Some of the highlights were seeing the glaciers, riding the train through the mountains and gold mine trail, and biking down the mountain. The balcony room on the ship was well worth it, and although still small, I would highly recommend it to anyone going on a cruise. Especially while in Glacier Bay, it was nice to sit out on our balcony and see the glaciers and not have to deal with the mobs of people on deck.
Speaking of the mobs of people, that was probably the worst part of the experience. If you dont' like being around a ton of people, want to relax and feel like you always have to be doing something, and don't want to have to worry about getting charged extra for everything, than I don't think a cruise is for you. At least that's how we felt. I could see us doing a cruise again maybe with kiddos, since there was definielty a lot of family oriented things to do and tons of things for kids to do while parents are entertained (i.e. sitting at the bar drinking), but at least for the 2 of us it probably won't be something we will do again (at least not until we're 70).
The trip was a double celebration for Joel's birthday and our two year anniversary, so it was wonderful just to get away and enjoy being together. Skagway and Ketchikan were stunning, very typical of what you might think of when you think of Alaska. Victoria, Canada was one of our favorite cities as well, and of course Seattle, so we would definitly love to go back someday and spend some more time in each port.
Here's some of the highlights
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| We departed Seattle on a beautifully sunny day |
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Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska    
Whale watching in Juneau
  
Skagway, Alaska
        
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Had to throw in a few wedding pictures to celebrate our anniversary! The present is a new house!
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