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2 minutes ago, lov3mysons said:

Thanks!

Make sure you book shows in advance. Usually they are all booked, by the time you board and then only option is, depend on wait queue , if somebody else cancels his seat.

We didn't noticed any noise at all. It is silent and no need to worry. You will have amazing time.

Forgot to mention in my initial post, we will be on NCL Joy, from Seattle

Hi,

While cruising (Seattle to Alaska), are there any kids channels in TV (like cartoon) which runs throughout or just basic CNN type channels ?

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If we buy 250 minutes package, does it work all over cruise or in specific area (internet room, somebody mentioned? ?

Is it true for seal packed snacks too, like biscuits, chocolates?

Hi,

For NCL Joy to Alaska.

I read that any canned water, soda, juice can’t be taken to cruise, in order to faster on boarding process.

Is it applicable to any ports also, which will come on the way ? Suppose, if I pick Pepsi can or water bottle at Skagway, do I need to throw it before getting into cruise, or during check-in ?

Is same applies to fruits also ? We are traveling with toddler, so we always keep some fruits during travel.

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On a side note, do we know these music clubs are open/operational till what time in night, or its full night entertainment ?

Thanks for additional suggestions. I will look, if time permits.

40 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

Your room is over the Ocean Blue galley under you. It is also close to the Cavern Club on Deck 8 which may result with some vibrations and music sounds late into the night. And there may be people from the club on the waterfront walkway under your balcony making noise. Any room over a public area or under a public area may have some noise. 

 

I hope/wish, those sounds would be manageable, specially music sound. For people's sound, not an issue.

Hi,

We booked NCL Joy for Alaska and was assigned Deck-9, stateroom-9852

It shows me small triangle which means, it is connecting room.

does it mean that balcony have less privacy or rooms will have a door between (which may be blocked permanently, o think) ?

We are traveling with 3 years old. Do we know if that is not near any ‘so loud’ area and he can sleep well?

Please suggest.

Thanks

3 hours ago, gracebest said:

We have cruised to Alaska many times and have rented cars and driven to Emerald Lake 3 times. We saw a moose at Emerald Lake, bears beside the road not too far from Skagway and lots of beautiful scenery.  We have used Murray's guide which highlights sights to see along the way, like the tiny little desert, etc.  Enjoy your trip!

In your past trips, have you visited other roads as well, apart from Klondike Hwy ? Just to compare, what other options we would have.

I am open to suggestions. Yes, that would be my question where can I go .

I was few posts and they suggested drive till Emerald Lake and come back.  Would that be my best option ?

If that is suggested, will it worth to ahead till Jake’s corner? 

Or we can have other better alternatives? We have already secured rental car

Hi,

We are reaching Skagway at 7 AM and cruise will leave at 5 PM in first week of June. We will be renting car. For those 8 hours on land, one option is to go Haines and spend time. Other one highly discussed, drive till Emerald Lake (Klondike highway) and back by evening. Few suggested to go ahead till Jakes's Corner, while others say that scenery pales after Emerald Lake. Any suggestions please, if you have drove to that side of country ?

 We are not looking for whale watching, but interested in landscape photography and scenery.

Thanks

6 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

There is usually a small playroom. And watch the Freestyle Daily for guppies activities (we are just off the Escape and there were guppy activities in the Atrium daily. A little play. Music. Bubbles. 

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Do they have some play area for children under three ? I was going through their details and there is one program called Guppy nursery, but one note says “Guppies Nursery is only offered on the Norwegian Escape”.

we are not looking for babysitting but place where he can play, run around and explore some toys, etc.

My son is turning 3 on the cruise. Half of my trip, he will be 2 and last 2 days, he will be 3.

Do they have entry or something, which validates his age ?

Thank you. This is very helpful information.

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Hi,

This is for Norwegian Joy to Alaska. Couple of questions.

1- Do they have heated pool also ? Or they keep just normal water ?

2- And, do they allow children in them ? My son is 3 years old, potty trained and I can go in water with him. Will it be okay ?

3- Is milk and juice available on the board all the time ? Is it chargeable or free? We will be in sail way category (BX), so don’t have any free perks.

4- Do they allow to take umbrella stroller to carry? This can be helpful when we go on land and have long walk.

Thanks 

Hi,

We are going with NCL in first week of June. Have few questions. Please help me with them.

(1) I have booked rental car at Skagway, to see Yukon and back. It was online and no credit card details were asked. I hope that is normal and would consider it guaranteed booking and they don't do overbooking :-) . But I was little worried about crowd. A cruise will arrive and most of 3500+ passenger will like to get down and many of them would like to pick rental. Being less road options, wouldn't it be slow one lane driving for long ?
Is it a single road till Yukon and I have to backtrack exact same road in evening ?

(2) At Juneau, we can again rent car and drive till Eagle Beach. Mendenhall Glacier and the walk to Nugget Falls are also options, while driving back from Eagle Beach. Cruise will stay there from 7:00am to 1:30pm. Probably we will have time from 8:00 to 12:30. 
- Is this time sufficient to go and come back ?
- How much walk is there, if we want to see Mendenhall Glacier & Nugget Falls? We are with 3 years old, so long walk will not be possible.

(3) At Ketchikan, cruise will halt from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Have enough time to roam around for 6-7 hours. Looks like, we have less options and may not worth a rental car here ? Should I keep this day as walking and relaxing day ?

Thanks

2 minutes ago, Birdie And Sue said:

We almost always pay the DSC ahead of time.  The more we pay upfront the lower our final bill is on board.  To us that is an advantage.

Thats what I did too. 

Thanks. This made me much relaxed :-)

I hope, I will not need to do that. I know, how hard they work.