Wonderful cruise to Alaska

Celebrity Solstice Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

hector3609

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

7 Night Alaska Glacier Cruise (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 26, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Solstice

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We enjoyed it very much. It was smooth therefore I wasn't seasick which was great. The service was fantastic. There were many people we observed in the Ocean View café who were less than polite to the waiters & other staff. Their bad manners annoyed us. The ports were good to great (especially Juneau.) Unforgettable experience seeing the brown bears in the wild & the seaplane was exciting.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We only ate in the Epernay restaurant & the Ocean view café. All the staff were wonderful, friendly, helpful & couldn't do enough for us. The food was fantastic, the drinks were also great.

Grand Epernay Restaurant

5 out of 5

Great service from our sommelier Thia & our waiters Ruben & Shetty. They were lovely, friendly & very helpful.

Passport Bar

5 out of 5

Fun, happy friendly waiters & barmen (& women.) We enjoyed our time there very much. Very good service also.

Oceanview Cafe and Bar

4 out of 5

Sometimes it was difficult finding a table, but otherwise, very good. Great views, great food & friendly helpful waiters.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

we did not do any activities.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

stage shows, comedians, magician all excellent.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Rhonda our room steward looked after us very well, our room was always clean & tidy. She was also very nice & friendly. Our waiters were all fantastic, both at dinner & in every other area. A special mention to Thia our sommelier, & Ruben & Shetty, our waiter & assistant waiter in Epernay restaurant. They were wonderful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

yes they were. The washrooms were always clean & well stocked. Thanks to the staff in the ladies washrooms.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The comfort & size were ok, what you would expect on a cruise with limited space. The cleanliness was great.

Ship tip

Wifi constantly drops out, but we were lucky to have it.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5

yes we did a wildlife tour which was ok.

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CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

3 out of 5

Unable to get close to the glacier due to ice floating in the water & the captain said it was too dangerous.

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

We did a seaplane tour to a wilderness area where we saw 5 brown bears come & go, fishing for salmon. We spent 2.5 hours watching them, our guides were fantastic. It was the highlight of our trip.

Thumbs Up 7

Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5

We did a tour to see the Sled dogs which we really enjoyed. We had a Iditarod sled dog demonstration, got to pat the dogs then hold a puppy. It was fantastic. We also did the Klondike summit (by coach) which was enjoyable.

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Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

4 out of 5

Had already stayed in Victoria so did not do much.

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