Having taken a number of cruises over the last few years in the Med, my wife and I made the decision to stretch our cruise wings and tackle Alaska.

Feeling refreshed after a few days in Seattle recovering from a long haul from the UK, we embarked for the cruise terminal with enthusiasm for the next week. Our expectations were met from the minute our cases were taken as Celebrity moved us seamlessly through the embarkation process, where we went from shore to ship in under 15 minutes and were on-board at 11.00am on day of departure.

We spent a pleasant hour or two learning the ships layout and then made our way to our cabin, which was very well equipped and provided a great balcony and view from the rear of the ship, its also worth noting the weather was exceptionally warm for the time of year, which made sail away even more memorable. Read more