Mytime2014 Posted May 15, 2014 #1 Share Posted May 15, 2014 50 days. [picture Tigger bouncing around!!!] Do I need to buy a tour guide - National Geographic [2013] Frommer or Fodor [both 2014]? The mile by mile Cruise Guide to Alaska? I would normally google everything, but given the hi Wi-Fi cost - I think I'll go more traditional! I have a Kindle Fire but the glare..... so I thought I'd get a book to mark up and not care if it gets wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowPrincess Posted May 15, 2014 #2 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I'd say get the Mile by Mile guide. I'm sure others will disagree :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mytime2014 Posted May 15, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I'd say get the Mile by Mile guide. I'm sure others will disagree :) Say it isn't so!!! ;) I just found national park service link for Glacier Bay on a cruise ship, I should be working.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowPrincess Posted May 15, 2014 #4 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Continued employment = continued fund$ for crui$ing. Get to work ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KroozFoolz Posted May 15, 2014 #5 Share Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) These are the ones I have seen suggested on the Alaska port of call board: Frommer's and Fodor's books on Alaska. Alaska by Cruiseship by Anne Vipond. The Alaska Cruise Handbook: A Mile-by-Mile Guide by Joe Upton. It comes with a map of the Inside Passage and is a guide of what you will see along the way. Check your local library and ebay before purchasing new. ;) Edited May 15, 2014 by KroozFoolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapete Posted May 15, 2014 #6 Share Posted May 15, 2014 We use Joe Upton's. There will be a lot if "inside passage" information that you will not need because the Westerdam will be going on the west side of Vancouver Island. A new purchase will provide you with the map/chart and we find it informative. We tape the map to the wall and using the latitude/longiture provide on the TV "navigation" channel we can chart our actual real-time position. DW rolls her eyes but I like doing it.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mytime2014 Posted May 15, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted May 15, 2014 We use Joe Upton's. There will be a lot if "inside passage" information that you will not need because the Westerdam will be going on the west side of Vancouver Island. A new purchase will provide you with the map/chart and we find it informative. We tape the map to the wall and using the latitude/longiture provide on the TV "navigation" channel we can chart our actual real-time position. DW rolls her eyes but I like doing it.:D That sounds perfect as I plan to spend a lot of time sitting on deck gazing - I'll be able to track our progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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