My mother treated my siblings and our spouses to this Alaskan cruise. There were 4 couples plus our mom. My mom walks with a cane. 5 of us missed our connecting flight and therefore had to meet the boat at the first port, missing the first two days. Fortunately we had purchased the insurance and were able to make the boat with help from the EZ air liaison. They were extremely helpful in getting us to Ketchikan. Upon arriving at the ship we were not helped with our bags. My mother was not offered assistance getting up & off the gangway and was in fact yelled at when she tried to step off the side that had a railing and was instead told to walk down the ramp without assistance. She refused and took the step. Because we had her luggage & our own, we were unable to offer her assistance.

The entertainment was lacking, all they really had were comedians and there were no activities on the deck other than movies. They had dance lessons & Zumba on the piazzas deck, inside on deck 5 but the space was small & cramped for the number of people.

Going through Glacier Bay they had rangers board the ship but then set them up on deck 7 at the back of the ship far from the outside. If you wanted to talk with them you had to leave the glacier views. They should have had them on the deck so you could ask relative questions to what we were sailing past. Read more