I will be in Anchorage for basically two days. One of those days I'm contemplating either a flightseeing/float plane tour or the 26 Glaciers cruise.

It seems I'd see more on the flightseeing tour in less time, I wouldn't have the drive to catch the cruise and, well, I've never been in a float plane so that's appealing.

Curious if posters to this forum have experienced both and which they would recommend. I realize the flight would be considerably more expensive, but the upsides seem worth it to me, unless the cruise is truly a much better experience.

Advice?

Another question ...should I rent an SUV for mid-May or will a regular car be OK? Will only be driving around ANC and probably to Whittier for cruise. (Leaning toward doing cruise and flightseeing.)