My partner and I turned up at the cruise terminal in Seattle with excitement and trepidation at the same time, wondering were we going to be ok at sea because even though we had travelled across Bass Strait to Tasmania, this was a whole new ball game. 7 nights on a ship could be great or it may be something we find we did not like at all.

Everything from the time we stepped out of the taxi with our luggage to the time we stepped back off the ship in Seattle, the experience was fantastic! We set sail on 24May under very calm conditions and we stood on our balcon and looked back as Seattle faded in to the distance. I had heard the Inside Passage was always pretty calm as it was protected, however, we had also heard the 2 days of sailing in the open sea to and from Juneau could be a little rough. This part was making me a little uneasy but just kept hoping the weather was going to be nice and calm and make this a pleasant experience! The weather could not have been more perfect. We sat on our balcony in our swimsuits as the sun blazed down on us. We spent the days whale spotting and looking for that give away sign...the blowhole mist. We got to see a fair few of these and would have loved to have seen them up closer but that was not to be.

The two days at sea were so calm and sunny and the sunsets were just incredible and we could not stop taking photos as it was setting on the horizon. For most of the trip we did not even feel we were moving. Our first stop was Ketchikan and it is a pretty little fishing village nestled at the bottom of a large mountain. We did the Crab Feast Excursion and it was nice and relaxing. The Feast itself was a treat..messy treat but that was ok. Read more