It's been a while, but even when my folks lived up here they took the cruise a couple of times and loved it each time.
They always did Holland America cruises, no matter where they went.
Seattle to Seward was their choice. Though I've had other family do the shorter trip that just went to the panhandle and back to Seattle and liked that to.
You could do everything Sakoluvr did and a lot more by taking the cruise to Seward and then renting a car and spending another week or two driving around the road system.
If you make it to Anchorage, look me up.
