terigo Posted May 25, 2014 #1 Share Posted May 25, 2014 We tried to sign up for a ship's excursion out of Ketchikan, that we did not see anywhere else online (Coastal Wildlife by boat) and the tour was sold out. When we get to the pier in Ketchikan will there be vendors offering different tours there? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglecw Posted May 25, 2014 #2 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Yes, they'll be lots of them. Haggle with on the price they might come down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huskyguy Posted May 25, 2014 #3 Share Posted May 25, 2014 It depends on which port and even which dock. The first consideration may be that the tours being offered are the few that nobody else wanted. Generally there are tour brokers - individuals or companies - rather than actual operators, so the biggest discount you'll get, if any, is a bit of their commission. At Ketchikan, the visitor center at the main dock has a half-dozen operators, at Skagway, M&M Tours, who has the city's tour-broker contract, is who you'll see first at the Broadway and Railroad docks. In Juneau there are brokers' kiosks everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglecw Posted May 25, 2014 #4 Share Posted May 25, 2014 They kind of remind me of Seagulls at the city dump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkee Posted May 27, 2014 #5 Share Posted May 27, 2014 There is a "Visitors Center" which have counters for the excursion purveyors. There are also some folks outside trying to sell their excursions too. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted May 27, 2014 #6 Share Posted May 27, 2014 In some cases there are operators and in other cases very few if any. My advice is to line up your tours months before the cruise. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted May 27, 2014 #7 Share Posted May 27, 2014 This excursion sounds similar: http://ketchikanoutdoors.com/expeditions/ If not, have you looked thru the Ketchkan web site ? http://www.visit-ketchikan.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terigo Posted May 27, 2014 Author #8 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Thanks for all the info. Still have not found one exactly like the one offered on Celebrity. Dang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingFlip Posted May 27, 2014 #9 Share Posted May 27, 2014 We tried to sign up for a ship's excursion out of Ketchikan, that we did not see anywhere else online (Coastal Wildlife by boat) and the tour was sold out. In Ketchikan I booked the Lighthouse, Totems & Eagles Excursion (which was not offered through the cruise line). While they have contracts with some of the cruise lines, they didn't have a contract with either of the ships when we were in port. Therefore, we practically got a private tour. There was one other couple on board. We saw dozens of bald eagles and a couple dozen harbor seals. It's also possible to see other wildlife, but it's not as certain. It may be possible to book with them on the pier (if they're waiting for someone on the dock), but it wouldn't be easy. That's not the way they normally do business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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