We just returned from our Alaskan cruise-tour on the Radiance of the Seas, 7/7-7/17/09. The "tour" portion was just OK, but the cruise was excellent. I am 57 years old and my DH is 65 and we are Diamond members (just barely).
Our cruise-tour started in Anchorage where we flew non-stop from DFW using airline miles. We were met promptly at around 7 p.m. in baggage claim and taken to the Marriott Hotel in downtown Anchorage. We were exhausted after the 7 hour flight and ordered room service and went to bed.
The next morning we were met about 10 a.m. by our tour director and her husband who was the bus driver. There were about 20-25 people on the bus. Our first stop was Wasilla where we visited a small museum and were left to explore on our own for about 1 ½ hours - trust me - there's nothing to see in Wasilla that will take that long. It took less than 10 minutes to go through the museum and after that, we wandered over to a small crafts fair and looked around for about 5 minutes, then set out to find something to eat. Our choices were a subway sandwich shop or the deli at the grocery store. We spent time in the grocery store actually comparing the prices of the fruits & vegetables with those here in the Dallas area. Finally it was time to leave and we headed to the Ididarod Museum, also in Wasilla. After another 10 minute trip through the museum, we petted some cute Husky puppies and counted the minutes until it was time to leave - I think we were there about an hour, which was 30 minutes too long.
Small balcony, lots of storage space, small bathroom with the dreaded shower curtain, plumbing problems on 2 different days that affected several floors on the port side.