This Alaska Cruise Was the Perfect Venue for a Family Reunion

Surrounded by beautiful ocean, a cruise is the place to be for deep conversations and fun with family.

Holland America's Westerdam was the perfect venue for a family reunion cruise from Seattle into the wilds of coastal Alaska. Holland America/TNS

By James Walsh The Minnesota Star Tribune

Restless, I wheeled up to the coffee shop and bar on the 10th deck at the bow of the Westerdam. Through massive, slanted windows, a dense midmorning fog obscured everything as if the ship were crawling in the center of a heavy, low cloud.