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Hi MilliesMom,

We did take the shuttle to downtown area from the dock.

The boardwalk is just a short stretch near the dock.

Glad u like our blog! :)

We also are going to be docked at Pier 4 in Ketchikan. I see photos on your blog of the boardwalk.

http://discoverbooktravel.blogspot.com/2012/12/day-3-diamond-princess-alaska-cruise-ketchikan-downtown.html

 

Does the boardwalk go from downtown to pier 4 and if yes, about how far is it to walk? (I realize there is a shuttle service too).

Hi Eric and Melissa,

Looks like u had a great time!

We didn't cover Icy Straits point last year when we went on Diamond Princess.

Looks like u made a good choice as less ships visit that port. :)

Our Full Cruise Review :D

http://discoverbooktravel.blogspot.com/2012/11/alaska-cruise-trip-story-so-far.html

Let's keep this thread up!

More Alaska reviews pls! :)

Carcross sled dogs ride and the beautiful Yukon scenery still stays on our minds..

We still miss our Alaska trip! :)

Just to update that we have completed our full Alaska cruise story at our blog @ http://discoverbooktravel.blogspot.com/2012/11/alaska-cruise-trip-story-so-far.html :)

Hi mapleleave,

Thanks for highlighting the threads! :)

Do keep this thread upz!

GREAT one stop info! :)

This thread seems to die off...

Reviving it so that more forummers can share.. :)

We did encounter wheelchair bound passenger during one of our shore excursion bus trip.

The driver cum guide was pretty professional and render assistance in geting him on and off the bus. :)

This is a good thread...makes way reading for reviews especially for first timers.. :D

Mine is in my signature below.. :)

Hi caribill,

Think there is no right or wrong doing either way ... :)

As long as we cover both the cruise and land portion at the end of the day with GREAT weather! :D

We think we did it the right way, tour first and cruise second.

 

Since you did the opposite, what are your thoughts on which to do first?

We were on Diamond Princess for our Alaska cruise, and we luv the ship! :)

Hi caribill,

Fantastic review! We did the other way, cruise followed by land your and have started sharing our experiences too on our blog, starting with the MCKINLEY express rail service :)

Hi Libertarian,

We have shared our experience of the White Pass and Yukon shore excursion on our blog.

You might want to read our reviews (we have split it into few parts)

http://discoverbooktravel.blogspot.com/2012/12/day-5-diamond-princess-alaska-cruise-skagway-yukon-white-pass-railway.html

http://discoverbooktravel.blogspot.com/2013/01/day-5-diamond-princess-alaska-cruise-caribou-crossing.html

http://discoverbooktravel.blogspot.com/2013/01/day-5-diamond-princess-alaska-cruise-Carcross-Lake-Bennett-White-Pass-Yukon-Rail.html

More photos..

Some photos of our caribe balcony room from our blog

We love the caribe deck too! :)

Love the Caribe deck balconies and I think you'll be really happy with them! Have kept considering moving up to a mini-suite, but hard to justify the step up in price after loving the Caribe balcony rooms so much.

 

Enjoy the sail!

Caribe deck to us is the nicest.

With a larger balcony than normal balcony class staterooms, u enjoy the best of both worlds, without sacrificing too much privacy with a fully exposed balcony like the dolphin deck and bigger space than those above.

We find that the extra space in the balcony really make a difference for us

We were in caribe deck for our recent cruise.

You might want to check out our review here

http://discoverbooktravel.blogspot.sg/2012/10/day-1-diamond-princess-alaska-cruise-caribe-deck-balcony.html

Hi krrgolf,

We were on Diamond Princess on her last Alaska cruise this yr, but we did not encounter any virus issues...

We had a GREAT trip and the ship was nice