Celebrity Cruises, Celebrity Solstice, Alaska Review

Celebrity Solstice, Alaska

Solstice is an older ship probably due for some refurbishment. Our balcony cabin was clean and comfortable.
The buffet restaurant offered excellent choice and there was never any difficulty getting a table. The food in the main dining restaurant was good but we had to queue a while most days for dinner. At lunchtime you were crammed together in a corner to save the waiters walking any distance. This increased the risk of of Covid and was uncomfortable on a table for two as you were so close to your neighbours. The celebrity brand is all about upgrading and paying more. The included Wi-Fi was very limited and only allowed use of one device at a time. There was up selling of the drinks package which we did not find necessary. The basic drinks package offers a good selection . There are quite a few restaurants you cannot go unless your aqua class, have a suite or pay a supplement. This left the feeling of being a slightly second class citizen which is something I dislike. The itinerary was good, the shows an board were varied. Love the timing of the shows which allowed us to watch the 7 pm show first then have dinner later, (something that you often cannot do on other cruise lines). Really enjoyed the expert on board and her talks about the Alaskan wildlife - excellent lectures. The Captain announced one percent of passengers had Covid on board. There were very few Covid safeguards. We tested positive as soon as we got home as did others. It is difficult to avoid when mixing with but celebrity could definitely have some better safeguarding such as spacing the dining tables, masks in elevators and encouraging people not to share outside their group.