Tx Sunshine Posted September 25, 2009 #1 Share Posted September 25, 2009 We are going to Alaska next summer, and to be honest am not going to use Carnival to book our excursions. However, I wanted to check out the salmon baker per the company who does those. They may not have a dinner trip that we can book as individuals at night, however, she said the ship will have an excursion for afternoons or evenings. I went on line to check the prices, and there are NO more prices on any excursions for Skagway. I didn't check the other ports, however, it just says sold on board. How can you budget for a trip, if you don't know how much the excursions are and those are pretty expensive, they are not just $20 at a time. I'm wondering if I am the only person looking at that. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken076 Posted September 25, 2009 #2 Share Posted September 25, 2009 We are going to Alaska next summer, and to be honest am not going to use Carnival to book our excursions. However, I wanted to check out the salmon baker per the company who does those. They may not have a dinner trip that we can book as individuals at night, however, she said the ship will have an excursion for afternoons or evenings. I went on line to check the prices, and there are NO more prices on any excursions for Skagway. I didn't check the other ports, however, it just says sold on board. How can you budget for a trip, if you don't know how much the excursions are and those are pretty expensive, they are not just $20 at a time. I'm wondering if I am the only person looking at that. :confused: Just to get an idea of the price ranges, check the same/equivalent excursions on princess.com. Are you doing White Pass RailRoad in Skagway??? ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybaby1113 Posted September 25, 2009 #3 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Not all excursions are like that. I was pricing excursions yesterday and some of mine said "Book onboard only" but most of them had the prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tx Sunshine Posted September 25, 2009 Author #4 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Ken076, No we are not doing White Pass RailRoad. We are renting a car and doing our own tour. A lot cheaper and we have already ridden trains in other places. We are cutting back the best we can this time. Although, I am sure it is a fun ride. I did go back, just a few minutes a go on Carnival's sight and everyone of the Skagway excursions, 30+, say sold on board. I hope it's just a glitch on their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwooly Posted September 26, 2009 #5 Share Posted September 26, 2009 carnival takes down the prices for next year because of the pricing changes that will occur --- they will go back up around 2 months maybe 3 before the first sailing --- you can look up tour companies that do alaskan tours and price up about 20 percent and you will be about what carnival will charge --- you can also post and maybe someone can tell you what they paid this year for a certain excursion and then price up about 10 percent -- maybe a little less and you will be close to next years price---carnival uses sold on board as a replacement for the price until they post the real price ---also remember there is no promise that all the examples of excursions on the carnival website will operate next year --- hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueC5Kitten Posted September 26, 2009 #6 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Not sure if it is specific to the AK sailings, but I was able to check on excursions for a variety of ports for 2011 and there are prices listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwooly Posted September 26, 2009 #7 Share Posted September 26, 2009 it is not usual for most cruises -- but it is normal for alaska cruises because they are seasonal cruises --- only sail 4 1/2 months of the year --- a lot can happen in 7 1/2 months with tour companies and prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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