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Thanks for your replies.   I have decided to go with Jayleen’s In Juneau.  Since this is a short stop we are just going walk around the port and enjoy the scenery.

On 10/11/2023 at 9:07 PM, LAFFNVEGAS said:

I have done the evening Whale Watch through the ship at ISP, it is done through Allen Marine Tours. Yes it is a nice size catamaran but it’s roomy , lots of ver clear clean windows. Plus viewing on top. I have done many tours with them and never felt crowded and their employees are extremely knowledgeable.

we went the veryfirst sailing when HAL returned to service the last week of July 2021.

 

Thanks

26 minutes ago, LAFFNVEGAS said:

I have done the evening Whale Watch through the ship at ISP, it is done through Allen Marine Tours. Yes it is a nice size catamaran but it’s roomy , lots of ver clear clean windows. Plus viewing on top. I have done many tours with them and never felt crowded and their employees are extremely knowledgeable.

we went the very first sailing when HAL returned to service the last week of July 2021.

 

Thanks. 

26 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said:

I've only done an independent tour (Hoonah Adventures or something like that) and it was great. Small boat, not crowded. I think the ship tours use the large two-deck boats, but I'm not sure. Have you tried contact any of the independents to see if they ever do tours a little later for a ship that arrives at 6 PM? 

 

Here's a review of what sounds like a ship's tour in ISP. The picture shows mostly 2-deck boats. 

Icy Strait Point Whale Watching Tour Review – Cruise Maven

Thank you. I haven’t checked with them yet but that’s on my to do list tomorrow 

We will be on Eurodam next Aug.  we are in ISP from 6pm until 10.  I would like to do whale watching and it looks like I will have to go with ship excursion because it doesn’t look like any of the independents go out that late.  I am assuming it will be a large vessel with a lot of people. For those that have done this through ship is my assumption correct?  If so did you enjoy it and feel like there was plenty of room for everyone to see the whales and other sea life?

I have used Princess protection and the price only increased a small amt once I add flights thru Flight ease.  From my research and discussion with Princess and Hal it does cover flights if booked through them. Also, you may want to ck the medical coverage.  It’s not very much and a lot of health ins don’t cover out of country medical care.  I used this because I liked the idea of not having to pay until final payment but I did pick up additional medical coverage thru Geoblu.  

We are taking this tour next year and I need to make flight arrangements from Seattle to return home.  I can’t determine what time the flight from Anchorage arrives in Seattle.  Per the tour we are supposed to stay the night in Seattle then return home On our own the next day. I am hoping I can get a flight out the day we fly in from Anchorage. Hopefully someone can help me with the expected time of arrival in Seattle based on past experience.  Tia. 

Thank you

We are sort of booking last minute and most of excursions we are interested in are sold out. I was thinking of trying to tour Fenway on our own by booking directly with the stadium.  What would be the best way to get there and how far is it from the cruise port?

On 5/30/2023 at 11:09 PM, sandiego1 said:

Very interesting. I purchased over $30K of gift cards and used them do for the world cruise this year. Glad we didn’t have to cancel or use our trip insurance!

 

How does the travel insurance comp know that you paid for a cruise with a credit card or gift cards? The HAL statement doesn’t differentiate how they received the money. Do you need to submit something else for proof of payment, like your credit card statement?

I had to file an ins claim and had to show my actual payment. In our case I had to provide copies of my credit card statement. So I guess that’s how they would know. 

I use insure my trip.  I am not sure they would reimburse the cost related to the DVC points.  I had to use them one time and had to show proof of what I paid for airline tickets.  I had to provide a copy of my credit card statement. .  Typical the cruise line ins will only cover the cost of the cruise. 3rd party will cover cost of flights etc along with cost of cruise. I would suggest reading the DCL policy and then comparing to policy from a 3rd party.  Also may want to check will it cover medical cost or medical evacuation in the unfortunate event you need medical care.  May want to check your health Ins because some insurances do not cover out of country medical expenses.  

O my last cruise pre Rona we had a card in our r room to call and order. You can also order different sodas.  Like 3 Diet Coke and 3 sprite.  I am getting the drink package this time and it says we get a discount on cans of soda.  I wonder if that would apply to package also?

I don’t know what the movies are but we love MUtS. Grab a couple of blankets, some hot chocolate and popcorn and we are good to go.  Watching movies while bundled up is part of the experience.  

Welcomelocal 1500

20 hours ago, nini said:

Covered and no dreaded beam. You will feel like you are the only one on the ship. Enjoy!

Thanks.  I wish we could have gotten it. Already booked. 

On 7/16/2021 at 9:25 AM, Eaglecw said:

We've stayed in cabin B749 and it's a nice cabin. We stay in aft cabins all the time now. Cruising up to Alaska there is a lot of cold wind and being back aft you don't get that cold wind, it's more protected. 

Thanks. We love aft cabins especially in Alaska. It’s already booked for sept 2022 so we couldn’t get it. 

I just found this and it’s awesome. Thank you everyone for the codes.

We are taking a cruise to Alaska and thinking about booking B749.  Is it covered and are there any cons?  Thanks

Thanks for your responses. Cig smoke is an issue for me. 

Thanks. We have cruised aft before but this will be our first time on Carnival. 

Thanks. Did you have any problems with this location

Are these balconies covered or are they at least partially covered. 

Thanks

I just called and they said they added it to my cruise without changing booking or price increase. How can i check to see if it was added and if it was, does it take a day or so to show up?

As far as ships go we have done both round trips out of Seattle. For us Princess is the way to go. They have naturalist and rangers. Loved the staff. They seemed genuinely happy to be on the ship and happy we were on the ship and then there are the puppies. Although I wouldn’t pick Princess just  for the puppies.  They also seem to have more permits to the areas that need permits. One excursion I would highly recommend is the one where you leave the ship and take a small boat that gets really close to the glaciers. It’s on Juneau day. If you are heading into Juneau in the afternoon you will leave the ship before you get to Juneau then meet back up with it in Juneau. If you dock in Juneau in the am you will leave from the dock and then meet back up it’s ship at the glacier