We did an Alaskan cruise for our honeymoon. We enjoyed it, but would not recommend our ship (Holland America) because the average age was about 95. So not kidding.
I'm dying to go on a Celebrity cruise some time. When we were docked at Ketchikan, we saw a Celebrity ship and all the people getting on looked like fab folks we would totally love hanging out with. We had some friends do a Princess cruise last year and love it. We all agree that if you can splurge and get a cabin w/ a deck it is so totally worth it. Lots of whale watching from the deck.
As far as destinations, you can either do an Inside Passage (Vancouver or Seattle round trip) or Anchorage to Vancouver/Seattle. We did IP because Mr. Motion Sickness did not want to be out in the ocean. I think either way is fine.
My main rec would be to do whatever it takes to get to Glacier Bay. Glacier Bay is awesome. There are calving glaciers which are impressive & lots of wildlife (whales, seals, eagles) Most cruises will do some glaciers, but Glacier Bay is probably the largest of them all.
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I'm dying to go on a Celebrity cruise some time. When we were docked at Ketchikan, we saw a Celebrity ship and all the people getting on looked like fab folks we would totally love hanging out with. We had some friends do a Princess cruise last year and love it. We all agree that if you can splurge and get a cabin w/ a deck it is so totally worth it. Lots of whale watching from the deck.
As far as destinations, you can either do an Inside Passage (Vancouver or Seattle round trip) or Anchorage to Vancouver/Seattle. We did IP because Mr. Motion Sickness did not want to be out in the ocean. I think either way is fine.
My main rec would be to do whatever it takes to get to Glacier Bay. Glacier Bay is awesome. There are calving glaciers which are impressive & lots of wildlife (whales, seals, eagles) Most cruises will do some glaciers, but Glacier Bay is probably the largest of them all.