There is a restaurant in Juneau, Alaska, that serves boiled king crab. It's located on the way from the harbor to downtown, so you won't have trouble finding it.
The price for three red king crab legs and claws is USD 85 (I had already eaten one leg). Including coleslaw salad, crab cake, soda, and tip, the total was USD 120.
Initially, I thought the crab was overpriced, but seeing frozen king crab legs at Costco with a price tag of CAD 116 for four legs made me realize that the Juneau king crab wasn't particularly expensive.
Knowing the king crab prices beforehand might have made the meal more enjoyable without the surprise of the bill.
Ketchikan, the home of salmon, experiences rain for more than 300 days a year. It might not be a miracle, but it's considered a rare stroke of luck for a traveler to see Ketchikan in sunny weather.
Salmon swim upstream from the Pacific Ocean to spawn and die, navigating through passage facilities in the creek to ease their final journey. On cruise ship days, there are more travelers from the ships than residents in the town.
In Skagway, there was a donut shop I wanted to visit called Klondike Doughboy, which serves fried donuts.
They taste just like the sugar-coated donuts I had in Korea as a child.
The drip coffee made by the shop owner's daughter pairs well with the donuts. When you disembark at Alaskan ports, don’t search for Starbucks like a country bumpkin; there are no Starbucks here.
The age, race, and nationalities of the cruise passengers are very diverse. It was a misconception to think that most of the guests would be retired elderly people. The crew's service is extremely friendly and enthusiastic.
There are about 1,000 crew members from over 40 countries, with a significant number from Southeast Asia, especially the Philippines.
The captain is a British man in his 50s. The travel director, who appears in the amphitheater for speeches during events and performances, is a Chinese American woman in her 40s from California. The ship is Dutch-flagged, owned by the American company Carnival, and sails in and out of Vancouver, Canada.
