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On 5/5/2022 at 9:24 PM, Elaine5715 said:

Went with them last August, it was amazing experience

We went with them our last cruise and would use them again. A wonderful excursion 

We will be doing our 2nd Cruisetour starting May 25 with Princes. There was fly fishing liste on the excursions. It's was nice that we didnt have to drive.  The Princess lodges are beautiful. Do your research and go with what works for you. Either way you will love Alaska

18 hours ago, wblotner66 said:

do you know of an agency who can help with that?

16 hours ago, Northern Aurora said:

Since our OP has specifically mentioned the husband's interest in fly fishing I don't think that any of the cruise tours offered by any of the lines will offer much opportunities for such a specific activity.

16 hours ago, Gia2cats said:

We took the land tour prior to the cruise and it was great. You are fairly busy on the land tour and when you get on the ship you can relax.

For some people, planning your own land tour would be ideal. However, someone has to drive and while the passengers are watching the scenery go by, the driver is watching the road. Everyone can relax when you let other people plan and 

On 3/8/2022 at 3:40 PM, Woody14 said:

Ouch! (coming from a proud Canadian, who lives on the west coast).   I hope you will give us a chance at somepoint to prove you wrong.      I do get that the 4 hr stop in Victoria would not give you a true sample of what we have to offer. 

We sailed out of Vancouver our last Alaskan Cruisetour and loved Vancouver. We booked a day early morning flight to be able to enjoy Vancouver for a day. We fly in May 24th and board the ship May 25th. Can't wait ✈🚢⚓

10 hours ago, Ashland said:

Did you book your flights yet? I was tempted to do so a few times when I saw some great rates but would like to know something before I do so am watching the May cruises closely.

Yes we booked through Princess easy air. We figured that was the safest way incase the cruisetour is changed or cancelled 

We are one of those that is supposed to leave from Vancouver on a Princess cruisetour starting 5/25/2022. Just made our final payment last week so now it is wait and see what happens. After having our cruised canceled in 2020 and 2021 I hope something is worked out we are flying in a day early to enjoy Vancouver so we will wait patiently to see what happens 

My husband and I are doing an Alaskan cruisetour flying in to Vancouver the day before. When we booked our flight through EZair we would arrive around 3pm. We were planning on sightseeing in the evening but our flight has been changed to a 9pm arrival. No time for sightseeing trying to decide to even go with the testing and the changes in the Denali tour because of road work. This will be our second cruisetour to Alaska and wand the best experience 

I got the same message, waited a couple of seconds and it was fine

On 2/3/2022 at 3:47 PM, azbirdmom said:

It's been a while since I've had a problem logging in.  But I don't think I've ever seen a message that basically says "don't call until we figure it out".  Just wondering if it's widespread or if I'm one of the lucky few.

 

Our last cruise tour was May 20, we are booked for May 25 off this year. Love all the hours of daylight and the weather was awesome 

On 12/8/2021 at 2:56 PM, SNJCruisers said:

Looking to book a 14 day cruise and weighing the pros and cons time and price wise comparing 3 different dates.  The most expensive is late June.  Can save 280 pp by booking late May.  560 savings is 560 savings.  Can save another 100 pp by going two weeks earlier.  So, is there that big of a difference between mid May and late May to pay that extra 200 bucks?  200 bucks, or 760 comparing the first and third choices can go towards excursions, which of course there will be many. Thanks.

On 12/9/2021 at 12:51 AM, cr8tiv1 said:

I've been on both ends of the season and purposely avoid the summer family crowd.  Both bookends have their own charm.  

 

May:  Days are starting to get longer and longer.  Something refreshing about being in Alaska early on.  Weather isn't a factor since it can be hot/cold, sunny/rainy regardless of the month.  Yes, the ice fields may not have broken up yet and you may run the risk of not being able to get into Glacier Bay or up to the glaciers.  

 

September:  The days are definitely shorter.  Shops are starting to close up/think end of season sales (although I never really found anything of value).  There is the slightest of slight chances you may experience Northern lights viewing from Juneau or Skagway.  

 

 

We will be going on our second cruisetour in May for our 20th anniversary. We didn't see bear catching salmon but on our Denali excursion we seen a momma and her 2 Cubs. We just like all the hours of daylight in May. We had a balcony and used it every day. If you have the extra time a cruise tour is the way to go 

On 6/7/2021 at 9:55 AM, pms4104 said:

Cruzsnooze ...

 

I understand your point.

 

But I do think Princess is looking for a way to change their bloated program, and I doubt fairness will come into play.

 

Heck, before sailing restarts soon, thdy could announce that anyone who has not sailed for 12 months will be reset to zero.  Fair or not?

We had 2 cruise cancelled so that would means we would not have sailed for 12 months of no fault of our own. 

Second trip to Alaska in May of 2022.out of Vancouver. We Always go a day early to see the sights before boarding. We are doing the Cruise tour again. sine we loved it, We do the cruise first,  After working all week we like to relax on the cruise and have energy for the land portion. Guess it wouldn't matter now sine I retired May 1st Either way will be great 

We are vaccinated and booked for Alaska May 2022. Our 2020 Italy and Caribbean cruises were canceled. FCC almost paid for one person

If I could go on my bucket list I would do Italy and Greece. It was canceled because of the pandemic. Since I can't get around as good we are doing an Alaskan Cruise Tour  May 2022

We are booked for Alaska cruisetour out of Vancouver starting May 25, 2022. Fingers crossed 

We loved our balcony on our Alaska cruise, nice to see the beauty then run in and warm up a minute then back out. We are doing a Princess cruise tour starting 5/25/22 and are splurging on a mini suite, since I have Rheumatoid Arthritis we decided I needed the extra comfort, Alaska is sometimes a once-in-a-lifetime cruise and to me a balcony is worth the extra money 

22 hours ago, voljeep said:

when Princess cancelled our Thanksgiving cruise on 7/22/20 ( or so ) the book by/sail by date of 

5/1/22 for FCC  'seemed' reasonable - now today, 1/3/21 - not so much

 

wondering if Princess will do a blanket extension of that due date, or just on a case by case basis, since now all Princess cruises are 'paused' thru 3/31/21

I don't know but when I called Princess extended my dates while I was on the phone.  Took maybe 5 minutes, Gwen sent an email to her boss and it was done, Great service 

On 12/26/2020 at 4:52 AM, Loki S said:

 

There’s no harm in asking, as you can expect the worst answer or be pleasantly surprised.

I called Princess and they extended it for me booking Alaska Cruise/Tour for May 25, 2022😁

We were going to plan one for Mid May 2022 for our 20 wedding anniversary. We have about $2500 in future cruises credits to use. Then I look and you have to sail by May 1, 2022. We did Alaska cruise/ tour a few years ago on the Coral and really wanted to go back 😒 now to plan B 

I sailed Caribbean Princess last year for 7 days and didn't notice any over  crowding. We always get to the shows early so no problem finding a seat. Have another Caribbean Princess cruise planned for December. Beautiful ship

The Coral Princess was great when we did our Alaskan cruise tour. I will say our balcony was great, spent a lot of time there going through the inside passage. Would love to do this cruise again

We had a balcony and loved it. It was nice to have our own space going by the glaciers and watching for whales. I would definitely have a balcony if I get the chance to go again. Alaska was one of my favorite vacations

On 5/28/2019 at 4:54 PM, klenklen said:

Having to attend a wedding in Seattle on 7/27 the day the Ruby returns to Seattle we seem to be locked in the 7/20 Ruby (perhaps the most expensive week to cruise in Alaska.)

First time to Alaska for DW and I and debating inside or balcony and saving $1500 by going inside.

What's the consensus do you save and spend time on deck and on excursions or spring for the balcony?

Just found out the wedding venue is north of Seattle so will also look into another departure port/date.

Looking for feedback from experienced Alaska travelers.

Thanks