Hey, alright, we did this cruise in May, Seward to Vancouver. It was our first NCL and first Alaska. Really enjoyed it. NCL "Free at Sea" worked out great for us. Flew in a couple of days early and ride shared and walked around Anchorage. Go see the earthquake park, it's very interesting. A ride share guy gave us a bar / food recommendation of F Street Station. We sat at the bar by the kitchen area. Had a great meal and atmosphere. Lot of locals we talked to also.
Flights back for us were at 2030 from Vancouver to Seattle, and then 2330, I think, to Austin arriving 0620 on a Tuesday. I couldn't have really gotten better tickets for arrival in Austin any other time. They had some, but they were early in the morning on Monday, which we could not have made.
This should be fun!