dreaminofcruisin Posted July 24 #1 Share Posted July 24 I saw this online and then on the Alaska board. However, I am hoping the mods will leave the link here also as it could impact many Princess cruisers and they may not see it on the Alaska boards. Poor Skagway....if it's not one thing...it's another...😟 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare karatemom2 Posted July 24 #2 Share Posted July 24 Yes, was following someone on the NCL Board who is there today and mentioned this. For people planning the train trip or to rent a car to drive to the Yukon, it is definitely something to pay attention to. It does seem like Skagway has just been plagued with issues. We are looking forward to our next visit there in September on the Ruby and have a Jeep reserved. I sure hope it is cleared up by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDVM96 Posted July 25 #3 Share Posted July 25 Quite a detour! But they made it back on the ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted July 25 #4 Share Posted July 25 A friend is on the Discovery Princess (we were on last week). She said that 20 people from the Discovery were on the wrong side of the slide and couldn't make it back. They made it to another ship (guessing HAL) and will catch up with the Discovery tomorrow in Ketchikan. What an ordeal! Having been to the Yukon 3 times after docking at Skagway I know that would be a very tough situation to be in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthomp5 Posted July 25 #5 Share Posted July 25 2 hours ago, azbirdmom said: A friend is on the Discovery Princess (we were on last week). She said that 20 people from the Discovery were on the wrong side of the slide and couldn't make it back. They made it to another ship (guessing HAL) and will catch up with the Discovery tomorrow in Ketchikan. What an ordeal! Having been to the Yukon 3 times after docking at Skagway I know that would be a very tough situation to be in. Wow! What an ordeal. Lucky, they were able to “hitch a ride” with HAL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted July 25 #6 Share Posted July 25 2 hours ago, azbirdmom said: A friend is on the Discovery Princess (we were on last week). She said that 20 people from the Discovery were on the wrong side of the slide and couldn't make it back. They made it to another ship (guessing HAL) and will catch up with the Discovery tomorrow in Ketchikan. What an ordeal! Having been to the Yukon 3 times after docking at Skagway I know that would be a very tough situation to be in. With ships sailing full, how did HAL manage to house 10-15 rooms? This is when it does pay to be on a ship’s excursion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted July 25 #7 Share Posted July 25 10 hours ago, cr8tiv1 said: With ships sailing full, how did HAL manage to house 10-15 rooms? This is when it does pay to be on a ship’s excursion. On a normal week I would totally agree with you. But many folks could not make it to their cruises last week due to the Crowdstrike fiasco so there were probably a lot of unused rooms. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjcletzgo Posted July 25 #8 Share Posted July 25 And the road will be open tomorrow🚂🚂🚂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare startedwithamouse Posted July 25 #9 Share Posted July 25 43 minutes ago, tjcletzgo said: And the road will be open tomorrow🚂🚂🚂 Chilkoot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjcletzgo Posted July 25 #10 Share Posted July 25 1 minute ago, startedwithamouse said: Chilkoot? Yes🚂🚂🚂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnabyjean Posted July 25 #11 Share Posted July 25 Actually the White Pass train. And yes, it's operational again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY0827 Posted July 25 #12 Share Posted July 25 Y&WPRR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 57eric Posted July 25 #13 Share Posted July 25 Was it ever closed? Media reports about the landslide covering the highway and the tracks are wrong. The tracks are miles from the road at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDVM96 Posted July 25 #14 Share Posted July 25 1 hour ago, 57eric said: Was it ever closed? Media reports about the landslide covering the highway and the tracks are wrong. The tracks are miles from the road at that point. There were multiple rockslides in Yukon on Tuesday. A Yukon and White Pass Route Railroad tour was unable to return to Skagway. A rock slide blocked the train tracks near Lake Bennett. And another massive rock slide was blocking the Klondike highway, 60 miles from Skagway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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