Nicest Ship I've been on

Item: Celebrity Solstice
Rating: 4.1
Author: Bountiful

Celebrity Solstice Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Bountiful

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

7 Night Alaska Tracy Arm Fjord (Vancouver To Seattle)

Sail date: May 11, 2018

Ship: Celebrity Solstice

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3120

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The ship was lovely and the cabin spacious. The ports of call were interesting and the scenery gorgeous.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

There were two ships departing Vancouver so embarkation did take a couple of hours, especially waiting to go through U.S. Immigration.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

We really didn't have a lot of time on board the ship as we were in Port for a lot of the days. We did do the Trivia quizzes and they were, unusually, quite challenging!

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The ship was lovely and had the most impressive public toilets - they were gorgeous. My only complaint is that the seating in the main restaurant wasn't very well designed and was not comfortable for people who are short. I could not reach the back of the dining chairs and brought a cushion from my stateroom to dinner each night to put behind my back.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Listen to the Captain's updates - he's hilarious.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

4 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5

We did a Bering Sea Crab Fishermen's Tour that we booked privately. The trawler was docked right beside our ship so it was very convenient and was a great tour. We saw heaps of Bald Eagles.

Thumbs Up 3

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

We did the Mendenhall Glacier and Gardens excursion in Junea. The glacier was amazing but I wouldn't do the gardens again.

Thumbs Up 2

Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5

We did a full-day excurusion with Frontier Expeditions along the Klondike to the Yukon. It was a fabulous trip. My only regret is that we got back into town too late to have a good look around.

Thumbs Up 3

Victoria, British Columbia

4 out of 5

We did an excursion to Butchart gardens and they were beautiful - you must go there if you visit Victoria.

Thumbs Up 3

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5