Trio of Cody, Aspen and SandraI bemoaned that I would not be sleeping on the ship tonight as the bed was so comfortable and having the window open made sleep come so easily. For my last breakfast on the ship, I ate scrambled eggs and bacon and banana French toast with syrup and slivered almonds. That was simply scrumptious. Our ship docked in Sitka at 8 AM and we disembarked at 8:30 after saying our goodbyes to the new friends we had made. Some of the people had an immediate flight, but there were several of us who were not leaving until 6:30 that evening. We were driven back to the hospitality room in Sitka where we left our luggage. A young woman who works for the cruise line stayed there with our luggage all day. We were to be picked up at 4:30 there and taken to the airport. We three walked to the Raptor Center where injured birds are nursed back to health and then released. However, some are never able to make it in the wild so they are permanent residents. Inside is one such bird, a tiny owl named Tootsie . Aspen wanted to take her home with her. We walked back to town and stopped at the Highliner Coffee for a drink. We did a little last minute shopping. Cody and I ate pizza for lunch and Aspen had a shrimp salad. We stopped by the city library and spent some time. They had some books they were giving away so I took one to have something to read on our way home. We went back to the hospitality room at 2:30 and stayed there until we were promptly picked up with the others at 4:30. At the airport , I went through security wearing a knee brace(which I knew I should have taken off). Of course, I set off the alarm and was patted down. It is a small airport and was very crowded as the flight was full. We saw a man in handcuffs be escorted onto the plane. We flew to Anchorage and then had a six hour flight to Chicago. We arrived there the next day. The seats were very uncomfortable and we had a 5 hour layover in Chicago which turned into a six hour layover and 5 gate changes. We got to Austin after a two and half hour very pleasant flight. Cord picked us up and we were home by 7 PM. I encourage any and everyone to take this cruise. Awesome!!!
From the initial booking all the way through the trip, this was by far our favorite trip. Small boat travel is the only way to see a location. The excursions were so much more than I could explain. The locations were remote and awesome.
Lori I
1 month ago
Personal, knowledgeable service. We felt so informed and supported before our trip. Highly recommend and would use again.
Michelle S
1 month ago
First off we had great weather all week.
We had a wonderful Naturalist on board the Admiirality Dream. John was a very knowledgeable and shared history and folklore with facts about wildlife every day. The entire crew made sure everyone had everything they needed. We were very impressed with all the work they did every day. Loved the fact that there were 49 passengers and you were able to meet and connect with so many people. Highly recommend!
Jessica T.
1 month ago
Jess was very helpful in planning our last minute trip to Alaska. Her promptness in responding to our questions was particularly impressive.
Richard
2 months ago
So well looked after - so much to see - and so much information - all the crew were informative, enthusiastic, and very friendly - nothing was too much bother. It was fantastic being on such a small boat with a group of like-minded passengers. The sea otters won the 'best wildlife' 'competition' (surprisingly)!
