What a wonderful experience from start to finish. We just returned from a Celebrity Infinity Alaska cruise. I spent a lot of time reading on cruise Critic prior to our cruise and found some wonderful things to do! We arrived in Seattle on Wed., July 13 from Virginia via Continental. We had reservations at the Warwick Hotel at the corner of Lenore Ave and Fourth St. It is an older hotel but don't let that stop you. Its location was perfect. We were downtown about four blocks from the Westlake Center where the tram stop is located and surrounded by restaurants and shops. The people at the Warwick could not have been nicer. The Concierge helped us with maps and ideas and also getting taxi's when needed. We walked to Pike's Place on our first full day. It was so much larger than anticipated. Yes it was crowded but the experience was worth the crowd. We have never seen such beautiful flowers in such abundance. Naturally the fish market was a must. We decided to be real tourists and took the Duck tour bus. Fun!

On Friday we took a taxi to the port which was a short distance away. I like to arrive early and we were the first group of people in line. That meant we were the first people thru the check in process and the first on the ship. We were on in perfect time for lunch and were able to avoid the crowds. Our cabin was actually ready by 1:30 which was nice. The cabin was much like any other although the rounded corners on the bed gave you a bit more leg room. Plenty of hangers and drawers! It seemed to have more storage space than others we have been aboard.

On Saturday we arrived in Ketchikan. The weather was perfect! 80 degrees and sunny. I had found the names of several float plane companies on Cruise Critic and decided on Sea Wind Aviation. Upon contacting them several months ago I found them to be a young couple with three children. Leslie Kamm handled our reservation and answered the many questions I had along the Read more