CHLOE Magazine Summer 2013 Summer 2013 | Page 106

Celebrity Cruises make vacationing available to all with Accessible Staterooms. Customized amenities include spacious bathrooms with grab bars, a raised toilet and lowered sink and roll-in showers for wheelchair users. Grand Gastronomy Whether you commence your day at the Oceanview Café or the Main Restaurant, breakfasts both hearty and light are offered onboard. The Oceanview Café features a custom omelette station, selections of breads, pastries, cheese and meats. Fresh fruit, yogurt and pancakes kick sweet cravings while ethnic traditions of sausage and congee are available. The AquaSpa® Café offers great choices for lighter lunch fare after a day at the spa. Design your own salad poolside or sit down to a plate of thin-sliced Beef Carpaccio atop rocket greens. Ten distinctive specialty restaurants shine on the Celebrity Solstice. With menus crafted by a James Beard featured chef and artistic presentation, each offer signature dishes and pairings from a collection of over 500 wines. Celebrity Reflection is one of three Solstice Class ships offering contemporary dining at Qsine®. Order from an iPad® and indulge in deconstructed dishes of Sushi Lollipops or Popcorn Fish N Chips Featured restaurants on Solstice Class ships master a synthesis of global flavours with sophistication. Cravings for Wonton Soup, Red Curry Duck or a really good California Roll are satisfied at Silk Harvest – a pan Asian bistro with a warm, regal setting of brocade embroidery and bamboo dinnerware (available onboard Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Equinox®). Chic, French delights at Murano are offered with an exotic range of caviar and Champagne High Tea. Authentic Italian eats at Tuscan Grille top it all off. With superb service and select ingredients, this steakhouse offers a fresh take on regional traditions. Vote classic with an Insalate di Cesare – prepared tableside with a dose of history from your server – or Calamari Fritto, but the Mare/Terra mains will go down in the diary of good grub. Cioppino, a rustic seafood stew, arrives with a spicy tomato broth that smothers the dish from a cast iron pot. Soak it up with compliments of roast potatoes and herb crostini. Bistecca Toscana is a blackened Angus rib eye steak with southern soul pairings of Cajun-spiced butter and black pecorino Mac and Cheese. Choose from a selection of Port, after dinner aperitifs like Limoncello or Amaro and a fantastic wine list with imports so intriguing, it’s hard to choose red or white. Now, on to the best part… Sweet Sailing The Solstice Class crowns this dining experience with two cafes that are a real Euro trip. Café al Bacio is the spot for genuine Italian gelato. Pistachio, hazelnut, raspberry or mango, it’s scooped into a waffle cone or bowl made al minuto. Lavazza is the base ground for espresso, macchiato, cappuccino, latte, americano and a no-frill cup of Joe. Piping hot cups are brought to your space of dark wood tables and moda-savvy olive green, wingback chairs. Walk across the floor and you’re in Paris; Bistro on Five spreads skillet fresh crepes and house made desserts with flare. Soft, envelopes of dough wrap savoury ham and cheese or sweet Nutella that will have you digging deeper than Canal St. Martin. Serenity at Sea Digest your dining endeavours in mind and body at the AquaSpa® by Elemis®. In addition to a full-service salon with hair and aesthetic services, acupuncture and detox wraps, Celebrity Cruises offers exotic, artisanal healing. At the Persian Garden, view the Pacific Ocean as you lay on a heated lounge bed of blue and white tiles. On Celebrity Reflection, expose the senses to the exclusive Infrared Sauna or Coldroom. The Steamroom and tropical rain shower are offered on all Solstice Class ships. If you’re there for classic indulgences of Swedish massage or a facial, don’t leave without brushing your fingertips on floral mosaic designs that grace the wall. Fun and Games, Sea and Sky On the Celebrity Solstice Class, entertainment isn’t associated with clichés. Deck 5 is home to the Celebrity Theatre - a spectacle in itself for its sheer size, plush seating and surround sound. A roster of comedians, singers and acrobat shows are a real post-dinner treat to dive into Celebrity nightlife. A European-esque Circus show of elaborate, costume-clad gymnasts contort and flip to a live, operatic soundtrack. If you’re in the mood for Electronic dance music and Top 40, Quasar is the nightclub of choice. With a full bar, bottle service and a DJ booth, this futuristic spot is a slice of downtown Toronto at sea. Fast-paced activities may not be in the cards after a long day of exploring ashore, but they’re dealt at Fortunes Casino