Whale Watching Trips

IrisInLove asked:


My husband and I were planning Alaskan cruise this September (haven’t booked it yet), and got super excited about the excursions. We’re active and are planning to do the zip line, snorkeling, and close-up whale watching.

Now we’ve found out that the cruise line we plan to go with (we have a very limited timeframe) is one with the formal and semiformal evenings, which is something we’re putting in our “CON” column.

We’re looking forward to the in-port activities, but are afraid we’ll be bored on the ship. The book we have paints a picture of a much older group. While we can certainly behave with necessary decorum for formal and semiformal dining situations, it is not “fun” for us. We’re considering flying directly into Juneau and exploring Alaska by land.

What say you who have done both? We’d love to take advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunities this vacation has to offer. We’re in our late 30’s. . .should we save our cruising for when we can’t physically kayak and zipline?

BENITO