Well, back home from the Sun.. a great trip to Alaska, sorry we didn't link up with any of the people on this board, just didn't work out that way, but had a great time: my comments:

Getting on the ship: got to the terminal about 11:45 on Sunday, waited in line about 45 minutes total, was on board in our room by 1:00 p.m. and up on th Lido deck for some food by 1:30..not bad...our only other experience was on HAL Zuiderdam out of Fort Lauderdale last year, I'd say the experience was basically about the same, except the walk up the very long plank to get on the boat will wear you out if you're not in shape. lol.

The day and a half at sea was very relaxing while we headed to Ketchikan, it was definitely very cold on the outer decks. The entertainment and food was very good. One comment about the Sun versus the Zuiderdam, I must say that the buffet line and food on the Lido deck in general was not any where as good as the buffet on the Zuiderdam and the service in this area was not even close to the service we saw on the HAL line. Read more