GREAT CRUISE. A few tips: Do the set time dining option at a set time! Its fantastic to have that time at dinner with family, feels like a 5 star steakhouse, wait staff gets to know you. Buffet is very good but not like the dining. ALL GREAT. Don't overspend on excursions... enjoy the ports. Get balcony if you can. Take binoculars! Walk tons as you will eat tons.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Staff is fantastic and process is very easy. No worries. Just show up with your luggage, passport and boarding pass and all is handled very smoothly. No worries.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
Good God. Amazing. Ship, room, food... all pretty fantastic. You will live like a King or Queen for a week and then get dropped off back to reality on the 7th day! :)
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
All was pretty awesome. For Alaska, and with young ones... the arcade would have been very cool but it was closed.
Entertainment
4 out of 5
Many good options. Comedian was fantastic. Magic production pretty good. Bingo is cool. Voice of the Ocean pretty fun. Lots of old folk on the cruise and its all good. Could of been a tad more youth friendly.
Children's Programs
4 out of 5
They thought it was pretty good.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Doesn't get any better... anywhere! Staff and service are top notch!
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Well maintained. Beautiful ship.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Small but all we needed. 2 adults and 2 youth. Things were a little tight but you are out and about most of the time. Balcony is a must if you can swing it.
Ship tip
Go easy on the food. SO MUCH FOOD. Coffee was about the only thing that was sub-par to me but I could deal with it. Don't worry if you cant swing all the extra excursions. We spent tons on a few and they were pretty good but to me, not as much fun and just exploring each town! Ketchican, Juneau, Skagway, Victoria. Save money on excursions and explore the towns would be my best advice!
Wow. Cool place. We did Float plane to Misty Fjords and it was cool... but not worth almost a grand in my opinion. I say this because we got off the plane, went back to town, went to local sports shop and bought rod, reel and jigs... and went fishing! My son loves to Fish and we fished up and down the creek. He caught many fish and that experience was just beautiful and the girls shopped. One of our highlights of the trip.
We rented a car here for 60 bucks and did our own excursions. Mendenhall glacier was a great drive and experience! We then headed to Eagle park and saw 2 bald eagles! St. Therese shrine was AMAZING. A ways out but we had a car and plenty of time and it was fantastic. We ended our journey at the fish hatchery fishing off the side of it, with many locals, and had a great time catching salmon! Dropped car off and strolled through downtown before heading back on ship with plenty of time to spare!
Wish we could have spent time in town. We did ziplining in the the AM and train in the PM. Train was cool trip. Slow and with great views but nothing to exciting. Ziplining was an awesome experience and the kids loved it! The cheaper of the all the excursions and maybe the best time of all. Highly recommend with kids.
Walked into town, explored for a couple of hours and then took cab back. Easy off/easy on. Pretty downtown area and walk. Not as great as other places.
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