JimAOk1945 Posted October 14, 2014 Author #26 Share Posted October 14, 2014 We were on the Amsterdam in May 2014 for her first of those cruises. Wonderful experience, especially since we accepted an upsell to a balcony cabin. Be sure you read lots of posts in the Alaska forum. Those people are knowledgeable and experienced. I got lots of help there before our cruise, especially from BudgetQueen. Thanks for your suggestion. I will do that. The 14 day itinerary is very appealing since it includes ports we haven't visited on our previous Alaska cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelinjones Posted October 14, 2014 #27 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Yes, we've attended several OnStage Alaska presentations and they are quite informative. Two notes: - They are sponsored by a # of agencies, not just AAA _If you get to attend one given by Monte and JoAnn, you won't be disappointed (they are long-time Alaska friends of Jeff's -- and it's rare to find someone more passionate or informative about Alaska.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAOk1945 Posted October 14, 2014 Author #28 Share Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) Yes, we've attended several OnStage Alaska presentations and they are quite informative. Two notes: - They are sponsored by a # of agencies, not just AAA _If you get to attend one given by Monte and JoAnn, you won't be disappointed (they are long-time Alaska friends of Jeff's -- and it's rare to find someone more passionate or informative about Alaska.) Thanks for your input. This is our first time hearing about it. We are looking forward to it. I took a look at your blog. I'm going to go back later as I have time and read some more. It's great information. Edited October 14, 2014 by JimAOk1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaktreerb Posted October 14, 2014 #29 Share Posted October 14, 2014 It will be interesting to see which ship will be doing the 14 day itinerary in 2016. What are the chances it would be the newest ship, the Koningsdam? Not good. Since it goes up the Cook Inlet and docks in Anchorage it has to deal with the tides in that area. I'm pretty sure that itinerary would require one of the smaller ships. The Amsterdam was perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAOk1945 Posted October 15, 2014 Author #30 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Not good. Since it goes up the Cook Inlet and docks in Anchorage it has to deal with the tides in that area. I'm pretty sure that itinerary would require one of the smaller ships. The Amsterdam was perfect. I think we will be so happy to be on this 14 day itinerary that it really won't matter which HAL ship we cruise on! :D Thanks for your comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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