Port or Starboard

[mayfieldlodge]

Can anyone tell me which side of the ship I should choose for a balcony cabin on an Alaska cruise. The itinerary is Vancouver - British Columbia  Inside Passage (Cruising)  Icy Strait Point - Alaska  Hubbard Glacier (Cruising)  Juneau - Alaska  Ketchikan - Alaska  Inside Passage (Cruising)  Vancouver - British Columbia.

[CruiserBruce]

If you look down the board, this is in the top 5 asked questions here. Answer- it really doesn't matter. In Alaska, the scenery is 360 degrees- you don't need to be in one magic spot to see the key stuff. In addition, the scenery is usually "big picture"- that is, it is huge. And, lastly, you aren't locked in your cabin- you are roaming all over. So you will see things from your cabin, the top deck, the restaurant, the gym, etc....

[zqvol]

Can anyone tell me which side of the ship I should choose for a balcony cabin on an Alaska cruise. The itinerary is Vancouver - British Columbia  Inside Passage (Cruising)  Icy Strait Point - Alaska  Hubbard Glacier (Cruising)  Juneau - Alaska  Ketchikan - Alaska  Inside Passage (Cruising)  Vancouver - British Columbia.

 

 

It doesn't matter, most of the time land is close on both side of the ship. For Hubbard Glacier you will want to be outside anyway.

[xlxo]

I normally like port to admire the port when I'm docked.... Vancouver is the only exception because the raised public walkway is nearly the same level as your cabin. Just need to keep the curtains closed as tourists takes pictures of your ship (and your cabin).

[CruiserBruce]

I normally like port to admire the port when I'm docked.... Vancouver is the only exception because the raised public walkway is nearly the same level as your cabin. Just need to keep the curtains closed as tourists takes pictures of your ship (and your cabin).

 

But, the ship doesn't always dock on the port (left side) of the ship, so picking the port side for this reason is not reliable. For example, if all ships are docked bow in at Vancouver, one will be tied up to the starboard side, one on the port side. I think most of the times we have been to Juneau, we have docked on the starboard side.

Edited May 16, 2015 by CruiserBruce

[zqvol]

I normally like port to admire the port when I'm docked.... Vancouver is the only exception because the raised public walkway is nearly the same level as your cabin. Just need to keep the curtains closed as tourists takes pictures of your ship (and your cabin).

 

It is always a toss up whether you are docked port side to shore or starboard side to shore, if you pick port side for the reason mentioned the odds are that half the time you will not see shore when you are docked.

Edited May 16, 2015 by zqvol

[rjrpar]

I think it was a joke