maweberpa Posted April 23, 2018 #1 Share Posted April 23, 2018 We're arriving in Juneau at noon and have a rental car. We would like to do Eagle Beach and Mendenhall Glacier. I've read the glacier can get pretty crowded, so I'm wondering if there is any advantage to the order we see these two places, i.e. should we do the beach first or the glacier? We're there in late June if that makes a difference. Thanks for any thoughts you have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted April 23, 2018 #2 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Altho the Mendenhall Visitor Center closes at 7:30pm, the trails are open until midnight, so if you want to avoid crowds go later. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/tongass/about-forest/offices/?cid=stelprdb5400800. What time does the rental office close? or are you ok with returning the car after hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maweberpa Posted April 23, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Good point about the car return. The reservation says we can return the car at 10 PM, but we leave at 9, so we'll definitely be back before then. Are there ships that leave port earlier in the day? At this point I'm leaning toward heading to the beach first and hitting the glacier on the way back. Maybe some of the crowds from the morning ships will have departed by late afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted April 23, 2018 #4 Share Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) In the HELPFUL RESOURCES thread,( probably on pg 3 by now) I included a web site that provides a calendar and info on the cruiseships in each port each day... the ships name, # pax and time in port. here's that link: http://claalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Juneau-–-JNU-2018.pdf Edited April 23, 2018 by mapleleaves added link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladyaruba Posted April 23, 2018 #5 Share Posted April 23, 2018 In the HELPFUL RESOURCES thread,( probably on pg 3 by now) I included a web site that provides a calendar and info on the cruiseships in each port each day... the ships name, # pax and time in port. here's that link: http://claalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Juneau-–-JNU-2018.pdf Thanks! I liked this site but only saw ship name and times, no number of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted April 24, 2018 #6 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Thanks! I liked this site but only saw ship name and times, no number of people. If you know the ship's name, just go to the cruiseline web site to find it's capacity. Or, you're safe to use an average of 2500 per ship. Or, google to find other sites, such as this one: http://www.cruiseportinsider.com/juneauschedule2018.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladyaruba Posted April 24, 2018 #7 Share Posted April 24, 2018 If you know the ship's name, just go to the cruiseline web site to find it's capacity.Or, you're safe to use an average of 2500 per ship. Or, google to find other sites, such as this one: http://www.cruiseportinsider.com/juneauschedule2018.html Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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