7 Night Alaska Sawyer Glacier Cruise – June 2015

26 June  – 3 July 2015

Join Wine Diva Deb on the Celebrity Solstice sailing to Alaska. The Solstice is only five years old and brings a new level of affordable luxury to cruising. With two sea days there is time to enjoy the features of the ship. These include the Lawn Club where you can sit on the grass and enjoy the view or perhaps have a picnic; view glass blowing at the Hot Glass Show; pamper yourself at the Aqua Spa; or simply relax by the pool. In the evening you can enjoy a fabulous dinner in the well appointed main dining room or experience one of the specialty restaurants.

Voyage Details

Port Details

Seattle, Washington

Chihuly Garden and Glass. Vibrant glass sculptures and installations by renowned Washington artist Dale Chihuly blossom from an exhibition space just beneath the Seattle Space Needle. Baubles of color emerge from a garden also brimming with camellias and daylilies; bursts of yellow, red and orange glass hang from the top of a 4,500-square-foot glasshouse.

Pike Place Market. With more than 400 shops and stalls, the oldest continuously operating public market in the country is also a crucial hub for most of the city’s restaurateurs and foodies. Tourists make a beeline for the sassy fish throwers and the original Starbucks, but the true draws are the flower stalls in the main arcade, as well as the booths occupied by serious growers and food merchants hawking fresh herbs, pots of artisanal honey and whole fish and crabs on heaps of ice.

Ketchikan, Alaska

Bering Sea Crab Fishermen’s Tour. On a three-and-a-half-hour Inside Passage trip aboard an industrial fishing vessel that’s been featured on the Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch, you’ll get a firsthand look at how Alaska’s commercial fishermen haul in king crabs, octopus, and even sharks. Guests can also touch prawns, starfish, and other small marine animals before they’re tossed back to sea.
Misty Fjords National Monument. Only accessible by boat or floatplane, the 2.3 million-acre wilderness area features saltwater fjords with 3,000-foot cliffs carved out by glaciers over thousands of years. Travelers can launch kayaks on waters flanked by old-growth forests where porpoise, mountain goat, and black-bear sightings are common.
Zipline Adventure Park. More than just a straightforward harness-and-zipline experience, this aerial ropes course challenges you to climb a 50-foot tower, cross narrow log bridges, and whiz above Ketchikan’s ocean shores and temperate rain forests on seven different lines.

Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska

Book-ended by two of Alaska’s most dramatic glaciers, the North and South Sawyer, and surrounded by granite walls that rise 3,000 feet from the emerald colored seas, this area has everything you’ve come to Alaska to experience.

Juneau, Alaska

Mendenhall Glacier. Every year, more than 400,000 travelers flock to the Mendenhall Glacier. Want to avoid the crowds? Follow the 3 1/2-mile East Glacier Loop Trail, which overlooks the stunning ice formation. A word of caution: bears roam freely in the area.
Mount Roberts Tramway. The gondola that connects the city center to the top of Mount Roberts will take you on a thrilling ride 1,800 feet above Juneau. From there, you can set off on two miles of hiking trails; golden crab cakes await at the peak at the Timberline Bar & Grill.
Shrine of Saint Therese. In a scenic coastal park 23 miles north of Juneau, you’ll find a stone church built in the 1930’s. Surrounded by giant spruce and hemlock trees, it’s one of the city’s hidden gems; don’t miss the peaceful rock labyrinth nearby.

Skagway, Alaska

Dyea. This eerie ghost town was a booming gold-mining settlement in the late 1800’s. Its success was short-lived, and today the site is made up of crumbling cabins and a cemetery where victims of an avalanche were buried in 1898. En route to Dyea, stop at the Skagway Overlook for dramatic mountain vistas.
White Pass Summit Excursion. Wind your way past gushing Bridal Veil Falls on the vintage White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, built in 1898 for the Klondike Gold Rush. It’s three hours of heart-palpitating turns—and the unbeatable, photo-ready views you came to Alaska for.
Yukon Jeep Tour. Channel a 19th-century gold prospector—albeit from the seat of a four-wheel drive Jeep Wrangler—on this rugged off-road adventure. A guide in the lead Jeep narrates via two-way radio; evocatively named sights include Dead Horse Gulch, Bracket Wagon Trail, and Tormented Valley.

Victoria, British Columbia

The capital of British Columbia is located on Canada’s largest island, Vancouver Island. This seaside enclave and one time British colony has retained much of its colonial splendor. And thanks to a temperate climate, Victoria blooms with color during the spring and summer months.

Pricing Details* (per person US$)

*Airfare not included in prices listed. Cruise prices subject to change

Other Suites available, please email for pricing.

	Aqua Class – $2096 Balcony – $1981
	Sky Suite – ask for pricing
	Ocean View – $1846
	Inside Cabin – $1396

To Reserve your space

Email Wine Diva Deb at winedivadeb@yahoo.com or call  206-617-6160.

A deposit of $500/cabin is required on booking.

All reservations based on double occupancy. Celebrity Cruises reserves the right to impose a fuel supplement on all guests if the price of West Texas Intermediate fuel exceeds US$65 per barrel. Non refundable $25 booking fee will apply to all booking. Travel Insurance highly recommended as well as Personal & Medical Insurance.