This was unlucky 13th cruise. We had sailed on HA before with our kids when they were teenagers and noticed a few old-timers, but this cruise we were almost the youngest on board! I guess the line has skewed even older.

Most passengers had taken the Denali pretrip, but we did not. We usually see enough wildlife off the ship, but this cruise we only saw 1 whale once. (One of the naturalists who boarded for the glacier talk remarked that the seal population has been halved. I wonder if it is due to all these ships invading their habitat?)

The ship was clean, the cabin was quiet and well-kept, but the on-board activities severely lacking. One night the entertainment was the waiters singing ON THE STAGE as a show! How cheap! Read more