JoAnn, glad to know you loved the whale-watching in Juneau so much. I hope our evening excursion is as successful as your afternoon one.

Pat, hi and thanks for your recommendation about the helicopter excursion! Great point about a helicopter being able to hover and get closer and go slower than a float plane. Assuming we can snag that excursion, we'll opt for the helicopter trip.

Eric, your desired excursions in Juneau are the same as we hope for, and like you I already reserved the whale watching excursion with an online booking. I hope you and we will be able to do both! Thanks for your information. I'll check over on CC's Alaska forum too.

One question leads to another ... As a general rule, if an excursion runs morning and afternoon, is the afternoon excursion a little safer bet weather-wise? I know it's all a gamble with the weather, of course.