Cali Viajera Posted March 29, 2019 #1 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Hi Everyone! We are booked on a Celebrity Alaskan cruise for July 2020. I would like to book next year's local excursions this summer so we are all set and I don't have to think about it. Is one year out too early or just right? I know port towns are small and with many ships in a port that is thousands unloading there. Thank you for any input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted March 29, 2019 #2 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Are you talking ship's excursions, or private ones? I have seen recently that private vendors allow booking almost a year in advance. That is a message. Otherwise, excursions with limited capacities, like helicopter, small boat tours, etc, should be booked as soon as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italy52 Posted March 29, 2019 #3 Share Posted March 29, 2019 For us, we like to book our excursions ASAP especially if we are going with a small boat operator or a popular tour operator. Some vendors will take a reservation in advance and some will put you on a list or ask that you call back when their reservation system for the particular year you are interested opens up. If you know what you want you can always contact the vendor and see what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted March 29, 2019 #4 Share Posted March 29, 2019 If booking private excursions, I would book once we have selected our excursions and they are available for booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlogee Posted March 30, 2019 #5 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I found some of the private excursion companies wouldn't start booking for the next season till the current season was over - so October 2018 for our July 2019 trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted March 30, 2019 #6 Share Posted March 30, 2019 We cruised Alaska last July. I had made excursion reservations (whale watching in Juneau and the White Pass railroad in Skagway) by the end of January. On a past Alaska cruise I made all my reservations before the end of the previous year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katwoman007 Posted April 3, 2019 #7 Share Posted April 3, 2019 I am less than 2 months out and still have plenty of open ship reservations and private as well that I have come across. We booked ours in January and I actually just changed one, because I realized I wanted a smaller group of 14 for a whale watching tour vs who knows how many 😉 So I guess it could depend on your boat and when. I have heard other lines selling out super fast on theirs. When I was looking last year, most companies were not ready till the same year to take reservations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldtraveller99 Posted April 3, 2019 #8 Share Posted April 3, 2019 We have booked already our small boat whale local excursions in Juneau and Sitka for July 2020. For Ketchikan and Skagway I am probably going with our ship excursions so have to wait until 120 days before the cruise. In the afternoon in Juneau I am hoping to get the local shuttle bus to Mendenhall Glacier and back - I wouldn't think I could book that until very near the date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterdrago Posted April 3, 2019 #9 Share Posted April 3, 2019 On 3/29/2019 at 10:11 PM, schlogee said: I found some of the private excursion companies wouldn't start booking for the next season till the current season was over - so October 2018 for our July 2019 trip. This is precisely what I found when trying to book third party excursions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Viajera Posted April 3, 2019 Author #10 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Thank-you for all your great input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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