BTDT. Alaska is absolutely beautiful, I've been to most of the major cities at one time or another. FYI, I went on an Alaskan cruise on June, and the weather was very rough for one day. Everyone got seasick (except me) at one point, although there was never any danger. Many of the parts of the boat were closed (casino, pool, etc.) on my trip so check on that if it's important to you. Many of the guests are older, so expect to have much of the place to yourself late at night.