Hubs and I had originally planned to take this cruise in August 2020 to celebrate my MBA graduation, but obviously that did not happen! So here we are two years later, almost to the day, finally able to sail. We were excited!
I was a little worried based on the reviews I have been reading about poor service, poor quality food, problems with ports, you name it. Lots of complaining everywhere. I was prepared for the worst but we had the BEST time and I cannot believe how some people can think this cruise was terrible.
Caveat: since we had two years to plan/save, and since this was celebrating a huge accomplishment (along with getting a new job!), we splurged on the drink package and the dining package, and we didn't set foot in the Windjammer or MDR once. So I cannot speak to the food/service in either of those areas.
DO NOT book cabin 10261! Right behind some maintenance rooms and loud as hell.
BEAUTIFUL downtown area. Walk to Beacon Hill Park, it's free and has a ton of flora/fauna to admire.
Meh. Too touristy. Take the shuttle to Mendenhall Glacier and Nugget Falls.
Awesome! Do the Chilkoot Trail hike and float tour on Viator! Walk around downtown and visit the park that's behind the train engine.