Decision to make?

[travgurl]

Holland America or Royal Carribean for cruise tour in Alaska? How many days do you recommend?

Edited June 21, 2014 by travgurl

[mapleleaves]

as I replied in your previous post, you need to post the itinerary if you want any feedback. Just copy and paste each link to this thread.

 

You need to consider more that RCI vs HAL or any other cruiseline; it's the full itinerary. ie, does the tour go to locations YOU want to visit? how much time is spent travelling each day? do you have enough time in each location for your planned activities?

 

A common complaint about cruisetours is that you arrive late afternoon and leave early the next morning, so you don't get enough time to do anything.

So you need to examine the details of the tour in order to make an informed decision. Cruisetours can be a great option for people, but you need to know FULLY what you're buying.

Edited June 21, 2014 by mapleleaves

[huskyguy]

It also depends on your age, whether you're travelling alone or with a family/group, what your interests are, etc., etc... Many people want simple answers, but the simple answers are very often the wrong ones, especially in Alaska - a lot goes into the "right" decision (right for you, not people on CC).

[Kamloops50]

as I replied in your previous post, you need to post the itinerary if you want any feedback. Just copy and paste each link to this thread.

 

You need to consider more that RCI vs HAL or any other cruiseline; it's the full itinerary. ie, does the tour go to locations YOU want to visit? how much time is spent travelling each day? do you have enough time in each location for your planned activities?

 

A common complaint about cruisetours is that you arrive late afternoon and leave early the next morning, so you don't get enough time to do anything.

So you need to examine the details of the tour in order to make an informed decision. Cruisetours can be a great option for people, but you need to know FULLY what you're buying.

 

It also depends on your age, whether you're travelling alone or with a family/group, what your interests are, etc., etc... Many people want simple answers, but the simple answers are very often the wrong ones, especially in Alaska - a lot goes into the "right" decision (right for you, not people on CC).

 

All the above . Also consider that Holland America is the 900 lb gorilla in Alaska ( besides Princess) . Most other companies use some or many of the product of the larger two players. Most people on cruisetours tend to be older .

[Budget Queen]

Go for the longest you can afford. Time is your friend on cruisetours. As already asked, you need to post the cruise tour, not just expect anyone to have to look it up. There are a lot of experts here, that can "read" these cruisetours easily and give you the details, you probably aren't aware of. These can make significant differences in your choices.