This was our third cruise with Celebrity and our second on Solstice. This was also the first season in Alaska for a "Solstice Class" ship for the cruise line.

Even though there was a fair amount of families on this cruise,many more than our Mediterranean cruise last year, Celebrity is geared more for adults than children. No pool slides, rock climbing walls, zip lines,etc. If I was considering a cruise with children, my sense is that another cruise line may be a better pick.

The Solstice was extremely clean, had a very friendly crew that work very hard to ensure you have the best experience possible. Brent Nixon as others have commented, did a great job in presenting Alaskan wildlife. He is not to be missed if you are going this season. Read more