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Thank you everyone. I think I am leaning toward the car rental and staying in Healy sounds prudent. I will check it out. I really thank you for the advice about the train. $325/ea for the premium ticket is a lot for the same scenery one gets from a car. The difference would buy a few meals and souvenirs.
Regarding the Transit buses, if you get off one and catch a later one, is it hard to find room/seats?
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5 hours ago, cat shepard said:
If I might sneak in to someone else’s thread...
Do you recommend bear spray, if some hikes some of the trails near the visitor’s center of the NP?
I read on another Alaska thread last year that one should always check out the bear scat you come across. If it has berries in it, it is likely a black bear. If it has bells in it and smells like bear spray, it's a Grizzly. 🙂
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Next summer we are doing a southbound cruise out of Seward, and we want to take a few days to visit Denali before the cruise. We will fly in to Anchorage, and from there, I would like to know what the best bang for our buck will be for transportation, accommodations and tour. I intend to plan it all a-la-carte for myself, but I am open to a turn-key tour. I expect we will take the train one way or the other. (We have already taken the train from Seward to Anchorage). On the other leg, we will either take a bus or rent a car or even fly up to Fairbanks and rent a car. I am open to advice. I mainly want to know where we should stay for a couple of nights and if we should rent a car or book a bus tour.
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What is included in the Sandal's day pass?
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Ocular Rectitis.
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Sometimes, depending on capacity, Sandel's at Cable Beech offers day passes. It is nice.
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As Bikerunner said, buy the upgrade onboard and the person (bartender or server) you buy it from gets the tip. If you wait a day or two, you only pay for the remaining days.
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Bear Spray
in Alaska
When hiking, if you come across any bear scat, and if it smells like bear spray and has bells in it, Grizz are in the area and you should leave!
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If you are adventurous, rent a boat from Icy Straight Lodge and fish on your own. They can tell you where to fish and how. I wanted to do it last year, but my party was worried about the safety. When we were in port, and during the whole 7 day cruise. the water was almost like a bathtub. Otherwise. I have read very good things about Ear Mountain referenced above.
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I am no expert. I went on one cruise, on the Celebrity Millennium to Alaska. We (2 couples, age 57 to 65) thoroughly enjoyed this ship and cruise. The Millennium was renovated last year and was very nice. We ate dinner one night with a travel agent who had been on many, many cruises. He said Celebrity was the best. I am sure this is very subjective. All that said, if you are a "the glass is half full" kind of person, you will love any of them. It is a great trip. Pick a cruise and never look back.
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4 minutes ago, 4774Papa said:
We mainly take two week cruises.
Our best 7 day cruise was Alaska, one way from Vancouver to Seward.
Our favorite overall cruises were:
Japan and China, Tokyo to Hong Kong
Around the Horn of South America, Buenos Aires to Valpo.
Thanks for your reply. I have been on one cruise, too Alaska. We loved it and are cruising to Bahamas this year. We are planing where to go next year. Tell me about the Horn of South America! What cruise line, ports and how long? Did you see the southern cross?
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I did the train trip, taking the bus up and train back down. We loved it but somehow missed Emerald Lake. That was a miss on my part. I thought the excursion I bought went there. Be sure to ask.
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Google fishing guides in ISP, or if you are a fisherman and adventurous, rent a boat from Icy Straight lodge and fish on your own. The bay is usually calm. They will tell you where to go. There is a tackle store in downtown Hoonah. You can also fish a lot of places from shore in ISP near the ship dock. The tackle store will tell you the lures to use.
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My 2 cents: Ride the White Pass Railway in Skagway. The little town is fun to walk and shop too. We did Juneau and Ketchikan on our own and had a great time. Pick up a local tourist map in Juneau and walk to whatever you want to see or catch a cab. That time of year the salmon may be running. You can fish on your own in Ketchikan. There is a large tackle store at the cruise ship docks, and there is a place you can rent rods on Creek street right across the bridge over Ketchikan Creek. Walk from there out to the jetties by the cruise ships next to the marina. You can catch salmon right there. Buy your license at the tackle store by the dock. Restaurants are abundant.
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I would like to know how you compare and contrast the Cunard QE with other cruise ships? We cruised Alaska last year, and it was our first cruise. We want to go back. We went on Celebrity and loved it. Have you been on other cruise lines that you can compare? Also, you mentioned the ship rolling a bit. We did not experience that much at all on the inside passage. Were sea conditions rough? Do you believe the QE to be less stable than other ships? Thanks. -Jim
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In a few short sentences, what is your favorite week-long cruise destination and why? For context, I am asking about cruises in which child entertainment is not necessary.
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The deck plan I have shows that cabin in in the bow, facing forward. You will be in the front of the ship. I have not stayed in that cabin but would like it. I have read on this board that those forward facing cabins below the wheel house must keep the blinds closed at night to reduce glare for the pilot. If it is an Alaska cruise, that may not be the case. I would ask Celebrity.
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Four of us all upgraded to the premium package and found that it was worth it just for San Pellegrino. We each got a bottle three or four times a day. The three others I was with did not even drink alcohol and thought it was worth it.
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As said before, upgrade onboard with a bar tender at your favorite bar; they get the gratuity. I like the best whisky and specialty coffees, but maybe the thing I like the most was being able to drink San Peligrino for the whole trip! Specialty waters made it worth while for my three cruising friends who do not drink alcohol.
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How adventurous are you? If I had it to do over again (went there last summer) I would rent a boat from Icy Straight Lodge and fish on my own. You can find halibut on your own, and if the salmon are running, you can find them too. The waters are usually very calm and you can whale watch too. There is a tackle store in town where you can buy tackle and rent rods. It is called Tidelands Tackle and Marine. They can also tell you how to fish from shore.
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Seward, the Sea Life Center is awesome and so are the Fjord cruises.
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On 1/11/2020 at 11:35 PM, scottca075 said:
The Pacific can be very rough, but the trips from Australia to Hawaii are great, in general. What time of year is this?
This cruise is April 25. Thanks!
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I saw a cruise with Celebrity that looks interesting. It departs Australia and visits Bora Bora, Tahiti and terminates in Hawaii. Most of the 17 day trip involves days at sea. What are the typical South Pacific sea conditions? I know weather is weather, but on a trip to Costa Rica I learned that the Pacific Ocean there is typically flat, not rough.
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7 hours ago, SempreMare said:
Could you post a Google Map link to where that is located?
My Google fu can't find it.
Here it is.
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Norwegian Fjords
in Northern Europe & Baltic Sea
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What are the seas like on a Norwegian fjords cruise? One of the things I really liked about the Alaska inside passage is smooth sailing.