So many LCTers have been to Alaska that I thought some of you might be able to help me with a couple of excursion questions for our June 3-10 cruise on the Mariner.

First, in Juneau we would like to do a flight trip over the glaciers. One availability is on a helicopter (Four Glacier Adventure by Helicopter), another on a floatplane (Glacier Flightseeing via Floatplane). Any opinions on which is better? The helicopter flight includes a glacier walk, which because of mobility issues I probably could not do, although my husband could.

My second question relates to Misty Fjords excursions in Ketchican. The options are a seaplane flight (Misty Fjords Seaplane Adventure) or a 4-hour boat excursion (Misty Fjords and Wilderness Explorer). I originally thought the seaplane was the thing to do, but the boat excursion sounds very up close and interesting, so I may be leaning that way. Any advice?

An excursion I already have reserved for Juneau is the Evening Whale Watching Quest. I always have wanted to experience really good whale-watching trip and hope this one qualifies. Has anyone done that excursion?

Thanks!