Jump to content

hawk1972

Members
  • Posts

    783
  • Joined

Everything posted by hawk1972

  1. If you take the Trail of Time at Mendenhall you can see where the glacier was over a hundred years ago and various years since. It puts the retreat into perspective.
  2. We were there in early September. We stayed warm in cold water. No photos. Dry suits were a little bulky but no problem swimming.
  3. I think Casey said the new boat was ordered pre-Covid and then built and picked up during Covid in Seattle. We've been on both boats with both Shawn and Casey and both are fantastic. The Norwegian Sun was late to port last September and they waited for us and Casey kept us out until almost dark to make sure we saw lots of whales. I highly recommend Glacier Wind Charters!
  4. We all put on the dry suits in the same room. I just wore some sweatpants and a t-shirt and we wore fleece onesies over that and then the dry suit. They have to help you with the neck and getting it zipped up. Nobody stripped down to their underwear or anything.
  5. No, we didn't get any weights. We were in pretty shallow water, just 10 yards or so off shore in a Reef area. Don't know if they had any to rent. We booked the excursion through NCL.
  6. We were there on the NCL Sun in September and had to tender at Juneau.
  7. I just read an article that said the 5 ship limit agreement doesn't take effect until 2024.
  8. We've been out with Glacier Wind twice. They are excellent. If they are booked up, call them to see who they recommend for a similar experience. They are very nice. Speak to Teresa.
  9. In September on the NCL Sun my wife and I (63 and 68) did the dry suit snorkeling excursion in Sitka in the afternoon after we spent the morning in town and it was lots of fun. The suits go over your clothes and they also give you a fleece union suit to wear under the dry suit. It fits snugly at the wrists, ankles, and neck and keeps 99% of the water out. I didn't feel cold in the water. We stayed close to shore in a rocky cove and mostly saw starfish and some fish. It was very safe with two guides. I recommend it if you're looking for something different.
  10. Thank you for your guide. I downloaded it for our first cruise to Alaska in 2009 and used the same one this past September and it was still very helpful.
  11. We got back from Alaska on the Norwegian Sun on September 15. We had beautiful weather in Glacier Bay and we were able to go up close to both Margerie and Johns Hopkins Glaciers. We were told we were the first ship to do so this summer. The rangers on board also told us that ships aren't allowed past Jaw Point in Johns Hopkins inlet, about 5 miles from the glacier, until September because of baby seals.
  12. Those railroad cars were there on September 11 when we were in Skagway and it didn't look like they were being used. They must not be afraid that they might be damaged by more slides.
  13. Thanks for your very thorough responses. While docked at Ward Cove on the Norwegian Sun this week we were next to the Ocean Victory from American Queen. I had never heard of them. Apparently, it's a brand new ship. Looked interesting. Lots of zodiac boats on the back for exploring. It's expensive but would be fun to do Alaska in a different way than the big cruise ships. The Sun only had about 900 passengers this time.
  14. We have done a whale watching tour with Glacier Wind Charters in Hoonah twice, in 2018 and most recently on Sept. 8. Our ship, the Norwegian Sun, was delayed by rough seas the day before by 1 3/4 hours. GWC told us not to worry, met us at the excursion hub in ISP at 4 pm, brought us to the boat (there were 4 of us) and Captain Casey took us on an excellent trip until almost dark. They are a local family business and go above and beyond.
  15. According to the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska schedule, there are 3 docks being used at Skagway through the end of the season: ORE, BRD, and RRA. We are due to dock at ORE on September 11.
  16. We rented bikes from Yellow Jersey Cycle Shop in 2018. Rode to the historical park, and out to the bear refuge. On the way back we stopped and took a short hike. The ride was pretty level so we didn't need e-bikes, but we ride quite a bit.
  17. It is one category of cabin, e.g., interior to oceanview or oceanview to balcony.
×
×
  • Create New...