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    Well, I guess I should have posted a review a few weeks ago, but did not have a chance until now. I am not sure what may have happened since we were on the boat in July (2 months ago), but our trip was great. Age of the boat - it is not a brand new boat. In fact, it turned out that my wife worked on it as a bartender when it was new back in the early 90s. Although it is not brand new, the price we paid reflected that and overall, the boat was fine. If you want a newer boat, it would be about 30% more as I had priced it. Food - the food was incredibly well prepared. We had read the review that the seafood was not fresh, but was frozen instead. Well, think about it. Unless you catch a king crab somehow live, it is going to be frozen at sea. Our cook was Ruthie who did a fantastic job. Broken items - we were disappointed that the jacuzzi did not work, but we got over that. Everything else was fine. Leaks - we did not have any leaks on the boat while we were out other than one that was by the starboard bathroom. Considering it rained that day, and we were on the ocean, we expected water periodically. Rooms - We had 4 adults and 3 kids with us. We took the aft cabins and had no issues with space, showers, or toilets. We were asked to not flush anything besides toilet paper, but that is standard on a boat (and an airplane for that matter). Scenery - we saw whales, many orcas, otters, bears, sea lions and I found a gigantic nugget of gold while panning. Captain Al - was he rough around the edges, yes. Did he wear a white captain uniform with gold tassels, no. Did he have a cocktail with us, you bet. But did he stay up all night one evening trying to secure the boat and ultimately pilot us to a different cove until 4am while we slept, yes. We found him courteous, cheerful, down to earth, and overall a pleasant guy to be around. Alaska was great, and my family had an absolutely spectacular time. I feel sorry for anyone that had a tough time, but we did not and have talked about doing it again.

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    Salmon Berry Travel & Tours

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    Wow! What an amazing experience. My wife and I booked the transfer tour from Anchorage to Whittier…read more Our tour guide, Michelle, was incredible. She was a wealth of knowledge and such a fun person to spend the day with. Everywhere we went, she seemed to know everything. She interspersed personal anecdotes allowing us to get to know her better and to understand more about the area. Everything was included in the price of the tour. Lunch (of your choice - not just preset options), a beer at the brewery, and admission to the nature center were all taken care of. There were also snacks and water available in the van. We got lucky with a small group (4 people including us!), but the van only holds 13 people - much better than the giant coach busses! I cannot recommend Salmon Berry, and Michelle in particular, highly enough

    Great time! They were able to help us out when we asked for a same-day tour. Got to go to the top…read moreof Alyeska resort with the tram. Also went to the wildlife conservation center and saw the moose, bears, musk oxen, elk, etc. the tour included lunch at our choice of two food trucks. I got the pork belly rice bowl at the Girdwood izakaya. A bit heavy on the salt, but overall an enjoyable meal. Love the blueberry kombucha at the brewery! V, our guide, was informative and helped take pictures of my family! They pick up and drop off at your hotel. Not too sure about the water bottles though. After you are done drinking the tap water, you have to return the bottles for them to recycle. Although they use a dishwasher, it seems a bit strange for me to share bottles with other people.

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