trotters2203 Posted February 7, 2014 #1 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) We are cruising the inside passage with HAL at the end of June and Tracy Arm Fjord is on the itinery. We would like to take a smaller ship to view the scenery\wildlife. Is it better to book direct with the ship or are there alternatives? Many thanks for any advice. Edited February 7, 2014 by trotters2203 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eandbnorton Posted February 8, 2014 #2 Share Posted February 8, 2014 You might find alternatives at Forum; Ports; Alaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted February 8, 2014 #3 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Do ships stop at Tracy Arm? Or is it just a "cruising Tracy Arm" day? If the latter, then you see what you can see from your ship. If the former, then the Alaska board is your best resource Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherryf Posted February 10, 2014 #4 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Do ships stop at Tracy Arm? Or is it just a "cruising Tracy Arm" day? No ships "stop" at Tracy Arm. There is no port. It is always scenic sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted February 10, 2014 #5 Share Posted February 10, 2014 There are small tour boats which get up very close to the glaciers. We saw them when we sailed Tracy Arm on Oosterdam. Everyone who takes that tour raves about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peety3 Posted February 11, 2014 #6 Share Posted February 11, 2014 We are cruising the inside passage with HAL at the end of June and Tracy Arm Fjord is on the itinery. We would like to take a smaller ship to view the scenery\wildlife. Is it better to book direct with the ship or are there alternatives?Many thanks for any advice. AFAIK, all of those small-boat adventures begin and/or end alongside the cruise ship, so I'd think every one of those tour operators would want to keep the ship's business and therefore only offer direct with the ship. Having said that, let's expect 17 people to prove me wrong. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Tillie Posted February 11, 2014 #7 Share Posted February 11, 2014 AFAIK, all of those small-boat adventures begin and/or end alongside the cruise ship, so I'd think every one of those tour operators would want to keep the ship's business and therefore only offer direct with the ship. Having said that, let's expect 17 people to prove me wrong. :D I did the Tracy Arm excursion with Adventure Bound round trip from Juneau. It's a 10 hour excursion, so many of the ships are not in port long enough to do this excursion. It is an absolutely fabulous excursion. The photos from this excursion are my screen savers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 11, 2014 #8 Share Posted February 11, 2014 A couple of HAL ships do have excursions from the ship on smaller boats that do get close to Tracy Arm. These can only be booked from the ship. The small boat meets the ship. On this run, the ship does not get close to Tracy Arm but continues on to Juneau. The small boat ends it tour in Juneau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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