Trip Review

September 28, 2012

 

The Kaplan Family from Philadelphia were wowed by their Alaska adventure this summer.   Their trip started with a few nights in Vancouver before they embarked on a seven night Inside Passage sailing on the newly renovated Celebrity Millennium.  After the cruise, they overnighted in Anchorage before training to Denali on the Alaska Railroad.  The trip ended in Fairbanks.  The family, with two children ages 12 and 11, were thrilled with every element of their trip and were enchanted by the vastness of Alaska and all that it has to offer.  Remarkable and amazing were used most often to describe the trip.  Highlights varied by family member, but included a trolley tour of Vancouver, dog sledding on a glacier out of Juneau, the Deadliest Catch boat in Ketchikan (where the bathrooms are really clean and they saw lots of eagles!), whale watching in Icy Straight and a wildlife tour of Denali where they spotted caribou, grizzlies and dall sheep.  They even enjoyed the hokey Cabin Dinner Theater at their hotel, the McKinley Chalet, where they knew one of the actors in the show!   The family also really enjoyed their first cruising experience.  They thought the naturalist was terrific, thought the food and kids/teen clubs were quite good and housekeeping even made sure they got up early to see the Hubbard Glacier.  Overall the trip was relaxing, enjoyable and educational. They hope someday to return to the Land of the Midnight Sun and look forward to cruising again in the near future.