This was our 5th cruise overall, 3rd one on HAL. My husband and I are in our mid 50s,married 38 years. My brother and wife the same age, married for 37 years. We drove to Port from Oregon. My brother and His wife flew NW from TN, with no problems. The cruise was 09/17 to 09/24, last cruise of the season.

Have to congratulate the Oosterdam and her captain on a wonderful cruise, despite 24 hours of rough seas (25 to 35 foot seas) at the start of the cruise. The seas were so rough, that 7 TVs fell on the floor in the staterooms one night. There were a lot of people sea sick one day, I stayed fine on Bonine.

We had rain the first day or two and then the skies were blue and sunny and the sea was calm for the rest of the cruise. Rain is usually the norm for Alaska in fall. Read more