Originally Posted by Gardyloo

Alaska State Ferry terminal, where on Friday evenings you can board a ferry – comfortable if Spartan cabins, decent bar, okay food, naturalist on board, but no midnight buffets or dancing babes-with-feathers. Over the weekend you’ll pass through the Inside Passage – glorious scenery, whales, mountains – and on Monday you’ll arrive in Alaska’s funky and fun capital, Juneau. Spend a day or two in Juneau – whale watching, visit Mendenhall Glacier, whatever – then fly on one of several daily flights to Anchorage.