We were very excited about this cruise. My husband had been on cruises years ago when single, but for myself and our daughter, this was our first cruise.
I was impressed with the check in procedure and although a little time consuming, all ran smoothly. We were offered a buffet for lunch which we were told by one of the staff off the ship would be Japanese. There was no Japanese food to be seen, just normal "buffet" type food. The food itself was pretty ordinary but we didn't mind as we weren't planning on eating other meals in the Windjammer Cafe.
We had arranged My Time dining. The food was fine but certainly nothing to rave about. The wait staff were friendly though. We ended up being too late for the dining room breakfast the next morning so we had to once again return to the Windjammer. The food was dreadful and we barely ate anything as most of it look horrible.
Our interior cabin was clean and comfortable, but was missing vital information including the room service menu. The shower is dreadful and needs to be angled just right to stop it flooding the bathroom. There was often a bad sewerage smell coming from the bathroom even though the toilet was clean.
We stayed 3 nights in Vancouver before boarding the ship. Vancouver was fantastic and I'd love to spend more time there. Stanley Park is a must visit. Hire bikes and ride around it. In fact, ride everywhere! The bike tracks are amazing.
We were disembarked to the hospital in Juneau. After we spent 5 days there, we got to spend another couple of days in Juneau. It's a lovely place, especially when the cruise ships aren't there! Tracy's Crab Shack is a great place to eat. We went on a Sea Plane flight over the mountains which was brilliant. We also drove to Mendenhall Glacier which was worth a look. The Shrine of St Terese is worth a visit too.