Just as expected. Embarkation and disembarkation were terrible.

Item: Celebrity Eclipse
Rating: 3.4
Author: R2015

Celebrity Eclipse Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

R2015

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 102

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Alaska Hubbard Glacier (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 04, 2022

Ship: Celebrity Eclipse

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8181

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We had rain in Sitka but this was not unexpected at this time of the year. The shuttle to the town center from the port had long crowded queues. Otherwise, the cruise was just as we expected and there was nothing extraordinary that we experienced.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Terrible. So crowded and therefore took so long. Vancouver cruise port is no longer equipped to give cruisers a nice start to their cruise.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Menu looks good but quality has deteriorated noticeably from the Celebrity of the past, even as recently as four years ago. In this pandemic times, we thought the buffet would have had staff placing food on the passenger’s plates but that’s not the case.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

No Broadway style shows.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

One item where quality was maintained by Celebrity.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship was clean but shows age.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Nothing much different from other ships and cruise lines. Seems smaller than on older Celebrity ships.

Ports of call

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

3 out of 5

Outbound passage was at night and dark. Inbound, there was some fog ar the beginning but BC residents are probably used to this type of scenery, so nothing new.

Thumbs Up 1

Sitka, Alaska

3 out of 5

As expected.

Thumbs Up 0

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

3 out of 5

Glacier smaller than before, but everyone knows this.

Thumbs Up 1

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

As expected.