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We did Alaska with another cruise company in 2018. We did a week in Denali 'on our own' and caught the train back to Anchorage. We loved having our independence, so hired a car. It was an amazing experience. Make sure to look out for bears! we kept getting a false sense of security whenever we pulled over to use rest areas.
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I believe you can hire them
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Can't believe it's been almost 30 years since we went there - we were in our early 20s and could barely afford to eat, but we had an awesome time 🙂
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Silver Dawn - live - Bergen to Copenhagen 5th July - 12th July
AusMum replied to calm down dear's topic in Silversea
Interesting to know. We are also early 50s and were wondering if we might be the youngest on a Silversea cruise, but guess you can never really tell. -
Silver Dawn - live - Bergen to Copenhagen 5th July - 12th July
AusMum replied to calm down dear's topic in Silversea
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We got to see glacier calving on both of our trips to Alaska; you are right in saying it's very bittersweet, but the sound is amazing. Our son was 4 when we first went to Alaska. he got an award at school for doing a presentation at assembly on 'Glacier Calving in Alaska'. As I write this I realise why he's so drawn to wanting to work in renewable energies, and how much of a positive impact travel has had on his ambitions.
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Perth (Salter Point) - you? Our cruise is in September next year, so we will be in Iceland in late August. I have a wedding to go to in Denmark in August, so we needed something that suited our time frame. Any words of wisdom for an Australian in Iceland? We had booked to go to Antarctica in 2021, but it was only with Celebrity, and we had to cancel. We always hated the journey we would have to take to get there, via Argentina. The dates had us passing through Sydney for NYE, so it was always going to be difficult. We were watching Foxtel, where we saw an ad for The Arctic on Silverseas. They enticed us with images of polar bears etc, and both of us said, "Hey, let's go there, it seems to be so much easier to get to." We have our 30th wedding anniversary next month, so I guess we are just celebrating a year late.
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I love Singapore! If I can help you in any way whilst you are in Perth, just inbox me 🙂.
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Can't you have as much as you like?
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I think this recent weather has been helping us to prepare lol. I keep getting hubby to stand outside in his new gear from the Anaconda sale, and have said, "This is as hot as it ever gets in Iceland!". Which journey are you taking?
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What camera did you use back then? I've just purchased a new camera, and can't wait to find out how it captures my Iceland/Greenland adventures
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Hey, you are in the same part of the world as me now (although I am much further south here in Perth) - we have been experiencing the coldest and wettest winter in something like twenty years, so am not surprised the weather has also been a bit 'off' up north. We are planning to drive as far north as Karratha, in about 10 days time. JJS your best option would be to fly from the US to Sydney, spend a few days in Sydney, then travel to Broome via Perth. Broome is a small town, but it's a major destination for Australian tourists - they have regular flights on decent aircraft. Because Western Australia has a massive mining economy, with so many workers living a 'fly in fly out' lifestyle, big airlines like Qantas fly there. Broome also has a large oil and gas (offshore) industry. We have only cruised from Perth to Broome (much cheaper cruise company) and we also had issues getting into some ports. Things like weather can't be controlled, which makes it difficult when you live miles away from a destination and it might be a "once in a lifetime" opportunity.
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I'm organised and don't leave until September next year! Loving some of the suggestions, and can't wait 🙂
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I've seen people complain about men not wearing ties etc, but Crocs are beyond hideous.
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there should be a Croc ban 🙂
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that's exactly how we feel!