What is the best month to observe wildlife on an Alaskan cruise?

Answer 1

The best Alaska cruise experience is the CRUISE-TOUR. Princess, Holland America, and Royal Caribbean all run cruise tours which take you by train all the way to Fairbanks, Alaska. Princess and RC have special domed train cars for this. Your best chance to see wild animals will be if you do a cruise-tour where you go further north after cruising the inside passage. The only animals you are likely to see in the inside passage is seals. On these tours You can arrange to stop for a night or two in Taketna, or Denali National Park. This will be your best opportunity to see Moose, Caribou, eagle, wolf, and bear. But you really need two days at Denali so that you have time to get one of the Park Service's busses that go deep into the park. Regular tour busses , cars and campers can only go about 3 or 4 miles into the park. The Park Service runs busses about 17 miles into the park, but you must get to the visitor center very early to reserve a spot on one of their busses. The train stops going north and south do not get you to Denali in time or allow enough time for the deep back country busses. With Princess, Holland America, and RC you can do the tour part first and then go to Seward or Whittier to get on ship for the inside passage part. I recommend doing the tour part first.

Alaska cruises and tours are mostly scenic and cultural. The usual stops for the inside passage portion are Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and College Fjords. The scenic parts are the animals, mountains, glaciers, fjords, and waterfalls. The cultural parts are the Alaska Native, gold rush, fishing industry, and historical sites.

We cruised to Alaska in May and all we saw from the ship were seals, otter, and eagles.

Answer 2

First we could set the checklist at recent. the vast cruise strains sail would threw Sept. Even the return and forth channel says you could cruise lots of the year. Now would & Sept. have the merely right costs because it fairly is the commencing up of the vast cruise season & the tip. Sept. all shops have their 50% off revenues. the merely right thank you to work out Alaska is a cruise excursion. 11 days or greater. Princess grants super costs plus, you you reside in 5 famous person motels. flora and fauna from the minute you positioned sail to the time you get on the airplane. Denali national Park is surprising as is the paddle wheel boat cruise in Fairbanks the place you visit a Indian village to work out animals & how the Indians lived. maximum will take you from the two Vancouver or Anchorage. in case you do the land excursion first you will pay greater. Why ? The cruise line solutions is via the fact it fairly is greater usual. i could additionally advise an interior cabin as you will spend little or no time in there plus, you will save approximately $500.00 each and every. the merely right perspectives are from being on deck and being waiting to work out the two components. simply by fact the whales,eagles, sealions and so on. take place whilst they want. in case you belong to AAA they are in a position to save your cash or are keen to supply you brouchures the two way. a terrific, appealing Cruise everytime you go.

Answer 3

I went on a cruise in August three years ago and I was told that we got less rain than usual for that time of year so we were lucky in that regard. I saw alot of wildlife -- I was looking for it. You'll see it if you look for it. It was a beautiful place, along the inside passage. I saw bald eagles, mountain goats through a telescope at the Mendenhall Glacier and, orca whales. The scenery was stunning.

Answer 4

I have been 3 times in past year. Depending on which way you are going. Just a cruise you will see alot from ship in May & early June. Cruise-Tour May & June from ship if going to Denali End of May you will see all. Going by train or bus to Denali & Fairbanks they stop at all sightings. Need more ? [e-mail] subject cruise.

Answer 5

I went at the beginning of June and I was told that was the best time because you don't have hardly any of those famous Alaskan mosquitoes. But, I saw tons of Killer and Humpback whales, tons of Bald Eagles, lots of seals, dolphins, and a grizzly bear.

Answer 6

June - Aug
It also depends on where you are going in AK. If you are only traveling to the lower South East side (ketchikan etc.) it harder to see. I would suggest going to www.alaska.com

Answer 7

You can see a lot of it washed up on shore if you visit immediately following an oil tanker accident.

Answer 8

http://booking.joystar.com/travel/cruise/destination.rvlx?DestinationID=2&PIN=10008199