Sunday morning we ate breakfast at Victorias and checked out of our hotel. Mary Watson, our scientific guide for the cruise, gathered people from our hotel and we walked to the Alaskan Dream hospitality room a few blocks away in the Sitka convention and visitors' bureau. We then toured as a group to the Russian Bishop's House and St. Michael's Cathedral. We also visited the Sheldon Jackson Museum. The Russian Bishop's House was very impressive. We arrived at the Cathedral after services there. The lady who told us about the Cathedral said they had just had a special three hour service and the people stand for the services. There was so much to see in the museum that I could only take a quick glimpse. It would take half a day to really see everything in it. About noon, we boarded a boat for a Sea Otter and Wildlife Cruise. We were served sandwiches after we boarded. Aspen, Cody and I went to the top deck so we could see good. There were binoculars on the seats for everyone. We saw three brown bears, two seals and several sea otter and many bald eagles. There were so many spectacular mountains and islands. One island which was shrouded in fog looked like Skull Island in the movie, "King Kong". We were on the boat fours hours and eventually rendezvoused with the Baranof Dream in Fish Bay. What a fabulous day we already had experienced and now, we were to begin our adventure aboard ship. As we boarded, Suzanne, was showing people to their cabins. There were only 44 passengers and 20 crew members. We were unexpectedly upgraded to cabins with windows. Cody was in cabin 201 and Aspen and I in 202. We were happy with this serendipity and put our luggage on the twin bed. We were going to sleep on the double bed by the window. We soon found this bed to be so comfortable and the sleeping so good with the window open as we glided over the water. We were served hors d'oeuvres at 5:30 and then dinner at 7:30.This was the first of many wonderful meals on the ship. I feasted on salmon, roasted tomato salad and wild berry sorbet. We could have our choice of anything on the menu or all of it. Tomorrow, we are going to Glacier Bay. That night, Aspen and I opened our window and I don't think I have ever slept so good. The clean, fresh air coming off the water was refreshing. The ship gently rocked us to sleep, but only after we watched a heaven sent sunset. We knew we were in for an exciting and wonderful adventure. One night, we laid across the bed and basked in the bright orange full moon over the water.
The agent had great response to questions and coordinated well to create an itinerary that met our expectations.
Bob Sunshine
1 day ago
Very responsive to all questions
Teresa Cardoso
2 days ago
Kelly and Rhenee were excellent to work with on planning our trip. The logistics all worked smoothly and everyone was friendly and on time. Our accommodations were very good, particularly the incredible Patagonia Camp in Torres del Paine! Our guides on every excursion were outstanding and made the hikes memorable! Overall we had a wonderful trip with incredible memories!
Scott Gibson
2 days ago
Adventure Life is definitely a first-class safari tour company, and our representative was Franny Friesz. First of all, she responded immediately after we contacted Adventure Life. We told Franny that we had never been on a safari, and she was more than eager to offer a mountain of information about the trip. She informed us fully about all the ups, downs, and all arounds! She even prepared a number of packages for us to review -- even after we made changes to the areas we wanted to explore. Friendly, helpful, professional, and extremely knowledgeable -- these words describe Franny, and what a wonderful trip she prepared! We couldn't have asked for better service than Franny of Adventure Life. We HIGHLY recommend her and her outstanding company! Bon Voyage!
Prima Burke
3 days ago
The staff at Adventure Life made planning my family's trip to the Galapagos Islands as easy as possible. They listened to what we were hoping to experience and made thoughtful suggestions about how to accomplish our vacation goals while meeting the needs of travelers ages 17-76! They patiently answered questions and follow up questions in the months leading up to the trip. They helped us trouble shoot and customize the trip in every way possible. The logistics involved in traveling from Boston to the Galapagos are innumerable. The Adventure Life staff helped us arrange every detail and the team they assembled in the Galapagos was tremendous. I have never done a trip this big before and after working with Adventure Life this time--would not hesitate one second in working with them again.