We had our luggage waiting for us by tagged sections and very easy to spot. There was a clean bathroom and appreciated the chairs while we waited for our transportation/transfer to pick us up.

Whittier

Took a public bus to the village and toured on our own.

Took the Alps & Harbour tour with Steve the owner/pilot . Great plane ride and smooth landing and take off. Took us above the harbour and city limits over the water and mountains , spotted mt goats and searched for other wildlife.

Great quick trip to Mendenhall without having to return to town to get to the whale watch.

Left around 8:30 am to Mendenhall arrived around 9 am..walked the trails, entry to visitor center and picked up at 10:30. Plenty of time to see all we needed to there.
Once at the pier for the boat tour we had a small group of 22 people with multiple humpback whale sightings. Great snacks and plenty of time on the water. Captain Larry , Jeff & Kelley where good too.

Mike was great..in a small van we had him to ourselves for 1-1/2 hours while we drove up to meet the train passengers. Lots of photo stops and wildlife spotting. 
Lunch at Carcross was good, seeing the Iditarod puppies was very educational and the taxidermist exhibition was incredible.
Emerald lake was absolutely beautiful!

Island Princess E722 , aft great location, covered balcony, easy access to back of ship.

We boarded by 12:30 to beat the crowd and glad we did since there was a huge line that we could see from the dining room of passengers returning at 1:00pm
In Juneau I booked Orca Enterprises for the shuttle to Mendenhall Glacier and visitor center plus the whale watching tour.Having a balcony on this Alaska cruise was a plus for the glacier viewing days even though we did move to the open secret deck and aft for better viewing.

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