We sailed 10 days to Alaska. We are experienced cruisers and chose Celebrity because it sailed roundtrip out of Vancouver on a date we wanted. We fell for their marketing hype. It was expensive and not worth the cost. We sailed in a Concierge class cabin midship. We bought the classic drink package as a perk.
There were some good points which I'll cover first. We did not pay much extra for the concierge class cabin which gives some extras that we thought were worth it. You get an expanded room service breakfast menu which included fresh squeezed orange juice and fruit smoothies. You get foot rests on the balcony which were very good. The afternoon canapes were good but we stopped them after a few days because they sat too long before we could eat them. They would be really good if you have late sitting in the dining room. Nice to have a canape with a pre dinner cocktail. The extra thick bath robes were really good especially on chilly mornings on the balcony. The bottle of bubbly in the room was actual French sparkling wine. It was decent and a nice touch to start the cruise. They no longer put flowers or fresh fruit. No longer give you a canvass tote bag. The Concierge was never around.
Cabins were a good size with decent storage for a short cruise. The bathroom was very good with lots of hot water. Very poor is there is no self serve laundry anywhere. Throwing your stuff away and buying new stuff in port is cheaper than using their cleaning service.
Very little to do. Lots of t-shirt and jewellry shops.
Awesome city.
My favorite stop. Lots of great history about the gold rush. Recommend reading Jack London's Call of the Wild first.
Not an attrctive city. Way too many jewellry and trinket shops. You can take a city bus or private tour to the glacier. Don't pay the stupid cruise ship prices.
A pleasant surprise. Very pretty location. Not much to do. No point to pay for whale watching. They have a resident non migrating hump back. He hung around the ship all day until the whale watching boats approached and he disappeared.