TMLAalum Posted July 9, 2021 #26 Share Posted July 9, 2021 1 hour ago, KAE27 said: Thanks again! Wonderfully helpful. We are on the August 27 sailing. How about you? 2 weeks after you (9/10) so please post about your experiences! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAE27 Posted July 9, 2021 #27 Share Posted July 9, 2021 35 minutes ago, TMLAalum said: 2 weeks after you (9/10) so please post about your experiences! I would be happy to! Thanks again for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseMGM Posted July 10, 2021 #28 Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 7/6/2021 at 5:14 PM, TMLAalum said: Looking at the timing of Celebrity’s Tracy Arm excursion I am thinking we board off the Millenium but end in Juneau. Anyone ever done this with Celebrity? We did this with a HAL ship several years back, got off our ship and onto a small boat IN the fjord, then the ship continued on to Juneau and we took our time in Tracy Arm before meeting back up with the ship in Juneau. It was a beautiful trip and we really enjoyed it. It was interesting getting back on the ship in Juneau, we boarded our ship from the ocean side, rang in with our ship cards and then walked through the ship and off the other side to another excursion we had planned for Juneau. We're on an August HAL cruise (can finally say "next month!") and we're returning to TAF, albeit with a ship tour r/t from Juneau this time. Long day but we're expecting it will be wonderful regardless. Best wishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseMGM Posted July 10, 2021 #29 Share Posted July 10, 2021 (edited) Sorry, double post! Edited July 10, 2021 by CruiseMGM . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegus Posted July 10, 2021 #30 Share Posted July 10, 2021 So for anyone that has done one of these Tracy Fjord small boat tours in Juneau and also a helicopter to Mendenhall and then a Glacier trek/walk before flying back. If you could only do one, money is not an issue, which would you choose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayFank Posted July 11, 2021 #31 Share Posted July 11, 2021 19 hours ago, cruisegus said: So for anyone that has done one of these Tracy Fjord small boat tours in Juneau and also a helicopter to Mendenhall and then a Glacier trek/walk before flying back. If you could only do one, money is not an issue, which would you choose? Really wanting to know this, as well. I'll be sailing via Royal Caribbean next May and am unsure whether Royal will offer a Tracy Arm excursion, and if not if it will be possible to go through a private charter (Alaska bound or Allen Marine). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Shoes Posted July 12, 2021 #32 Share Posted July 12, 2021 I have only done the Tracy Arm excursion. The later in the season you travel the better chance of going up Tracy instead of Endicott. I have been on a helicopter in Hawaii, and that was a blast. As far as walking on a glacier, does not excite me. I am a snow skier and have had my share of experiencing icy conditions. The two are so different. The boat tour you will see huge ice burgs, floating too. Waterfalls and pretty scenery. Decisions decisions. Good luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crew News Posted July 12, 2021 #33 Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/10/2021 at 5:47 PM, cruisegus said: So for anyone that has done one of these Tracy Fjord small boat tours in Juneau and also a helicopter to Mendenhall and then a Glacier trek/walk before flying back. If you could only do one, money is not an issue, which would you choose? The HAL Tracy Arm excursion has 1.5 hours of travel time from Juneau and back with a tasty box lunch. The last time I was on this excursion I saw humpback whales, harbor seals, sea lions, two glaciers, and lots of ice flows. The glacier walk was really fun. The glacier is covered with about 1/4-inch of flowing water making it impossible to walk without the provided crampons and trek poles. The deep blue color of the deep crevices was inspiring as was the helicopter ride over the glacier ice field. If you choose this excursion, you will have time for a whale watching tour, too. There is too much to see in one visit to Alaska. Flip a coin to choose and plan on returning on another cruise to see more. Bigger than a house: Hundreds of feet deep on Mendenhall Glacier: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMLAalum Posted July 13, 2021 #34 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Likely to sell out? Thanks to Celebrity's generous policy of giving OBC for price reductions after final payment we have $200 on our account. However, this OBC is truly OnBoard as we cannot use it to pre-purchase excursions, dining, etc. There is also a possibility we can accrue even more OBC if prices drop further. Should we wait to book this excursion aboard to save $$ or should we bite the bullet and book it now in case it is fully subscribed by the day we board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italy52 Posted July 13, 2021 #35 Share Posted July 13, 2021 42 minutes ago, TMLAalum said: Likely to sell out? Thanks to Celebrity's generous policy of giving OBC for price reductions after final payment we have $200 on our account. However, this OBC is truly OnBoard as we cannot use it to pre-purchase excursions, dining, etc. There is also a possibility we can accrue even more OBC if prices drop further. Should we wait to book this excursion aboard to save $$ or should we bite the bullet and book it now in case it is fully subscribed by the day we board? While we have never taken the excursion from Celebrity, we have taken it on other lines. Your question is a tough one to answer as it is more a matter of personal choice. For us, we really enjoy the excursion and don't want to take a chance of it selling out so we always book ahead. Our ships have always been full at time of sailing. Whatever you decide, I am sure you will enjoy your excursion. Is there a possibility that you could cancel the excursion once on board the ship and then rebook with OBC? Haven't sailed with Celebrity for a few years so don't know what their current policy is on cancelling excursions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMLAalum Posted July 13, 2021 #36 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Thanks, Italy! I decided to book now after looking at the Allen Marine photos of the boat used for this excursion- it seems to hold @ 50 people. We can find other excursions to spend that OBC that we will book on the Millennium. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotte Posted July 20, 2021 #37 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) For those that have previously taken this tour, I am very prone to motion sickness. I take meclizine daily on a cruise. Is this excursion likely to make me seasick? Edited July 20, 2021 by spotte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italy52 Posted July 20, 2021 #38 Share Posted July 20, 2021 1 minute ago, spotte said: For those that have previously taken this tour, I am very prone to motion sickness. I take meclazine daily on a cruise. Is this excursion likely to make me seasick? There is always that possibility with any ship that you take. We have taken this excursion multiple times and never had a problem. But, we do take Bonine the night prior to our cruise and don't stop until the cruise is over --- never had a problem with seasickness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Shoes Posted July 21, 2021 #39 Share Posted July 21, 2021 The water is pretty calm going up Tracy Arm. Don't remember the part from there to Juneau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAE27 Posted September 6, 2021 #40 Share Posted September 6, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 12:34 PM, TMLAalum said: On 7/9/2021 at 10:33 AM, KAE27 said: Thanks again! Wonderfully helpful. We are on the August 27 sailing. How about you? 2 weeks after you (9/10) so please post about your experiences! I wanted to come back and report that...we weren't able to do the tour. Unfortunately we were on the sailing where the ship did not make it up the fjord to get anywhere near the glacier, and the tour was canceled. Every other aspect of our cruise was terrific, though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted September 7, 2021 #41 Share Posted September 7, 2021 I did take this tour off the Carnival Miracle Aug 10 sailing. It was incredible, even with the rain for the first part. Did wear good rain gear including rain pants. That allowed us to stay outside the entire time. I am prone to motion sickness but had no issues. Water was calm. Highly recommend 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't-use-real-name Posted September 7, 2021 #42 Share Posted September 7, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 9:43 PM, Dancing Shoes said: The water is pretty calm going up Tracy Arm. Don't remember the part from there to Juneau. Google Maps Zoom the Map for more detail Departing Juneau - the Gastineau Channel is calm The channel widens out into the Stephens Passage of the Inside Passage and the waters can be more weather affected but certainly not like the open Pacific Ocean. Reaching the point of Holkham Bay the channel to the left is the Tracy Arm - to the right is Endicott Map image: Top left is Juneau Mid centered is the Holkham Bay entrance to the arms It is roughly a 2 hour one-way trip from Juneau to this point The trip up the arms to Tracy (Sawyer glacier) and Endicott (Dawes glacier) is around 40 minutes +/- dodging around ice flows etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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