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Celebrity Solstice Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Celebrity Solstice

7 Night Alaska Glacier Cruise (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 21, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Solstice

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7115

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Amazing service, great food, enjoyable on board activities, but seeing the glacier with whales spouting near by and harbor seals floating on chunks of ice was the best!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick lines, no problems.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Other than pushing the specialty dining at least once a day, the food at the buffet and MDR is so delicious and prepared exactly as asked.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The glass blowing is unique and captivating. The whirlpools were always a nice temperature for soothing sore walking feet.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
The staff stage performers were amazingly talented and fun to watch. The musicians must know every song ever written and are also quite skilled. Brent Dixon, the naturalist is phenomenal and really makes the trip memorable. The Captain's talk about the building of the ship was really interesting and well done- a treat. The comedian, unfortunately, brings the whole rating down. I think he was high. He repeated himself often and we should have walked out.

Children's Programs

Kids too old.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Attention to detail. Everyone greets you, makes eye contact and says hello. Everyone is helpful. There was barely any line at the service desk, ever.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Always clean, however, our traveling companion hit his head on a protruding structure while sitting down in the Passport bar.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great space, plenty of hangars, fairly large shower compared to most cruise ships.

Ship tip

The coffee shop is a beautiful comfy place to watch the water and sip a delicious esspresso. Dont stand in a long line, just sit down. There is table service that includes the pastries, cakes, and cookies. The selection changes daily. The specialty coffees and teas are extra but included in the drink package.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington Did not visit port

Didnt do an excursion, just airport.

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
We took the bus to the totem poles. Eight on the water and a beautiful walk. Rainy here.

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5
No excursion, just get topside and gawk.

Juneau, Alaska

2 out of 5
Went to the Red Dog saloon. Fun, bawdy songs with fun drinks. The rest of Juneau that I saw was similar to Mexican ports where they sell overpriced jewlery and people try to get you into their stores.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
We walked into town and took two free walking tours from the rangers.

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
Great gardens.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and easy! The best! Sent our luggage to the airport and Disney have to luf it around until baggage claim in our home city!
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1 Comment

Shh813    5 years ago

Please post pictures of the glaciers and whales.

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