Coral

We also tendered in 2018 in Gerianger (one of my favorite ports). We tendered as we were there with other ships who had the dock.

Princess 2026 is now open.

Princess 2026 Alaska Program opens for Groups allocations July 25 and Loyalty guests levels Gold and above then opens to the Public on Aug 1, 2024 Princess Cruises is delighted to announce our most expansive Alaska program yet, which includes the maiden Alaska season for our newest ship, Star Princess. The program includes 8 ships on 180 departures with an array of voyages from 7- to 20—days including a portfolio of cruisetours to enable guests to experience mainland Alaska through our Cruises, Lodges and Direct to the Wilderness rail service.   NEW Ship Star Princess: (departs Sundays) and Royal Princess (departs Saturdays) sail 7-day voyages roundtrip from Seattle. 8 ships: NEW! Star Princess, Coral Princess, Discovery Princess, Emerald Princess, Grand Princess, Island Princess, Royal Princess, and Ruby Princess Cruisetours: Combines a 7-day Voyage of the Glaciers cruise, 3 to 10 nights on land at exclusive Princess wilderness lodges and our Direct to the Wilderness Rail. Most cruisetours include a visit to Alaska’s top two attractions, Glacier Bay National Park, and Denali National Park.  Glacier Bay: With 89 calls to Glacier Bay National Park, Princess Cruises takes more guests to UNESCO World Heritage Site than any other cruise line. North to Alaska Programming: Princess enhances award-winning North to Alaska! Program, bringing local Alaskans, culture, and highlighting fresh Seafood onboard. 2026 product highlights: Voyage of the Glaciers: Voyage of the Glaciers voyages sail between Vancouver, B.C., and Anchorage (Whittier) featuring two glacier-viewing experiences with most including Glacier Bay National Park. Experience this itinerary on: Discovery Princess and Grand Princess on Saturdays, joined by Coral Princess and Island Princess on Wednesdays. Also available as a 14-day Voyage of the Glaciers Grand Adventure. National Parks Cruisetour: 15-night National Parks cruisetour is perfect for those who want to seamlessly get their National Parks Passport stamped. Guests will adventure to five of Alaska’s most breathtaking parks including Glacier Bay, Denali, Wrangell-St. Elias, Kenai Fjords National Parks, and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Skagway. Longer adventures include:  20-day Ultimate Alaska Solstice on Ruby Princess roundtrip from San Francisco which will explore the Great Land on the longest day of the year. Features four glacier-viewing experiences: Glacier Bay National Park, Hubbard Glacier, College Fjord, and Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier. Also includes Ketchikan, Skagway and Juneau, and picturesque ports like Valdez and Prince Rupert. 17-night Ultimate Princess Connoisseur cruisetour (Tour V) featuring two nights at each one of our five Princess Wilderness Lodges for the ultimate Alaska vacation. 16-day Inside Passage with Glacier Bay National Park roundtrip from Los Angeles on Emerald Princess. 11-day Inside Passage on Emerald Princess roundtrip from Vancouver, B.C. including Glacier Bay National Park & Hubbard Glacier. Scheduled to Open for Sale (Star, Royal, Emerald, Ruby, Discovery, Grand, Coral, and Island) Voyages will be open for sale on the following dates listed below (note that Loyalty guests levels Gold and above will have the opportunity to book the week prior to public launch and early group allocations will also be available on July 25, 2024). Market Travel Agent Group Allocations Loyalty Week Public On Sale North America (PDT) Thu, July 25, 2024 Thu, July 25, 2024 (8:00 AM) Thu, Aug 1, 2024 (8:00 AM) North America (EDT) Thu, July 25, 2024 Thu, July 25, 2024 (11:00 AM) Thu, Aug 1, 2024 (11:00 AM)

Sometimes life isn't that simple. Whenever I get these, I have FF miles (free) for airfare and getting those during different dates may be difficult. Plus, my work has busy and not busy times, plus I have to work around other people's vacation times. I have received a ton of these and never taken advantage of them. Maybe when I am retired.

Yes they do coordinate their departure to the rail arrival: https://phillipscruises.com/getting-to-us/

Not Island. I would choose Coral and then Grand. The Grand is the oldest ship in the fleet and some don't like it. I have no problems with it and have 2 cruises booked in the future on it. Coral is great in Alaska.

Alaska2026CruiseSailingSchedule_Fares_Amenities_2024_0723.xlsAlaska2026CruisetourSchedule_Fares_Amenities_2024_0723.xls Alaska At A Glance Flyer 2026_20240716_FINAL.pdf2026 Alaska Reference Flyer_Release_JG_JF_2024_0715.pdf Here are more files.

It is crew access, staircase. It is not loud at all. When my Mom had a Seeing Eye dog, that is the area where we would take her to do her business.

On the Crown Princess last summer - the back buffet was closed the entire cruise.

With Princess --- May - September. Other lines, April - October.

I turn down non-lunches. The only time when it was good (non-lunch) when it was on the Dawn Princess in the Ward Room. That was exceptional.

I completely understand. I recently spent 2 weekends in my house (no grocery shopping, etc..) as I didn't want to go out in similar heat. We had cool temps the past few days of 80's but are back in the 90's for the next 10 days. I have a friend who is in Utah and always has those high temps in the summer - I just tell him it is a dry heat and that is completely different from those of us with humidity 🙂 I don't think he believes me!!! Enjoy Alaska!

It sort of blows my mind that they don't reserve more rooms as there is almost always a waitlist. This is easy money for Princess.

All I have to hear is "90 degree or higher temp" and I am willing to go to Alaska in a heart beat.

NCL also does.

I sailed on Christmas 2021 I think and there were only 400 passengers and I didn't make the cut!! My friend did, thankfully...... It was a well traveled group.....

Here is a link to the video on Youtube (BTW - it is NOT on sale yet):

Video: Alaska_OFS_2026_download.mp4

Not all the info is released yet. Here is what I have. 2026AlaskaReferenceFlyer.pdfAlaskaAtAGlanceFlyer2026.pdf

It is an absolutely beautiful train ride!

That is awesome that they were picked. It is too bad they didn't repeat the contest and use new pictures for the newer ships (new contest for each ship).

Yes - the pier and Pan Pacific are attached. For a tip, the room steward will take you luggage to the ship. There is a Fairmont Waterfront hotel across the street. There are a ton of great hotels very close to the pier in Vancouver. Many are walkable but with luggage I would call a taxi.

I personally will not sail on Viking due to this. I encourage you to look at other lines and you may find that you could be sailing on a higher quality line for around the same price, plus pay final payment 90 days in advance. I wish the US would have polices that would prevent companies from paying 1 year in advance for vacations like Europe has.

I actually have booked cruise hotels in London due to the distance from the airport and to the port. I have always booked independently in Vancouver as the airport is not far away and the pier is in downtown Vancouver. Considering the costs in London for transportation (unless you take a bus or underground with luggage) and distance, I find the hotel through the cruise line a decent value. I do not find it a decent value in Vancouver. One has to decide for each port what is best for them. For some, money is not an issue. What hotel are you staying at in London?

This was a different contest. With this contest, one photo was selected quarterly (I think the magazine was quarterly) and the winner would get a free cruise.