My perception of "cruise people" and the experiences available in port were not positive. David & I had seen the worst in behaviors of people who seemingly had an entitlement attitude towards travel. More than once we experienced firsthand just how rude and obnoxious tourists could be. To see an entire breakfast buffet wiped out by a group of cruise guests, as they stuffed their ziplock baggies and backpacks with everything from fruits to fresh bakery and bacon & sausage, was disgusting. Fortunately as guests in the lodge, we were taken care of after their cruise charter bus pulled out.
I also witnessed the cranky side of vacationing, watching grumpy husbands and wives bicker about the most trivial things. No doubt, being in close quarters on a ship and then having to go out and deal with literally thousands of tourists in port, can take a toll on even the nicest of people.
Sometimes just watching the cruise people doing their excursions in port
provided David & me with free entertainment. In Skagway, this
guide had her guests playing follow the leader while barking and
flapping their arms. My oh my did they look silly!
In Hoonah we sat in on a stage presentation about the Huna Tlingit people.
I felt like their history was being told through the lens like being in
Disneyland. It was contrived and not very respectful of their culture .
. . very disappointing.
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We have made some wonderful friends in Alaska, making travel both
affordable and enriching. After discovering Alaska, and experiencing
all of her splendor by land,
air and sea on our own . . . it seemed impossible to imagine ever
wanting to do so by cruise ship!
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