DivotMaker

Wow, thank you so much for that post.  I'm a few pages in and absolutely love it!

We've been on about 15 cruises since our first in 1999 - Carnival, Royal, NCL, Princess, and Celebrity.  We're both about to turn 50, and we've noticed our ideas of the ideal cruise have changed over the years.  We just finished a cruise with NCL over the New Year's holiday aboard a ship with nearly 5,000 passengers, by far the largest ship we've ever been on.  After the cruise, we both agreed it might be time to look at a new line that might be a better fit for us.  We like to read on cruises, so we'll generally try and seek out quiet places on the ship.  We also like lounges with live music to sit and enjoy a drink.  We tend to avoid the buffets for every meal, but will stop in there for some ice cream from time to time.  So, as you can probably infer, we are not the "party" people, but much more quiet.  

After a quick Google search, we started looking into HAL for a future cruise.  We settled on a cruise to Alaska (our third) in June aboard the Eurodam.  We're going with another couple and both settled with Neptune Suites.  I've tried to read as much as possible about the HAL experience, and the more I read, the more excited I get that this may be a very good fit for us. 

So, I just wanted to say hi and also thank all of you for the excellent posts in this forum about HAL.  

Happy cruising.

Jason

Oh neat, that sounds like something the kids would also enjoy.  Thank you.

Hello, we will be in Mazatlan for one of our ports next week.  We've heard a little chatter about the safety of Mazatlan, and when we looked at the excursion offerings from our ship (NCL), it didn't seem to offer a lot of activities we'd like.  I did some research and came across a tour company called Veraneando Adventure on Trip Advisor that offered an ATV/Zip Line tour that caught our interest.  We'll have three children with us (11, 14, 21) so safety is extremely important to us.  There were some recent reviews on it, but not a whole lot. What are your thoughts on taking this tour?  Thanks.

mendenhall glacier is an easy option. Hike to Nuggett Falls.

 

Look at the Juneau Visitor Guide for other ideas. The link is in a thread below about Resouces for Alaska trip planning. (the Mendenhall guide is there also with trail info)

Thank you.

My wife and older daughter are taking a helicopter tour, so I'll have the 8 and 11 year olds with me (no interest in the helicopter) so I'm trying to find something they'd enjoy. We're only there from 7-1:30, any suggestions would be appreciated.

Outstanding review, thank you! We're about to rent the car and do the same thing. Is 4 wheel drive required right now? Thank you.

We just got the email letting us know about the switch for our cruise out of San Juan next November. They did offer us $50/pp onboard credit if we kept the reservation.