We're starting to look at an Alaska trip for next summer, and were thinking we'd combine a week on Mariner with about a week of land travel either on our own or as a cruise add-on. From the comments I've read here, I think we'd be comfortable doing the ground portion on our own. The one question I have (for now!) is Glacier Bay National Park. Regent apparently does Hubbard Glacier but skips Glacier Bay; several of the other cruise lines spend a full day cruising in the national park, which sounds spectacular. So I'm wondering how much we miss by sticking with Regent's itinerary that bypasses Glacier Bay. Is it worth flying there from Anchorage? I'd love to hear from anyone who has visited Glacier Bay, either before or after a Regent cruise, or onboard another cruise. Thanks!

-- Eric