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Thanks everyone I appreciate the help

We are on the coral princess

We board our ship today and I was wondering if you were allowed to bring water or pop in your backpack when you board or is it like a plan where you have to empty all your liquids before you go on board? Also do they give you a tour of the ship when you go on board?

Thanks everyone for your help. We have to take the train up because on Sunday that is the only option. I do have a patch and motion sickness pills. Sounds like I will be OK if I take some medication

Yes you can it is $89 one way. Here is a link https://wpyr.com/excursions/product/fraser-one-way-service/

We are thinking about taking the train one way and a bus one way in Skagway. I get motion sickness Has anyone else who gets motion sick taken the train know if the train is bad for motion sickness

My husband and I are planning on going on an Alaskan cruise in June. After looking at many reviews I think I want to leave from Vancouver and cruise one way and then rent a car and go to Denali and then fly home from Anchorage.I am trying to figure out which cruise line to take and I can see that all cruise lines have good reviews and bad reviews. I am considering Norwegian, Princess, and Holland's 2 different boats. They all go to Ketchikan, Skagway, and Juneau. I did listen to peoples advice and looked at different shore activities because that might come into play for the cruise line. I think we want to do a Emerald lake tour and the train back in Skagway so Celebrity and Royal Caribbean timing does not work. I have ideas what I want to do in the other ports as well but will check out what the ship has to offer also.

All three cruise lines go to Glacier Bay which we want to see. The Norwegian goes to Hubbard glacier as well and Princess goes to College Fjord. Also Princess arrives in Whittier at 12:30am where the other two arrive at 4:30 and 5:00am. If you land at 12:30 do you just get a room and sleep some. Also another question is I have read that Kenai fjord which you get to from Seward is beautiful but pretty choppy and quite a few people get seasick which is a concern of mine even though I do take medicine. Prince William Sound is also beautiful but usually calmer. If Holland would be a nicer cruise or the Norwegian we could just rent our car and drive to Whittier.

As for the cruise I would say food is a little more important than entertainment. This is our first cruise so any help would be much appreciated. Also I read an article on cruise critic about cruise travel agents that they can be helpful. I normally just do the arrangements myself but if this is helpful I would gladly get one. Does anyone have an agent they used who they like?

Thanks Hank for the quick reply. Holland 2 Northbound cruises say they arrive at 7:00am and depart at 5:00pm. I am not sure where they land because as I read you can't land in the park.If anyone has any information on this or has gone on Holland cruises I would love some information.

My husband and I are planning on going on an Alaskan cruise in June. After looking at many reviews I think I want to leave from Vancouver and cruise one way and then rent a car and go to Denali and then fly home from Anchorage.I am trying to figure out which cruise line to take and I can see that cruise lines have good reviews and bad reviews. I am considering Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and Holland has 2 different boats. They all go to Ketchikan, Skagway, and Juneau but 2 lines stop at Icy Sraits, Holland stops at Glacier Bay, Norwegian just cruises by Glacier Bay and Hubbard Glacier.Is Icy Strait or Glacier Bay a better place to stop. I read someplace to also consider what you want to do at a stop because they are in the ports different amount of times. It is all a little overwhelming but excited to be able to go so any help is appreciated.