My wife is 63 and I'm 66. We have cruised several times before - the last time on the Glory in 2008. We've cruised the Inside Passage twice (NCL Spirit and NCL Star) and enjoyed both of these. We booked several months in advance with Ashley at MOAA, and booked our excursions with CCL after comparing prices and finding very little significant difference.
We flew Delta from Atlanta to Salt Lake City to Anchorage on Monday the 15th. We used FF miles and booked Business Class the whole way. A good breakfast on one flight and a decent lunch on the other. We arrived in Anchorage at about 2:15 pm, and the view from the plane was gorgeous as we approached. The sky was nearly clear of clouds, and my wife got beautiful phone pictures of the glaciers.
We got a cab and proceeded to the Westmark downtown (it's where the Delta flight crews stay). The cost of the taxi with 20% tip was $23.00. We have a friend who lives in Anchorage, so we took her to dinner, and she drove us to several of the sites around the city. On the drive we saw 4 doll sheep (two within 30 feet) and a cow moose less than 100 feet away in a bog area. We finally got to sleep about 4:00 am Atlanta time (midnight).