First Time Celebrity Cruisers Back From Alaska on the Millennium

[Djaye]

Thanks for sharing your experience on the Millie. Enjoying every post!

[sillymonkey23]

For our day in Skagway, we had from 7 AM to 8 PM off the ship so we knew we wanted to make the most of the long day in port. Having previously been to Skagway, I was in already in love with the small-town vibe, the Gold Rush Cemetery and gorgeous Reid Falls. But this time we really wanted to see more, so we booked a private tour with Beyond Skagway Tours. I am so thankful that we did! It was probably my favorite day of the entire cruise! TIP: You will leave Alaska and drive into Canada! You must have your passport with you! In Carcross you can even have it stamped at the visitor's center :)

 

We met up with our tour guide/driver (his name is Jay--highly recommend asking for him!) at the end of the pier and he led us to a very comfortable van that easily accommodated all of us. Jay spent time getting to know what we wanted to do and customized our day according to our desires. As we drove, he pointed out mountains, lakes, bridges, wildlife, and waterfalls. He stopped anytime he thought there was something we would want to see. He is a professional photographer so the pictures that he took of our group are wonderful!

 

He asked if we would be interested in visiting the Yukon suspension bridge and we enthusiastically said "yes!" He arranged for us all to get half price tickets to the bridge so it was only $8 (Canadian) per person. There is a coffee shop, restrooms and a nice restaurant built on top of the mountains that straddle the bridge. Have a Nanaimo bar from the coffee shop! So delicious!

 

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[raks]

We sail on the 29th July on the Millie, thanks for the review!

[sillymonkey23]

Our Beyond Skagway Tour was from 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM and we drove from the ship's dock to Emerald Lake, turned around, ate lunch in Carcross and returned back to Skagway. We stopped along the way many times for bear sightings, to fill our water bottles in the waterfall, to admire the beautiful scenery, to spot mountain goats on the steep hillside, etc. This is a driving-based tour but it is FAR from boring! It mostly parallels the path that the White Pass & Yukon Railway takes, but if you are on the railway, you can't pull over to watch bears snacking on dandelions or to walk across a suspension bridge. When it was time to head back, we asked Jay if we had time to make a stop at the Gold Rush Cemetery, and he happily obliged. We had 15 minutes at the cemetery and three people in our group hustled up the path to Reid Falls to feel the waterfall mist and admire the falls.

 

When it was time to go back to the dock, we asked Jay to drop most of us off in front of the Skagway Brewing Company. Four of us went in for a most delicious Spruce Tip Ale. Four others shopped their way back to the ship. My mom and dad stayed on the van and Jay took them all the way back to the ship. We were very happy with our tour! We ended up seeing FOUR BEARS!

 

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[sillymonkey23]

After our amazing tour with Beyond Skagway Tours, we wanted to try a little hike. We stopped in at the Skagway Visitor's Center for a free map to Smuggler's Cove. It was a lovely, short hike through the woods to get to a beautiful little clearing right on the water. It is about a mile from the cruise ship docks and I would really recommend it to anyone who is looking for a little peace and beauty.

 

 

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[gwsster]

Great review! We generally sail NCL, have done Princess, and Disney. NCL has had so many changes and they are no longer set apart price wise from many other lines. My DH and I are looking for alternative cruise venues. We were attracted to Celebrity and your review was MOST helpful. You are a great Marketer for Celebrity.

[Hydrokitty]

Loved the review and the pictures and congratulations on the upcoming new member to your family!!

 

We did Alaska as our first (and almost our last) cruise with HAL...the land portion was fantastic as were the ports....problem? we had to keep getting back on the ship, which was HORRID!!! Fast forward several years later and we took our first Celebrity cruise through Panama Canal....talk about addicted!!! We're now preparing for our 3rd and have 3 more booked! Also thinking about doing Alaska again with cousin who was with us first time but didn't get to stay in Vancouver. We spent 3 days there and loved it. One benefit to HAL was that the ship size allowed it to be one of a very few who actually sail Glacier Bay, which was magnificent, but we're looking forward to some of the other things. It is very sad to see how much Mendenhall has retreated since our last visit..:eek: Our favorite port was Haines.....just beautiful.

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[sillymonkey23]

Great review! We generally sail NCL, have done Princess, and Disney. NCL has had so many changes and they are no longer set apart price wise from many other lines. My DH and I are looking for alternative cruise venues. We were attracted to Celebrity and your review was MOST helpful. You are a great Marketer for Celebrity.

 

That is very kind of you to say! Thank you! We have been on several NCL cruises in the past and, while we enjoyed them, we experienced some issues with food quality and service. On our last NCL cruise in 2014, we were on the Jewel to Alaska with my parents. We had many issues and we were not pleased with the NCL experience anymore. So when it was time for another cruise, we explored our options.

 

Celebrity works for us because although I am relatively young (33), the activities and offerings onboard closely align with my interests. I enjoy:

1. Good food

2. Attentive service

3. A quiet and relaxing place on the ship where I can read, enjoy a hot tub or swim

4. Fast drink service

5. Well-trained and happy staff (who speak English well)

 

I got very excited about 60's Trivia and Beatles Trivia and the shows in the main theater. I thought the iBroadway show was very good. We have season seats at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles and LOVE broadway music and I was impressed with the talent onboard. My parents raved and raved about the Billy Joel tribute. They thought it was exceptional. The Solarium felt very luxurious and calm. It was a space that other cruise lines might be likely to charge money for. The sauna was wonderful!

 

To us, what really stood out was the level of service. It is important to me that my parents were well taken care of, and it made me very happy to hear many people in our group say they felt like Cinderella! We chatted with our waiter and assistant waiter and stateroom attendant and they all spoke English very well. My husband is Filipino and several times on NCL he was treated poorly by Filipino staff when he told them that he hadn't been to the Philippines in many years or that he didn't speak the language well. It was awkward and uncomfortable. This was not an issue on Celebrity. Our waiter was from the Philippines and was finishing his eight-month contract on debarkation day. He was so happy to be able to go home to his four-year old daughter. My mom got misty-eyed when we said goodbye to him and several in our group marveled at his dedication to his family that would give him the strength to be away from home for eight months at a time. The really special thing is that this young man had been with the company for EIGHT YEARS. He started as a dishwasher and moved up to a waiter. He was completing his tenth, eight-month contract. This made me feel happy because it seems that Celebrity treats their staff well. From our experience, staff was well-trained and happy.

 

On NCL, service in the dining room dragged and it was hard to find someone to get you a drink or a spoon if you needed one. On Celebrity, each staff member has a specific job and they do that job very well. Our waiter greeted us and explained the menu, offering his suggestions. He also took our order and delivered our hot food. Our assistant waiter poured water and coffee and cleared our dishes. Our sommelier kept the prossecco or chianti flowing and made recommendations, if needed. The Head Waiter jumped in to help whenever necessary. There was a beverage attendant (they wear silver ties) who greeted my dad and brother by name and knew what they wanted before they had to ask ("a sprite, Mr. Clifford?" "A Maker's and Ginger Ale, Mr. Timothy?"). It made for a really lovely dining experience.

 

I guess it's all a matter of expectations, but ours were surpassed on Celebrity. Rodim, our stateroom attendant, would greet us by name and rush down the hall to open the door to our room. He even left a few flowers in our room in a small vase! This was very special! On our last NCL cruise, I brought MY OWN FLOWERS that I had purchased from Pike's Market, and when I asked for a vase I was told they had none.

 

Each staff member would make eye contact and greet us as we passed. The guy making pizza at 1 AM in the buffet thanked us for choosing to sail Celebrity. Maybe mass cruise lines are changing and trying to adjust to a new generation of cruisers. Maybe it's not all tuxedos and fancy-schmancy anymore and maybe if that is the expectation you will be disappointed at people wearing casual T-Shirts in the dining room. On one night, there was a young man wearing a camo baseball cap at the table next to us. We saw it. It did not ruin our meal. The stranger's choice of headwear did not affect the taste of my meal or the enjoyment of those at my table.

 

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[sillymonkey23]

Loved the review and the pictures and congratulations on the upcoming new member to your family!!

 

We did Alaska as our first (and almost our last) cruise with HAL...the land portion was fantastic as were the ports....problem? we had to keep getting back on the ship, which was HORRID!!! Fast forward several years later and we took our first Celebrity cruise through Panama Canal....talk about addicted!!! We're now preparing for our 3rd and have 3 more booked! Also thinking about doing Alaska again with cousin who was with us first time but didn't get to stay in Vancouver. We spent 3 days there and loved it. One benefit to HAL was that the ship size allowed it to be one of a very few who actually sail Glacier Bay, which was magnificent, but we're looking forward to some of the other things. It is very sad to see how much Mendenhall has retreated since our last visit..:eek: Our favorite port was Haines.....just beautiful.

 

Awwwwww, thank you so much! The adoption process is killer and waiting is tough. But we are trying to remember that our little one will find us eventually.

 

I can relate to feeling addicted to cruising! I think Celebrity will be our cruise line of choice for many years to come. I have heard that HAL caters to an older crowd and I agree that Glacier Bay is magnificent. We sailed the NCL Pearl to Glacier Bay in 2013. Mendenhall has absolutely receded a ton in the last few years. I was just telling my husband that soon they will have to create an additional trail or access road just so people can continue to view it.

 

We stayed over in Vancouver and had a few days to enjoy the beautiful city. We had the most delicious sushi of our lives there and really enjoyed exploring Stanley Park!

[Hydrokitty]

Vancouver has rapidly become one of our favorite cities. we've been back there a couple of times and there's just so much to see and do. I don't do sushi but the muesli is divine...and we had one of the best meals ever at an Asian restaurant right near the hotel we stayed at. If you're there again, places I recommend are: Of course, the park....Capillano Park with its swinging bridge...Victoria and Butchart Gardens...and Grouse Mt. You can probably fly there on Air Canada for a whole lot less than we can from NY....and now's the time to go.

[TeaBag]

I really enjoyed your review. and am glad you enjoyed our city. We have a large Oriental population here hence the great Sushi, Chinese food, Korean etc.

 

Congratulations on the expected new arrival in your family. What an exciting time! It will be worth not cruising for a few years.

[Jdpapillion]

Great review! We are looking to go back to Alaska and book on Millenium. Love that size ship. We did the Solstice last July and it was wonderful. Tracy Arm w Alaska naturalist Brent Nixon quiet narration was goose bump producing. We really didn't see much wildlife so was thinking of doing earlier in season might be better.

 

We fly S. Fla to Anchorage- can't get much further! Is there an excursion or ability to stay on Kodiak pre-cruise, if anyone knows. Would love to go there.

 

How long is the train from Anchorage to Seward? Do you book that with Celebrity?

Thanks again for your review and photos.

[dodger1964]

That is very kind of you to say! Thank you! We have been on several NCL cruises in the past and, while we enjoyed them, we experienced some issues with food quality and service. On our last NCL cruise in 2014, we were on the Jewel to Alaska with my parents. We had many issues and we were not pleased with the NCL experience anymore. So when it was time for another cruise, we explored our options.

 

Celebrity works for us because although I am relatively young (33), the activities and offerings onboard closely align with my interests. I enjoy:

1. Good food

2. Attentive service

3. A quiet and relaxing place on the ship where I can read, enjoy a hot tub or swim

4. Fast drink service

5. Well-trained and happy staff (who speak English well)

 

I got very excited about 60's Trivia and Beatles Trivia and the shows in the main theater. I thought the iBroadway show was very good. We have season seats at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles and LOVE broadway music and I was impressed with the talent onboard. My parents raved and raved about the Billy Joel tribute. They thought it was exceptional. The Solarium felt very luxurious and calm. It was a space that other cruise lines might be likely to charge money for. The sauna was wonderful!

 

To us, what really stood out was the level of service. It is important to me that my parents were well taken care of, and it made me very happy to hear many people in our group say they felt like Cinderella! We chatted with our waiter and assistant waiter and stateroom attendant and they all spoke English very well. My husband is Filipino and several times on NCL he was treated poorly by Filipino staff when he told them that he hadn't been to the Philippines in many years or that he didn't speak the language well. It was awkward and uncomfortable. This was not an issue on Celebrity. Our waiter was from the Philippines and was finishing his eight-month contract on debarkation day. He was so happy to be able to go home to his four-year old daughter. My mom got misty-eyed when we said goodbye to him and several in our group marveled at his dedication to his family that would give him the strength to be away from home for eight months at a time. The really special thing is that this young man had been with the company for EIGHT YEARS. He started as a dishwasher and moved up to a waiter. He was completing his tenth, eight-month contract. This made me feel happy because it seems that Celebrity treats their staff well. From our experience, staff was well-trained and happy.

 

On NCL, service in the dining room dragged and it was hard to find someone to get you a drink or a spoon if you needed one. On Celebrity, each staff member has a specific job and they do that job very well. Our waiter greeted us and explained the menu, offering his suggestions. He also took our order and delivered our hot food. Our assistant waiter poured water and coffee and cleared our dishes. Our sommelier kept the prossecco or chianti flowing and made recommendations, if needed. The Head Waiter jumped in to help whenever necessary. There was a beverage attendant (they wear silver ties) who greeted my dad and brother by name and knew what they wanted before they had to ask ("a sprite, Mr. Clifford?" "A Maker's and Ginger Ale, Mr. Timothy?"). It made for a really lovely dining experience.

 

I guess it's all a matter of expectations, but ours were surpassed on Celebrity. Rodim, our stateroom attendant, would greet us by name and rush down the hall to open the door to our room. He even left a few flowers in our room in a small vase! This was very special! On our last NCL cruise, I brought MY OWN FLOWERS that I had purchased from Pike's Market, and when I asked for a vase I was told they had none.

 

Each staff member would make eye contact and greet us as we passed. The guy making pizza at 1 AM in the buffet thanked us for choosing to sail Celebrity. Maybe mass cruise lines are changing and trying to adjust to a new generation of cruisers. Maybe it's not all tuxedos and fancy-schmancy anymore and maybe if that is the expectation you will be disappointed at people wearing casual T-Shirts in the dining room. On one night, there was a young man wearing a camo baseball cap at the table next to us. We saw it. It did not ruin our meal. The stranger's choice of headwear did not affect the taste of my meal or the enjoyment of those at my table.

 

 

We are elite plus on celebrity and have never found the rank and file staff to be anything short of spectacular. Walking down hallways to hellos and good mornings, eye contact and smiles.

 

No line is perfect I'm sure. Our next two cruises are not with celebrity...and that breaks an over 10 year streak for us. Our last silhouette cruise had issues with those in charge. But ther regular staff were still great.

[JHCruiser123]

We are an extended family group of 8 that will be taking the southbound Millennium cruise on 8/12. I love all your pics and ship information. We are doing a very similar itinerary so far. A couple of us are arriving a few days early to go to Denali and are stopping on the way for a hike on Matanuska. The rest are arriving Thursday night and we are taking the train the next morning to Seward. I was very pleased to hear we could check our bags straight through to the ship because we are promptly going on a fjords cruise once we arrive 11:30-6:30. I'm a bit worried we are cutting it close to the 7:00 deadline for check-in but the fjords cruise folks seem to think it's fine. I'm looking forward to hearing about the rest of your trip, your shore excursions and your logistics for coordinating a larger group of travelers!

[CruisinHarvey]

Great review. Thanks for posting. We've been considering Celebrity. We've been on HAL, Carnival and NCL. Currently NCL is our favorite, partly due to the quality of the entertainment. As you know, their newer ships have multiple entertainment venues and Broadway style shows. We've heard the crew and and food on Celebrity is better, but the entertainment, not so much. What was your experience?

[sillymonkey23]

Vancouver has rapidly become one of our favorite cities. we've been back there a couple of times and there's just so much to see and do. I don't do sushi but the muesli is divine...and we had one of the best meals ever at an Asian restaurant right near the hotel we stayed at. If you're there again, places I recommend are: Of course, the park....Capillano Park with its swinging bridge...Victoria and Butchart Gardens...and Grouse Mt. You can probably fly there on Air Canada for a whole lot less than we can from NY....and now's the time to go.

 

We agree with you! Vancouver is fantastic. I particularly enjoyed the beauty and cleanliness of the city, as well as the feeling of diversity and inclusion that was prevalent throughout. We have been to Victoria many times and would love to return and stay for a week or so, visiting Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo.

[sillymonkey23]

I really enjoyed your review. and am glad you enjoyed our city. We have a large Oriental population here hence the great Sushi, Chinese food, Korean etc.

 

Congratulations on the expected new arrival in your family. What an exciting time! It will be worth not cruising for a few years.

 

We did notice the large Asian population and the abundance of quality restaurants to choose from. All the food we had in Vancouver was so delicious!

 

Thank you so much! My husband and I are so eager to be picked that we would gladly give up cruising for the next several years to stay home with our little one. Until then, we just purchase excellent trip insurance!

[sillymonkey23]

Great review! We are looking to go back to Alaska and book on Millenium. Love that size ship. We did the Solstice last July and it was wonderful. Tracy Arm w Alaska naturalist Brent Nixon quiet narration was goose bump producing. We really didn't see much wildlife so was thinking of doing earlier in season might be better.

 

We fly S. Fla to Anchorage- can't get much further! Is there an excursion or ability to stay on Kodiak pre-cruise, if anyone knows. Would love to go there.

 

How long is the train from Anchorage to Seward? Do you book that with Celebrity?

Thanks again for your review and photos.

 

Thanks! I'm glad you are enjoying the review. We did Tracy Arm in 2014 with NCL and it was stunning! We weren't able to get very close to the glacier, but winding through the fjord was breathtaking!

 

Not sure about traveling to Kodiak as I haven't looked into it. Hopefully someone else can speak to that.

 

We boarded the Alaskan Railroad at 6:45 AM and arrived in Seward at 11:05 AM. So the total travel time was a bit more than four hours. I'm not sure if you CAN book this with Celebrity, but we booked direct with the Alaskan Railroad by visiting alaskarailroad dot com. You will want the "Coastal Classic" if traveling from Anchorage to Seward. The cost is $92 per person for Adventure Class or $181 per person for Gold Star Service (first class). My husband and I discussed booking Gold Star service because it looks very nice, but because we were traveling with eight other people, we didn't want to separate from them. I am happy with our choice to do Adventure Class. The seats were comfortable, the train cars were clean and it was wonderful to experience Alaska in a completely new way with our travel companions.

 

I HIGHLY recommend this experience. There is only one ship in port in Seward so most everyone on the train will be on your cruise. When you arrive at the train station, there are porters to take your bags. Those bags are then transferred to the ship and taken to your room. You can, of course, keep any carry on bags with you that you would like. Once you arrive at the train station, many people will be heading off on day tours because you don't have to be on board until 7 PM. I was concerned that the entire train would pour into the cruise terminal and it would take hours to get onboard, but that was not the case at all. We got through check-in very quickly and walked right on to the ship.

 

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[sillymonkey23]

We are an extended family group of 8 that will be taking the southbound Millennium cruise on 8/12. I love all your pics and ship information. We are doing a very similar itinerary so far. A couple of us are arriving a few days early to go to Denali and are stopping on the way for a hike on Matanuska. The rest are arriving Thursday night and we are taking the train the next morning to Seward. I was very pleased to hear we could check our bags straight through to the ship because we are promptly going on a fjords cruise once we arrive 11:30-6:30. I'm a bit worried we are cutting it close to the 7:00 deadline for check-in but the fjords cruise folks seem to think it's fine. I'm looking forward to hearing about the rest of your trip, your shore excursions and your logistics for coordinating a larger group of travelers!

 

How fun! I discovered that traveling in a larger group really adds to the enjoyment of the cruise. There is always someone to see a show with or go to the wine tasting with you or join you at the pool. If you don't have a set dining time, I would recommend trying to make reservations for your group when you get on board by calling the phone extension listed on your Celebrity Today.

 

Also, we were able to frequent a specific part of the ship, so that if anyone in our group was looking for us onboard, they would be likely to find us at the back of the ship on Deck 10, having a drink and snacking on food from the buffet. We thought our favorite hangout would be the Rooftop Terrace, but when we met up there for sailaway we were disappointed to find that it was very, very cold (due to being up high and exposed to winds) and there is no bar. We quickly shuffled down the aft stairs to find relative warmth and smiling bartenders. I think we sat out there just about every single night after dinner, admiring the sun set. One particularly magical evening we even saw about a dozen whales off in the distance, blowing water straight up into the golden rays of the setting sun.

 

As far as your Seward excursion, I think you will be good on getting to the ship on time, but I also don't blame you for worrying about it. We had a few similar experiences of cutting it close on our trip. In Ketchikan, we were scurrying back on board with about 14 minutes to spare. In Seward, we standing in Kenai Fjords National Park with zero cellular service, praying that the last shuttle of the day would arrive in timely fashion to get us back to the ship. It did.

 

I would just say to double-check where your tour group is dropping you off so you know what to expect. If they say they will have you back to the cruise terminal by 6:30 I would say that is fantastic. If they will drop you at the train station or the small boat harbor, you can expect a ten minute walk to the terminal and you will still be just fine. I am guessing that the tour group runs the tour in such a way to make sure they get their cruise ship passengers to the ship with time for them to check-in. If they were to cause even one tour group of people to miss their ship, you can bet it would negatively impact the company's ratings. All aboard is at 7 PM, but the ship doesn't leave until after the muster drill at 7:45. I doubt (although I cannot know for certain) that if you are standing in line to check-in at 6:55 someone will come along and start yelling that if you haven't checked by 7:00 you're getting left behind. It seems unlikely. Have you checked the Alaska boards to see if anyone else has used that tour company? It might make you feel better to read about other people's experiences with that particular tour.

 

Here is a photo of one of our sunsets, as viewed from "our spot" on Deck 10, aft.

 

[kpd21880]

We are an extended family group of 8 that will be taking the southbound Millennium cruise on 8/12. I love all your pics and ship information. We are doing a very similar itinerary so far. A couple of us are arriving a few days early to go to Denali and are stopping on the way for a hike on Matanuska. The rest are arriving Thursday night and we are taking the train the next morning to Seward. I was very pleased to hear we could check our bags straight through to the ship because we are promptly going on a fjords cruise once we arrive 11:30-6:30. I'm a bit worried we are cutting it close to the 7:00 deadline for check-in but the fjords cruise folks seem to think it's fine. I'm looking forward to hearing about the rest of your trip, your shore excursions and your logistics for coordinating a larger group of travelers!

 

Hi! We are also traveling in a large, multi-generational group in 2017 and have been debating this exact problem... do we arrive in Seward the day before we sail to do the Major Marines tour, or do the day of embarkation and cut the timing really close. Would you mind coming back here after you return in August and let me know how that goes? Or, you can just email me at katievriezen@hotmail.com. Thanks for any help you can provide! -Katie

[lovevacadays]

Thank you for posting your review. We will be on the Equinox in 2017 which, I believe is a sister ship to the Millenium. I'm very excited to try Celebrity as my cruises over the last 10 years have been on Princess. I noticed your picture of the bathroom. The storage looks great. How is the storage in the rest of the cabin and how is the closet area? I think Princess' closet, the storage where the safe is and the main cabin area is great. If you have any pictures of the closet and thoughts on storage, I would love to read about it.:):):)

 

I was just reading another thread and know realize that the Millenium and Equinox are not the same class of ship.

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[fleckle]

..... I was very pleased to hear we could check our bags straight through to the ship because we are promptly going on a fjords cruise once we arrive 11:30-6:30. I'm a bit worried we are cutting it close to the 7:00 deadline for check-in but the fjords cruise folks seem to think it's fine.....

No need for worry at all. Those Kenai Fjords cruises out of Seward are outstanding, among the best excursions available for someone taking an Alaska cruise or land trip.

It would be a shame to get to Seward and miss it.

 

Just be sure to book one of the longer excursions that actually get you up into the fjords, not settle for one that only cruises around inside Resurrection Bay.

 

We have done them several times and it was always one of the top highlights of our entire vacation, with one exception.

 

Our only disappointment was the time that the seas were too rough to get across to the fjords, so our boat turned back and just cruised around inside the bay that day. (They gave us a partial refund.)

 

If anyone in your party is prone to seasickness, do take appropriate precautions because there is a short stretch of water to cross that can be very bumpy after you get outside the bay.

But the ride is smooth after that.

 

 

The vendors are very aware that cruise ship passengers need to board their ships and they are very conscientious about getting you back in time. Their livelihood depends on it. They have been taking cruise ship passengers on these tours for years.

 

They also have customers who need to be back in time to board the 6 p.m. train to Anchorage, so they got back to the dock in Seward around 5:30.

(Suggest you double check that 6:30 time as it may have changed since the last time we did it.)

From there, it is about a 10 - 20 minute walk to the ship, depending on how fast you walk and how many times you stop along the way to take pictures,

 

or you can ride to the ship on the free shuttle that goes all around the town in continuous loops,

or you can take a taxi.

 

It is an outstanding excursion for both wildlife and scenery.

 

 

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[Hydrokitty]

 

It is an outstanding excursion for both wildlife and scenery.

 

Kenai Fjord is not to be missed!!!! We saw whales, otters, eagles, etc. but the best part was that I was taking a photo of an interesting ice formation on a glacier (don't ask me the name we saw so many of them) when there was a loud CRACK and a huge chunk fell off! I got the picture....it was one of the most exciting things ever....and the wave that followed was terrifying!!!

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[Ginnyfyr]

Here is a photo of one of our sunsets, as viewed from "our spot" on Deck 10, aft.

 

 

WOW. That is one fantastic shot! The sunsets are one of my favourite things about cruising to Alaska.

[love2driveinct]

CruisinHarvey, We just got home from the northbound cruise that was right after this one. I found the entertainment very good, but my kids (18, 15, & 11) were disappointed that there was no comedian, magician, or hypnotist. 1960's and 70's music, an Elton John tribute, an amazing impressionist who did people they weren't familiar with, and a Broadway music show were all things they didn't particularly enjoy. They've asked if we can sail RC next time.

 

 

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Edited July 5, 2016 by love2driveinct