toobadtwo Posted May 6, 2014 #1 Share Posted May 6, 2014 we are curising to alaska the end of this month (may). just wondering if it is cheaper to book an excursion the day we arive in port or should we book it in advance through the ship. Also if we wait to book it in port , do we risk the tours being sold out. we would like to do a helilcopter tour in Juneu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted May 6, 2014 #2 Share Posted May 6, 2014 You are already at risk of excursions being sold out with your cruise only a couple of week away. Particularly high demand, low supply excursions like helicopter trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjeffler Posted May 6, 2014 #3 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Get shopping, NOW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted May 6, 2014 #4 Share Posted May 6, 2014 If this tour is a priority, you need to book ahead. Yes they do sell out. There are 4 helicopter companies in Juneau. 3 "regular" landings, 1 that does extended trekking tours. Overall, I think it is a big mistake to consider booking most tours at the dock. The biggest mistake, I think, is to be clueless on your ideas ahead of time. Port time is too short to begin with, why waste any trying to arrange tours when you get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Paula_MacFan Posted May 6, 2014 #5 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I agree with other posters. We're going the last week of May, and had our port days planned for months. Many of the ship's excursions have been sold old for awhile for online booking. As BQ said, time in port is so short already, why waste time once you get there?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted May 6, 2014 #6 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I agree. I always have my shore excursions lined up in advance--whether booked independently or through the cruise line. Or else I have planned what we are going to do that doesn't require booking in advance, such as when we took the public bus to Totem Bight the last time we were in Ketchikan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Ice Posted May 6, 2014 #7 Share Posted May 6, 2014 We are cruising to Alaska at the end of August and have all of our port excursions booked already. This is a once in a lifetime trip for us and I didn't want to risk an excursion being sold out. If you definitely know what you want to do, I would book it NOW and hope that it's not already sold out. Enjoy your trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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