Victoria

Interesting and funny. We got to see Ketchikan from the water as well as the land.

Mendenhall Glacier and Nugget Falls was amazingly beautiful.

Juneau is the place to see humpback whales. Book with an independent company off the dock and you'll have a smaller, faster boat and a more personable experience, as there will be a smaller passenger to naturalist ratio.

Very educational, I got great pics from this trip. After the train trip we walked the town and checked out the old graveyard. Lots of history.

Balcony was great, wonderful view. But that's not hard to do on the Inside Passage of Alaska. Room steward (Eric) was the only staff member that smiled and seemed happy. An electric kettle is included in the room which was a great item to have handy for a hot cup of tea or coffee. Robes were included with the room. For a cruise ship, the room size was big enough for the two of us. There was some jockeying to get around each other sometimes but that is to be expected for a stateroom on a ship.

~Summary~

Cruise Line/Ship: Norwegian Jewel
Cruise/Nights: Alaska; 7 Night
Room Type: Balcony, deck 8
Departure Port: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date of Cruise: May 2012
Ports of Call: Ketchikan, Alaska, USA; Juneau, Alaska, USA; Skagway, Alaska, USA; Victoria, Canada
Return Port: Seattle, Washington, USA

I do not work for any cruise line or travel agency.At two of the 3 US ports in Alaska we were greeted and escorted out of port by a US Coast Guard boat with a 50 caliber rifle mounted on the front, a man with a black mask manning it and pointing it at the ship as if we were a prison transport in a Third World country.

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