HAL Zuiderdam vs Princess Royal Princess

[taylortime05]

On 12/23/2021 at 3:29 PM, Ashland said:

Many feel Glacier Bay is a must....I don't. Really consider the RCI itinerary Radiance is a great ship and that itinerary is a favorite of ours but we do prefer doing it the North Bound instead.

 

We are looking at the Radiance on a Southbound cruise mid July 2022.  I wanted to fly in early and spend 5-7 days pre cruise exploring.  Why do you prefer North bound?

[cruisn43]

@taylortime05You will find people who prefer Northbound and others who prefer Southbound.  We did a ton of research before our cruise in 2019.  We decided to fly to Alaska pre-cruise.  We rented a car and stayed 4 nights in the Palmer area.  We took the cruise line transfer from the Anchorage airport to the ship.  At the end of the southbound cruise we added a few nights and drove up to Whistler before flying back home.

[Northern Aurora]

On 2/3/2022 at 9:54 AM, taylortime05 said:

 

We are looking at the Radiance on a Southbound cruise mid July 2022.  I wanted to fly in early and spend 5-7 days pre cruise exploring.  Why do you prefer North bound?

 

 

We have done both north and south bound itineraries, including twice as a B2B, and don't have any preference.  Your plan of flying to Alaska to spend some time on a land trip is a good idea.

[nini]

We do not care for HAL and Princess does a fabulous job in Alaska, having nature commentators onboard. IMHO, HAL would be quiet and boring.