Souvenir Shopping Suggestions

[BazAl]

Good Afternoon.

 

In August @Celebrity Millennium.  

 

Port: Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway/Haines, Icy Strait Point

 

Looking for Alaskan Made Souvenirs - Not sure what my budget is.  Not trinkets made elsewhere (though I do collect cups/spoon so that may be made in a foreign location).  Any souvenirs or shop recommendations in these ports.  Open to any suggestions - I won't know what's out there unless someone tells ya.  

 

Thanks!!

[AKStafford]

If you want to ensure the item is made in Alaska, look for the official "Made in Alaska" logo. https://www.facebook.com/buythebear

If you want to ensure an item was made by an Alaska Native, look for the Silver Hand logo: https://arts.alaska.gov/silverhand

[dd57]

If you have enough space in your checked luggage coming home, ulu knives are pretty great for chopping vegetables, nuts, etc.  They are sold in many shops in Alaska.

 

http://www.theulufactory.com/

[Northern Aurora]

In Juneau check the Sealaska Heritage Institute gift shop. 

 

In ISP there is a lovely shop at the end of the old cannery complex which has interesting jewelry and bent wood boxes.  Also in the past there has also been a shop which sells locally made lotions and soaps prepared in Tlingit fashion.

[Crew News]

21 hours ago, BazAl said:

Good Afternoon.

 

In August @Celebrity Millennium.  

 

Port: Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway/Haines, Icy Strait Point

 

Looking for Alaskan Made Souvenirs - Not sure what my budget is.  Not trinkets made elsewhere (though I do collect cups/spoon so that may be made in a foreign location).  Any souvenirs or shop recommendations in these ports.  Open to any suggestions - I won't know what's out there unless someone tells ya.  

 

Thanks!!

The largest souvenir shop in Alaska, Tongass Trading Company, is in Ketchikan and located at the pier.  It has lots of both Chinese and Alaska-made items.  If you venture upstairs where the locals shop, you will find outfitting gear.  After a sale, customers receive the largest, orange, shopping shoulder bag I have ever seen.

 

[WNY10]

A lot of posts mention the ulu knives, of course to put in your checked luggage. I haven't cruised in a while, but I remember going through the metal detector to reboard the ship. How does bringing this knife back the ship happen? 

[edinburgher]

On 7/13/2023 at 3:35 AM, BazAl said:

 

Looking for Alaskan Made Souvenirs - Not sure what my budget is

Carvings by Alaska Native carvers which should be clearly labeled as such. 

 

They are not inexpensive but come in various sizes and priced accordingly.. You should be able to see examples of these online if you search something like "Alaska Native Carvings" or similar and doing that you would know ahead of time if these would interest you or not.

[donaldsc]

The ANMC Craft Shop has wonderful stuff and all guaranteed to be genuine.

 

https://anmc.org/patients-visitors/craft-shop/

 

DON

[Crew News]

1 hour ago, WNY10 said:

A lot of posts mention the ulu knives, of course to put in your checked luggage. I haven't cruised in a while, but I remember going through the metal detector to reboard the ship. How does bringing this knife back the ship happen? 

I like buying ulu knives as gifts and they are sold on most cruise Alaska ships.  It is my experience that cutting instruments are allowed through Ship Security screening if they do not have sharp points (medical scissors and ulu knives).

[peety3]

On the topic of ulu knives, we bought one in 2010, and I highly recommend shopping for a knife and bowl set. Ours is a butcher block square (with rounded corners): a bowl on one side roughly the correct curvature to match the knife, and a cutout on the back side with magnets glued in so the knife stores with the bowl.