This was only my second cruise, and I thought the cruise itself was fine. I took it more for convenient transportation than for the cruise experience. We stayed at the Pan Pacific in Vancouver, and they took care of transporting our luggage to the ship. We did the Kenai Fjords Cruise with Airport Drop Off at the end of the cruise in Seward, and they took care of delivering our luggage to the airport in Anchorage. Perfect!

I read quite a bit about the history and geography of Alaska before the cruise so I had an idea of what interested me at each port. I'd get off the ship, head in the direction I was interested in, and let the day unfold. I had a great time exploring! The only port besides Seward where we did an excursion was in Juneau, the Mendenhall Glacier Paddle and Trek.

The onboard activities that interested me were extremely limited. They did have enrichment talks which I attended - whales, glaciers, the northern lights. All these talks interested me and all the information was interesting, but I fell asleep at every one of these talks. I think it was the tone of the lecturer's voice. It was irritating because I wanted to hear what he had to say but could not keep my eyes open. There were also talks by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police which were interesting, and I was able to stay awake during these. I was not impressed with the shows that I attended although others seemed to be. There wasn't much offered in the way of night life for me. I don't gamble, don't drink much, don't care to be around people who do drink much, and can't stay awake for a movie. Read more