Oh Beth, seeing the whales playing near the ship must have been breathtaking! We really will have to make an effort to be up and around early on the Tracy Arm day. And Olivia, well, what can I say but that your and your son's reactions confirm that it was a good move to have booked the Tracy Arm excursion. I long have wanted to get "up close and personal" on a good whale-watching trip. Between Tracy Arm and the evening whale-watching excursion we have booked in Juneau, maybe this will be the time!

Olivia, I'm glad to hear you think I picked good excursions otherwise as well. On a first visit anywhere, I never know for sure which excursions are the best ones for our personal interests, so it really helps to have your stamp of approval, especially since you've done an Alaska cruise more than once. Thanks!