Alaska 2014 berth assignments

[Kesstral]

So not long ago another poster asked about the berth assignments in Ketchikan. I was able to find the updated schedules for Skagway and Ketchikan but I wasn't able to find one for Juneau. I couldn't just let it go and since knowing I was going to be there in less than a month I really wanted to know if we were going to get stuck at AJ dock (ended up there on our first Alaskan cruise 2 years ago). I managed to find a website with updated 2014 Alaska port schedules and wanted to share with anyone else wondering where they are going to be getting off their ships:

 

List of all Alaska ports/schedules

 

Juneau - Updated Mar 25, 2014

Skagway - Updated Feb 14, 2014

Ketchikan - Updated Feb 14, 2014

 

 

Since the Seattle and Vancouver pdf's don't have the piers listed here are the links for those respective port schedules:

 

Port of Vancouver

 

Port of Seattle

[rwams]

Thank you for the link!

[blueshine]

So not long ago another poster asked about the berth assignments in Ketchikan. I was able to find the updated schedules for Skagway and Ketchikan but I wasn't able to find one for Juneau. I couldn't just let it go and since knowing I was going to be there in less than a month I really wanted to know if we were going to get stuck at AJ dock (ended up there on our first Alaskan cruise 2 years ago). I managed to find a website with updated 2014 Alaska port schedules and wanted to share with anyone else wondering where they are going to be getting off their ships:

 

List of all Alaska ports/schedules

 

Juneau - Updated Mar 25, 2014

Skagway - Updated Feb 14, 2014

Ketchikan - Updated Feb 14, 2014

 

 

Since the Seattle and Vancouver pdf's don't have the piers listed here are the links for those respective port schedules:

 

Port of Vancouver

 

Port of Seattle

 

 

Thank you so much for doing this research!

[Kamloops50]

Port of Vancouver is usually Canada Place. Unless there are to many ships.

[theloo]

Okay, so what do the symbols mean? We are at #2 in Ketchikan, AS in Juneau and RRF in Skagway.

 

Edited: I found some answers here: http://cruiseforums.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1770049 but I still don't know what AS means. I'm guessing A dock?

Edited April 13, 2014 by theloo

[theloo]

Apparently, AS means Alaska Steam Dock, which is "E" in the Juneau map.

[Kesstral]

Port of Vancouver is usually Canada Place. Unless there are to many ships.

 

Usually, but it's still good to know. My cruise is leaving from Ballantyne but there is only 1 other ship at Canada Place that day.

[Kamloops50]

Usually, but it's still good to know. My cruise is leaving from Ballantyne but there is only 1 other ship at Canada Place that day.

 

Some cruise lines use Ballantyne because the cost is cheaper.

 

Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Forums mobile app

[daffodiliaz]

Usually, but it's still good to know. My cruise is leaving from Ballantyne but there is only 1 other ship at Canada Place that day.

 

We sailed embarked at Ballantyne on NCL last May and the previous September. If you've never embarked from Ballantyne I highly recommend arriving early and bringing lots of patience. Both times the line just for security was over an hour long, and then there was the check-in line. We ended up departing late in May because of it. Maybe we just had bad luck.

[edenrayne]

Okay, so what do the symbols mean? We are at #2 in Ketchikan, AS in Juneau and RRF in Skagway.

 

Edited: I found some answers here: http://cruiseforums.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1770049 but I still don't know what AS means. I'm guessing A dock?

 

I still do not know where RRF is in Skagway

Any help. Oreo

[Eileen G]

RRF in Skagway is Railroad forward and RRA is Railroad Aft. Two ships can dock at the railroad dock.

Edited April 13, 2014 by Eileen G

[Paula_MacFan]

Thank you for posting the updated info! I've been watching for the Juneau info so this is very helpful.

[grgsuch]

So, how bad will it be when there are four ships in port at the same time?

[EagleRocker]

Thanks so much for posting this - I also have not been able to find the Juneau berth, so much appreciated.

[Ashland]

RRF in Skagway is Railroad forward and RRA is Railroad Aft. Two ships can dock at the railroad dock.

Last May RCI Radiance docked at RRF (Railroad forward) and it was the farthest dock away...which made for a longer walk into town...not a fan of this location at all...and I believe we'll be docking there again this May 30th cruise.

[betmust]

Thank you for this info but does anyone know where I can see a map showing these berths so I know where the berth is in relation to towns??

 

Thanks

[Kesstral]

Thank you for this info but does anyone know where I can see a map showing these berths so I know where the berth is in relation to towns??

 

Thanks

 

 

SKG RRA RAILROAD DOCK - AFT

SKG RRF RAILROAD DOCK - FORWARD

 

 

 

The links above were originally posted here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1770049

[Paula_MacFan]

Thank you for this info but does anyone know where I can see a map showing these berths so I know where the berth is in relation to towns??

 

Thanks

 

http://www.traveljuneau.com/cms/d/downtown_juneau_map.php

 

http://www.city.ketchikan.ak.us/departments/ports/documents/KetchikanBerthMap.pdf

 

http://www.chilkootcharters.com/dockmap.htm

[Eileen G]

Last May RCI Radiance docked at RRF (Railroad forward) and it was the farthest dock away...which made for a longer walk into town...not a fan of this location at all...and I believe we'll be docking there again this May 30th cruise.

 

I was hoping that the RRF was closer to town. Oh well like my DH said we can just eat more desert.

[CowPrincess]

Thanks for the info!

[travelbug11]

I was hoping that the RRF was closer to town. Oh well like my DH said we can just eat more desert.

 

The ship provides a shuttle for a couple $$

[Ferry Beach Kayaker]

We will be on the Golden Princess May 24 sailing, for the berths does anyone know what ORE for Skagway means and FKL for Juneau means?

[Kesstral]

We will be on the Golden Princess May 24 sailing, for the berths does anyone know what ORE for Skagway means and FKL for Juneau means?

 

Ore Dock for Skagway (see the maps in the previous response) and Franklin Street for Juneau (B on the map).

[LilacCruiser]

Does anyone know what CT is for Juneau? We'll be there on the Westerdam in June, and I couldn't find CT on the Juneau map legend. Thanks!

[Kesstral]

Does anyone know what CT is for Juneau? We'll be there on the Westerdam in June, and I couldn't find CT on the Juneau map legend. Thanks!

 

CT = Cruise Terminal. This is D on the map.