My husband and I are trying to book an Alaska trip for 14-17 days, with about 8 or 9 nights being on land and the rest on the cruise ship. We will most likely book with Princess or HAL, unless someone can convince us otherwise. 🙂 We won't have kids with us and we're retired, so we won't be using Carnival, RC or Disney. We also absolutely love the evening shows so we won't be booking on the smaller lines like Viking and Regent. We really like Celebrity but I don't see a cruise long enough for what we want ( I cant see where they go through glacier bay either so....). I'm having trouble deciding on a few things and wonder what y'all think........If we use Princess or HAL, does anyone know if they have decent bedding in their cabins? We both have somewhat bad backs and a bad mattress will ruin our next day. I know it's not the Ritz, but I'd hope they are at least decent beds. Also, did anyone find the Denali tour through the park to be too short or too long? I'm not sure if we want to do the classic 5 hour tour or upgrade to the 8 hour trip. Last question......it sounds as if the railway that takes us from one city to the next is used by all tour companies, not just the cruise line I will be traveling with. Was that your experience? Meaning, my Princess group for example would also travel with those using HAL and Celebrity, etc. I'm open to any opinions and truly appreciate your help. Oh, and I'm curious to know if someone just planned their own tour and pieced it all tighter themselves. If so, was it worth it and would you do it again? This may be my only time to travel to Alaska so Im really trying to make it as good as I can.
