Celebrity Infinity Review

Celebrity Infinity - Alaska - Sept. 7, 2012

Review for Alaska Cruise on Celebrity Infinity
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Topeka49
First Time Cruiser • Age 90s

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Sail Date: Sep 2012
Cabin: Concierge Class 2

The night before the cruise, we stayed at the Westin in downtown Seattle, which is handy to Starbucks and a large drugstore. We arrived for embarkation at 11 AM, waiting just a short time before boarding. Our room was ready by 1 PM. That first day there were no flowers or canapes, the safe didn't work and had to have the battery replaced, and the plugs didn't work. The electrician came in and fixed the plugs, which took until 8 PM. The phone also didn't work. By Saturday, the flowers got delivered and the canapes (which weren't much) arrived in the afternoon. We did get fresh fruit and a bottle of sparkling wine, which was a plus.

We checked out the Cafe Bacio which was great - coffee delicious and free pastries to go with it. The show that night was excellent. By the time we ate breakfast and lunch at the buffet we weren't hungry at dinnertime and we consequently we did not eat in the Trellis dining room except for lunch one day. Watching our weight, we preferred the buffet so we could just have a salad and soup or sandwich for lunch or vegetables and an entree for dinner. We were happy with the choices they had. The business of having to purchase a package in order to get soft drinks and bottled water was irritating. They had coffee and tea, fruit juices and lemonade without additional cost.

The naturalist, Brent, was excellent and very informative and entertaining. We went into town at Ketchikan and had blackened salmon for lunch. The Tracy Arm fiord and Sawyer glacier portion of the voyage was spectacular and the highlight of the trip. The stop at Juneau was a big disappointment. We had made reservations for an excursion to the Mendenhall Glacier but when my wife learned we'd be using the ship's lifeboats as tenders, she said "No way." She is deathly afraid of little boats. They gave us a hard time about a refund, but we'd just bought the tickets the day before, so they gave it to us. We went on the train ride from Skagway which was very scenic and quite comfortable. We took a bus back on the Klondike Highway, but were in fog most of the trip back to Skagway.

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Concierge Class 2

Cabin C2

Good location on the ship - quiet and midway to elevators. Close to the library. Very quiet and confortable. Enjoyed the balcony. The large window kept you from feeling claustrophobic. Bathroom was surprisingly larger than we expected. Lots of closet space.

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