Sail Dates: 09 August 2015 – 16 August 2015
Ports: Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Juneau, Ketchikan + Hubbard glacier viewing
General Tips:
Our room was a good size. Our stateroom attendant was very friendly. There were some perks with the Concierge class, but I’m not sure if it would be worth the additional cost in the future. There was a bottle of bubbles in the room on arrival, but we already had the drink package. There was an option for canapés to be delivered to the room in the afternoon and there was always fresh fruit in the room. There were binoculars in the room to use, which was handy, as we purposefully didn’t purchase them for the trip knowing that we would have these available. Being on deck 9, there was an overhang from deck 10. This did inhibit views some, but we were still able to get excellent photos from our balcony. We did not have any problems with noise from the restaurant above.
We spent the day walking around Stanley Park and Gastown and visiting with friends.
We have previously been to the aquarium, UBC botanical gardens, and suspension bridges - all of which were fantastic.
We also did a day trip to Victoria to see the Butchart gardens. The ferry is quite expensive with a car, but we enjoyed the gardens very much.