mapleleaves Posted July 25, 2014 Author #51 Share Posted July 25, 2014 from JosieRhodes. A trip review with lots of photos. Plus tips on clothes to bring and other helpful info. A very active family vacation with a 13 and 15 yr old. DIY land pre-cruise inc RV travel to Independence Mine, Matanuska Glacier, Talkeetna. Car to explore the Turnagain Arm area, with day cruise in Whittier. Train to Seward, with Kenai Fjord cruise and kayak. RCI Radiance 7/4 Seward to Vancouver Itinerary incl Hubbard Glacier, Juneau, Skagway, Icy Strait, Ketchikan. Activities at every port ( incl Anan bear viewing) http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2073674 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted July 25, 2014 Author #52 Share Posted July 25, 2014 From anzura. Trip report and photos. Family travel with 2 teens RCI Rhapsody, 7/22 RT from Seattle - Juneau, Skagway, Endicott Arm (substituted for Tracy Arm), Victoria. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2074952 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MileHighAko Posted July 28, 2014 #53 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Trip report and photos. Family of six (3 teenagers, 1 tween) Grand Princess, 7/20 RT from Seattle - Ketchikan, Tracy Arm, Juneau, Skagway, Victoria http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2078373 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted July 31, 2014 Author #54 Share Posted July 31, 2014 From alohagirl808. A photo review of Carnival Miracle, RT Seattle 7/15. Family cruise with 2 kids, 9 and 2 1/2. Itinerary incl Seattle, Tracy Arm, Skagway, Juneau, Victoria BC. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2076940 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italy52 Posted August 4, 2014 #55 Share Posted August 4, 2014 From Italy52. Review with link to photos. B2B on Celebrity Millenium, 6/20 -7/4. Vanc-Ketchikan-Glacier Bay-Juneau-Skagway-Hubbard Glacier-Seward Seward-Hubbard Glacier-Juneau-Icy Strait-Ketchikan-Vancouver http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2075135 Correction to the above itinerary --- we did not do Glacier Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joromay Posted August 10, 2014 #56 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Here's my review on ROS; had a wonderful time! Only thing I neglected to add on the review is that embarkation and debarkation were a breeze! We were on board before 11 am and when we got to our cabin at 1 pm, our luggage was already there waiting for us. Debarkation was just as easy with us walking off the ship by 7:30 am. I had so much angst about this trip before I left because I had read quite a few negative reviews, but I have to say I really enjoyed the Rhapsody. I don't think service is quite as good as it was when I went on the Vision of the Seas in 2001, but it was still very good and I have no complaints whatsoever. I think what we're seeing on cruise ships is just a sign of the times with cutbacks, etc. Plus, I think crew members work very hard and sometimes people just forget to acknowledge that they are hardworking people, away from their families for months at a time, trying to do their job while we're enjoying ourselves. In any case, enjoy my trip report and enjoy the Rhapsody, we sure did! http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=259579 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted August 20, 2014 Author #57 Share Posted August 20, 2014 From LisaSp, Celebrity Solstice, RT Seattle departing 8/1. Family cruise with teens 15 and 13. Itinerary includes Ketchikan, Tracy Arm, Juneau, Skagway, Victoria. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2089511 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campbell Posted August 25, 2014 #58 Share Posted August 25, 2014 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2091804 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guineapig Posted August 30, 2014 #59 Share Posted August 30, 2014 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2094079 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornishpastyman1 Posted August 30, 2014 #60 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay and Ketchikan http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2085124 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan243444 Posted August 30, 2014 #61 Share Posted August 30, 2014 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2094438 Celebrity Millenium 08/15-22 + 3 days in seward and 3 days in ancorage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted September 1, 2014 Author #62 Share Posted September 1, 2014 from cath32. Seattle RT on Carnival Miracle departing 8/17. Extended family with sons 17 & 19. - itinerary included Tracy Arm excursion, Skagway, Juneau and Victoria. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2093075 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted September 1, 2014 Author #63 Share Posted September 1, 2014 from grobma. NCL Sun 13-day Authentic Alaska Cruisetour, departing from Vancouver on 8/18. Family vacation with 14 yr daughter and 16 yr son - cruise incl Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Hubbard Glacier, Whittier - cruisetour stops incl Whittier, Homer, Anchorage, Denali, Fairbanks http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=43957225&posted=1#post43957225 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted September 2, 2014 Author #64 Share Posted September 2, 2014 From fishin' musician. A photojournal of 5-day Authentic Alaska cruisetour followed by NCL Sun cruise on 7/28 Whittier to Vancouver. Then Amtrak Vanc-Seattle and on to Denver. Land travel by train and bus. Itinerary incl Anc - Fairbanks train, Denali, Talkeetna, Anchorage, Homer, Whittier. Cruise incl Hubbard Glacier, ISP, Juneau, TracyArm, Skagway, Ketchikan, Vanc http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2094183 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted September 2, 2014 Author #65 Share Posted September 2, 2014 From SeeingTheWorldBySea. Cruisetour with Celebrity Millennium, starting in Fairbanks 8/18. Land travel incl Fairbanks, Denali, (Talkeetna stop) Anchorage, Seward Cruise incl Hubbard Glacier, Juneau, Skagway, ISP, Ketchikan, Vancouver http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=43971668&posted=1#post43971668 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittercat85 Posted September 5, 2014 #66 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Here was my review from 8/17-8/24/14 7 day Alaska on HAL - Amsterdam Roundtrip Seattle - Tracy Arm, Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Victoria http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2093376 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiecruzer Posted September 7, 2014 #67 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Link to my Celebrity Solstice review - Aussiecruzer http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2098030 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlocole Posted September 12, 2014 #68 Share Posted September 12, 2014 http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=261828 From Vancouver; Inside Passage to Skagway, Ketchikan, Juneau and Glacier Bay A Dam good time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyLon Posted September 16, 2014 #69 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Vancouver - Whittier Aug 23rd-30th 2014 Short Review (but with pictures) here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2102263 Ship Review here: http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=261840 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrusselsGirl07 Posted September 25, 2014 #70 Share Posted September 25, 2014 (edited) Here is a link to my photo review. We did 10 days of independent travel then a B2B on Celebrity Millennium leaving 25 July Seward to Vancouver and then 1 August Vancouver to Seward. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2093748&page=13 Below is a summary: July 15 - Depart Canberra, Australia at 4.05pm and fly to Sydney, then on to Honolulu then to Anchorage, arriving the next day. July 16 - Arrive Anchorage at 5am. Taxi to Susitna Place B&B for a quick shower and nap. Rest of the day in Anchorage sightseeing, with lunch and dinner at one of the brew pub restaurants. July 17 - Pick up our hire car and drive to Healy, where we are staying at Alaska Spruce Cabins. Dinner that night at 229 Parks Way restaurant. July 18 - Full day in Denali National Park, booked 5.15am shuttle tickets as far as Wonder Lake. Dinner at 49th State Brewing Company. July 19 - Drive back to Talkeetna and do the Grand Denali Tour with Glacier Landing offered by Talkeetna Air. Continue back to Anchorage and stay at Susitna Place B&B. July 20 - Day in Anchorage, hire bikes and ride some of the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail. Overnight at Susitna Place B&B. July 21 - Drop off hire car and meet up with Salmon Berry Tours who we have booked to take the 4 of us on a full day trip to Whittier, stopping at lots of places along the way. Through the tunnel late that afternoon, and get dropped off at The Inn at Whittier. July 22 - Full day tour with Lazy Otter Tours, just the four of us, the skipper and Prince William Sound. Overnight at the Inn at Whittier. July 23 - Picked up by Salmon Berry Tours again for the trip to Seward. We stop to see a Husky Outfit and go for a hike to Exit Glacier. Staying at A Sunshine House B&B. Dinner at Seward Brewing Company. Afternoon walking around exploring the town. July 24 - Full day out on Kenai Fjords National park with Alaska Saltwater Lodge. July 25 - Cruise Day! Late breakfast and walk around town, then visit the Alaska Sealife Centre in time for the 11am Puffin Encounter and the 1pm Octopus Encounter which we have booked. Board Celebrity Millennium late. Get ready for sail away and dinner! July 26 - Hubbard Glacier! July 27 - Juneau 9am to 9pm - we have booked with Harv and Marv for their first whale watching tour of the day at 9.20am. Get dropped off after the tour to Mendenhall Glacier to explore the area. Then back into town to explore and walk around, visit Red Dog Saloon, and the Alaskan Fudge Factory. July 28 - Skagway 7am to 8.30pm - booked with Chilkoot Charters Yukon Bus and Rail trip 7.30am to 3pm - Train up and Bus back. Afterwards, walk around town. July 29 - Icy Strait Point 7am to 4pm - Booked with Misty Bay Lodge to do their whale watch and Bear Search combo tour out of Hoonah. July 30 - Ketchikan 9am to 6pm - booked with Island Wings to do the Anan Creek Bear Tour. July 31 - Cruising the Inside Passage. Aug 1 - Vancouver - 7am to 4.30pm - the end of the first cruise, and beginning of the second! Aug 2 - Inside Passage Aug 3 - Ketchikan 7am to 3pm - I hate cold water, but love to snorkel, so we are snorkelling with Snorkel Alaska. Aug 4 - Icy Strait Point 10am to 8pm - no excursion booked, had a lazy day and explored the area. Aug 5 - Juneau 7am to 8.30pm - going to Admiralty Island by Float Plane to see the bears with Pack Creek Bear Tours. Aug 6 - Skagway 7am to 4pm - taking the ferry to Haines to do the Chilkoot Lake Nature and Bear Viewing Tour with Rainbow Glacier Adventures. Aug 7 - Cruising Hubbard Glacier. Aug 8 - Booked the early bus from Seward to Anchorage to catch our 2.10pm flight from Anchorage to Honolulu. Spend the night in Honolulu then take the 11.50am flight to Sydney and then on to Canberra, arriving late at night on August 10th. Edited September 25, 2014 by BrusselsGirl07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumie Posted September 29, 2014 #71 Share Posted September 29, 2014 My review of our 7 day southbound cruise on the NCL Sun from Whittier to Vancouver - Sept 8-Sept 15 plus 4 nights in Fairbanks to see the aurora prior to the cruise. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2102053 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4cats,1dog Posted October 7, 2014 #72 Share Posted October 7, 2014 First time posting review- let me know if the link works or not or you might have to cut & paste.Thanks http://lclavette1.blogspot.com/2014/05/vancouver.html Where can I ask a question about one of the excursions 4cats1dog has on the blog? I did a blog because I don't know how to post pictures on CC. Love Royal Caribbean- NB Radiance of the seas and Cruise tour afterwards. awesome, AWESOME trip. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted October 8, 2014 Author #73 Share Posted October 8, 2014 from floridanamaw. NCL Jewel 9/13 embark Seattle, disembark Vancouver. Slide show and info from each port: Seattle http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2110642 Ketchikan http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2110312 TracyArm, Sawyer Glacier, Juneau http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2110327 Skagway/train to Fraser http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2110432 Victoria http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2110599 Vancouver http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2110625 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marysb Posted October 13, 2014 #74 Share Posted October 13, 2014 This is our blog of our July Oosterdam Cruise and land tour. Loved the trip, but if I would do it again, I would definitely spend more than one night in Denali and would add a one day boat tour of the Kenai Peninsula. Mary Part 1 -Cruise: Vancouver to Seward http://maryandnormtravel.blogspot.ca...14-part-1.html Part 2 - Land Tour: http://maryandnormtravel.blogspot.ca...14-part-2.html __________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornishpastyman1 Posted October 17, 2014 #75 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay and Ketchikan http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2085124 Videos of a 6-day road trip from Banff-Vancouver showing most of the major tourist sites (canyons, lakes, Glacier Skywalk) and a bit of wildlife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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