My wife and I recently returned from a 7 day Alaskan cruise on the Ruby Princess out of Seattle. My wife booked the above tour and it was outstanding. After a comfortable ride in our tour bus to the docks, we were met and divided into two groups by two very nice young ladies who escorted us to our waiting boats. Our naturalist/guide was Sara Ryan, a very personable and informative young lady and our Captain on the vessel, was Capt. Terry, again a very personable gentleman and extremely knowledge of the waters and it's wildlife. The ship itself was enclosed, and had large windows to view all surrounding areas thru, plus a rear platform you could use to view from. very comfortable seating. During our outing we had the opportunity to see a mother humpback and her calf, as well as several other whales. Sara was able to get pictures of a whale breaching the surface, which she has shared with us via email. Sara is very knowledge of the whales, identifying some by characteristic markings. She was very informative regarding all the wildlife and mammals we were fortunate enough to see, including bald eagles and sea lions. If you are visiting or planning a cruise, this tour is great. In regards to the salmon bake "DELICIOUS", need I say more. A great tour and meal, we loved it!