I really really don't want to go on a cruise....what am I missing???

[blaze]

30. I can't comment on trips other than the Alaska one...

but I imagine they use similar approaches.

We NEVER had time to kick back and relax!! I mean, we could have if we wanted to, but there were always excursions to go on. We kayaked and hiked and rode smaller (10 person) crafts to get as close as allowed to the glaciers... Travel from port to port was done primarily at night while we were sleeping. Any extended day times on the ship were in areas where we were likely to see whales breaching and bubble net feeding... (and we saw a LOT)

By day two, we had used so many adjectives and phrases to describe what we were seeing and doing.... amazing, breathtaking, wow, did you see that?.... they really started to sound hollow very quickly... but we kept saying them anyway. <g>

And the staff is so passionate. They know all about the ecology of the area, the people, the culture... We had a Tlingit woman join the cruise for a night. She spent a night on the ship and the entire next day. What a treasure of info she was!

Sorry... don't mean to gush... I just enjoyed this trip more than I can say.