Recent Alaska cruisers..Tendering in Ketchikan?

[OceanFantasys]

We will be on the Oosterdam. Did you dock or tender? The Alaska boards say they are working on the docks. Thanks

[Old As Dirt Mom]

OceanFantasys:

 

My reading of the situation is that the Oosterdam will use dock #1 (Salmon Landing) in Ketchikan, and it is dock #3 that is being worked on. You shouldn't have to tender in Ketchikan.

[nevarez]

I was on the Oosterdam last week, May 17th, ( Thursday )when she was in Ketchikan and we were docked. Sitka was the only tender port.

[hammybee]

HAL is docking in Ketchican. Some of the other non= HAL ships are tendering, due to reduced space.

[OceanFantasys]

Thank you all.. That is so good to know.

[gratefulguy]

The CLAA site shows Oosterdam at Dock 1 on 6/7--that's the dock least likely to get involved in disruption because of the construction of the new dock. Some Dock 2 assignments are showing on cruise line web-sites (incl HAL) as having to tender. The 7/4 call by Volendam, shown as Dock 2, is listed by HAL as "Tender Required". When I was there on 5/15, another ship (Princess) was docked at 2, but NCL Sun had to tender. It is (usually) very calm water and is a short distance, so it isn't too bad to tender. The situation can/will change until constuction is farther along, so Dock 2 ships may not know until they get there!

[Krazy Kruizers]

Great information everyone.