I absolutely loved LOVED LOVED taking off from a lake, flying over snow covered mountains and landing in a tiny hidden lake in the wilderness! The views were spectacular!! SEE MY PIX. So there we were, silent... floating on a wilderness lake... then the pilot, Chuck says, "Anyone want to get out?" That memory will be seared in my mind forever!! What fun to literally step OUT of the plane and stand on a pontoon!! In the middle of the wilderness! Without any sounds whatsoever.
"Chuck" the pilot played GREAT music on the flight. We all had headphones on.
If you are going on a cruise and hesitant about a pontoon plane excursion... don't be!! Take off and landing was smooth as silk and goes down as probably the very top travel memory of all time! FIVE STAR! No, TEN STAR! (I've traveled all over Europe, done many cruises, river cruises, trains, etc. but doing this... was the best!!!)