If you are in Valdez, Alaska, this is the cruise to take!! Both Captain and Crew Members love their jobs (it shows by their actions towards every passenger... I even asked the Captain if she loved her job: "YES she said, with no hesitation!) Their attention to detail even goes down to our lunch: steaming hot, creamy clam chowder, with a warm bagel, cold cream cheese, and Oreo cookies served right up to your more than comfortable seat with table with a very friendly smile! The Crew even brought us in a chunk of Columbia Glacier to inspect @ our seats!
The detailed discussions on every aspect of what we were seeing was outstanding by our Captain, and she ensured that each passenger got a good close up photograph of the many schools of Orca Whales we saw!