Help me choose Alaska7 day cruise on NCL or Carnival

Hi All,

i am under the gun and have to book today so need everyones help to decide. First off i have sailed with both of these cruise lines and in my opinion i was not impressed with Carnival but all that said the scenario is as below:

We are 6 people sailing 4 will be in 1 room and 2 in another the offers from the Cruise company's are as follows:

1. NCL 7 day on the Pearl August 7 from Seattle: 1 mini suite and 1 interior total cost $9k

2. Carnival 7 day on the Legend August 9 from Seattle: 1 balcony and 1 interior with french door & obstructed view total cost $7.7k

Besides the above NCL has some free stuff to choose from such as unlimited beverage pacakge (HAVE TO PAY $100/ PER PERSON PERSON PER ROOM SO NOT FREE AS THEY SAY) , free specialty dining, shore excursion credit, internet.

HELP ME DECIDE PLEASE!!!!!!

Have you considered Celebrity for Alaska?

Solstice does the rt from Seattle plus free beverage package and other perks.

Have you considered Celebrity for Alaska?

Solstice does the rt from Seattle plus free beverage package and other perks.

Yes i did and wanted to go on Celebrity but the dates don't work for me.

An Alaska cruise needs to be selected based on if it is cruising Glacier Bay or not - especially if this will be a once in a lifetime cruise as Glacier Bay is so very special. If at all possible, also do a land extension in Alaska either before or after the cruise to Denali.

An Alaska cruise needs to be selected based on if it is cruising Glacier Bay or not - especially if this will be a once in a lifetime cruise as Glacier Bay is so very special. If at all possible, also do a land extension in Alaska either before or after the cruise to Denali.

Below are the itinerary for the 2 ships

NCL :

ITINERARY

DAY DATE PORT ARRIVE DEPART

Sun Aug 7 Seattle, WA 4:00pm

Mon Aug 8 At Sea

Tue Aug 9 Juneau, AK 2:00pm 10:00pm

Wed Aug 10 Skagway, AK 7:00am 8:15pm

Thu Aug 11 Glacier Bay National Park, AK

Fri Aug 12 Ketchikan, AK 6:00am 1:30pm

Sat Aug 13 Victoria, BC, Canada 6:00pm 11:59pm

Sun Aug 14 Seattle, WA 8:00am

Carnival:

ITINERARY

DAY DATE PORT ARRIVE DEPART

Tue Aug 9 Seattle, WA 4:00pm

Wed Aug 10 At Sea

Thu Aug 11 Tracy Arm (Twin Sawyer Glaciers), AK (Cruising)

Fri Aug 12 Skagway, AK 7:00am 9:00pm

Sat Aug 13 Juneau, AK 7:00am 3:00pm

Sun Aug 14 Ketchikan, AK 7:00am 1:00pm

Mon Aug 15 Victoria, BC, Canada 7:30pm 11:59pm

Tue Aug 16 Seattle, WA 7:00am

Between those 2 itineraries, I would give NCL the nod based solely on Glacier Bay.

Agree with Aquahound...NCL all the way because of Glacier Bay. EM

NCL -- Glacier Bay!!

Several times we have missed Tracy Arm which meant another sea day and no glacier viewing.

I'd do the NCL cruise because of Glacier Bay and the free specialty restaurants option.

NCL it is based on everyone's input, booking today.

Be certain to make your specialty restaurant reservations online prior to your cruise. Le Bistro is the best restaurant onboard, Teppanyaki is small and sells out quickly, so definitely get reservations if you want to dine there. Cagney's and Moderno are also good (if you like meat.) Have a wonderful cruise. Glacier Bay is something to behold!