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On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:43:40 -0700 (PDT), Earl_Colby_Pottinger
wrote: On Oct 29, 4:28*pm, Bill wrote: On 10/29/2011 12:38 PM, Earl_Colby_Pottinger wrote: HAL is not that bad in Alaska in terms of age. They've been marketing to families to do multi-generation trips so you get a reasonable mix of people. There were not as many walkers as you'd expect to see on HAL. I just had this impression from past posts and the fact that when our ship shared a pier with an Holland ship the first thing we saw from our balcony after docking was all the people taking their morning walk around the walkway on the Holland ship. I guess on the plus side all these older people were up first thing in the morning getting their muscles moving, this is more than what I can say about my older friends who think we are crazy to go camping and first thing we doing in the morning is to walk some trails or go canoe/ kayaking. Maybe I am the one who needs to be more flexible in my choice of ships. We are older than you, and you will find some older folks on HAL, but I think the majority of people are in their 50s or younger. You won't find a lot of families with school age children during the school year, but there are always some. And anyway (as I told my children when they didn't want to eat asparagus or something) that means more for me - you will have more space on the more active excursions. Also I often find that the older people are more interesting to talk to - they have more experiences. We did Alaska from Seattle for two weeks on HAL at the last minute. We had a veranda which was really neat in Alaska although I've never wanted one before because I could see what was going on going up the Inside Passage, and also on the Tracy Arm visit etc. Going early also means that you will often be the first ship of the season, so it is less 'touristy'. |
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I would like to thank all of you for the info you have supplied.
It looks like Monday will be the trigger point. Either my travel companion will be able to go in Feb. to the Caribbean cruise that is already booked or we have to delay it another year and go to Alaska in May. Wish me luck, Even while I think some of you think being lucky is doing the Alaska cruise instead. |
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On 11/11/2011 6:16 AM, JasmineEvans wrote:
Me too. I have never been on cruise but I suppose that a typical Alaska cruise in the winter will be quite expensive. Also we have two little kids and I suppose that is not the most appropriate vacation. You are probably right about the two little kids. Winter temperatures are brutal so you need to stay inside in the nice cozy ship. They have four seasons in Alaska... almost winter, winter, more winter and road construction. And out on the water can feel like it is colder than it is. No fun for kids. But as for the expense, it is actually cheaper to do a winter cruise than to do a warmer season cruise. The trick is finding the small ships. They don't advertise very well. It took me several tries to find a site that listed several cruise companies at: http://www.visitwildalaska.com/Small_Ship_Cruises -- Ray +++++++++++++++++++++++ www.CompressorStuff.com |
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On Nov 11, 6:01*pm, RayC wrote:
But as for the expense, it is actually cheaper to do a winter cruise than to do a warmer season cruise. *The trick is finding the small ships. *They don't advertise very well. It took me several tries to find a site that listed several cruise companies at:http://www.visitwildalaska..com/Small_Ship_Cruises Wow, thanks for the URL. PS. Now the decision (not under our control) has been delayed to next week Monday while our deadline to make changes is Nov.23 so it will be close. |
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