Our stateroom was on the highest level for staterooms, and only 1 room from the end of our hallway.  It was clean, our steward was amazing.  

The rooms are a standard balcony - we loved sitting outside to take in the sights.  I wasn't super impressed with the closet situation.  Because we were traveling with family, there was traffic in and out of our room a lot.  Not having doors on the closet wasn't ideal.  Plenty of hangers, though only 1 or 2 with pant hooks so I was glad I'd brought a few clothespins.  There are a few small shelves with doors where the life jackets are kept, so that was nice.  Under bed storage great for suitcases.  Bathroom was small - and has the dreaded shower curtain instead of a door.  Our shower didn't have the best water pressure, but otherwise no complaints.  Everything was clean and well maintained.

Direct to ship from train was excellent.  Had to wait in line for security, but that's normal.  Everything was very smooth.  Our luggage arrived in our stateroom in record time!

Whittier

Majority of the day spent cruising in the national park.  Commentary from National Park Rangers who board the ship for the day was very helpful and enjoyable.  We could hear it via the TV in our stateroom so we could watch from our balcony.  While we had sunshine and no wind the previous day at Hubbard, we had rain and fog at Glacier Bay.  I was thankful for all of my layers, and being able to duck back into the stateroom periodically.

Glacier Bay

Longest day in port here.  We spent the morning walking through town (we only spent about 45 minutes in town, and that includes the 25 minutes we spent at a local coffee shop having a latte) to see the sights.  It's very "old west" and touristy.  We bought a few postcards.  We also took a walk to a lookout point that my husband read about on Trip Advisor.  That took roughly 45 minutes and was a moderate hike over some rocks and up and down stairs.  We had a great view of our ship from across the bay!  We had plenty of time to return to ship for lunch.

The excursion took us on a ferry boat across the fjord to the Eagle preserve.  I wish we would have had time to walk through the town of Haines.  Our driver was excellent and knowledgeable.  We liked the river cruise, but it was raining and we only saw a couple of eagles.  Our boat captain did take us to a couple of quiet lake areas and we could see trout and salmon swimming in the water, but otherwise we didn't see any wildlife.

My husband did a separate excursion - kayaking - which he also liked.

This was my favorite excursion.  It was a small group of 14, and we had a lovely guide and boat captain.  I took hundreds of pictures of whales, seals, sea lions, eagles and the Mendenhall Glacier.  I even learned new tips and tricks with my Canon DSLR.  I highly recommend this excursion.

We went on this excursion with two other members of our larger group.  We all had a great time!  It's definitely not for the faint of heart.  The 4x4 trails are very rough and one of the jeeps in front of us lost a passenger side window to a tree branch (no injuries, thank goodness!).  But the views were lovely.  We also got to canoe across a calm lake, take a short nature walk, and have a snack.  A great adventure.

Traffic is slow getting from the cruise terminal to the airport.  Be prepared to kill time at the airport - they do have great WiFi!

If you are flying to the US, they will pre-clear you through customs, which was awesome.

Vancouver

Plenty of transportation for anyone that can't walk very far.My FIL can't have cow dairy for allergy reasons, and he always had options or they'd special order for him.

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