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One Day in Juneau

Our next Port of Call on the Disney Alaskan cruise was the capital city of Juneau. Surprisingly, only 32,000 people live in Alaska’s second-largest city.

I remember visiting here with my parents. We took a small plane to explore the glaciers. As we took off, the window opened a few inches and my mom screamed. That’s all I remember – nothing else.

Since we hadn’t researched anything until the trip, we quickly decided to visit Mendenhall Glacier, which is 13 miles away. After looking up shore excursion and shuttle costs, we found renting a van with my brother-in-law’s family was the most cost-effective option.

I realized we’ve gotten spoiled in our larger metropolitan cities with choices of car rentals – and cars for that matter. Although the rental center didn’t look like much, a clean minivan awaited us.

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Disney Wonder – Rainforest Pass at Senses Spa

Because of a busy spring, I wasn’t geared up for our 7-day cruise to Alaska on the Disney Wonder. I desperately needed time alone and found myself constantly irritated by kids bumping into me or the overly-cheery staff asking me “How are you today?” The last place I wanted to be was on a cruise full of Disney characters, music and movies.

However, on our previous Disney Dream cruise, I discovered the Rainforest Room at the spa. Fortunately, the Disney Wonder had a similar, but much smaller, Rainforest Room inside Senses Spa on Deck 9 near the Quiet Cove Pool area.

I bought a joint pass for the week with my spouse because the pricing was better (just an additional $50) for two people. After taking a tour of the facilities and locker room, the attendant gave me a choice of 5 different scented body scrubs. I chose the lavender herbal salt scrub and began my journey to relaxation.

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