Great Cruise except the weather

Celebrity Solstice Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Celebrity Solstice

7 Night Alaska Dawes Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 26, 2022

Ship: Celebrity Solstice

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6290

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Which I could remember main dining room waitress’ name. She took extra steps to make sure I could enjoy my meals

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Was much easier than other ports we have sailed out of. Not sure if this was because ship was not full, or because Seattle had a more organized boarding system. The ship boarding beside us did not to be boarding as smoothly as we were

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Main dining room was good. Buffet was good but more food - other than pizza and ice cream-could have been available at off hours. The specialty dining rooms were $60 per person per meal. I’m on chemo and have a diminished appetite and we were not able to get specialty dining for my husband and ala carte for me except in sushi bar. So, not wanting to waste most of my meal we didn’t eat in any other specialty restaurants. Our waitress in the main restaurant was very helpful in helping me get small portions of foods that weren’t heavily spiced.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Didn’t really use much

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Good stage shows except magic show. Could have used a few more games or entertainment during the days at sea

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Wish I could remember our main dining room waitress’ name, maybe Diwa, (she was from Indonesia)she was wonderful. As mentioned I have some dietary issues and she was very helpful

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very well maintained. Still amazed by the bartenders at the martini bar

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Small, but no smaller than other lines. Attendant was great. Need plugs by bed for cpap

Ship tip

Nothing unusual

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5
Weather was bad so missed shore excursion. Couldn’t be helped

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

4 out of 5
No. But captain or crew was helpful in describing

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5
Excursion was good. Dog sled

Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5
Railroad was good

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

4 out of 5
Beautiful and crew described well

Victoria, British Columbia Did not visit port

Have been several times and did not want to go through hassle of customs for just 2-3 hours on shout

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Best of any cruise I’ve been on
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5 Comments

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

willwork4cruz    2 years ago

Sorry about your cancer. I believe Celebrity has upcharge meals available in th MDR. That could be a way for one person gets a specialty meal without their spouse having to buy it also.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

jallaway    2 years ago

I always try to take a picture of the names placard they put on the tables. I too could not remember otherwise

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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