Whitter train to cruise terminal questions

[phillies fan]

My wife and I are making plans for our cruise trip in Alaska this year.   We are interested in taking the Alaska RR train from Anchorage to Whittier.   My wife uses a rollator to get around. Reps from both Princess and Alaska Railroad have indicated we are on our own in getting from the train to the cruise terminal in Whittier.   There does not appear to be any sort of shuttle available to assist in this transport.   Have others, using rollators or wheelchairs, done this?  How long a walk would this be from where the train lets passengers off to the cruise terminal?  Our alternative plan is to use the bus transfer Princess coordinates from the Anchorage airport to the cruise terminal in Whittier.   We did that last time the cruised, but were curious to try the railroad train as an alternative this trip.  

Thanks in advance to those who respond.    

[Essiesmom]

This is the terminal, and you can see the train stops right in front of it, with covered walk to the terminal.  You can see a bus either loading (probably) or unloading behind the terminal, so the walk is not much more from the train than with the bus.  EM

 

 

Another view, train in background but you can't see the T formed by the train platform and walkway to the terminal.  

 

Edited March 9, 2019 by Essiesmom

[phillies fan]

Thanks for posting these pics....They are very helpful as I'm trying to decide which alternative is best for us.   

[phillies fan]

Just back from our Alaskan cruise and thought I'd post an update.

 

We opted to use the Alaskan Railroad and were very pleased we did.  One of the advantages of this for us was knowing when we'd be leaving Anchorage, when we'd arrive in Whittier and when we could be on board the Coral Princess.   On a previous trip to Alaska, we arrived at the airport at the time Princess suggested and then had to wait several hours to board a bus to Whittier.  We chose the extra expense, but the guaranteed schedule of the train.

 

The train arrives just as Essiesmom noted.   The Alaskan Railroad staff assisted my wife getting off the train.  We crossed one set of railroad tracks and the crosswalk over to the terminal entrance.   The traffic guard on the road called for a wheelchair and we were escorted through embarkation right to our room in a few minutes.  

 

It could not have gone any smoother and is certainly our preferred route for the future.