I personally don't think the Oceania Alaska itineraries allow one enough flexibility to see the part of Alaska that doesn't hug the Canadian West coast from Seattle or Vancouver north to Seward or Whittier. Alaska has so much to offer to visitors; we flew into Anchorage, rented a car and drove north to Denali, stayed 2 nights in the Princess lodge up north, and another night in the Southern Princess lodge. Easy driving, booked the hotels through the 'land desk' at Princess and joined a one way 7 day southbound cruise from Whittier to Vancouver. That way, we saw Anchorage (a lovely city), and the fantastic Denali landscape, as well as several of the little towns along the southern coastline (Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway) One can also fly to Fairbanks and drive south through Denali toward Anchorage, then onto the ship. I wish Oceania had a one way northbound or southbound itinerary. We'd go again in a heartbeat. It's such a distance from the Eastcoast that it's a shame to not see the mountains and towns in another part of the state. Just my opinion.