We took a 7 night Alaska cruise a few years ago and loved it so much that we wanted to experience more of this exciting destination. For some reason there are almost NO reviews of Alaska Cruisetours - it's unfortunate because those of us who research before planning our trips would really appreciate more information about this popular Alaska travel option. So here's my review -- the good and the not so good -- about our experience on a cruisetour.

Embarkation at Canada Place in Vancouver was a bit different than many of our cruises because we first needed to clear immigration. Nonetheless, it went quite smoothly and we were onboard after about 1/2 hour.

The Amsterdam was a much smaller ship than those we've sailed in the past. It was nice to be able to navigate the whole vessel in a short amount of time. Our stateroom was a Category A Verandah Suite. The room was spacious and well decorated, the balcony had room for two loungers which was nice, and the bathroom had a real bathtub, something I think HAL has on all of their ships if this is important to you. Read more