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This seems to have become the standard on mass market lines. IMO the only way it is going to get better is to raise prices at least an additional $50/pp/pd. If they do that they should be able to get better quality, but what impact will that have on bookings. $350 more per week per person is a lot for a family of 4.

NCL does 7 night cruises out of San Juan with no sea days.

Don’t know how spell check turned nickle into buckle

Best option is to fly into ATL or CTL and then to TPA.

A little logic will tell you that the tracks are blocked at some point. If they weren’t they would have put the bus passengers on the train and taken them back to Skagway instead of bussing them almost 300 miles. Feel free to check the JuneauEmpire.com for a story.

Did you look at the City of Ketchikan website?

Only OP can decide based on OP’s own interests. Not much accomplished asking here.

That is OK, but the really neat thing is to see the river flow one direction, and then a few hours later see it flowing the other direction. We had tides like shown above on Juneau, but no river to see the effects.

Based on reports of hurricane damage I would not be surprised to see them changed. I was in St. Thomas this past spring which is years after the last major blow that they had from a hurricane and they are still not close to being back to the way it was before.

To minimize sea days sail out of San Juan, or on one of the upscale/luxury lines out of St. Martin or Bridgetown.

Just take a cab or an Uber. HAL is just trying to buckle and dime you.

Just grab an Uber, much more convenient than waiting on a shuttle. If you’ve spent thousands on a cruise a few dollars for an Uber is nothing.

You’re not suggesting that people with an infant that requires a car seat walk are you?

The Fortress of the Bear website has lots of good info including transportation options. Fortressofthebear.org

To see the real effect of the reversal you need to visit twice, 3 or 4 hours apart.

Review the posts between this one and where you asked the question @Anoynmous Phoenix does a good job explaining.

NCL also turns around in Whittier. All aboard time on most lines is two hours before sailing. 26 Glaciers will give you the best glacier views of the entire trip. If you can make it work it is well worth it. (As I recall the ships sailing out of Whittier try to make that excursion work time wise.) Safe travels.

If you do a one way cruise and are in Whittier as a beginning or end point I think you will find that you see plenty of glaciers and from a closer distance on the 26 Glaciers tour. I am one who is not a fan of Glacier Bay, but as most cruises are roundtrips from Vancouver or Seattle that is about as far as then can get. The further north you go the better the scenery (at least IMHO). NCL does one ways that begin or end in Whittier and won’t break the bank.

Best wishes. That will be exhausting.

In my experience upgrades lately have been few and far between, at least on popular sailings.

You can’t find the limit because there isn’t one.

You will NOT be scorned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Echoing @graphicguy pick up the phone and call. It’s often amazing what you can accomplish when speaking with a real person.

Don’t feel bad, it’s not showing on either of my booked cruises and I have emails and bids in on both.

Thanks for the map. As you know the short train turns around at the loop about where the minus sign is shown.