We took cruise last year. After study, we chose not to use land tour from Cruise company. It's more expensive and did not have in depth tour. In Delani park, landtour only go to 25 miles. mark . You could not see the most exciting part of the park. But if you only have small group, then arranging your own lodging and driving will be a lot of work too. The Alaska trip is the most wonderful experience for our family. Princess cruise have very good service.