We chose a 10-day combined cruise/land tour - 7 days on the ship with 3-days on land. Our trip was CA3 - two nights in Denali, one night in Fairbanks. The cruise itself was wonderful. Be sure to get a balcony room. It's the only way to get a view of the glaciers. The captain did a great job of floating us into the fjord. The glaciers are SPECTACULAR. The food was average at first but by the third night it was fantastic. Service was off the charts. We followed all of the directions in terms of documentation and setting up the Medallion so embarking was a total piece of cake as was disembarkation. The Medallion made things easier for everything we did on the ship - unlocked our stateroom door (great when our hands were full of drinks ;) ), checking-in for dinner, ordering food on board, ordering drinks, getting on/off the ship. The organization of our luggage was impressive. It was delivered to our room promptly, picked up right away and made it to our land tour without issue. I highly recommend the cruise (but would avoid the land tour - total waste of money).