port times

[chris153]

looking for august 2023.  What cruiseline/ship has longest days in port.   Also want Glacier bay and inside passage.  Know that rules out RCI and Celebrity. 

 

This is a hard cruise to plan, so appreciate all your input. 

[disneyochem]

I would look into either HAL or Princess cruising out of Vancouver on a smaller ship.  Explore the itinerary for a ship the size of the Zuiderdam or Grand Princess—some ships are too large to sail the inside passage.

[CruiserBruce]

If you want "true" Inside Passage, that means either roundtrip out of Vancouver, or starting or ending in Vancouver. Princess, HAL and (a distant third) NCL have the most Glacier Bay visits.

 

So that should give you some research targets.

[chris153]

1 hour ago, CruiserBruce said:

If you want "true" Inside Passage, that means either roundtrip out of Vancouver, or starting or ending in Vancouver. Princess, HAL and (a distant third) NCL have the most Glacier Bay visits.

 

So that should give you some research targets.

Trust me I  have been researching for weeks. And yes have narrowed it to the three cruiselines  you mentioned. Just thought I would ask the experts here .   I feel there is a wealth of info from everyone, kindly giving help. and info.   I have narrowed it down alot, just seeing some beg differences in port times.  Thanks for your help

 

[Dancing Shoes]

I can tell you that NCL has the worst dock in Ketchikan.  It is at Ward Cove, and I believe it takes about 25 mins to walk to town.  I know their time there is also short.  Avoid.  We went with HAL on the Volendam and liked the size of that ship in 2018. If you are wanting to do any shore excursions that take you up Tracy Arm, don't go early in the season.  

Edited September 5, 2022 by Dancing Shoes

[SightCRR]

I am sure it will change but here is a good start. 

2023 Schedules | Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska (claalaska.com)

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