chuckles60 Posted June 27, 2019 #1 Share Posted June 27, 2019 when staying a few days pre-cruise in Alaska, what are the best ways to spend your limited time? we want to see Denali, what are the best recommended tours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SempreMare Posted June 28, 2019 #2 Share Posted June 28, 2019 (edited) @chuckles60 From the tours and activities you have researched so far in the Denali vicinity, what are the top 3 that appeal to you, and why? Edited June 28, 2019 by SempreMare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinskier Posted June 28, 2019 #3 Share Posted June 28, 2019 How many days do you have pre-cruise and where does your cruise depart from? Are you open to renting a car for DIY tour or do you want an organized tour? And what month are you going? Let us know and we are glad to assist..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckles60 Posted June 28, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted June 28, 2019 3 days pre cruise open to renting a car would like a DIY ...going first week in july 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torybruno Posted June 28, 2019 #5 Share Posted June 28, 2019 We rented a car and spent a night at Majestic Valley Wilderness Lodge (beautiful!), and did a glacier trek with Mica Guides. Best tour of our cruise, and not expensive because you’re not taking a helicopter to the glacier. We spent two or three nights in Denali, best excursion there was a Wilderness bus tour, and don’t miss the free dog sled and kennel tour there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkeeterPilot Posted June 28, 2019 #6 Share Posted June 28, 2019 We are going in 9 days. We arrive in Anchorage late Sat night and sail out of Seward Monday night. I rented a car and we are going to the Wildlife Conservation Center on Sunday. From there is it's only about 30 minutes to Whittier so we are doing the 26 Glacier cruise that afternoon. On Monday we are taking the noon train (through NCL) that arrives at the dock around 5:00pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKStafford Posted June 28, 2019 #7 Share Posted June 28, 2019 22 hours ago, chuckles60 said: when staying a few days pre-cruise in Alaska, what are the best ways to spend your limited time? we want to see Denali, what are the best recommended tours? Rent a car and head to Denali. Plan 6 to 8 hours for the drive. Overnight in Healy or south of the park. Options: http://www.denalichamber.com/denali-member-directory/ Don't use a "tour", take the shuttles into the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/planyourvisit/shuttles.htm Overnight again and then head back to Anchorage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crew News Posted June 28, 2019 #8 Share Posted June 28, 2019 4 hours ago, SkeeterPilot said: We are going in 9 days. We arrive in Anchorage late Sat night and sail out of Seward Monday night. I rented a car and we are going to the Wildlife Conservation Center on Sunday. From there is it's only about 30 minutes to Whittier so we are doing the 26 Glacier cruise that afternoon. On Monday we are taking the noon train (through NCL) that arrives at the dock around 5:00pm Just a note about Whittier. The single-lane tunnel into Whittier opens on the half-hour for about 15 minutes. LeavingWhittier for Anchorage, the tunnel opens on the hour for about 15 minutes. If you miss the tunnel times, you will be sitting in line for up to an hour until your lane is allowed to pass through. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quack2 Posted June 29, 2019 #9 Share Posted June 29, 2019 On 6/27/2019 at 11:40 AM, chuckles60 said: when staying a few days pre-cruise in Alaska, what are the best ways to spend your limited time? we want to see Denali, what are the best recommended tours? Here's what I did before my Friday cruise from Seward. Flew into Anchorage at about 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday and rented a car. Drove to Talkeetna. Enjoyed Talkeetna for the rest of the day. Thursday was stunningly clear so I did the Grand Denali flight out of Talkeetna with the landing on Ruth Glacier. Awesome. Got back to Talkeetna and drove back to Anchorage to drop the car. Stayed in Anchorage Thursday night and then took the early morning train to Seward. Arrived in time for the 6 hour small boat tour of Kenai Peninsula. Got back to Seward about 5:30 and boarded the ship about 6:15 p.m. That itinerary worked out well for me. Fortunate that weather in Denali was nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpattyn Posted July 1, 2019 #10 Share Posted July 1, 2019 We disembark our cruise in Seward early morning of July 12th and are booked on the train to Anchorage from where we will fly home. Our flight only leaves about 11:30 at night, any ideas/suggestions on what to do for five or six hours in Anchorage and is there somewhere to leave our luggage at the airport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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