Celebrity Cruises considers fine dining its forte and the announcement that the new Celebrity Solstice will have ten restaurants reiterates its importance.   While the cruise line’s ships will continue with two-seating, assigned dining, Solstice will offer cruisers a number of attractive alternative dining options.

Two restaurants are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the two-level main dining room Grand Epernay and the casual Oceanview Cafe & Grill.  

Alternative restaurants which require reservations and have a surcharge include Tuscan Grille serving steaks, Kobe beef and Caesar salad; Silk Harvest, an Asian restaurant with Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese and Indian selections and Murano, serving continental cuisine and fine wines.   The restaurant Blu will be complimentary to passengers staying in the new AquaClass category of accommodations but have a surcharge for those staying in other cabin categories.  Cafe al Bacio & Gelateria will serve designer coffee, teas, gelato, pastries and chocolate truffles.

Additional dining venues with no surcharge include Bistro on Five, specializing in crepes, sandwiches and other casual meals, will be open 24 hours per day; Aqua Spa Cafe in the ship’s Solarium and the Mast Grill and Bar next to the pool.

For this cruiser, the choice of restaurants makes Celebrity Solstice sound very appealing.   I will pay extra to dine on outstanding cuisine in a lovely setting.  I also like the fact that the ship’s casual restaurants will be open for dinner should I be in the mood for something more casual.

Does this ship also tempt you?