Review of Radisson Seven Seas Mariner Alaskan cruise 6/16/04 - 6/23/04

Jim and I truly enjoyed our cruise in Alaska. The Radisson's Mariner was a beautiful, warm ship and the service was wonderful. The food, for the most part, was beyond expectation and the entertainment we saw was excellent. Alaska was beautiful. It would have been a perfect cruise, except the ship ran into a problem with the propellers about halfway through our cruise which forced us to travel at about half the normal speed, so unfortunately, we had to skip our stop at Ketchikan in order to get to Vancouver on time. More details are farther down into this review.

We started our vacation 6 days before the cruise with 2 days in Anchorage and 4 days at the Alyeska Resort, just south of Anchorage. On this part of the trip, we took a flightseeing trip to the top of Denali that was one of the most exciting things I've done in a long time. I would recommend this excursion if you ever have a chance to take it in the future. Read more