Welcome to my third annual “beat the heat” cruise. Two years ago I went to Alaska last year with Carnival. That one was a roundtrip from Seattle. The ports were Tracy Arm Fjord, Icy Strait Point, Ketchikan, Juneau, and Victoria.
This time I am repeating the cruise I did last…
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Good morning! We’re on our way to Ketchikan this morning. This is the last port day of the cruise. I’m going on a bear watching excursion today. That was something I wanted to do last year but missed out on. It was early in the season so there weren’t…
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One of the big items I wanted to check off of my list in Alaska was bear watching. When I came here last year I was able to see one bear briefly on my Tracy Arm Fjord Glacier Explorer tour. I tried to book a Whale and Bear watching…
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Good morning! I headed downstairs to get a coffee from Starbucks as we make our way to Skagway. Skagway was replaced with Icy Strait Point on my Alaska cruise last year so this is a first time port for me.
Here is today’s schedule of events.
Since I’m pressed for time…
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The Red Onion Saloon in Skagway was built in 1897 to service men during the gold rush. It opened in 1898 and remains open today as a bar and restaurant. For $10 you can get a tour of the old brothel upstairs. Tours can be booked online or in…
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The White Pass Scenic Railroad is an excursion I’ve heard you have to do in Skagway. There are several different variations of this tour. You go back the same way you came so I’ve definitely heard some people recommend doing a different tour where you take the train one…
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Good morning! We just left Tracy Arm Fjord and are heading to Juneau. I got my coffee downstairs at Starbucks. There has really been no line for coffee this week.
Here is today’s schedule of events.
After coffee I grabbed a couple of screwdrivers from O’Sheehans to take to breakfast.
They have…
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I was able to get a Gold Belt Tram ticket for free using the $50 off of excursions portion of NCL’s “Free At Sea” promotion. The tram is extremely easy to get to. Most ships dock right out in front of it. In this case NCL was docked farther…
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When you start researching Juneau, the primary excursions people tell you to do are Mendenhall Glacier or Whale Watching. I did Mendenhall Glacier here last year. I did Whale Watching in Icy Strait Point last year as well.
Another popular excursion is the dog sledding on Mendenhall Glacier. Both walking…
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Good morning from Tracy Arm Fjord! It’s a beautiful day. Today is actually Juneau day and I don’t remember Tracy Arm being on our schedule. I think the Captain is trying to make up for the ship being unable to get close to Hubbard Glacier the other day. Fortunately…
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