My cabin was spacious - large walk in closet, nice storage cupboard with shelving and the safe and a bathroom that was small but very manageable. BONUS: it was REEELY close to the elevators and stairwell. Believe me, it's like a maze this boat! 

Floor to ceiling windows. That's all I gotta say. 

I considered booking a mini suite, but with just one person, I didn't need the extra seating space like a couch with an extra TV plus I enjoyed the pleasure of lying on the super comfy queen bed being able to see both the flat screen TV and the VIEW! I know, that sounds really luxurious and lazy - and it was! 

Tech tip: bring a power strip - with all the devices we have nowadays you will need to recharge and a power strip is the thing!

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Wilderness Exploration Cruise & Crab Feast - Island Princess Excursion $149pp

What we read versus what we got with added rain & an aborted bus trip home did NOT dim the AWESOME time we had here! 

From the Princess website: 
"Upon arriving at the lodge, you'll board an enclosed tour boat and cruise the George Inlet waterway (then)... you'll return to the George Inlet Lodge for a not-to-be-missed meal." 

First up, let me say again we did LOVE this excursion - EXCEPT for the fact that we had to eat the crab at 8:30 in the morning. But hey, we're from Maryland - we can eat crab ANYTIME! 

When we booked the excursion, it did say a boat trip followed with a crab feast....when we got the actual excursion ticket & it said crab first, I don't think we really believed it (I know, silly right?) I guess we could have cancelled it on Embarkation day - but we didn't. I guess we shouldn't have had breakfast that day, either! DUH!  I think the Princess marketing materials should say this more clearly. 

I also think that for the early shift, the George Inlet folks could offer a more brunchy starter than a green salad with an Asian ginger sesame dressing. Maybe a fresh fruit parfait or a smoked salmon platter on the table to share with bagels, chopped eggs, capers, & onion? Or how about a cheesy bacon quiche? Maybe offer a Mimosa to purchase instead of Wine or Beer along with sodas and iced tea? Keep the cheesecake (no one ate it that I saw!) we were all stuffed with the amazingly succulent wonderfully fresh delicious Dungeness crab. 

Mmmmmmm Really. Quite. Amazing.

So yeah, timing aside the crab feast was delicious and the super cute Austie who lead the feast was lots of fun, high energy, & and very entertaining. 

The Wilderness Exploration Cruise part was AMAZEBALLS! Our cruise tour young naturalist Kiki was super smart and engaging while Capt. Gil the Eagle Whisperer delivered a once in a lifetime Bald Eagle fetch experience! 

We saw an eagle perched on a branch on the shoreline - Capt. Gil stopped the boat, produced a raw fish, & held it in the air as he whistled and called for "Lucy" and sure enough - that huge bald eagle flew towards the boat, circled it, and as he threw the fish in the water she plunged just feet in front of us & grabbed that fish! WOW!!!!!! I got pictures, I just wish I had gotten a video of this - it was magical!

Juneau -- Whale Watching & Alaska Salmon Bake
Ship Time in Port: Arrive 8:00am Depart 9:00pm
10:15AM - 03:15PM	Adult: $189.00 
The boat trip of this excursion was the most exciting part! We saw some amazing whales, jumping or breaking out of the water flipping over so fast! Wow! We even saw bubble net feeding!  This is a rare occurrence! "Bubble Net Feeding is a unique feeding technique employed by Humpback Whales, in which a group of whales swim in a shrinking circle blowing bubbles below a school of fish. This shrinking column of bubbles surrounds the school of fish forcing them upward. The whales spontaneously swim upward through the bubble net, mouths wide open, catching thousands of fish in one gulp." I took SO many pictures and short videos of this but they don't do it justice.  

Oh and the salmon bake? It was delicious! This was a fun trip and the lunch was to die for, but seeing whales like that in the wild? It gives me goosebumps now when I think of it!

White Pass Scenic Railway - $129pp This was a great excursion! The train pulls up right by the docks and the scenery is breath taking both going away and coming back!
HINT: Sit on the LEFT side going UP and Right side going DOWN! Have your camera ready and go out to end of the caboose to stand between the train cars for your best shots!

The neighborhood looked a little sketchy but the tiny hipster Yagger's Restaurant & Bar next door was a godsend for an early dinner (they also do the room service & a more complete review can be found on TripAdvisor) The Ramada's bathroom was super clean, the bed felt great, & what more do you need the night before an Island Princess cruise?Even though the first night we were dining in Sabatini's - on boarding day I wanted to scout out the best tables in the Bordeaux dining room.

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