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On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:21:40 -0400, Tom K
wrote: And one nice thing they do, at least on their smaller ships, is open up the bow of the ship for passengers to view the glaciers in Glacier Bay. On many other cruise line ships, that area has a lot of mechanical equipment so the area is closed off to passengers. --Tom We were on a Celebrity ship that had a bout 2000 passengers and they did the same. I'm sure we saw much more that way. |
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On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:26:09 +0100, "Peterw"
wrote: Isn't there a time of the year when Alaska is infested with flies?? Yeah ... tourist season! -- Ray +++++++++++++++++++++++ www.CompressorStuff.com |
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On 10/30/2011 8:38 PM, Brian wrote:
On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:26:09 +0100, wrote: Isn't there a time of the year when Alaska is infested with flies?? SummerG I thought it was mosquitoes, not flies. Anyway, we were there last August and did not have any. We came prepared with several cans of bug spray! Bill |
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On Oct 31, 7:07*am, Bill wrote:
On 10/30/2011 8:38 PM, Brian wrote: On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:26:09 +0100, wrote: Isn't there a time of the year when Alaska is infested with flies?? SummerG I thought it was mosquitoes, not flies. Anyway, we were there last August and did not have any. We came prepared with several cans of bug spray! She likes the idea of going in May, there are some ships starting near the end of the month. I talked a lot to her on the phone this weekend, as soon as she confirms (sometime in the next two weeks) whether she can go in Feb for the Caribbean trip or not we will look into booking Alaska. Thank you all for all the posts. |
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On 10/29/11 12:42 PM, Earl_Colby_Pottinger wrote:
On Oct 29, 10:21 am, Tom wrote: And one nice thing they do, at least on their smaller ships, is open up the bow of the ship for passengers to view the glaciers in Glacier Bay. On many other cruise line ships, that area has a lot of mechanical equipment so the area is closed off to passengers. Okay, that is news to me. Nice to know such. I hate being on one side of the ship and later find out I missed a sight that was on the other side. HAL also has a narrator from the US Parks Service while in Glacier Bay. He/She gives a nice talk at each of the different places and is good at spotting things like wildlife. They're up in the crows nest lounge (or whatever the name is up top in the front) and the talk goes through all the speakers all over the ship. We were on Volendam. Stick with one that size or smaller. I thought the best excursion we did was to the glacier at Tracy Arm. It's an excursion done the day of Juneau though they drop you off to an excursion boat before docking in Juneau. |
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On 10/30/11 8:37 PM, Brian wrote:
On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 09:33:11 -0700 (PDT), Earl_Colby_Pottinger wrote: On Oct 25, 8:09 pm, wrote: Are there cruises to Alaska in the winter? Yes, I am dumb, dumb, dumb. My mind was too much on the Caribbean cruise, stupid me. Yes, I want to cruise during the summer months, I am *NOT* a winter person at all. Sorry, about the dumb dates. We took a cruise on Celebrity and enjoyed it. We were with a group and so didn't have a say in the schedule. While we enjoyed it, the cruise was 7 days round trip from Vancouver. If we did it again, I would want a cruise that only went one way and then take another form of transportation the other way. We did the round trip from Vancouver as well. We preferred doing a number of days ahead of time in Vancouver instead of up in Danali. But we've already seen Tundra in the northern parts of Norway, and I camped in the Rockies during my youth, so time in Vancouver was a higher attraction. |
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On 10/31/2011 1:27 PM, Earl_Colby_Pottinger wrote:
On Oct 31, 7:07 am, wrote: On 10/30/2011 8:38 PM, Brian wrote: On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:26:09 +0100, wrote: Isn't there a time of the year when Alaska is infested with flies?? SummerG I thought it was mosquitoes, not flies. Anyway, we were there last August and did not have any. We came prepared with several cans of bug spray! She likes the idea of going in May, there are some ships starting near the end of the month. The only issue with going early in the season is, if you are going to Denali, it may not be thawed enough for you to go all of the way into the park (which can mean less animal sightings). There is a reason they do not have earlier cruises. I'd investigate before going that early. Bill |
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On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:19:54 -0400, Tom K
wrote: We did the round trip from Vancouver as well. We preferred doing a number of days ahead of time in Vancouver instead of up in Danali. But we've already seen Tundra in the northern parts of Norway, and I camped in the Rockies during my youth, so time in Vancouver was a higher attraction. We flew into Seattle, spent a couple of days there, took the ferry to Victoria and then the ferry to Vancouver. I think we spent 3 nights in each place. |
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On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:27:47 -0700 (PDT), Earl_Colby_Pottinger
wrote: She likes the idea of going in May, there are some ships starting near the end of the month. I talked a lot to her on the phone this weekend, as soon as she confirms (sometime in the next two weeks) whether she can go in Feb for the Caribbean trip or not we will look into booking Alaska. Thank you all for all the posts. We went at the end of June into July. I think I remember someone saying we had just missed the flies. |
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Out of 15 cruises my ten day Alaska cruise was the most expensive.
Unless you plan on staying on the ship and not take shore excursions, you might want to start saving your money! The helicopter Mendenhall glacier tour is now priced at $500.00 but worth every penny. All the shore excursions are quite pricey in Alaska! |
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