has anyone been 2 Alaska or on an Alaskian cruise?we r about 2go on the cruise and juss wanted 2know how it is

Answer 1

I went to Alaska on business a few years back and it was great. I had two weekends there and spent one doing a tour across Prince WIlliam Sound and driving up to Denali NAtional Park. I went back then in June and the weather in Anchorage was in the mid 70's to 80's every day. It was just as pleasant up in Denali.

We went on a cruise to Alaska a couple years ago out of Vancouver Canada on a Princess ship. That was great also. The inside passage is beautiful, the water is calm, but it can be chilly while you are sailing. We stopped in Ketchikan, Sitka anad Jeanue and then we took a tour by bus to Anchorage, stayed the night and then took the train the next day to Denali. We spent the night in Denali and then went on to Fairbanks the next day.

It rained as usual in Ketchkan but we went on a tour to a totem pole place. ANother tour that we didn't take but I remember heaaring about went to a logging show. In Juneau we went to see the Mendenhall Glacier, a fish hachery and some other stuff.

Alaska is a cruie where the tour are for the most part curtural and/or educational. They did have one where you could ride in a dog sled and another where you landed on a glacier.

I think the land tour park after the cruise was the best part because you get to see wild animals. We saw bear, moose, fox, eagles, and caribou, mostly near Denali.

Most cruises follow the same format so it doesn't matter what ship you go on. Once you are on ship the staff caters to you, its whatever you want. There is something to do all day every day. Each day you will receive in your cabin a "newsletter" listing the time, place and particulars of each event. There are generally shows every evening, one show for those with an early dinner seating and another (same show) for those who eat late. There is always food available. Usually there is a place in ship where you can go get something. Or, you can always just pick up the phone in your cabin and order from the room service menu (food is free). If you want, you can order breakfast room service.

All ships have a casino with slots and table games. They have ATM’s and a purser’s desk where you can cash a check or exchange currency if you need to. There is a tour and activities desk so you can schedule land tours and activities.

Ships have free morning exercise programs, stretching and walking, etc, and on some you can pay for other things like Spinning. All cruise ships have gyms so you can go workout usually any time from 6:00 AM to late at night. There is usually a walking/running track on one of the decks also. Some ships leave the gym open all night. They call the gyms Spa because they do promote getting pampered with things like wraps and massages with aromatherapy. They will also generally have a beauty salon to do hair and nails.

Ships have movie theaters, generally small but nice, and you can also see movies in your room. There are demonstrations on ship like ice carving, napkin folding and towel folding, cooking demonstrations. Some ships may offer a galley (kitchen) tour or a tout of the bridge.

There are places on ships to play cards and board games and the games are provided. There are cocktail lounges that feature a variety of music. Some have a piano bar with jazz. There is usually a disco that starts after 10:00 PM each night.

Then there is always the pools. Some ships have more than one and the newer ships generally have an indoor pool as well as outdoor ones and all of these have hot hots.

I suggest that you go to the web site for the cruise lines and look at the port stops, the features for the ships.

Answer 2

I lived in Alaska for 3 yrs. and went on one of the day cruises. My only advice would be know what to do in case u run into wildlife and wear layers the temp on the boat will be about 15 degrees cooler than at the hotel. Also count on rain ALWAYS and the warmest it gets there is like 75. Have fun its a once in a lifetime experience.

Answer 3

I have never been on an Alaskan cruise, but my aunt lived in Alaska for 16 years and my parents lived in Anchorage for a short while. I fell madly in love with Alaska on my first visit there when I visited my parents in Anchorage. It was wintertime and the scenery was magnificent....the Stellar jays (birds), snowshoe hares, sun going down at 3:45p.m., MOOSE! I next went to Nome to volunteer with the Iditarod....I enjoyed that, too, but didn't see much of Nome, due to the cold. I returned to Anchorage for a 3rd springtime visit. We ate at Blondie's every morning for breakfast. We mostly hung out in Anchorage and enjoyed the mild weather.

My 4th and most recent visit to Alaska was 6 weeks during the summer in Nome. I worked part time while there and that was the best time of all my visits.

In the summer, the temp rarely got above 45 degrees (F), but that was ok, as the sun was up almost 24 hours a day and warmed the atmosphere and I walked everywhere. The tundra was GORGEOUS and nice and spongey to hike on....I saw musk oxen in the wild, participated in the Polar Bear Swim in the Bering Sea, met some sweet Inupiat elders who shared their Native cuisine with me (muk tuk and boiled tundra greens)...

An Alaska cruise is probably a great way to see some great sights in Alaska, but go to Nome in the summer and spend some time with the folks, and you will want to sell everything and move up there.

I'd move up there in a heartbeat if selling everything I own brought in enough money to do so...but I have to work a little harder and longer to get the money to move up there. It is an expensive place to live, as everything must be either flown in by airplane or shipped up by barge.

I live in Texas, but I long to move back up to Alaska permanantly.
ENJOY your trip!!!

Answer 4

I went with my family in summer 1998. They all really loved it but I thought it was just okay (too long of driving times for me). We went on a cruise from Ketchikan to Vancouver, and that was an amazing part of the trip. I hope you have fun there!

Answer 5

My parents are going on their second Alaskan cruise in September. A lot will depend on what cruise line you use. Can you add details and let us know?

Answer 6

I never have been in Alaska, but I´ve been on a cruise.
It was a dream for me!
I enjoyed every minute there.
I swimmed in a pool looking the sea all around!!
It´s wonderful!
ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, TAKE PICTURES OF ALL, AND WHEN TIMES GOES BY, they´ll help you to remember such trip!
CONGRATULATIONS!

Answer 7

My brother and sister-n-law went on their honeymoon and it was awesome. they took Carnival Cruise Line.

Answer 8

My uncle just got back from one and he loved it!

Answer 9

all you gonna see is glaciers, ices, water. if you don't get off the criuse ship.....

Answer 10

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