We found out the day before that our Denali Bus Tundra Wilderness Tour left at 1:50 pm which was earlier than we had hoped it would be. Especially since we didn't land in Fairbanks until 11 am.

As a travel writer, I’ve cruised Alaska several times but never included the Holland America Denali Cruisetour package. Previous experiences involved round-trip itineraries from Seattle or Vancouver.