Alaska is majestic

Item: Celebrity Solstice
Rating: 3.9
Author: deb9272

Celebrity Solstice Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

deb9272

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

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7 Night Alaska (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 17, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Solstice

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8263

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall good time with family and friends. Glad we did it but was very disappointed with excursions.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Long lines like Disney world

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Ate at two specialty restaurants. Service is great and food is very good. Drinks are also very good.

Cafe al Bacio and Gelateria

5 out of 5

loved the coffee choices and pastry’s.

Tuscan Grille

5 out of 5

Service was great and food was very good.

Murano Restaurant

5 out of 5

Excellent food and our server was passionate.

Grand Epernay Restaurant

5 out of 5

Food was good and service was great.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Used spa expensive. Went to three shows the best was with comedian Martin Paul. They had a very animated naturalist named Brent Nixon who I enjoyed. Did not use pools.

Shops on the Boulevard

4 out of 5

They didn’t have any essentials.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Music groups on ship were excellent. Went to three shows only one was really really good

Ensemble Lounge

5 out of 5

Good bar and servers musical entertainment is great.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Top notch service in dining rooms and cabin.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Some windows need to be replaced. Found it difficult to find the spa.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Overall room was great. Only complaint was the TV. Free movies didn’t work most of the time. They either didn’t load or weren’t available. TV channels left a lot to be desired.

Ship tip

Do a lot of research on excursions.

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington Did not visit port

Plane got in too late.

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Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5

Tourist town mostly shops. Had excursion scheduled and it was canceled last minute.

Thumbs Up 3

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

4 out of 5

Was beautiful and Captain got in really close.

Thumbs Up 1

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Excursion was canceled when we arrived on ship. Booked different one and it wasn’t worth the money. Took half hour bus ride to glacier and it turned out to a self guided tour for one hour. All walking and back on bus for another twenty minutes to get on old boat to look for whales.

Thumbs Up 3

Skagway, Alaska Did not visit port

We rented a car and drove to Canada. That was fun and enjoyable.

Thumbs Up 0

Victoria, British Columbia

2 out of 5

Just another tourist trap

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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wgammon1 3 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the review.

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deb9272 5 years ago

I’m glad your you didn’t have any problems embarking or disembarbarking We unfortunately did as a matter of fact we were three couples. Two of the couples were dropped off while the third went to return the rental car we had. That couple had Elite status. We were still on line to check in when they returned and were checked in before we even got to the counter. We easily waited for an hour on line. Disembarking wasn’t as bad and similar to past cruises I have been on. The TV was rebooted and we still had same issues.

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rosemaryketring 5 years ago

i have to disagree with the long lines, especially not like Disney! We never had to wait to embark or disembark on ANY DAY. There were 2300 onboard and we never had an issue with lines. Guest services were excellent at helping to identify various excursions. Had same issue with TV, called guest services and they rebooted it. We watched 2 great movies while at sea, FOX, CNN were available.. who wants a selection of TV channels when paying thousands to be outside and enjoying the MAGNIFICENT views of Alaska

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CruzeFan 5 years ago

Did you book the excursions through the ship or directly with the vendor? We rarely ever book ship excursions because they are generally overpriced, overcrowded and last a shorter amount of time than booking directly with a vendor.

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Other reviews of this sailing

The Solstice was a very nice ship. My wife and I loved it. This may sound funny but they have the largest bathroom of any of the other cruise lines we have been on. Their shower was twice as large and had glass all around. Also a very nice room!

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A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE...but :)