D. B. Posted August 8, 2022 Author #151 Share Posted August 8, 2022 To Encapsulated..... This affects All Cruise lines with Larger Ships that do not fit well at the other Piers in Skagway. I was on Millenium in July and we tied up at the Forward RR pier that is right where the rockslides are. Some of the larger ships are (or were) tying up to the Aft RR pier and have guests use tenders to get to town instead of having them walk down the pier past the rockslide area for safety reasons. You May get a notice from Celebrity soon or not know your Skagway status till you are onboard. All the cruise lines serving Skagway are jockeying for positions to keep their Skagway stops or switch to Sitka or Icy Straight Point as alternate stops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YWW Posted August 8, 2022 #152 Share Posted August 8, 2022 We are booked on the upcoming Aug 18 cruise on Ruby Princess to Alaska with booked excursion in Skagway. We called Princess customer service to enquire status of Skagway excursions due to closed dock for rest of 2022 from news this morning. Princess has no new information and in fact they weren't even aware of the latest rock slide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptroxx Posted August 8, 2022 #153 Share Posted August 8, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, D. B. said: Looks like a bunch of White Pass RR loco's are stuck Past the slide until the tracks can be cleared. If your referring to my pic. No they can move freely. when I was there Thursday the train actually moved past the slide area. Towards the back berth where we were moored. this pic is where the tenders take you. And where the trains were going. the train dropped people off right by the marina in the pic. Edited August 8, 2022 by Ptroxx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunsetme Posted August 9, 2022 #154 Share Posted August 9, 2022 looks like Haines for Aug 30: https://www.visithaines.com/cruise-ships-and-ferries/cruise-ship-schedule/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptroxx Posted August 9, 2022 #155 Share Posted August 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, sunsetme said: looks like Haines for Aug 30: https://www.visithaines.com/cruise-ships-and-ferries/cruise-ship-schedule/ For some ships yes. Not all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted August 9, 2022 #156 Share Posted August 9, 2022 4 hours ago, sunsetme said: looks like Haines for Aug 30: https://www.visithaines.com/cruise-ships-and-ferries/cruise-ship-schedule/ I have been to both places and I spent about 6 days in Haines one fall. As far as I am concerned docking at Haines in better than docking at Skagway. Haines is a real town where real people live and would continue to live there if the ships stopped coming. If the ships stopped coming to Skagway the town would dry up and blow away. DON 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. B. Posted August 9, 2022 Author #157 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Lots of Shore Excursion Options in Skagway that I Love. As for Haines being a Real Town I don't care about that. I would Hope Princess would let us Know before we board the ship on August 20th. Where they plan to Stop. Anyone know what Princess Shore Excursions are available in Haines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted August 9, 2022 #158 Share Posted August 9, 2022 19 minutes ago, D. B. said: Lots of Shore Excursion Options in Skagway that I Love. As for Haines being a Real Town I don't care about that. I would Hope Princess would let us Know before we board the ship on August 20th. Where they plan to Stop. Anyone know what Princess Shore Excursions are available in Haines? If you are talking about the Royal leaving on the 20th the Skagway port still shows the Royal in Skagway on the north bound voyage. The southbound from Whittier on the 27th is no longer on that port list and is in the Haines port Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. B. Posted August 10, 2022 Author #159 Share Posted August 10, 2022 I will be on both the north and south bound legs on Royal. I'll check PCL's website to see if they have any shore excursions available for Haines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. B. Posted August 10, 2022 Author #160 Share Posted August 10, 2022 I checked on my Cruise Planner on PCL's website still shows Skagway on the 30th. So I guess I will have to wait till closer to the 20th. and check again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torfamm Posted August 10, 2022 #161 Share Posted August 10, 2022 (edited) An updated port schedule for Skagway just came out https://www.skagway.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/skagway_visitor_department/page/33137/aug_5_2022_update_skagway_cruise_ship_schedule.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0RmSq_aZ3PfkfX1eeTVKjoz3dsMeZx6auBicjL6vxKu6JqQ8ahHv-K3QQ Edited August 10, 2022 by Torfamm 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabric Posted August 10, 2022 #162 Share Posted August 10, 2022 From the new schedule, my cruise on the Majestic August 31 is still sceduled for Skagen at RRA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twprincessfirsties Posted August 10, 2022 #163 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Looks like, based on this schedule, that the Royal Princess departure from Whittier on 9/10 is no longer stopping in Skagway on 9/13. Bummer. I guess we will be stopping in Haines or Sitka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImperialLady Posted August 10, 2022 #164 Share Posted August 10, 2022 4 hours ago, Torfamm said: An updated port schedule for Skagway just came out https://www.skagway.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/skagway_visitor_department/page/33137/aug_5_2022_update_skagway_cruise_ship_schedule.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0RmSq_aZ3PfkfX1eeTVKjoz3dsMeZx6auBicjL6vxKu6JqQ8ahHv-K3QQ Thanks for posting this...we are on the 8/28 sailing of the Discovery due to be in Skagway on 9/1 and we are not listed....I wonder when Princess will tell us where we are going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twprincessfirsties Posted August 10, 2022 #165 Share Posted August 10, 2022 (edited) The Royal's southbound from Whittier is stopping in Haines on the 16th and 30th. Though the Skagway stop on September 13th has yet to be announced, it makes sense that it would also stop in Haines also. https://www.visithaines.com/cruise-ships-and-ferries/cruise-ship-schedule/ Edited August 10, 2022 by twprincessfirsties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted August 10, 2022 #166 Share Posted August 10, 2022 5 hours ago, Torfamm said: An updated port schedule for Skagway just came out https://www.skagway.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/skagway_visitor_department/page/33137/aug_5_2022_update_skagway_cruise_ship_schedule.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0RmSq_aZ3PfkfX1eeTVKjoz3dsMeZx6auBicjL6vxKu6JqQ8ahHv-K3QQ Thanks for posting. I had read that the captain on Discovery announced earlier this week that they would be stopping at Skagway after all tomorrow. One of the three other scheduled ships must not be able to make it but we will need to wait to see how this happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovetheSea Posted August 10, 2022 #167 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Just saw the Royal Princess in Skagway on the live cam and Marine Traffic website. Today. Aug 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italy52 Posted August 10, 2022 #168 Share Posted August 10, 2022 We are on the Discovery Princess next week and will be stopping in Skagway on 8/18 according to the schedule --- have not received any correspondence from Princess saying otherwise. Since we are assigned to the RRA dock, I am pretty sure we will be tendering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImperialLady Posted August 10, 2022 #169 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Our excursions for Skagway on 9/1/22 are no longer on our excursions page... 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torfamm Posted August 10, 2022 #170 Share Posted August 10, 2022 5 hours ago, ImperialLady said: Thanks for posting this...we are on the 8/28 sailing of the Discovery due to be in Skagway on 9/1 and we are not listed....I wonder when Princess will tell us where we are going? You might want to check the port schedules for Icy Strait Point, Haines, and Sitka to see if you see anything 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImperialLady Posted August 10, 2022 #171 Share Posted August 10, 2022 9 minutes ago, Torfamm said: You might want to check the port schedules for Icy Strait Point, Haines, and Sitka to see if you see anything I did and didn't see anything yet😏 I really don't care where we go....just would be nice to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. B. Posted August 10, 2022 Author #172 Share Posted August 10, 2022 I will be on Royal 14 nights Alaska-Aug. 20-Sept. 3rd. Our stop in Skagway August 30th. looks like it has been changed to Haines (seen on Haines Port Schedule) so I hope PCL opens up Shore Excursions for Haines soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted August 10, 2022 #173 Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 hour ago, D. B. said: I will be on Royal 14 nights Alaska-Aug. 20-Sept. 3rd. Our stop in Skagway August 30th. looks like it has been changed to Haines (seen on Haines Port Schedule) so I hope PCL opens up Shore Excursions for Haines soon. My guess is that they will keep all the Skagway excursions and use the fast ferry to move you to Skagway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT1962 Posted August 11, 2022 #174 Share Posted August 11, 2022 (edited) Update from Princess on Cruise Industry News: “…because the forward dock that has been closed for the season is the primary location where Princess Royal Class ships dock, and because there are no other viable alternatives, Princess is making adjustments to 10 itineraries, including: - the August 23 and September 6 sail dates for Majestic Princess and August 25 and September 1 sailings for Discovery Princess will now feature Icy Strait Point - the August 16 and August 30 sail dates for Royal Princess will feature Haines - the August 11, September 8, and September 22 sail dates for Discovery Princess and September 13 sail date for Royal Princess will feature Sitka https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/28029-princess-cruises-makes-more-changes-to-skagway-calls.html Edited August 11, 2022 by JT1962 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italy52 Posted August 11, 2022 #175 Share Posted August 11, 2022 49 minutes ago, JT1962 said: Update from Princess on Cruise Industry News: “…because the forward dock that has been closed for the season is the primary location where Princess Royal Class ships dock, and because there are no other viable alternatives, Princess is making adjustments to 10 itineraries, including: - the August 23 and September 6 sail dates for Majestic Princess and August 25 and September 1 sailings for Discovery Princess will now feature Icy Strait Point - the August 16 and August 30 sail dates for Royal Princess will feature Haines - the August 11, September 8, and September 22 sail dates for Discovery Princess and September 13 sail date for Royal Princess will feature Sitka https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/28029-princess-cruises-makes-more-changes-to-skagway-calls.html I am a little confused by the last bit of information for the Discovery Princess --- the statement mentions the August 11th sail date for the Discovery, our sail date is August 14th on the Discovery. Something seems off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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