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I did an Alaskan cruise back in like 1982 on Royal Viking. It was great! I got to steer the boat for like an hour. (Likely not something they'd let anyone do these days.) I'll never forget that cruise. Alaska is an amazing place. Best cruise ever.

Fun fact about modern cruise ships, they pretty much drive themselves. The ship knows the weather and the location of nearby ships. The bridge crews biggest problem is staying awake. The bridge is huge. Spans the width of the ship and then about 30 additional feet on each side. There is a guy up there that makes coffee to keep them awake because it’s so boring. Every 20 minutes, the three guys on duty have to insert keys and turn them at the same time, like they’re launching nukes. If they miss their window the captain is summoned to scream at them. The keys are to keep them awake. There was a room off the bridge of about 50 monitors looking down the ship on the outside. If someone jumps or falls off, software detects the fall and alerts. The ship doesn’t stop, it costs too much to stop. They keep going and launch these fast boats to try and find the asshole. If they find him, he goes into a cage for the rest of the cruise. Was it an accident or a suicide attempt; they don’t care. You go into the hole; no refunds.

The ship bridge people said the sweetest gig you can get is harbor pilot. These cats get to assume control as they enter the ports, but they don’t do shit really because the ship knows what to do. These harbor pilot niggers make about 250k a year. They drink coffee and let the ship computer do the work.