Literally walked out... like no lines. Easy. 

Went last week with a 17 and 20 year old. Hoonah travels in icy straight whale watching and chilkhoot train/bus were highlights. 

Hoonah Travel also has bathrooms. 

We were there last week! We did Hoonah travels whale watching. I was hesitant to do it but it was the best thing ever. Highly recommend. 

Tomorrow we are going to Icy Point tomorrow. We have whale watching from 3 to 6. We don't leave til 10. Will the in town stuff still be open after? I can't find it online anywhere.  

They aren't doing that right now...only the things in next day. Also, celebrity flights says it's not at risk yet so no go. I can't afford to pay for more flights. 

Flying from Orlando to Vancouver Saturday night...it was the only direct. We booked with celebrity flights. Now there is a potential strike and I'm really concerned. Anyone know if the strike would impact the US division? 

I'm a bit worried as our flights that get in the day before are with WestJet. I can't find any info if the US side of west jet would be impacted?

I'm confused. Cruise ship time will stay on original port time? So vancouver... but alaska stops will be 1 hour behind. So I booked a rental car for the time our itinerary says we will be in port- is that correct? Or will it be off....?

We have limited space- carry on only. We will be doing nugget falls and rainbird. Are proper hiking shoes needed? We often hike in tennis shoes but unsure the terrain. 

Considering outer point on Douglas island and rainbird in ketchikican. Nothing extreme. 

Question- we live in Florida, gators on a trail no big deal- bears?! Eek. We are considering doing some hiking. What should we bring with us to be prepared for bears? We are flying in and also cruise security so I feel like bear spray is a no no? 

Planning to do whale watching in Icy Point (unless a better suggestion emerges). We've been on a waitlist got glacier winds but cruise is in a month. Whats our best second option?

On 3/29/2024 at 2:22 PM, no1racefan1 said:

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UPDATE: Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in Juneau

From Travel Juneau, the convention & visitors bureau:

The Mendenhall Glacier is just one of Juneau’s many attractions. To make sure we maintain the vibrant ecosystem while providing a quality visitor experience at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center (MGVC), tour and commercial transportation capacity is limited. Travel Juneau highly recommends visitors book their transportation or tours to the glacier well in advance of their arrival in Juneau, as it’s probable that day-of purchase will not be available. Right now, indications are that excursions and activities are up to 80% booked.

Capital Transit, the public transit system, is designed for resident transport and does not go directly to the glacier. The nearest bus stop is approximately 1.5 miles one way from the MGVC and very limited opportunities for return taxi services from the area back downtown. Visitors using Capital Transit may experience long wait times between runs and should be aware that there are no services between the bus stop and the visitor center. They may encounter bears along the walking path, especially early in the morning or late evening. Visitors arriving via car rental, on foot, or without a tour operator must purchase an entrance pass at the visitor center.

We rented a car so we just drive up and buy, correct? 

Going on alaska cruise. When I add wifi there is a 2 device wifi option but you only select one person. I am assuming you can have 2 devices with two different t people. How does wifi work?

Also, is there a way to communicate on boat with people through an app to meet etc? Carnival has one. 

1 hour ago, doghog said:

Sounds fair to me. That's correct if he isn't booked in a Concierge Class stateroom, no perks. This also includes the embarkation lunch in the MDR. His SeaPss card will also be a different color than yours.  

Can my kids be in the room themselves it seemed like no...

So my two kids are in the non conceiege class but because they are 17 and 20 I had to put my husband in there. So that means any perks my husband will not be able to get.... hmm. 

I read we can do priority boarding? 2 of 3 of our rooms are this class. Will they let our whole party go together? 

Hi. We booked a guarantee and we have been given 3104 on solstice as a guarantee. I can't find much info on this. We also don't need accessible and I'm not sure exactly how/why we got it. It doesn't matter either way to us but also don't want to take away from someone who needs it?

Any info on this room?

It says their boats are up ton30 people?

If we decide to go on one, Glacier winds is booked. Hoonah Tours is also booked. Who is third up? Was looking for a small boat, if 3 of us decide we want to do it. 

Thanks! I did rent a car in Juneau and thought we could do exactly that 🙂

Thanks everyone. We are a party of 6- 2 grandparents and then a family of 4- 2 of which are 17 and 20. Things really start adding up x 6 and we have been fortunate enough to travel a lot. My parents haven't so this is a gift for them. My mom has no interest in whale watching (seasick situations) so another reason I was looking for other things. I just feel like the amount of money spent so e of our party it'd be a waste on... 

Ok! I have shown them the pics and they have decided the bus/rail combo does look good. Our options are:

830am bus then train

1230 train then bus

Any reason why one is better over another?

To be honest, they don't look exciting to me. We all have our opinions and no, they don't to me. I've been watching videos on YouTube to try to see if we'd find it exciting and I just don't think we would- maybe I'm watching the wrong videos.