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Item: Celebrity Solstice
Rating: 4.6
Author: Johns23423

Celebrity Solstice Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Johns23423

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

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7 Night Alaska Glacier Cruise (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 14, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Solstice

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1523

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We enjoyed the ship, crew and ports. Three sea days was a bit much especially two on the way back. Alaska is beautiful and the excursions are well done. We did some hikes which were great ways to enjoy the natural beauty.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Lines moved quickly. Plenty of places to wait (and eat) on board while waiting for staterooms to be ready.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Plenty of bars. Good service and food in MDR and Blu

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Watching the glass blowing was fun.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Funny comedians, good performances by the larger cast

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room was made up several times per day. Waiters and others in restaurants were great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Clean and well maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Plenty of storage. Nice bat heroine and balcony

Ship tip

Best coffee is at Cafe al Bocio and the pastries there are delicious (and free(“)

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

City Pass is a great way to see the highlights at a lower price

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Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5

Easiest port to walk around

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CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5

They took the ship right up to the glacier and then spun it around

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Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

Lots of eagles

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Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

The town is mostly a national heritage site. Take time to watch the short movie in the visitors center about the gold rush

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Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

4 out of 5

Beautiful views but too long at sea (really two days)

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Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5

Short stop almost not worth stopping since Seattle is so close

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Just walked off

3 Comments

wgammon1 3 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review. We prefer sea days to port days. We would love a cruise with just sea days and no ports.

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tsmaggio 5 years ago

I love sea days!!! If you pick a ship you really love then sea days are amazing.

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Shh813 5 years ago

We loved the Solstice in 2015 for our cruise to Alaska. Our itinerary was fantastic. The ship is beautiful. Food delicious and staff friendly and helpful. Celebrity is probably our favorite cruise line. However, we did find on the Alaska cruise not a lighting don on the ship. We watched the glass blowing many times.

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