Cruznjuly Posted December 11, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Has anyone done this excursion- Tracy Arm Fjord and Glacier Explorer? It's very expensive but seems to get you up close and personal with the glaciers. CCL website only has 16 reviews... all positive, but only 16. We will be on the Legend in July. Thanks! https://www.carnival.com/shore-excursions/juneau/tracy-arm-fjord-and-glacier-explorer-171053 Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted December 11, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 11, 2016 It is exceptional - sign up before it sells out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznjuly Posted December 11, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Any pros/cons to the 11:30 vs the 2:30 departure? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglecw Posted December 11, 2016 #4 Share Posted December 11, 2016 We do this excursion every other year. It’s one of the best excursions you can go on. The excursion boat will pick you up alongside your ship, take you up as close as they safely can to the face of the Sawyer glacier, and they’ll bring you back to your ship which will have just docked in Juneau. I read the flyer that you posted and its kind of confusing, it talks about picking up in Tracy Arm and it also talks about leaving from Juneau. Either way you’ll enjoy this excursion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznjuly Posted December 12, 2016 Author #5 Share Posted December 12, 2016 We do this excursion every other year. It’s one of the best excursions you can go on. The excursion boat will pick you up alongside your ship, take you up as close as they safely can to the face of the Sawyer glacier, and they’ll bring you back to your ship which will have just docked in Juneau. I read the flyer that you posted and its kind of confusing, it talks about picking up in Tracy Arm and it also talks about leaving from Juneau. Either way you’ll enjoy this excursion Yes it was a bit confusing. It's directly from Carnival's site. I emailed them and presume if it's available, I'll get more information. :) Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kctwinmommy Posted December 12, 2016 #6 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Yes it was a bit confusing. It's directly from Carnival's site. I emailed them and presume if it's available, I'll get more information. :) Yes, it's done through email. They will reply with your confirmation. Then once you're on board, you'll be charged for it and you'll get your tickets in your state room. We really enjoyed it, it was certainly a nice excursion, neat to get up so close. I'm pretty sure I have a photo of the 3 of us in my trip report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznjuly Posted December 12, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Yes, it's done through email. They will reply with your confirmation. Then once you're on board, you'll be charged for it and you'll get your tickets in your state room. We really enjoyed it, it was certainly a nice excursion, neat to get up so close. I'm pretty sure I have a photo of the 3 of us in my trip report. Great, thank you. I emailed them A couple days ago… Just waiting to hear back. I will get on the computer and find your trip report! Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kctwinmommy Posted December 12, 2016 #8 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Cruznjuly - I actually added links to my cruise reports in my signature. Makes it easier to find them. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznjuly Posted December 13, 2016 Author #9 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Emailed them on Friday... still no reply... is that typical? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseonthebrain Posted December 13, 2016 #10 Share Posted December 13, 2016 THE BEST EXCURSION EVER!!!! Make sure you dress super warm- it gets very cold near the glacier. And bring lots of battery life and digital space for pictures. We had to swap out batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockdoctor Posted December 13, 2016 #11 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Tracy Arm is a Service Stop for HAL. If you do not take the excursion you will see some beautiful scenery but no glaciers. We were fortunate, we were able to book the excursion onboard. I would recommend pre booking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise_More_Often Posted December 13, 2016 #12 Share Posted December 13, 2016 (edited) We do this excursion every other year. It’s one of the best excursions you can go on. The excursion boat will pick you up alongside your ship, take you up as close as they safely can to the face of the Sawyer glacier, and they’ll bring you back to your ship which will have just docked in Juneau. I read the flyer that you posted and its kind of confusing, it talks about picking up in Tracy Arm and it also talks about leaving from Juneau. Either way you’ll enjoy this excursion OP, I think Eaglecw has it right. For the earlier time the little boat will pick you up directly from the ship, just like a tender. And for the later time you will board the tour boat while your ship is in Juneau. When we did this excursion, the tour boat left the dock in Juneau in the afternoon, and after seeing the glacier, it met up with our ship in Tracy Arm, where we reboarded. Do not miss this excursion. We did it in 2006, and it is one of our favorite excursions (if not the favorite). Since that time we have cruised too early in the season to be able to do it again. We're really hoping to repeat it in 2018. Edited December 13, 2016 by Cruise_More_Often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglecw Posted December 14, 2016 #13 Share Posted December 14, 2016 The last time we did the Tracy Arm small boat tour the weather was perfect, sunny, fairly warm. The captain of the boat a young woman who could really handle the boat. I was a little surprised when she put the bow of the boat into a water fall, so the water fall was cascading down on the deck of the bow, talk about cool!! Believe it or not some people missed it as they were a sleep, unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCalicoCat Posted December 14, 2016 #14 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Has anyone done this excursion- Tracy Arm Fjord and Glacier Explorer? It's very expensive but seems to get you up close and personal with the glaciers. CCL website only has 16 reviews... all positive, but only 16. We will be on the Legend in July. Thanks! https://www.carnival.com/shore-excursions/juneau/tracy-arm-fjord-and-glacier-explorer-171053 Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app This was my most favorite excursion in the history of ever. It will sell out before the ship leaves the dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznjuly Posted December 14, 2016 Author #15 Share Posted December 14, 2016 So glad to hear all the positive reviews! Emailed them several days ago... just waiting for a reply! :) Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseonthebrain Posted December 16, 2016 #16 Share Posted December 16, 2016 So glad to hear all the positive reviews! Emailed them several days ago... just waiting for a reply! :) Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app I hope you have a great time. I am soooo jealous!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted December 17, 2016 #17 Share Posted December 17, 2016 At this point - I would call. I don't think your email will be answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mersuisse Posted December 19, 2016 #18 Share Posted December 19, 2016 HAS anyone done this excursion from celebrity solstice. We are going in Aug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCalicoCat Posted December 19, 2016 #19 Share Posted December 19, 2016 HAS anyone done this excursion from celebrity solstice. We are going in Aug If it is the "tender style" excursion, then is it probably more alike that different on all of the cruise lines. (Probably the same company picks up the passengers from the different ships.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanskid Posted December 24, 2016 #20 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I'm also looking for opinions on the morning versus afternoon times for this excursion on the Legend in mid-July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznjuly Posted December 24, 2016 Author #21 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I'm also looking for opinions on the morning versus afternoon times for this excursion on the Legend in mid-July. I got a reply from Carnival... they said there's only one time available and that's the 11:30. I'm Sure it's just because we're not going until July, so maybe they haven't opened up the second time yet? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted December 25, 2016 #22 Share Posted December 25, 2016 (edited) We do this excursion every other year. It’s one of the best excursions you can go on. The excursion boat will pick you up alongside your ship, take you up as close as they safely can to the face of the Sawyer glacier, and they’ll bring you back to your ship which will have just docked in Juneau. I read the flyer that you posted and its kind of confusing, it talks about picking up in Tracy Arm and it also talks about leaving from Juneau. Either way you’ll enjoy this excursion This is not accurate with Carnival. As well as some of the following posts. With Carnival- they usually DO run 2 tours. It does NOT involve Juneau at all. The excursion is ONE way either starting from the entrance of Tracy Arm to Sawyer Island or at Sawyer Island, with getting back on the cruise ship at the Tracy Arm entrance. not sure what the "safety" reference is about? Far more critical is TIME. A lot of packed ice takes more "time" to navigate. I've been on boats- that were surrounded by ice and got up to within standard face range. Comments make it sound like it's dangerous and boats are sinking every season. :) There is only ONE vendor who does this contracted tour- it will be the SAME type boats for every cruise line that offers this tour. - Allen Maine- you can see their boats online. Edited December 25, 2016 by Budget Queen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseonthebrain Posted December 29, 2016 #23 Share Posted December 29, 2016 We went in late August and there were two boats but they ran at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCCruisin1 Posted December 29, 2016 #24 Share Posted December 29, 2016 HAS anyone done this excursion from celebrity solstice. We are going in Aug My sister and I went on this excursion from the Celebrity Solstice this past May and it was spectacular!! We didn't get up Tracy Arm because of ice blocking the entrance, so they took us up Endicott Arm instead and we got to see Dawes Glacier. It was so beautiful!! I can't even describe it!! We got to see the glacier calve...a couple "small" calves and then one giant calve! The noise was phenomenal and our tour guide said we had to get out of there kind of quick, because of a tsunami type effect! Very cool! We were glad that we spent the money to go!! The tour boat pulls up along side the Solstice and you walk across and get on the boat and then when you get done with the "tour" they take you to Juneau where you have to reboard the ship the same way you got off, before you can get off the ship to go to Juneau. Hope this helps!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kctwinmommy Posted December 29, 2016 #25 Share Posted December 29, 2016 We went in late August and there were two boats but they ran at the same time. Our cruise in July did 2 boats, and 2 times. I can't remember if there were 2 options when we booked it in January, but we did do the early one anyway. So they may add a second time. But yes, there were still 2 boats that went at the same time. And then, when they got to the glacier, one stayed close up for a little while, then switched places with the other one. Even though it's big, they still want to make sure the boats are apart from each other and safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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