Live from Solstice: ALASKA Dawes Glacier May 12-19, 2023 (First Sailing ex SEA)

[Fly and Sail]

Another week, another cruise. After we had a lot of fun on the Millennium thread the last three weeks I’ll try to let those who are interested follow along on this weeks journey:

 

Celebrity Solstice to Alaska’s majestic Dawes Glacier, May 12-19th.

 

This will be the first Alaska sailing of the Solstice out of Seattle in the 2023 season and it will remain with the “Seattle loop” for the remainder of this years trips.

 

The sailing will take us from Seattle up north and then back down with a brief stop in Victoria.

 

If anyone else reading this is on board, please feel free to contribute with pictures and your own impressions along the way. 

 

Happy Sailings! 🙂🛳️

 

 

[Fly and Sail]

Leaving Las Vegas…

 

The Airport is extremely busy today and our flight to the Emerald City is 30 min delayed.

 

Munching away on some cookies prior to departure as we all know, it’s hard to get enough calories during a cruise. 😛

 

 

Edited May 11, 2023 by Fly and Sail

[RTShaker]

Watched your ship come into Victoria today. View from the Millennium...

 

 

 

[Fly and Sail]

I saw on the cruise tracker that all three - Eclipse, Millennium and Solstice are in Victoria today. 😲

[mahdnc]

I look forward to seeing your photos, and reading about your slot machine adventures.

[Barwick Cruiser]

What ports will you be visiting other than Victoria? Hope you enjoy smooth seas and clear days! Cheers🥂

[RTShaker]

2 hours ago, Fly and Sail said:

I saw on the cruise tracker that all three - Eclipse, Millennium and Solstice are in Victoria today. 😲

No Eclipse here today. She is in Lahaina.

[Fly and Sail]

Here is the cruise tracker for Solstice:

 

https://www.cruisemapper.com/ships/Celebrity-Solstice-676?tab=itinerary

 

Ports/Destinations will be:

 

• Seattle
• Ketchikan
• Tracy Arm Fjord
• Juneau
• Skagway
• Victoria
• Seattle

[Fly and Sail]

2 hours ago, RTShaker said:

No Eclipse here today. She is in Lahaina.

 

Oh, you're right. The third ship in port is the SCENIC ECLIPSE. 😄

[Fly and Sail]

Just arrived at the Kimpton Palladian Hotel in Seattle, 2000 Second Ave. Great location and I booked this hotel for 40,000 IHG points a month ago. Got upgraded to a nice suite as well.

 

 

Edited May 12, 2023 by Fly and Sail

[jl208]

We're on your cruise from NYC...and staying at the kimpton vintage hotel 🤗

[Fly and Sail]

11 minutes ago, jl208 said:

We're on your cruise from NYC...and staying at the kimpton vintage hotel 🤗

I was thinking of staying there but last year I stayed at the W nearby and didn’t find the area too encouraging. Meaning both Kimpton Monaco & Vintage were out this time. If you’re hungry I suggest to try to have dinner early (or at the hotel). 😉

[jl208]

5 minutes ago, Fly and Sail said:

I was thinking of staying there but last year I stayed at the W nearby and didn’t find the area too encouraging. Meaning both Kimpton Monaco & Vintage were out this time. If you’re hungry I suggest to try to have dinner early (or at the hotel). 😉

We're IHG plat members via cc and have free night certificates. The vintage was the only one that would redeem, good enough for us! The area is not too bad...I stayed at the Fairmont a few years ago nearby and think the area is better than it was in early 2020.

We've been eating and wandering pike place all day. Great eats and it's near bedtime for us east coast folks 🤣

[Chrissit]

58 minutes ago, Fly and Sail said:

 

Oh, you're right. The third ship in port is the SCENIC ECLIPSE. 😄

Not a great pic, but here she is, caught her sailing away from the Solstice. 

 

Cool looking ship! 

[RTShaker]

She's coming for you...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 12, 2023 by RTShaker

[eyecantwait]

Looking forward to "traveling with you" as we'll be on the Solstice for my 3 years overdue retirement cruise at the end of August.

[Fly and Sail]

16 minutes ago, RTShaker said:

She's coming for you...

 

 

She doesn’t know what she’s in for! 😁

[Fly and Sail]

Pretty nice afternoon in Seattle today - lucky!

 

Got a few steps in since dropping my stuff at the hotel as last year I couldn’t do any sightseeing due to bad weather.

[SunLuvr321]

Looking forward to your posts. My husband and I will be sailing out of Seattle on the Solstice at the beginning of September and I am looking forward to following along with you in anticipation of our cruise!

[Barwick Cruiser]

Is the Chihuly exhibit still at the base of the Space Needle…we really enjoyed exploring there a few years back. Incredible talent. 

[Fly and Sail]

24 minutes ago, Barwick Cruiser said:

Is the Chihuly exhibit still at the base of the Space Needle…we really enjoyed exploring there a few years back. Incredible talent. 

 

That I can't tell you, I just strolled around when it was ~ 9 PM and wasn't looking for anything in particular.

[eyecantwait]

1 hour ago, Barwick Cruiser said:

Is the Chihuly exhibit still at the base of the Space Needle…we really enjoyed exploring there a few years back. Incredible talent. 

https://www.chihulygardenandglass.com

This is on our list as well. We recently went to the one in St. Pete, FL and it was amazing!

[Fly and Sail]

I just pushed my check-in time for the ship from 12:30 pm to 2 pm because the weather is absolutely splendid, and I want to have a nice walk and lunch at Pike Place Market before heading to the port.

[Fly and Sail]

The day started at the Kimpton with what was described to me as a “small breakfast”. 😳

 

 

[Mark.Jules]

Looking forward to following along; this itinerary was our first ever cruise. We could not get into Tracy Arm due to ice so we sailed into Endicott Arm. I am excited to witness your adventures.