We are a couple in our early to mid-fifties. We love Alaska and had some wonderful experiences on this cruise. We also had some disappointments, but we are of the mind that positive thinking is important to enjoying our vacations so we didn't let the disappointments spoil our good time.

Climate: The weather was generally overcast this cruise. There was also more snow prevalent than past early June cruises.

U.S. Direct: We arrived via U.S. Direct as we had visited Vancouver on two past cruises. This was well executed by airport personnel. We arrived on the ship at 3pm and avoided the wait others experienced due to a total sanitizing ofthe ship due to Noro Virus, hence the "Purell" part of this review. More on that later. Read more