Alaska Cruise Tour

... out. We had so many questions about state rooms, dining options and excursions that we needed someone to help. We ended up booking with Princess and doing a cruise-tour which is both a cruise and a land tour. We booked the Diamond Princess as our ship.

Finally, we've booked our long-awaited Alaska Cruise Tour. We haven't even left home yet, but our excitement is palpable. Planning, packing, shopping and booking excursions have consumed much of our time. Oh, did I mention dreaming about a ...

Where did we go on the Alaska cruise? I have to admit I was more excited about just cruising than where we actually went.  I am from Western Canada where we do have some spectacular mountains, glaciers and wildlife.  That being said - there was ...

... and watched the ship's tv channel to get more information on our next port. Things Learned on Day 3 of my Cruise: 1. If you are buying totem poles in Alaska and want authentic art take a look at the bottom of the piece for where it was made. 2. If you ...

... time. our "waterproof" gear wasn't so waterproof though.... but we still kept the smiles on our faces. We finished the cruise with another night and day of sailing before docking back in Vancouver. The last night was really rough, so many people were ...

... way the employees lived and the community that evolved around it. We were a bit tight on schedule as I had to get on the Alaska Ferry at 3:15pm. I waved good-bye and biked to the terminal. Upon clearing US Customs, I met with Francis, a Quebecois going ...

... was calm, the air crisp and the views magnificent.    Some tips from The Travel Slut  for an Alaska cruise on  the Regent Cruise Line-Seven Seas Mariner: 1. Buy a cyber (internet card) for Seaport Cyber which is ...

... in the summertime. It was cool and drizzly when we arrived. First thing I was struck by (compared to my previous Alaska cruise 10 years earlier) were the number of jewelry shops. It appears that the Carribean has been transplanted to Alaska. ...

Today we went on a cruise/tour of the Stikine River.  The Stikine River is the fastest flowing river in North America.  It begins in British Columbia, Canada and flows past Wrangell, Alaska on its way to the ocean.  We took the trip with ...

I wanted to get Fairbanks on my travel map. Refer to Vancouver travelogue. ...

... behold - Nigel can never be called dainty! We were back in Vancouver for one night when we were off again on the Diamond Princess Cruise Liner to Alaska - no rest for the wicked! Having been on the Caribbean Princess to the West Indies in June, we are now ...

... Next day it's a very long drive covering 770 kms (8-9 hours) of unspoiled scenery as we enjoy the gorgeous views of the Alaska Range and the Glacier-formed geography on our way to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. This is the largest national park in the ...

... . It was surrounded by snow capped mountains witch made it pretty spectacular.  We hadn't booked any shore excursions through the cruise company, they were all really quite expensive.  We found out that was because there is like a 20% kickback ...

... build their own shelter.  There is a chaperon to keep some order.  I wonder where they would hook up the TV.  Plus, there is no way I am eating some raw thing that is found on the shore. There are a lot of cruise ships.  ...

... 4 AM.  A stopover in Minneapolis, then we were on our way to Anchorage.  As we approached our destination, the mountains of Alaska excited everyone on the plane.        A young woman seated next to me assured me it got DARK ...

... town again - from a Gold Rush high of 30,000. At the National Parks Desk we picked up some tickets for a walking tour in the afternoon. Just before 11 Alaska time we went to Sockeye Cycle which was going to take us on a bike tour. This was our first ever ...

... night in Seward, where the sun sets at about 11 pm, and head off to a day tour we've booked. The tour involves a cruise down Resurrection Bay and around into another bay to view Homer Glacier, with the tentative promise of plenty of wildlife viewing on ...

... at the announced times (I went there twice) had more important things to do on the announced times. The other highlight was a tour of the Alaska State Capitol located on a steep hill in the heart of downtown. While the outside appearance is that of an ...

... lions!!!!!  They were covering this rock “island.”  These were Stellar Sea Lions, which are endangered throughout most of Alaska.  These sea lions can be up to 11 feet long (saw some of those) and weigh up to 2,400 lbs (prefer ...

... the fjord and pick up what we were told was the safety boat that we had left at the entrance incase of emergencies' the cruise director in his afternoon narration had been saying that the safety board had spotted bears along the shore line and to keep an ...