The most enjoyable part of our cruise occurred while on a tour from Skagway Port. We disembarked and found Skagway Tours. Though we hesitated to take the 3+ hour tour up to the Yukon, we are extremely glad we did! We had the best guide and driver that anyone could hope for: River. This wonderful woman proved to be informative, considerate, helpful, and kind. She made this trip the highlight ...
This was our first time sailing on Celebrity, and having sailed on Carnival, Princess and Royal Caribbean ships over the last 20 years, we found this to be the best ship we’ve ever been on.
We stayed at a hotel the night before the cruise and chose to book it through the cruise line. This was worthwhile because our luggage was automatically picked up in the room the morning of the cruise. ...
Seattle to Seattle, cruised with family (2 fifty something couples, 70s grandma and 20s granddaughter, and single 50s), 4 cabins in a row, first cruise for all but two of us.
We had 1066, 1068, 1070 and 1072. The only thing I would change is to be one deck lower. The 10th deck on Solstice had these large diagonal support posts for the large overhead awning above the top deck, so although they ...
We take a cruise to Alaska about every other year to celebrate our anniversary. We have cruised Celebrity almost exclusively. We love the crew and the Solstice is our favorite ship. Ever since we discovered Aqua Class we book it just for Blu. The food is excellent and the staff is remarkable. The pace is unhurried and you can eat whenever you want. And it's quiet. You can carry on a ...
We had booked stateroom 6236 through AAA Miami Valley in October 2017 for $4123 for both of us. The cabin was a deluxe veranda room on the continental deck in the rear center of the ship on the right side (starboard). We opted for a $262 trip insurance that we didn’t use. We had to pay $500 down and the rest by June 24. We chose the prepaid gratuities (~$200 value) and the classic drink upgrade ...
Had a wonderful time. Our servers st dinner Gilmar and Dan were out of this world. They were always there to get us what we needed, they were nice and helpful in every way. Mari our cabin attendant on 6 was marvelous . So attentive to us. My husband and I. All of the waiters at Martini bar s d others were good . Great cruise directors. All of the staff were very accommodating . The food ...
Review of Celebrity Solstise
Seattle/Ketchikan AK/Juneau AK/Skagway AK/Victoria BC/Seattle
August 24, 2018
Day One – Seattle. Arrived on the dock at 9:45 and we were sipping bubbly onboard by 10:15. Very efficient. As we were in a Concierge Class cabin, we had lunch in the Main Dining Room, the Grand Epernay. The menu was limited, but quite varied considering how few selections there ...
My husband and I traveled with our mid-20 year old sons and it was the first major cruise for all of us. Quick background if it helps (I scoured this site prior to leaving so it did help to have some basis for a review)): we are all in the hospitality industry and have really high standards in all areas of the business. In addition we are lifelong boaters and currently own 3 boats. For those ...
This was a great cruise and Captain Tasos was fantastic! He was personable, entertaining, and informative. We would take another cruise with Celebrity just to sail with him again. The ship is just the right size for us. Smaller ships can get into smaller ports and waterways, but they lack the selection of entertainment and food. The mega ships are just too large and impersonal. We choose this ...
The boat was clean and staff was very helpful. The shows were fun and the comedians were fabulous. More than enough food and varieties that we always found something tasty. Remember to read your daily itinerary for the daily theme day in the Oceanview cafe because we missed some great opportunities like reindeer hotdogs on Alaskan Day and paella on Taste of Spain Day. The cabin was large (8154) ...