Hi, This will be my 1st time on HAL Alaska cruise. Would really appreciate your opinion. Booking a 7 day Glacier cruise and planning on spending couple days in Anchorage either on the front end or back end.  I've read that Nieuw Amsterdam is preferred over Noordam and that it's better to go sail Southbound vs Northbound. My ideal week would be going Northbound on NA  or Southbound on Noordam, however I'm somewhat flexible on which week I choose!  So my question is, should I book the cruise