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…

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…

Good morning! We’re on our way to Icy Strait Point today. I’m taking a walk around the exterior of the ship where the sports courts are since I haven’t been able to do much of that yet. This is something I haven’t seen on Carnival. they have an area…

I booked this tour through NCL. They had $50 off excursions on their Free At Sea deal I booked under. That would’ve allowed me to get a ticket on the Sky Glider for free. For an additional $29 I was able to book this tour that included a tram…

Good morning. Today we are heading to Hubbard Glacier. I was torn on whether or not to book the Glacier Explorer tour for today. In the videos I’ve seen of Hubbard, it looks like the ships are able to get pretty close to it. And the cost of that…

I found the Hubbard Glacier Explorer excursion to be be a bit on the expensive side. At $400, it’s more than I paid to walk on a glacier for two and a half hours from Anchorage. I did get a $50 discount with NCL’s Free At Sea promotion taking…

One of the unique things about cruising from Seward is you can take the Alaska Railroad from the airport to the cruise terminal. I had heard it’s a scenic ride that lasts 4-5 hours. This was definitely on my list.
To get on this railroad they recommend you have a…

I struggled to find a hotel in Anchorage. Everything near downtown was $350 and up with extremely mixed reviews. There wasn’t much savings away from downtown. I was still going to pay $300/night and have to find transportation. Even the Sheraton and Hilton hotels had some bad reviews. Every…