We are just back from a 7-day Alaska cruise aboard the Celebrity Eclipse – our twelve or thirteenth cruise throughout the world. It was mostly good but things have changed in the cruise industry – the good ‘ol pre-pandemic days are naught but a pleasant memory.
Here were the things about the cruise that tainted the overall pleasure of it.
1. We embarked at the cruise ship terminal in ...
Same food served every night except for the 2nd of last night , when lobster tails and baked Alaska was added. Celebrity menus used to have 2 sides. Classic menu served every night, consisting of baked chicken, salmon, pasta and beef. Plus there was another menu which changed every night. Now only classic menu served. It seems they want us to eat at the specialty restaurants which cost a lot. ...
The people in the Corporate offices, who have never worked for a cruise line should not be making decisions about the food in the main dining room. Menu is the same every night except for the second to last evening. Gone are the days of lamb shanks, duck & osso bucco. Be prepared for chicken, salmon and NY strip every evening. Which is great but no other variety as in the past. We have ...
This cruise is not a value for the money in my opinion . Although Alaska is spectacular, you do not get to spend much time on land .
Excursions are way over priced and not a good value for the money .
Ship is tired and outdated .
Food is mediocre.
Entertainment on this cruise was very boring . We were disappointed there was zero Alaskan culture represented .
Very difficult to get a ...
Just took the Celebrity Millenium cruise to Alaska, but just returned from our vacation – in total we were gone over 2 weeks (and one week was the cruise). We like cruising Alaska, so when some we were with our friends last July 2022, we said ‘what should we do in 2023?’ The answer that hot July was go somewhere not so hot! The cruise, which left from Vancouver and ended in Seward, was more ...
This was the worst cruise I have ever taken. Best vacation because of the scenery and wildlife but worst cruise. We had a room on the 9th floor. Noise from the oceanview buffet kept us up all night. Workers pounding clanking rolling carts all night. Did not complain until the last night at 1 am when we had to be up at 5 to catch the train. Even then they stopped for a little while then started ...
I have sailed on 31 cruises now and Celebrity Millennium takes the cake for, by far, the worst I have been on yet. What is so disappointing to me is Celebrity Edge is by far my favorite ship I have sailed on. Celebrity was my preferred brand until this cruise.
For added context I am in my late 40s and sailed with my adult family in concierge class rooms - I bring this up because while it may ...
Review: July 28th Sailing of the Celebrity Solstice.
To begin: I have sailed in riverboats on the Rhine, as well as on the Fair Princess, the HAL Ryndam, the Constellation, Eclipse and Infinity. This was my first cruise since 2014. It had been cancelled several times due to health problems in the family and the Covid issues. My personal rating of this cruise is six out of ten. It would have ...
Just got back from our Alaskan family cruise 7/23-7/30 to celebrate my 50th bday. Can’t say enough about how friendly and personable the entire staff treated us. We stayed on Deck 8 and had the pleasure of meeting Arnold, who ensured our stay went smoothly from start to finish.
Plenty of activities during the day & night for kids and adults. The ship was kept very clean with anti-bacterial ...
Our cruise line of choice is Celebrity. We had never been to Alaska and had booked this cruise on a Caribbean cruise in 2/2022. During lockdown I had watched Captain's Club videos and I was interested in seeing Sitka. Not all sailings went to this port. So, we had been looking forward to this cruise. We watched videos on packing for Alaska and bought all the recommended clothing, which were ...