I decided to take the plunge and book a cruise to Alaska as my first cruise ever. Glad I did. I didn't mind the ship was older. I don't need all the fancy "bells and whistles". My room was clean. I liked all the activities provided. Food was good. Loved all the excursions that I did. Loved all the ports that the ship stopped at. I'd book another cruise with celebrity! Everyone on ...
Where do I begin...First let me say that the weather was perfect, normally supposed to be raining this time of year but we got super lucky and it was sunny and 60's the whole time. Second, Alaska is AMAZING!!! This trip was the Dawes glacier cruise out of Seattle. Everywhere we went was amazing. Ketchikan, Juneau, and Skagway were incredible ports. Now for the cruise ship, deep breath...
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We went on our first Alaska cruise September of 2021 when the Celebrity Millineum had only 600 passengers - (first cruises after Covid). It was great with less people, but some places were closed due to covid like Canada. We decided to return to Alaska this May, as it is easy to travel there living in the Northwest. The ship was most likely at full capacity this time. Our only problem was ...
We had been on Celebrity before a couple of years ago but had done a second Marella Cruise in January which we thought had gone downhill so back to Celebrity. Alaska was on our bucket list. Not the fault of Celebrity but Seattle Airport is the pits. Queues so long we had to go down the escalator, round the block and back up stairs before we even got to the main queue so would never go back ...
We chose this cruise for the itinerary and May sailing. The ship overall is very clean and pretty but is showing a little bit of wear and age. The crew is excellent and really makes this ship special. Our room steward was the best we have had on ten plus cruises. The staff in the Blu restaurant were excellent and the food overall was very good and wonderfully presented. The buffet was very ...
We just thought to try it once and see if it was for us. We had a good experience for most things except for the cost of buying cappuccino in the morning. It was so disappointing and distasteful that we poured it down the drain and said we will never buy it again. It cost about $9 each, what in the world for. What were we to spend the on board credit for? I sure didn't know and who to turn to ...
Things we liked: wonderful boat and amenities, the crew was kind and hard-working, and the food was good for the most part. The ports were great and we liked the setup of the ship. Service and food in Murano was exceptional, best place to eat by a long shot.
Things we didn't like: service in MDR was very rushed, we felt hustled along to order and eat, food was good though. Service in Tuscan ...
So Alaska was a bucket list cruise. The chance to revisit Vancouver and a first time visit to Seattle was too good to pass up. Everything about this itinerary was amazing and after a few spots of rain for about 30 minutes in Ketchikan, it was mostly blue skies and warmth throughout. Could not have conjured up better weather.
Fantastic stay in Auberge hotel just 5 minute walk to the port in ...
This was our first Celebrity Cruise. We departed from Vancouver and there were two ships boarding. I'll bet we walked 2 miles serpentining through the terminal to finally board. Passengers for both ships were together but near the end were finally separated. This could have been real problem for someone with mobility issues.
We had a balcony room, that was fine. You are able to fit your ...
First time on Celebrity.
The Pacific coast itinerary(RT Los Angeles) was the reason we booked this cruise. Living not far from the Los Angles port allowed us to drive to the port with no need to fly.
The crew members were very nice and accommodating. Captain announcements on the PA system were timely although at times were difficult to understand(heavy accent).
The food at the main ...