Alaska - First Cruise & Pictures - 5/30/14

[Trilee]

Really loved your reviews and photos. Helpful, informative, and positive - thank you. We're going on the Solstice next month from Sydney, first time. Can't wait. :-)

[rjrpar]

We just returned from 2 weeks in Alaska, 10 days on a land tour. We did not need hiking boots despite what you may read on cc and we are active. A good pair of sneakers worked fine. If I had it to do over I would have brought a few warmer clothes.

[travellink]

What time did you arrive in Victoria ?

[Katemusical]

Loved reading your review. We are going in July on this cruise. Just started doing my CC research on excursions, etc.

[frawnsay]

[quote name='Trilee']Really loved your reviews and photos. Helpful, informative, and positive - thank you. We're going on the Solstice next month from Sydney, first time. Can't wait. :-)[/QUOTE]

[FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Blue"]Trilee-
I hope that your trip went well. From New Zealand to Alaska--what a trip! Did you write a review?! I would love to see it![/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[frawnsay]

What time did you arrive in Victoria ?

 

Travellink-

We arrived in Victoria in the late afternoon/early evening. I remember thinking that we would have trouble fitting in dinner in Blu prior to disembarking for our excursion. However, Blu opened a bit early that evening to accommodate those guests leaving the ship to see the city. I'm thinking that we ate early (in the 5 o'clock hour) and then disembarked. My guess would be off the ship around 6pm. It was not a busy port, so we just followed the crowd to all of the coaches awaiting pax to each of the offered excursions.

[frawnsay]

Loved reading your review. We are going in July on this cruise. Just started doing my CC research on excursions, etc.

 

Thank you, Katemusical! July would be a great time to go--you might get to see the glacier that we just couldn't get to due to the cold temperatures and lingering ice.