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Mr. & Mrs. Adventurer? Cruise to Alaska!

kblovelee's ALASKAN CRUISE REVIEW (community article)

As per numerous requests... I know many of you are interested in going on this cruise... I hope this info helps! :) Here is my recs. I have WAYYY more info in my bio about how to cruise well!

DO NOT MISS EXCURSIONS:

Ketchican- Float Plane Tour to the Fjord. This is breathtaking. Bring your camera. There is a lumberjack show in town that is also a riot!

Juneau- WHALE WATCHING. You MUST do this... in July we saw a group of 16 humpback whales gathering food. It's an amazing sight. The Mendenhal Glacier is also here and well worth seeing. Make sure you walk the trails to the waterfall to the right of the glacier. It's very romantic. There ARE bears in this area. Do not carry food with you.

Skagway- Take the train tour to the top of the mountain and then take the van ride back. You will get a personalized tour of Skagway and really get to learn about the Gold Rush days. It's very interesting. There is a pretty informative museum downtown about the Gold Rush that I would reccomend seeing first so you have some background knowledge.

Glacier Bay- (This is viewed on the ship). Make sure you spend time on the top deck to watch the glaciers "calve" or break on the surface. It is an amazing sight. If you have a balcony you can also view from there, but the ship constantly rotates around the bay so you might lose view of the glacier at times.

Everything we did was worth every penny. On board the Coral Princess I highly recommend the formal dinners, getting a room with a balcony, taking advantage of shows and games, and the Lotus Spa. Book your excursions elsewhere and don't be sucked in to buying "Tanzanite" or diamonds in the ports. The ships owns all of the stores.

Overall I HIGHLY recommend Alaska on the Coral Princess. It's a great ship, a fun time, and they spoil you like crazy...everything a honeymooner deserves.

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platformnine

06/29/2010 at 06:27 pm

I completely second this, I cruised Alaska with my family last summer and it was hands down the best trip we have ever taken. The whale watching (getting to see bubble netting, or gathering food, is SO cool), the Lumberjack show, Mendenhall Glacier (the helicopter tour is really cool, they fly you in and you walk around on the glacier!), McKinley and Denali state parks (caribou!!!), and all of the amazing sights Alaska has to offer. We also sailed Princess (our favorite cruise line), we did the land and sea 12-14 day option where we sailed the outskirts of Alaska to visit all of the port towns, then we took the Princess train to the interior to stay at the Princess Denali and Mt. McKinley lodge. We even got to see Mt. McKinley crystal clear.

Alaska has something to offer for EVERYONE!!!