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Thanks so much for the help!

Our family of 5 is doing an Alaska cruise from Seattle in a couple of weeks. The ship is scheduled to be back in Seattle at 6:00am and our flight leaves SEA at noon. Should I prepurchase Norwegian's transfer for $135 or bet on Uber? We all have TSA pre-check and would like to eat breakfast on the ship if that will be offered. Thanks for any advice you can provide. We know what to expect from Florida ports but first time doing Seattle. We did not purchase our airfare through Norwegian.

Our family of 5 is doing an Alaska cruise from Seattle in a couple of weeks. The ship is scheduled to be back in Seattle at 6:00am and our flight leaves SEA at noon. Should I prepurchase Norwegian's transfer for $135 or bet on Uber? We all have TSA pre-check and would like to eat breakfast on the ship if that will be offered. Thanks for any advice you can provide. We know what to expect from Florida ports but first time doing Seattle. We did not purchase our airfare through Norwegian.

I am cruising next week on Carnival with a  girls group. I have a cruise picked out for July on Carnival with 2 of my sons but have not yet booked it. Does anyone know if I might get a better price by booking my July cruise while I am on board next week? If they do extend a discount, do you know if it would only apply to my price, or all 3 of us? If it is better to book while onboard, at what point and where do you do this? Guest services, as soon as I board?

Thanks for any help.

On 8/12/2022 at 3:17 PM, gvgseg said:

We just came back from a Seattle-Juneau-Skagway-Glacier Bay-Ketchikan-Victoria-Seattle itinerary with a 10 year old and 7 year old.

 

In Juneau, we took a Lyft from the downtown area out to Mendenhall Glacier and spent about an hour or two exploring the glacier and visitor center. Thankfully, the Lyft driver gave us his cell phone number to contact him directly for a ride back because there was no cell service nor WiFi at Mendenhall in order to request a ride back. The cost for the Lyft was about $40-45 each way. This compares to $45 per adult and $35 per child to take the Blue Bus shuttle. 

 

Skagway - We rented a car through Turo and drove the Klondike Highway out to Emerald Lake and then turned around and came back. It was about 150 miles roundtrip. We stopped several times along the way to take photos. We also stopped at Yukon Suspension Bridge and at Tutshi Sled Dog Tours. We left Skagway at around 10am and got back at around 5:30pm. The scenery is breathtakingly spectacular. I would highly recommend doing this. I think with young kids this would give you a more flexibility then doing the White Pass Railroad. However, with a 2, 5, and 6 year old I could see car seats being an issue.

 

Ketchikan - We did the Rainforest Canoe and Nature Trail through the ship (contracted through Alaska Travel Adventures.) This would be a fun time for the adults, but the kids would be too young.

 

Victoria - We walked from the Ogden Point cruise terminal to the downtown/wharf area. It is about a 1 1/4 mile walk each way. There are enough people doing the same thing that you didn't really need to worry too much about getting lost. The buildings are pretty when they get lit up in the evening. There are also horse-drawn carriages that you use if you didn't want to walk.

This is very helpful information, thank you for sharing. We are taking this same cruise with our boys in May, ages 13, 12 and 9 on the Norwegian Encore. Curious if your kids enjoyed it? 

Ok thanks a lot for the input, I booked an 11:00am flight out of Seattle. Hopefully that will work out. 

Norwegian Bliss arrives back in Seattle at 6am. If we carry off our luggage, could we reasonably make a 9:40am flight time? Looks like the airport is 30 min ride from the cruise port, but I am unsure if we will have to go through customs (potentially long lines?) One of the ports we will visit is Victoria BC. Thanks for any help.