Testimonials

9/25/11 via email
Good afternoon.
We made it home just fine. We are getting over the jet lag, as it took 23 hours from the time we left the lodge to the time we walked into the house.
I do not have enough adjectives to express our trip. The words, great, wonderful, and fantastic are near enough. We want to thank you for all our hard work. We were so blessed from the placement of our suite on the ship and at both lodges. I will try to send you a picture, but not sure I can.
I had asked you for references when we started talking. Well girl, if anyone in the future ask you, give them my name, email, and phone number. I will be more that glad to tell them about the great job you did for us. By the way, we were able to see Mt. McKinley without clouds. The weather each and every day was perfect! Again, thank you for making this trip one we will remember for the rest of our lives. I also have 477 pictures to help us remember. Have a great winter.

9/8/11 - via email:
Marjy Just wanted to say Thanks for your help planning our trip. It was fantastic. You promised bears we saw bears everywhere. We got to do so many exciting things and the scenery in Alaska can never be beat! Thanks for your help. next time we head to Alaska I will definitely call you.

8/26/11 - via email - (From Italy)
Hi Marjy, nice to hear from you !! I had  already in mind to provide you a full report of our trip, but due to the fact that lost Monday I began to work again I really had not enough time. But today I took the Friday off, so I can do it.

Let start by saying that the trip has completely fulfilled our expectations. My wife , who loves the  hot seas, and initially had some concern to visit Alaska, was really enthusiastic  about it. It was like to live for 3 weeks inside a wonderful National Geographic reportage (not just looking it at TV)....................................So overall it was an exceptional vacation and I have really to thank you for your patience during the two months we spent to plan it via email. The result was unforgettable. As you may remember I am almost a pros as photograph. I got 3000 wonderful pictures that now I have to post process (they are in RAW, not JPEG). I think I have good chances to win some contest in Autumn. We were really professional and competent in doing your job and you were able , despite we were using the email to fully understand my preferences and objectives.

Please do not hesitate , if you need, to use my name , as a reference or even let some prospect to contact me  directly. For sure I will spend a lot of words in advertising you and the wonderful land which is “Alaska”.    I attach  our pictures, at least now yo can see ,who have to helpful !!.   Grazie ancora !!! Ciao !!!

8/29/11
Hi Marjy,   I'm sorry I didn't see you when we were in Wrangell. Our friends kept us real busy.    I just want to thank you for all the arrangements you made for us. We had one of the best vacations we ever had !!!    Thank You Very Much

8/20/11 – via email - Hi Marjy - just got done with our trip on the Admiralty Dream. The trip was great! Small ship, excellent, capable and personable crew, and really nice fellow travelers, a diverse group age-wise. Accommodations were quite comfortable, very good food on board , excellent, unpretentious rooming room service, nice bar, great bartender. . …………….All in all, the trip of a lifetime for my son and me! And now that we know how great Alaska is - physical environment, opportunities for myriad outdoor activities, amazing scenery and wildlife, friendly, rugged, down to earth people, and unique history - we shall return!

Thanks so much for arranging this trip - I really appreciate your professionalism, responsiveness and friendliness. You managed to arrange a perfect trip very efficiently, within just a few days after my first call to you, and you were unflappable with me and obviously very effective in finding just the right cruise at reasonable cost despite last minute planning.

A final word - Allen Marine owns and runs Alaskan Dream Cruises, and this was evidently the first year of operation of the cruise line. They are really remarkable, both in the quality of staff and service they provide and in their commitment to keeping Alaska green and truly inviting.

8/14/11 - via email - Hi Marjy!! Our Alaska trip was awesome - you did such a wonderful job with everything. It all went exactly as planned. The accommodations were excellent - ............... And the excursions were all very fun and memorable. We especially enjoyed the LeConte Glacier with Barry Bracken and his wife Kathy. We felt very special being the only passengers. And from what he said, it sounds like you make a special request to have him do the trip - Thanks!! And we will never forget the bears of Anan or our fishing trip with Doug. It was all fabulous!!! And it was also special meeting you!!

8/11/11 - via email - Hi Marjy, We had a fantastic time on the Wilderness Adventurer. The weather was perfect-we only had 1 day of rain! I'll send you a link to our full size photos once I get them off my camera and on to the internet. Fall is a very busy time for us, so we haven't had much time to sort through them yet. Thank you for the books and cards. We wound up seeing quite a bit of wildlife. I think my favorite was the full sized humpback whale breaching, or maybe the momma black bear and her two cubs (adorable!). Our honeymoon was amazing, and was everything we wanted it to be. I'll try to get the photos up soon. Thank you!

8/2/11 – via email - Marjy, I can't thank you enough. We had the time of our lives. Alaska was so beautiful. We were blessed with great weather. Wilderness Discoveries was wonderful, I felt so comfortable with the staff and the boat. …………. I hated get off the boat in Juneau, but the fun continued………….Again we will talk about this trip the rest of our lives. I've looked at our 1000 pics I can tell you whats coming next. If you hadn't contacted us we would have gone and seen Alaska, but because of you we got to TOUCH and be part of Alaska.

7/31/11 – via email - Dear Marjy, Thank you so much for the wonderful trip. If you ever need recommendations, contact us!

6/29/11 – via email – thanks for helping me plan a very wonderful trip to Alaska. We just returned yesterday and all the plans went perfectly.

6/28/11 – via email - Hi Marjy,Yes, we're back. There are no words to describe just how awesome a time we had on our Alaska trip. …..We were so blessed! We saw McKinley 3 times, in Denali on the Back CountryAdventure, for a few minutes on the K-2, and from our lodge at Talkeetna.

And the wild life we saw!!! ………………Did we see glaciers! Saw one calve in Glacier Bay... Marjorie Glacier, on our cruise.………… I had to make myself go to bed each night but I really didn't want to miss anything! And, we really didn't. We just loved everything………Thank you for everything you did to guide and help us, explain... explain again and just make our trip go smoothly. We loved our accommodations
everywhere. Denali Cabins was so cozy. ……..Anyway, we cannot thank you enough. We still hope to return!

6/26/11 via email - Hi Marjy, I wanted to thank you again for all you did for us – we had a truly wonderful trip. Beautiful scenery & wildlife the whole way - I took a total of 822 pictures (I have a lot of editing to do). We did just about all the activities (I went snorkeling, too) and the people & food were great. We barely had time to get a picture of the four of us, but we did on the last day, we’ll send you a good one.

6/23/11 –via email - Dear Marjy - Thank you for your help on our vacation. We loved the upgraded cabins, they were amazing and definitely the way to travel! I can't recommend the value of having your own balcony enough. I've already passed your contact information on to others in the area who are now considering an Alaskan trip. I've traveled extensively in Europe, South America and Asia, but of all the places I've seen, Alaska tops my list of places to return to. It is simply gorgeous. Feel free to use my testimonial if you'd like. I'm using your father's beautifully designed note cards for thank yous. Wish I would have had time to find the gallery with his work to see some originals. Do you have a link to a website where his work can be seen? With much appreciation

6/22/11 – via email - Hi Marjy, We had a great time. The weather was fabulous. Almost no rain. It wasn't that cold and we just loved every aspect of the trip. I have recommended it to several people. And also recommended your services to plan the trip. I will send you a photo--- as soon as I learn how!! The ship and the crew were wonderful. What a great job Alaskan Dream Cruises did for us.

8/2/10 – via email – Marjy Our family had the time of our lives!!!!! We enjoyed everything but I am sure you have heard all this before. The ship was an excellent choice, just the right size…..Thanks again for everything I am ready to do it all over again!

7/29/10 – via email – Well, we’re back, as I expected, the time in Alaska went too fast, but that just means we’ll be back..someday! We just wanted to thank you again for another WONDERFUL vacation in Alaska. We ALL Enjoyed it very much.

6/29/10 – via email – We are home and we had a GREAT cruise. The ship was very nice, the layout of our room was GREAT. We loved Sitka. THANK YOU for all your help. You are the BEST!

6/22/10 – via email – We are home and trying to get back into the swing of life here WE really had such a great family trip – well remember it forever!!! You really came through with a great itinerary. It was manageable and just what I was hoping for….. it was SO GREAT! Thanks again for all your help.

7/29/09 - …………now let me tell you about our trip. Well, Wrangell set our trip off on a positive note…… Anyhow I guess you can see we loved our trip. Thanks for all of your help, and you may just see me in Wrangell again. Couldn’t done it without ya!

7/16/09 – via email - we are back from Alaska and that would be an understatement to say that we loved it! Everything about that tour and cruise was fantastic. We were very impressed with the Cruise West staff. Everyone was so professional and they took really good care of us. hank you for all your help. Everything was perfect. I would recommend this trip to anyone who wants to discover Alaska!

6/22/09 – via email - Here's the six of us, crusin' Glacier Bay. We had a fabulous time! Beyond our expectations! Amazing state you've got there Thank you!!

5/30/09 – via email - I think that our traveling companion has said it all and I join in his compliments to you and each of the accommodations and services which helped to make our visit so successful. We had a superb visit and want to return to experience other aspects of Alaska. Our trips with Brenda and John were outstanding in all aspects Our trip to Gustavus was incomparable. Thank you for helping us to enjoy such a special visit. We will be recommending your agency to our friends and acquaintances who may be interested in visiting Alaska.

10/16/08 - via email - Just a note to tell you we had a wonderful trip!!!! Thank you so much for putting it all together for us. Absolutely everything was perfect. Thank you Thank you. Alaska rocks and so do you!

9/9/08 - via email - We've been home a week now after our FABULOUS Alaska vacation - we can't thank you enough! I must admit we went with apprehension - give the weather that Alaska has seen this summer and could not have been more pleased. Yes we saw rain - but we saw brilliant sunshine - more times that we could count - it was glorious. The trip exceeded our expectations in every respect - your planning was impeccable - and your trips excellent.

8/14/08 via email - Hi just a note to tell you we had a wonderful trip!!!! Thank you so much for putting it all together for us. Absolutely everything was perfect. We LOVED Zachar Bay My husband might even go back there with his buddies to fish next year. Thank you Thank you Alaska rocks and so do you oh and thank you for the cards that was special and so thoughtful of you.

8/7/08 - via email - We returned from Anchorage yesterday and wanted to thank you for planning a wonderful trip for us. There were no hitches in our plans - transportation arrived and departed on time, the weather cooperated (only one rainy day), we say Mt. McKinley, lots of wildlife and glaciers. The Cruise West tour was very much to our liking and the food was great! Alaska certainly is a wonderful place to visit and must be a fine place to live full-time. Thanks for everything.

6/9/08 - via email - Our sincere thanks go out to you and your entire team from the bottom of our heart for organizing our Alaska tour - an extremely excellent and memorable one.

8/27/07 via email: Just a note to tell you that the T. and C. families are back home, and we all want to thank you for the fantastic trip you planned for us. We had such a great time, and it was so good for our family to be together before our son is deployed to Iraq in November. .Anyway, you couldn't have been more helpful and considerate. If you ever need a recommendation, I would be happy to write one. You probably won't ever need one though since your excellence is already apparent. Thanks again.

8/22/07 via email - You're the best ... absolutely terrific and very, very well done for your part. I expect to start on next year w/ you very soon. Thanks again.

8/17/07 via email We want to thank you so much for the work you did to ensure that we had a fabulous trip to the far North.. We even landed on a glacier in Juneau. we were thrilled. We feel you put together such a great package for us, we traveled to so many places, traveling by all means, and saw so many beautiful sights. THANK YOU THANK YOU. We have shared our experience with so many people, and even given your business card to others. We both feel Wrangell was the highlight of the trip. We loved the town, meeting you, and Brenda was such an excellent guide, for all 3 days (and each such a different experience). Please tell Brenda she spoiled us, and she is tops. Thanks again, you did a fabulous job.

6/29/07 via email - Anyway, what you put together for us was so much richer than any experience we could have imagined. The ferry system is a treasure, and the stateroom was a wonderful place to relax and even sleep. We saw and walked on glaciers, saw eagles, orcas, humpbacks, brown and black bear, goats, and such breathtaking scenery everywhere we looked. I don't think we could have asked for more. Many, many thanks.

8/13/07 via email - I wanted to thank you again for the trip planning. You did an excellent job. It was too bad it had to end. I am sure I will come back again, when I do I will definitely contact you.