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I'm trying to decide between the 14-DAY GREAT LAND EXPLORER cruises leaving either July 17 or July 31.
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I'm going on the 14-night HAL cruise next July.
I've booked privately 2 excursions to see bears. One in Ketchikan (flight to Anan Creek) & one in Kodiak.
What bear excursion have you booked in Kodiak?
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HAL has a great 14-day round-trip cruise (Seattle to Seattle) on the Amsterdam. There are three cruises leaving in July and two in August. The cruises visit some very nice ports, like Anchorage, Homer, Kodiak, Icy Strait Point and Sitka in addition to those more commonly visited, and you'll see both Hubbard Glacier and Tracy Arm (Sawyer Glacier).
Yes! That is the one I am looking at as it visits many places I did not go to on my previous Alaska cruise (and some I did too).
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I'm starting to look into a cruise to Alaska July or August 2017 with my 85 year old Mom whom is in quite good shape for her age. This will be my second but my Mom's first trip to Alaska. As far as I can tell it's the only trip she is serious about for her bucket list. Being that my Mom is older and we will be traveling from the east coast I think it would be best to do a round trip from Seattle or Vancouver.
Other than the usual I would like to see bears and salmon as my last trip was in June too early for that. My Mom just wants to see Alaska. On my last trip I did a self drive to Denali from Anchorage but I think that would be too much car time for my Mom so I was thinking of a 14 day cruise. I have cruised on HAL and Princess previously but I am not partial to any line in particular. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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The simple solution is you can:
1- wait for the fog to dissipate after 10-20 minutes
2-keep your camera in a zip lock baggy the water droplets will form on the outside of the bag instead of on the camera
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Here is what I'm planning on bringing on my Mediterranean Cruise next week:
Cameras
Sony RX1
Nikon Coolpix A
Sigma DP2
Fuji X-E1 14mm, 18-55mm, 55-200mm
Olympus EP5 17mm, 60mm Macro, 75mm
Accessories
Sirui 025 Tripod, BH25 Head
RRS table top Tripod BH25 Head
SD cards & wallets
Filters Circular Polarizer and NDs
Remotes, Cables, Chargers, extra batteries
rain protection
Oly TG-2 for in water
Bags
ThinkTank 4 Sight Roller (for transport)
LowePro 10L Backpack
TT MM30i or LowePro Passport Sling
PacSafe Camsafe Venture 8 Shoulder
Tech
MacBook Air 13"
2X 256 SSDs
iPad mini
iPad
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Thank you Dubrovniktravelady for this informative thread. I am trying to work my way through in it prep for my upcoming visit. We will be in port on a Sunday next month late August. Are there places closed on Sundays? Do Taxis and buses run as usual?
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Thanks for the virtual tour! Nice write ups and photos too! What a lovely family you have! I'll keep many of your ideas in mind as I prepare for my Mediterranean cruise in a few weeks. It was nice to see you made such an effort to get to Venice. It is one of my favorite places and I have spent over 3 weeks there on 2 trips so far and more to come.
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We are scheduled to go there in just over 3 weeks, can you explain more about the meetup point? Thanks for the tip!
Just returned from the Saint John Resort last week...Anyone who considers going - Make sure you are in place prior to your meeting time. We had scheduled a 10 a.m. pickup time and left the tender drop off point at 9:45 a.m.
We thought we had plenty of time to get from where the tenders drop you off to the pickup point which Saint John said was 150 meters. WRONG. It was a much further walk. Add to that, no signs or anyone to tell you where the Yacht Club was. We walked around in circles, back and forth.
It was very frustrating and no one wanted to help. We finally found a couple who had also booked and were left behind. They found someone to call the resort. The resort did not want to send their driver back as it would be at least 20 minutes. In the end, they did and the five of us made it to the resort.
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I did the tour 2 years ago. Everybody says they love it but I didn't care for it. I felt more like I was a prisoner for 2 hours. You go into back rooms but the grandness of Doges Palace has more to do with the amazing large rooms and paintings that anyone can access as well as the amazing statuary in the courtyard. I did lots of research on Venice before I went so perhaps that was part of why I was bored but I much more enjoyed walking around on my own for 1.5 hours after that tour than the tour itself.
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I use LightRoom 4 and PhotoShop CS6 plus a bunch of plugins.
Photoshop elements does much of what PhotoShop does except for some higher end stuff.
I do 80% in Lightroom and go to PhotoShop or one of the plugins with the other 20%
Just reading through some messages above, there seems to be some confusion. PS - PhotoShop is for both Mac and Windows, just different version are needed for each platform.
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Great images, thanks for the Map.
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Plans so far for Alaska Cruise June 2009
Fly JFK-Seattle, Seattle-Anchorage
6-Arrive late Saturday June 6th ANC
Pick up car at airport
Sat Anchorage Sheraton
7-Sunday drive to Denali
Sunday Monday at Denali McKinley Chalet Resort 2 nights
Shuttle Bus to Eislesen Visitor Center or Wonder Lake
9-Tuesday leave Denali for Talkeetna res. Talkeetna Road House Mt. McKinley summit flight Talkeetna Air Tour?
10-Wednesday return to Anchorage and drop off rental car
Wednesday Overnight Anchorage Sheraton
11-Thursday Train Anchorage/Seward 6:45 arrive 11:00 am
11:30 Reknown Kenai Fjords tour Booked
Thursday overnight in Seward Holiday Inn Express
12-Friday Seward Laundry and Godwin Glacier Dog Sled? afternoon board Ship
Cruise Portion HAL June 12 ms Ryndam
12-Fri Seward (Anchorage) Alaska 08:00 PM
13-Sat Hubbard Glacier Cruising CO 02:00 PM 05:00 PM
14-Sun Sitka, Alaska TR 08:00 AM 05:00 PM
Sitka Photo Tour AM, Afternoon?
15-Mon Skagway, Alaska 08:00 AM 09:00 PM
Rental Car from Avis drive towards Carcross to Emerald Lake Yukon Canada, see Murrays Guide, Lunch at Cinnamon Cache, Caribou Crossing for dogs also Jewell Garden or Chilkoot or Dyea and Dave Tour to Emerald Lake and part train
16-Tues Juneau, Alaska 08:00 AM 06:00 PM
Harv & Marv 8:30-11:30 Afternoon Photo Safari by Land & Sea -both booked
17-Wed Ketchikan, Alaska 02:00 PM 08:00 PM
Alaska Seaplane Tour Bear Venture? Misty Fjords 3:30? Allen Marine Tours (coupon) Zipline?
18-Thurs At Sea
19-Fri Vancouver, British Columbia 07:00 AM
Transfer to Seattle
20-Seattle Westin
21-Seattle-NY
Any suggestions are appreciated, anywhere the is ? I am unsure of what to do as yet.
Alaska with my 85 year old Mom
in Alaska
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I have been looking into flight excursions to see bears in Ketchikan and Kodiak. From what I have researched for Ketchikan July 1st to early August bear viewing observatory, Anan Creek. While August 1st and September 30th you can visit the bear viewing observatory at Traitors Cove. While for Kodiak I would do an excursion to Frazer Lake or the Katmai Coast. I should probably secure reservations for these two excursions as soon, if not before I book the cruise.