Photo Review Solstice Alaska June 26 to July 3, 2015

[loupana]

More random pics around the ship

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bistro on FIVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Day 3 June 28th, 2015 dinner menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I'll stop here for tonight...I have a few more pics from June 28th, I'll post tomorrow...before we get to Juneau Alaska

[retiredkid]

thoroughly enjoying your trip report. the pictures are stunning. thanks for taking the time to share.

[fielddreamer]

The is one of the best tours of your cruise, ship , ports and food I have seen in a long time. Thank you for taking the time to post it ! Bob & Donna

[Chicogirl]

The is one of the best tours of your cruise, ship , ports and food I have seen in a long time. Thank you for taking the time to post it ! Bob & Donna

 

 

I agree whole heartily. I can't wait for my trip July 2016. Your review is making me more excited about my trip.

[Bimmer09]

I just stumbled upon this excellent review this morning.

 

Great photos-how are you putting the captions on? Which camera are you using?

 

Thanks for the Chihuly Garden photos- I haven't been in Seattle in 15 years and didn't even know the garden existed.

 

Great job-am looking forward to more!

 

Norris

Edited July 8, 2015 by Bimmer09

[Raschueler]

Thanks for doing this! I know it takes a lot of hard work and time.

[Club Disney Chandler]

Celebrity needs to pay you for doing PR for them! We can't do an Alaska cruise until 2018 but I'm so ready to book a Celebrity one, excellent review!

[Barwick Cruiser]

I'm also enjoying this review very much, especially the great pics which make everything seem to come alive! We are on the Solstice for the final leg in September so it's getting me even more excited!!

 

Question about Bistro on Five: do you know whether they have the expanded menu with daily features and more entrees besides the standard crepes? I know they rolled the menu out on the Summit this Spring but wasn't sure if all the ships, and in particular Solstice, had it yet.

 

Keep up the great work...definitely one of the best reviews I've seen!

Cathy

[loupana]

I just stumbled upon this excellent review this morning.

 

Great photos-how are you putting the captions on? Which camera are you using?

 

Thanks for the Chihuly Garden photos- I haven't been in Seattle in 15 years and didn't even know the garden existed.

 

Great job-am looking forward to more!

 

Norris

 

Thanks...

 

Nothing special used to add the text to the photos. I justed used the "Preview" app on my Macbook. It was the fastest way to enter the text (was going to use Gimp, but this was easier).

 

Open photo in preview, click Tools > Annotate > Text

 

Camera is the Sony DSC-HX400V

 

If you're interested in checking out all my Chihuly Photos (43 in total) see this link https://flic.kr/s/aHskeYMVQF

[loupana]

Thanks for doing this! I know it takes a lot of hard work and time.

 

Your welcome

 

It is actually fun to relive the cruise again

[loupana]

I'm also enjoying this review very much, especially the great pics which make everything seem to come alive! We are on the Solstice for the final leg in September so it's getting me even more excited!!

 

Question about Bistro on Five: do you know whether they have the expanded menu with daily features and more entrees besides the standard crepes? I know they rolled the menu out on the Summit this Spring but wasn't sure if all the ships, and in particular Solstice, had it yet.

 

Keep up the great work...definitely one of the best reviews I've seen!

Cathy

 

 

Sorry not sure about the new Bistro on Five menu, I did have plans to eat there day 1, but since we were able to board so early and no one was on the ship we ended up at the buffet.

[TeaBag]

Thank you so much for all the time you are spending on this review. It's the next best thing to being there. Your pictures are wonderful.

[sparklytink]

Thank you for taking the time to write this review, absolutely excellent. We're going on our first ever cruise ... With celeb ... In November!

 

 

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[fishfuzz]

Great photo tour! We are taking this trip near the end of this month, and I'm even more excited after seeing your photos.

 

Thanks!

[ST1TCH]

Love all your photos! We were on this same cruise with you. Hope you don't mind but I've saved off your pictures to my computer as you got much better pictures of features around the ship than we did.

 

 

I don't suppose you have larger versions available online somewhere?

Edited July 8, 2015 by ST1TCH

[loupana]

Love all your photos! We were on this same cruise with you. Hope you don't mind but I've saved off your pictures to my computer as you got much better pictures of features around the ship than we did.

 

I don't mind at all, make sure you get them directly from my flickr account not this board as these ones are not full quality.

[ST1TCH]

I don't mind at all, make sure you get them directly from my flickr account not this board as these ones are not full quality.

 

Very cool. Thanks so much. That'll teach me to actually read your signature next time :-)

[misha1]

And now, it is my turn to say...your photo review is superb! Exactly what I look for when reading reviews. I am a visual person and your pictures truly speak a thousand words...Oh, and did I mention, I am a foodie?...so your food porn was simply salivating Dahlink! I do have a question regarding your choice of cabins...our DF are joining us on Solstice for this same cruise (sadly, not until Sept of '16) and they have chosen a deck 6 hump cabin. Did the presence of the Tenders bother you at all? Did they impede your enjoyment of the balcony and your overall view of the scenery? Your photos inspire me to do a better job of documenting the interior of the ship...seems I stop at the Sunset bar or martini bar and all plans of photo shoots go out the window. Such is the cruising life...Happy Sails and Cheers! Julie

Edited July 8, 2015 by misha1

[loupana]

We leave Ketchikan...

 

 

Shortly after leaving Ketchikan we are passing Radiance of the Seas which left just before us

 

 

Then later Radiance of the Seas passes us, here is a short clip time lapse clip. (Photos taken every 5 seconds for about 2 hours)

 

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Just incase the embedded video does not work here is a link to the youtube video:

[loupana]

Whale watching time...you can barely see a humpback in this photo

 

 

 

Little better photo of mother humpback and baby side by side

 

 

Shortly after I took this photo the baby humpback fully breached the water and turned slightly and splashed back down. Just off the side of the ship from my balcony, it was awesome but no photo or video. I was quite upset the Gopro wasn't filming off the balcony when this happened...

[loupana]

June 29th, 2015 Day 4

 

This morning we traveled into Tracy Arm Fjord, wet and raining. We started with Room service but had to eat in the room because of the weather...

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I was able to get the GoPro setup for a bit when rain calmed down, here is a time lapse of us heading back out of Tracy Arm, we didn't get close to the glacier because of all the icebergs. The boat you see in the video pulling up next to Solstice was picking up passengers for the Excursion that takes you up close and personal to the glacier and falls, and drops you back off on the ship in Juneau. I think this excursion is a must do if I ever go back...

 

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here is a direct link to the youtube video as well