[MCPayne]

Hi everyone.

I'm wondering if it's really a must have for a balcony stateroom for an Alaska cruise. That's a little bit more than I'd be willing to spend, so I'm wondering if I can just book an inside room, and just get up early in the morning and go up to the top deck to view the scenery.

I'm in the very early stages of thinking about another cruise, and it will probably be in September of 2012, and I'm trying to decide between Alaska or the Eastern Caribbean.