Alaska advice

[cuagrad90]

Looking for advice on booking Alaska cruise end of August/early September 2019. There are so many combinations it is daunting. My travel friend and I have friends from Australia who want to meet us. We have been on an inside passage cruise in 2009 and are looking forward to seeing Denali and some of the interior as we travel on the train. Our Ausie friends have never been to Alaska. From reading some postings, we should definitely do a double Denali and a triple if time permits. But what about Yukon?

 

I think I have narrowed it down to:

 

R6L - 12 Day Seattle to Vancouver which seems most practical for the choice of airlines for all of us if we fly in and out of Seattle. Right? Does HAL provide transportation to Seattle? Do they allow for a day to the Buchart Gardens before returning to Seattle.

 

Y4C - 11 Day Yukon & Double Denali has Glacier Bay included which I would like my friends to see. It that a tiresome trip because there are so many days on buses?

 

D1C - 12 Day Triple Denali looks good but ends in Fairbanks where I hear there's less choice for flights back home.

 

I appreciate your advice.

Terry

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Looking for advice on booking Alaska cruise end of August/early September 2019. There are so many combinations it is daunting. My travel friend and I have friends from Australia who want to meet us. We have been on an inside passage cruise in 2009 and are looking forward to seeing Denali and some of the interior as we travel on the train. Our Ausie friends have never been to Alaska. From reading some postings, we should definitely do a double Denali and a triple if time permits. But what about Yukon?

 

I think I have narrowed it down to:

 

R6L - 12 Day Seattle to Vancouver which seems most practical for the choice of airlines for all of us if we fly in and out of Seattle. Right? Does HAL provide transportation to Seattle? Do they allow for a day to the Buchart Gardens before returning to Seattle.

 

Y4C - 11 Day Yukon & Double Denali has Glacier Bay included which I would like my friends to see. It that a tiresome trip because there are so many days on buses?

 

D1C - 12 Day Triple Denali looks good but ends in Fairbanks where I hear there's less choice for flights back home.

 

I appreciate your advice.

Terry

 

I chose the HAL 11-day D2C Triple Denali for 2019 to repeat my same itinerary from 2017. Flying home from Anchorage is so much more convenient than flying home from Fairbanks.

 

With what I learned from my first D2C, I can maximize my next visit.

 

Tip: I had the Meal Plan for the land portion but it is a lot cheaper just to eat on your own at the same restaurants.

[lenquixote66]

We did a 2 week trip to Alaska on an HAL ship .We flew to Fairbanks as the start of a 7 day land trip followed by a 7 day cruise .We loved every moment,