This was a special cruise for my husband's 60th birthday year. Solstice met all our expectations and more. We've sailed on Reflection and Silhouette in the past, and although some of the amenities are different we found the staff, service and food on Solstice to excel the younger ships in the fleet.
The Alaska experience was out of this world. Despite not being able to visit Skagway due to a ...
Embarkation was speedy. We arrived around 11 am and boarded in about 15 minutes.
Debarkation was also speedy. We opted for dragging our own bags, since we had an early flight out of Sea-Tac. We were through customs as the first bags were being unloaded. We were out of the terminal by 7:30, in the (previously reserved) airport shuttle by 8, and at the airport by around 8:45.
The ship is ...
I planned this cruise last October (2016) as an 80th Birthday Surprise Gift to my Mom. I specifically chose this cruise because of the roundtrip in/out of Seattle and the itinerary. As I had booked a suite, I knew my Mom would appreciate the beautiful balcony as she likes to rest and the extra time At Sea and Cruising the Fjords and Inside Passage would give her a great cabin experience! I picked ...
An Alaskan cruise has been on my list for the past 5 years. I kept saying I want to go to Alaska but couldn't find a travel companion. Last November 2016, my sister in law called to tell me she booked on Celebrity Solstice to Alaska. I have heard for years Alaska is an old people's cruise, that is so far from the truth.
This was my first time on Celebrity lines. The boat was fabulous. Easy ...
The cruise experience on the Celebrity Solstice was great overall!
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Dining - dining was good. The food grade would be about a B in my opinion. They had lots of options, and different things every night. Good appetizer, main course, and dessert choices daily. The service was excellent, and the dining room is beautiful. We had lunch and breakfast in the main dining ...
I loved the ship layout. Easy to navigate and find whatever you wanted to do. My favorite "activities" were the talks by Brent Dixon (naturalist) and Miss Amanda (historian). If you take this cruise, don't miss them. I learned a ton and loved all their talks.
I found the ship easy to embark/disembark. I found the disembarkation and reembarkation fine after the shore excursions. (I am ...
This was our 25th wedding anniversary trip. I originally booked a sunset veranda room, then canceled and rebooked a room that ended up being a 2C. That is my only real regret of the trip. Only other 2 cruise lines I have been on were Carnival and Disney. The disney ship (Dream) and service were outstanding. Celebrity compared very favorably in both respects. The CC expert review could not have ...
our travel agent suggested this cruise, and she was completely correct. The ship is beautiful, the staff were very accommodating, and I couldn't of asked for more. My one minor criticism is that like other cruise ships, it seems that the pressure to buy products was pretty constant. We loved in the hot glass show. don't miss it.
My husband thought that the food was average, and I really ...
Me and my husband loves cruising. We've been all over the world, but this is the second celebrity cruise we've been to.. We embark and disembark with no trouble at all. We explored Ketchikan ourselves and ,did a tour in Juneau and Skagway. We enjoyed our tour especially the Mendenhall Glacier, amazing nature. The ship is clean and so classy, we watch the Tracy arm fjord at the sky lounge very ...
We had friends who did this cruise and it was recommended highly by them. We enjoyed the informative talks before the land days. The captain did a fantastic job piloting through Tracey Arm and getting us up close to the glacier.
We enjoyed our shore excursions in Ketchikan, Juneau, and Skagway. We booked with local vendors for private taxi tours in Ketchikan and Juneau and took the White ...