My wife and I are in our mid 40's and this was our 4th Holland America cruise. Our second trip to Alaska on HAL.

6-11 We live in Florida and drove to Orlando to catch our flight. We rented a car (it was cheaper than paying to park our for 16 days) we stayed at the Wyndam in Orlando. The hotel was very clean and we took the free shuttle to the Orlando airport in the morning. They also picked us up after we dropped the rental car off. I agonized going to the airlines counter. I had measure my suitcase and weighed all the bags and was hoping there was no problems. The bags were just under and I breathed a sigh of relief. We flew to Chicago then connected to Vancouver.

6-12 We were staying at the Accent Inn close to the Vancouver hotel. They also came have a courtesy shuttle bus that picks you up at the airport. The hotel was nothing elaborate but was fine for one night. Read more