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- Alaskan Cruises
- We Know The Way To Alaska's Heart. See All Alaska's Best With Princess
- www.Princess.com/Alaska
- 1.AlaskaCruises.com
- Travel agency specializes in Alaska cruises and land tours departing from Seattle, Vancouver, Anchorage, and San Francisco. ... ALASKA CRUISETOURS - CRUISE ...
- http://www.alaskacruises.com/
- 2.Alaska Cruise Vacations and Alaska Cruise Trips
- There are six types of Alaska Cruise Vacations. ... These Alaska cruises are usually seven nights and set sail from and ... Alaska Cruisetours = Cruise + Land ...
- http://www.alaskacruises.com/a
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Alaska Cruise?
We are planning an Alaska
cruise. When is the best
months to go? Which cruise
line? Should we go to the
Denli while we are there?
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The best time to go on an Alaska cruise is when you can get the best price. The Alaska cruise season is from mid-May to mid-Sept ONLY. The best prices will be in May and Sept but you will see the same things as other times. The weather is generally warmer in June, July and Aug, but it can also be pleasant in May and Sept. I have been to Alaska twice, once by cruise ship and another for business and spent two weeks there. When we went a few years ago in May it was shirt sleeve weather (70's) in Anchorage and Fairbanks. The odd thing was, it was cooler further south in Juneau and Skagway than it was up north. It was rainy and cloudy in both of those cities. It will be cold, like coat, hat and gloves weather, when you get close to the Glaciers. When you pack, think layering of your clothes. A couple long sleeve shirts/tops, a sweater/sweatshirt, a light jacket, maybe with a hood. If you are going to Alaska there are also a lot of options for slightly different itineraries. Some Alaska cruises start in Alaska, (Anchorage, Seward, or Fairbanks) and others start in Seattle or Vancouver. Cruises of the "inside passage" are generally 7 days but you can also do what is called a cruise-tour which may be 10, 12 to 14 days and involves touring by train and/or bus either before or after the ocean voyage. So you have to look very carefully at your options for an Alaska cruise. You should not just say to a travel agent I want an Alaska cruise. Pick one or more of the cruise lines and search for Alaska cruises and look at all of the options available to help you decide. The best Alaska cruise experience is the CRUISE-TOUR. We did the cruise tour on Princess a few years ago and I highly recommend it. Princess, Holland America, Royal Caribbean and Celebrity all run cruise tours which take you by train all the way to Fairbanks, Alaska. But Princess, Celebrity and RC have special domed train cars for this. Your best chance to see wild animals will be if you do a cruise-tour where you go further north before or after cruising the inside passage. The only animals you are likely to see in the inside passage is seals. If you get really lucky you may see a whale or a whale pod. On the cruise-tours you can arrange to stop for a night or two in Taketna, or Denali National Park. This will be your best opportunity to see moose, caribou, eagle, wolf, and bear. But you really need two days at Denali so that you have time to get one of the Park Service's buses that go deep into the park. Regular tour buses , cars and campers can only go about 3 or 4 miles into the park. The Park Service runs buses about 17 miles into the park, but you must get to the visitor center very early to reserve a spot on one of their buses. The train stops going north and south do not get you to Denali in time or allow enough time for the deep back country buses. With Princess, Holland America, Celebrity and RC you can do the tour part first and then go to Seward or Whittier to get on ship for the inside passage part. I recommend doing the tour part first. Alaska cruises and tours are mostly scenic and cultural. The usual stops for the inside passage portion are Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and College Fjords. The scenic parts are the animals, mountains, glaciers, fjords, and waterfalls. The cultural parts are the Alaska Native, gold rush, fishing industry, and historical sites. Since you are in the middle of this year's cruise season you may not find great prices or options. So my recommendation is plan now for next year. Look at the prices be charged right now for cruises and then also look at what the price will be if you go, for example, next May or early June. Pick the date with the best prices, cabins, and tour options. And I do recommend doing the Denali Park tour. |
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Alaska cruise/vacation with We're planning to go on a
cruise to Alaska in June/July
with 14 and 17 year olds kids
and 75 year old grandparents.
Grandfather will have trouble
if there is too much walking.
We are looking at the Holland
America Line. Not sure how
that compares with other
lines.
We'd like to go inland to
Denali if possible, but not
sure if that would be too hard
or too much extra time.
Any info on if there are a
number of teenagers that go on
these cruises?
Any personal experiences you
can share?
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An alaska Cruise is the utmost! The scenery, the wildlife, and the time together. Southeast Aalska (most folks refer to it as the Inside Passage) is a very different and unique part of Alaska, and with your plans to go into Alaska's interior; you are paring with a great opportunity. The Alaska trips tend to be geared more for the older crowd, once the younger set sees all that Alaska is, and they realize their cell phones really do work in the North, well things work themselves out. The cruise demographics are changing, and visitor profiles are changing with them. Holland America is geared more toward the traditional cruising client. Princes is another good choice for cruising up North. The difference is really in the size of the ship and number of passengers. Holland sails with three class of ships with passenger loads equating to: 1200, 1400, and 1800 for the largest ship. Princess steps up to 2800 passengers. Each gives you a very high quality product. For the Interior, especially Denali, make sure you look at going to the deepest part of the park, Kantishna. It is the end of the park road, offering great views of the mountain (weather permitting), and of course critters! I am including the web site for my company which offers all of the above. We also offer a very inclusive program; meals, attractions, and much more. We also host travel seminars innearly all parts of the United States, and offer a free DVD for the asking showing what, and how we do things. As an Alaska travel proffessional, I can assure you, you are headed in the right direction. Feel free to call our "800" number, and they will forward my personal cell number should you have any specific questions. We also provide references on request from previous travellers. Thanks for thinking of Alaska! Camai! |
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I am interested in an Alaska There will be about 7 people
going. I know there are a lot
of options out there. I am
interested in a sea/land tour
too. I want opinions on what
is the best Alaska cruise to
go on and when. Thanks!
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Okay, best time to see the most wild-life is mid July !! That is the best time and if you would like more information or quotes on your vacation, please let me know at dena@thecruiseplanner.com I have the lowest prices and the best service for your vacation Cruise Ships will depend on the age and your preference type. Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, Holland, and Princess all do the Alaska Area. I would need more information to get you on the best ship that works for you! Thank you again |
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