Fl cruiser 2012

7 hours ago, wolfie11 said:

I think you are underestimating your driving distances and times. I would spend two full days in Denali, first of all.  There’s lots to see and do there.  Second, not sure why you’re going to Valdez. It’s a long way from Denali.  You can’t take a rental car on the Denali highway, so you have to drive to Fairbanks or back to Anchorage to get there.  It’s probably around a 10 hour drive.  The only reason to go to Valdez is to do a Columbia Glacier tour or go fishing.  What day trips are you planning from Anchorage?  It’s crowded and expensive in the summer and not much to see in town.

 

I would take a couple of days in Denali, drive to Fairbanks and spend the night, drive to Glenallen via the Richardson highway, take a trip to Kennicott, drive to Valdez, take the ferry to Whittier, then finish up with a day in Anchorage.  It would help to know what activities you are interested in though.

My brother and sister in law want to go to Valdez, I'm not sure what they have planned. 

We are interested in the history of Aalska and native Alaska.

Here is our itinerary, it is still being tweaked. We are traveling with my brother and sister in-law. She is blind, so we wont be doing a lot of stopping just to enjoy the beauty of Alaska. 

Arrive in Seward take train to Anchorage. Pick up rental car at spend the night in Anchorage 

Drive to Denali, stopping along the way to see places of interest. Spend the night near in Healy

Do a bus tour of Denali. Spend the night in Haley

Head to Valdez stopping along the way to see places of interest spend the night in Valdez

Explore Valdez, then drive to Anchorage spend the night in Anchorage  

Day trip from Anchorage 

Day trip from Anchorage 

Explore Anchorage, return rental car and fly to Seattle

We are doing an Alaska cruise going out of Vancouver. We have about 3-5 days pre cruise and I'm having a hard time deciding whether to fly to Seattle, do some sight seeing and take the train to Vancouver, or go straight to Vancouver and spend out time there. We have never been to either place and there is a minimal cost difference either way. Any suggestions are welcomed, also reconditions on things to do. TIA

This is my original plan

Day 1Arrive in Seward take the bus to Anchorage. Pick up rental car spend the night in Anchorage.

Day 2 Drive to Denali, stopping along the way to see places of interest. Spend the night in Healy.

Day 3 Do a bus tour of Denali. Spend the night in Healy

Day 4 Head to Fairbanks, stopping along the way to see places of interest and explore Fairbanks. Spend the night in Fairbanks.

Day 5 Maybe take a tour of the Artic Circle or explore Fairbanks some more. Spend the night in Fairbanks.

Day 6 Drive to Glennallen, stopping to see places of interest along the way. Spend the night in Glennallen.

Day 7 Drive to Anchorage, stopping along the way to see places of interest. Spend the night in Anchorage,

Day 8 Explore Anchorage. Turn rental car in and fly home

But I'm thinking of dropping Fairbanks and doing Seward and Valdez. What would be the best way for me to do this?

Is this itenerary do able? Also if anyone has any other ideas or places to stay please let me know.

Day 1Arrive in Seward take the bus to Anchorage. Pick up rental car spend the night in Anchorage.

Day 2 Drive to Denali, stopping along the way to see places of interest. Spend the night in Healy.

Day 3 Do a bus tour of Denali. Spend the night in Healy

Day 4 Head to Fairbanks, stopping along the way to see places of interest and explore Fairbanks. Spend the night in Fairbanks.

Day 5 Maybe take a tour of the Artic Circle or explore Fairbanks some more. Spend the night in Fairbanks.

Day 6 Drive to Glennallen, stopping to see places of interest along the way. Spend the night in Glennallen.

Day 7 Drive to Anchorage, stopping along the way to see places of interest. Spend the night in Anchorage,

Day 8 Explore Anchorage. Turn rental car in and fly home either the 28th or 29th.

We are looking at Adventure of the Seas on June 1. There will be 4 adults maybe 6.Pre cruise lodging only unless the DH can arrange more time off. Budget is flexible, as long as it is clean, but I don't need the Ritz either.

We are going to be sailing out of Cape Liberty in June I need information on the best airport to fly into, pre cruise lodging, and the best way to get to the port from lodging. Thank you in advance.

Does Royal offer any excursions where you can see and hold a sloth? We are traveling with my mother in law, and she will only do excursions through the ship, she has a fear of being left at the pier.

We are sailing out of Galveston for the first time and I need suggestions for parking, My husband is a disabled veteran, my mother in law will need a walker or wheel chair because she cant stand for long periods of time, and we are also traveling with an aunt who is blind. Can anyone give me suggestions on the best place to park? I know there is a place we can park for free with my husband being a disabled veteran, but I don't mind paying if there is a better place to park.

We are sailing out of Galveston for the first time and I need suggestions for parking, My husband is a disabled veteran, my mother in law will need a walker or wheel chair because she cant stand for long periods of time, and we are also traveling with an aunt who is blind. Can anyone give me suggestions on the best place to park? I know there is a place we can park for free with my husband being a disabled veteran, but I don't mind paying if there is a better place to park.

We will be sailing in July on Allure doing the Western Caribbean. I have a couple of questions.

What is the website to find the MDR menus?

What nights are formal?

Does any one have any recent cruise compasses?

Does any one have a recess infant compass?

Thank you in advance.

I just checked and our Allure Cruise for July 2016 that we booked with the BOGOH sale in August went down just over $500.00 for 1 cabin with 3 people in it and almost $200.00 for the second with 2 people.

We are thinking about booking VOS, we are booking because of the ports. We have been on Enchantment, Voyager, Oasis, Freedom, and Independence. My question is, are we going to be disappointed with the ship? The reviews have been mixed.

We just save $500.00 for each of the 3 cabins we have booked by doing the BOGOHO. So I would say I have an extra 1500.00 to spend on our cruise. :D

I had a cruise booked for Aug. 2015 we have 3 cabins and saved over 500.00 on each cabin with the sale.

My husband and I are diamond and will be on Independence Sunday. My aunt is cruising with us what are the chances of them letting her board with us? I don't want her to have to wait alone to board.

I am looking at the same cruise on Indy but my concern is being it San Juan from 4pm to 11pm. What can you do in the evening, as far as tours go?

Can someone please tell me how I can find the VIP rates for this excursion? All can find is the FYC8 tour on royal caribbean.

I just spoke to RCI and you can not combine the two. Doing the math our diamond balcony discount is better then the drink coupons and specialty dinning.

I can't find the 800 number from MLife to sign up could some one please give it to me? I called MGM and they said I had be on property to do the upgrade.

Thanks in advance.

I am looking for recommendations for a pre and post cruise hotel. Any information would be appreciated.

I felt we got more personalized service on freedom. And we did eastern on oasis and I prefer Coco Cay to Nassau, Freedom goes to Coco Cay.

We have did both. I prefer Freedom over Oasis. In fact we are booked on Freedom again in 2014.

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I just wanted to get this to the front page. Excellent information!