Judy, I'm bringing my Olympus 10X50 DPS R pair that I bought before my very first cruise to Alaska in 2000. They are definitely not the compact pocket variety, but I have no knowledge about binoculars, except that I could see a whole lot more than my daughter with the really compact ones I gave her.
Editing to say, I bought them at the local Ritz Camera store, where they can tell you the differences between sizes and pricing.
