Celebrity Solstice Review

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Review for Alaska Cruise on Celebrity Solstice
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cacbeausang
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Aug 2018
Cabin: Concierge Class 2

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 opened the veranda partitions for us, we didn't really have a seamless veranda between rooms. We did a lot of communicating on the veranda, so having to climb through these posts was not great. We will pay attention to that next time. Otherwise, we were mid-ship, the rooms were nice, had plenty of storage and the bathrooms were large enough for 2 of us.

First a BIG thank you to everyone who posts on these boards, I read extensively and felt prepared for my first cruise. Here were the best tips we used: 40# magnet hooks to hang hats, lanyards, fleeces, laundry bags, etc... Next time we will bring 10 per room. Brought thin hangers and put the thick wood ones from the cruise above my side of the bed since I can't reach that cubby anyway. Purchased lanyards with plastic holder prior to cruise - indispensable. I don't care if I look like a tourist - I am one, and it was handy. Used reusable plastic baggage tag holders. Only needed one pair of waterproof tennis shoes as my outdoor shoes for Alaska. Glad I listened to seasoned cruisers on this one. Chose Chilkoot Charters for the Skagway train tour.

Cabin Review

Concierge Class 2

Cabin C2

Our cabin was nice, very clean, decent size, suitcases fit well under the bed, more space in bathroom than I expected. Room serviced 2x/day, which was nice. Our stateroom attendant was great.

Port Reviews

Seattle

We arrived 2 days before our cruise to enjoy Seattle. It was a beautiful city and we were able to walk to everything we wanted to see. We stayed at the W downtown, perfect location. Went to the Pike's Place market area, Space Needle, and wharf. Lots of food options.

Victoria

We walked to Fisherman's Wharf, took a water taxi to Chinatown and walked through downtown to the Empress Hotel and Parliament Building, then back on the water taxi. We didn't arrive to port until 6 pm, I think we would have enjoyed it more had we arrived during the day and done an excursion.

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