loupana Posted July 6, 2015 #1 Share Posted July 6, 2015 This will mostly be a photo review of our Alaska Cruise June 26th to July 3rd, 2015. It will be loaded with Food and Drink photos. June 25, 2015 DW, DM and myself flew into Seattle from Ottawa via Vancouver. Airport food at Vancouver airport was actually good... You know you're on vacation when you have desert with breakfast, DW had the ice cream sandwich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupana Posted July 6, 2015 Author #2 Share Posted July 6, 2015 We arrive in Seattle shortly after 2PM, here are a couple of pics of Seattle Airport We then checked into the Holiday Inn on Dexter Avenue. Great location and a great price since DW works for Holiday Inn, here are a couple of hotel pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupana Posted July 6, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted July 6, 2015 It was just a short walk to the Space Needle and Chihuly Glass Gardens so we ventured out for some sight seeing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupana Posted July 6, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Some very cool Glass Sculptures at Chihuly Garden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Disney Chandler Posted July 6, 2015 #5 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Following. Haven't cruised Celebrity yet but this is one of the cruises I was just looking into for DS graduation cruise in 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupana Posted July 6, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted July 6, 2015 We had dinner at the Emerald Grill next to the Holiday Inn. My DW is 57 and I'm 53, I tell you this only because they would NOT serve us a beer until we showed ID to prove our age. I was more annoyed than flattered. It was an early night after traveling and some sight seeing... June 26th, 2015 We were up early and went out for coffee and a quick bite to eat. Oddly enough we didn't end up at a Starbucks we went to a small coffee house close by called "Cherry Street Coffee House", enjoyed a coffee and bagel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sunviking90 Posted July 6, 2015 #7 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Your photos are great! Keep them coming. We loved the Solstice on our Hawaii cruise and I can't wait to see your pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shipshape sam Posted July 6, 2015 #8 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Looking forward to a great photo tour. Likes pics so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupana Posted July 6, 2015 Author #9 Share Posted July 6, 2015 We checked out of the hotel shortly after 10AM. They called a car service for us and we were off to the pier, at 10:25AM we got our first look at the Solstice We had an obstructed view balcony on deck 6 (cabin 6178) and I knew it was just above these lifeboats. There was a bit of traffic at the port but once the car service dropped us off and I got a couple of pics we were done checking in at 10:47AM As you can see from that pic not very many people at the pier yet... At 10:49AM right after checkin we are allowed to board the ship, I was very surprised at this quick boarding process. I got an email and call from Celebrity a week or two before the cruise and the message was for us not to show up till 1:30PM. Obviously I ignored the message and was happy to be onboard before 11AM After taking our time up the gangway we were getting our champagne at 10:55AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupana Posted July 6, 2015 Author #10 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I'll continue tomorrow since I have more photos to upload to flickr before I post them here...still to come from day 1, Molecular bar, Martini bar, MDR Dinner pics and random photos around the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaBag Posted July 6, 2015 #11 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Loving the review. Keep the pictures coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheriffJoe Posted July 6, 2015 #12 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Great pics and review....keep them coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted July 6, 2015 #13 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Yay, something for me to do til our Alaska Solstice....NEXT SEPT 2016!!:rolleyes: Thanks so much!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupana Posted July 6, 2015 Author #14 Share Posted July 6, 2015 After boarding we walked around a bit before heading to the buffet for lunch Some pics from Solstice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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loupana Posted July 6, 2015 Author #16 Share Posted July 6, 2015 We now head into Oceanview Cafe for lunch We browse all food stations before we make a decision on what to eat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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loupana Posted July 6, 2015 Author #18 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The end result after all those options... We then walked through the Ensemble Lounge and toured the Specialty Restaurants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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loupana Posted July 6, 2015 Author #21 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Artwork Walking back out through Ensemble Lounge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupana Posted July 6, 2015 Author #22 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Our first look inside MDR Celler Masters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupana Posted July 6, 2015 Author #23 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Grand Foyer Time to visit the Martini Bar Just got our Martini's and the announcement came on over the PA System staterooms are now ready... Time to visit cabin 6178 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupana Posted July 6, 2015 Author #24 Share Posted July 6, 2015 They already had the couch made up as a bed for me, I was leaving the bed for DW and DM. They did come back and separate the beds for us later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupana Posted July 6, 2015 Author #25 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Balcony view... The indoor solarium pool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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