NORTH TO ALASKA
Some people may find this hard to believe, but I have never cruised on a large ship. I know that millions of Australians are lured by the ten-storey slides, extravagant restaurants and sheer scale of the larger-than-life vessels, but my husband and I have always preferred smaller, boutique sailing cruises where there’s a maximum of about 200 passengers. Frankly, the thought of sharing public spaces with thousands of people day in and day out scares the living daylights out of me, but it was time for a change so we bit the bullet and stepped aboard the very elegant liner, Celebrity Solstice, for a seven-night cruise from Vancouver to Alaska.
Setting sail from Vancouver at dusk was
