Literally. Because we can kayak from a landing dock on the back of our small ship (there are 64 pass

We don’t really care about that but the whales do. We’re surrounded by Humpback whales as they dive and spout water, some no more than a few hundred yards from our small ship, the InnerSea Discoveries  Wilderness Discoverer.
Literally. Because we can kayak from a landing dock on the back of our small ship (there are 64 passengers on board with a maximum of just 78 and a crew of 26) from the boat we can go out for a half hour or two and a half hours.  Last night a group camped so that they could experience camping in the Alaska hotels in oxford wilderness. “It was fun,” 12 year old Miller Sinyard reported, even if the crew forgot the graham crackers for the s’mores. “We almost saw a bear,” he said.  “I kind of wish we had.”  I’m sure the adults along were glad they didn’t.
But certainly the whales this morning, as we cruise in Frederick Sound near Turnabout Island, make up for that.  There are dozens out there.  Here for the summer, eating 20 hours a day before they head to Hawaii for the winter.
Just as important to the guests, like Debbie Mulligan, traveling with her 28-year-old daughter Kerri, is the chance for the adventures.  “In the first three days, I got to go kayaking, spelunking, snorkeling and hiking,” said Keri, who lives in Boston.  “You can be as active as you like or sit and read a book and relax.”
Of course by the time you figure out how much you would pay on the big ship for the excursions that we  do daily–the kayaking, the hiking, the skiff rides to see animals—there wouldn’t be much difference in cost, not to mention that we do it at our leisure in the wilderness without hordes hotels in oxford of other people.