Celebrity Solstice Class: Five Ships and the 2026 Solstice Refit

A familiar design with a substantially renewed namesake

The original class identity combines a generous spread of dining venues, outdoor lawn areas and a conventional balcony-led accommodation mix. Silhouette and Reflection developed the design further, with Lawn Club Grill among the prominent distinctions; Reflection also has its own larger accommodation arrangement.

Solstice, Equinox, Eclipse, Silhouette and Reflection

The Lawn Club versus Solstice's Sunset Park

On the unrenewed sisters, the Lawn Club concept remains an important part of the outdoor identity. The use of nearby space varies by ship: a grill, cabanas or other activities are not automatically duplicated across the class. Look at the specific ship’s venue map.

Solstice’s Sunset Park includes an outdoor café. Inside, The Parlor offers games such as billiards, while Boulevard Lounge hosts dueling pianos and daytime activities. These additions give you specific places to compare with the lawn and lounge choices on the other ships.

New Solstice restaurants and the sisters' own dining lists

Solstice’s current specialty list includes Trattoria Rossa, Fine Cut Steakhouse, Sushi on Five and Murano. Murano remains available; the renewal did not remove it. Equinox and Eclipse retain the older Murano and Tuscan Grille combination.

Silhouette and Reflection offer Lawn Club Grill and The Porch, with exact opening arrangements and charges checked for the sailing. The ordinary main dining room and Oceanview Café still provide the base routine, so a larger specialty list need not become a larger mandatory food bill.

Blu serves qualifying AquaClass guests and Luminae serves qualifying suite guests. Compare the category premium with the benefits you want. A Concierge booking is a different product and should not be valued as though it includes either restaurant.

Conventional verandas, new categories and varying Retreat facilities

A conventional veranda is a major reason some travelers prefer this generation to Edge’s widespread Infinite Veranda concept. Nevertheless, check the exact room: balcony depth, obstructions, overhangs and angled locations vary. The phrase “Solstice-class balcony” is too broad to settle the choice.

Solstice’s renewal introduced Panoramic Infinite Veranda suites alongside other new panoramic categories. An Infinite Veranda suite is different from a conventional veranda room: inspect its opening-window arrangement and usable living space. Use the post-renewal category plan for any new room, especially when a veranda is essential to the booking.

Solstice's renewal added a Retreat Sundeck with an oversized hot tub and a redesigned private lounge. That completed work supersedes the generic Retreat page's older exclusion of Solstice. Compare the facilities on the named sister ship: the same suite-brand label does not promise the same outdoor deck.

Choose the actual renewal features or the better itinerary

Choose Solstice class when you like Celebrity’s dining-and-evening emphasis but want to compare a conventional balcony layout before moving to Edge. The class can work especially well when the itinerary provides a balance of sea days and ports.

Choose the renewed Solstice for its actual new spaces. Choose another sister when its itinerary, room or particular restaurant is a better match. A newer refit is useful evidence about facilities; it is not a universal ranking of the five ships.

Pros and cons

Other ships to consider

Edge class provides more contemporary architecture and a different veranda concept. Millennium class is the smaller-footprint alternative. Compare renewed Solstice specifically against those options rather than treating it as identical to Eclipse or Equinox.

Official deck plans

Photograph and further reading

The photograph shows Celebrity Solstice at the date recorded in its credit. It illustrates the vessel, not a guarantee of its current paintwork, cabins or latest refit. Original photograph and attribution; photograph license.