Land Of Marvels

I've never been too overwhelmed with wanting to do a cruise and while the idea has popped up a few times over the years as an option for a trip, I've always shied away from it for a variety of reasons.  But one cruise has always been high on my list and I'm super excited to make it a reality next year when we cruise to Alaska, leaving from Seattle.  I fell in love with the US' most Northern state last year and have always wanted to see more of the coastline of Alaska from a cruise, seeing amazing scenery and enjoying it all from the water. But when we started planning our cruise from Seattle to Alaska and back, I immediately was completely overwhelmed.  Which cruise line?  Which type of cabin?  Which ship? What time of the year?  Which ship has better food, which less kids?  There were so many things to consider in order to enjoy our first cruise.  So as Nick sat beside me, we spent an afternoon weeding through all the information necessary to pick and plan a cruise that you will enjoy.  So if you're in this boat too (pun intended), here's what I suggest! Narrow down ports you want to leave from first. We knew we'd rather leave from Seattle than Vancouver BC just for ease of travel for us from Portland, so immediately some ships or cruise lines were narrowed out of search due to the port we chose to leave from.  Pick this first, it will greatly help narrow down your search. Then start a spreadsheet outlining all the important factors in your decision. I started doing … [Read More...]