starred Chef Michel Roux's cookbooks. The Conservatory, a pretty 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, but it was only open for checkout at designated times each day. Celebrity's stylish Martini and Champagne Bars (featuring caviar and pate service, and overlooking the Rendezvous Bar where a duo entertains) are also represented on Summit along with the line's signature areas including Michael's Club cigar lounge and Cova Cafe Milano with its cozy card room next door. Fortunes is a French-inspired casino with 205 slots, two roulette tables, four blackjack tables, one dice table and three 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 seven-day cruise, $150 for a 10- or 11-day cruise. There is no self-service launderette, which would be a welcome feature, particularly on the longer Caribbean itineraries and Alaska cruise-tours. Laundry service is available for a fee. Decor Celebrity's designers have created a very elegant, classy ship. Stepping into the lobby is a show-stealer: Seeing the white onyx stairway backlit with yellow neon is like stepping into Oz. The stairway is lined with three-story-high, fabric-swathed mahogany pillars. The lobby itself has marble floors and off-white banquette-style sofas. What I love most are the dramatic architectural details found in few other ships -- a warm lightness achieved by acres of glass and beech wood accents surrounding mahogany paneling. Art adorns most walls; it will please some, not all, but never leave you indifferent. The exterior glass elevators provide dramatic sea views; a 15-store shopping emporium features designers like Donna Karan, H. Stern and other high-fashion notables; and the alternative dining rooms are the most elegant I've encountered yet. Throughout Summit, the silk floral displays of Emilio Robba are strikingly beautiful.Activities There is such a large assortment of activities aboard the Celebrity's Summit; we dare you to conquer them all. Come indulge in a time well spent with us. Name your preferences and we'll satisfy them successfully without conflict. Whether you're swimming a couple laps in one of the 3 swimming pools, basking in a day at the Aqua Spa with Steam rooms, or Catching up on a little reading in our Library. There's no need to worrying about the children; we have them covered also. We provide a kid's pool and a Video Arcade filled with games to keep them occupied while you enjoy your cruise.
Entertainment
On the Summit you can always say the night is young: there are production shows and variety in the five-deck Celebrity Theater show lounge with excellent sightlines, a duo in the Rendezvous Lounge, a harpist or strings trio in the Cova Cafe, dance parties in the earth-toned Revelations observation lounge/nightclub till the wee hours. While the children are away, the adults are at play. Aboard Celebrity's world-renown Summit, you'll find a wider variety of entertainment than you'll be able to imagine. If you're feeling a little lucky, feel free to journey to the Casino and try your luck at a game of blackjack or the slot machines. If you have a case of Dancing Fever, proceed to the Michael's Club to enjoy yourself. If you're looking for a bar type atmosphere, you'll enjoy the Lounge. No matter where your spirit leads you, you'll be overcome with excitement.
Fitness and Recreation The 25,000 sq. ft. AquaSpa is one of the largest at sea and second to none with a free thalassotherapy pool in a stunning space under a dome with pergolas, topiaries and a bronze by Fernando Botero. An AquaSpa Cafe serves light dishes for breakfast and lunch. Some 40 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, six step units, two rowers and four 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 addition to a main resort area complete with a pool for lap swimming and reverse current, Jacuzzis, 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. Family You'll never see the 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 (the only one in the Millennium-class series). It is a great place to hang out, and includes a big flat-screen television. 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 to the Fun Factory club by a parent/guardian presenting a Celebrity signature card to verify parentage. Each child wears a wristband for identification. A Slumber Party ($6 per hour per child) is offered in the playroom every evening from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. An Afternoon Party is available port days ($6 per hour per child). Limited private babysitting is $8 per hour per family (maximum two children). Make arrangements onboard through Guest Relations or Stateroom Services. Fellow passengers Mostly well-traveled, middle- and upper middle-class Americans. A good number of families can be found, particularly in the summer and holiday periods. There are some, usually well-traveled, international guests. Dress Three formal nights during 10- and 11-night Caribbean voyages; two formal nights on seven-night Alaska cruises. Tuxedo rental is available, but not necessary, as many men wear dark suits on formal nights. Most men wear sports jackets on the two designated "informal" nights on seven-, 10- and 11-night voyages. Casual evenings call for slacks and polo shirts for the men, and blouses and skirts or pants for the ladies. Gratuity Celebrity recommends the following gratuities per person per day: $3.50 for waiter; $2 for assistant waiter, $.75 for restaurant manager, $3.50 for stateroom attendant and $.50 for chief housekeeper. The recommended tip for butlers (suites only) is $3.50 per person per day. |
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- Class series, is no exception. Following the lead of her innovative sisters Millennium and Infinity, the ship 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.