One of my co-workers is in Alaska right now, doing the cruise thing, and another is riding his big BMW motorcycle up there with his wife in July. It's like Alaska is the cool place. Pretty much everyone I've talked to that has been thinks it's amazing, and they have the pictures to prove it.
Truth be told, Diana has expressed interest in doing a cruise, and I'm trying to get over my fear that cruise ships are big disease containers. I know that's buying into the stories the last few years where a bunch of people get sick, but it does creep me out a little. But Alaska is more interesting to me than the Caribbean, for example. The beach, eat, drink, repeat thing doesn't have a ton of appeal to me.
I think I just want to stand on the bow and say, "Iceburg! Right ahead!"
"...and I'm trying to get over my fear that cruise ships are big disease containers..."
You aren't wrong on this. I've had colds on my last two cruises, but I think one of them began in the hotel room I was in prior to the cruise. Cruise #2 on the other hand...
It's the recycled air on the interior of the boat.