which side of ship N bound inside passage

[TravelQueries]

We are going on our first Alaska cruise in Sept.  Leaving Vancouver northbound inside passage.  For the best scenery from our balcony, does it matter if we are port side or starboard?  I know at times we will want to go outside for viewing, but just wondered if the side you're on makes a difference for cabin selection.   thanks so much

[d9704011]

Just now, TravelQueries said:

We are going on our first Alaska cruise in Sept.  Leaving Vancouver northbound inside passage.  For the best scenery from our balcony, does it matter if we are port side or starboard?  I know at times we will want to go outside for viewing, but just wondered if the side you're on makes a difference for cabin selection.   thanks so much

Personally, I don't believe it will make a great difference but take starboard if available.

[CruiserBruce]

If you look around the board,  you will see this asked numerous times. It doesn't matter.

[jean-lynd]

There isn't that big of a difference but if you can get starboard I would do it. You will have more land views. Especially if you are going farther north then Glacier Bay. I hope this helps!

[TravelQueries]

I am new to this and I did do a search of the Board as best I could & didn't find anything.  But thank you to those of you who answered this question and were patient with me.  I appreciate it.

[whee-sailing]

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/search/?q=starboard&quick=1&type=forums_topic&nodes=33

 

Take a look at these search results if you want to dig further (your own post will be the first few results but after that there are others!).

[TravelQueries]

Whee-sailing :  Thank you so much for this.  It was very helpful !

[Heidi13]

6 hours ago, TravelQueries said:

We are going on our first Alaska cruise in Sept.  Leaving Vancouver northbound inside passage.  For the best scenery from our balcony, does it matter if we are port side or starboard?  I know at times we will want to go outside for viewing, but just wondered if the side you're on makes a difference for cabin selection.   thanks so much

 

Spent 2 seasons cruising Alaska out of Vancouver, spending 8+ hrs per day looking out the Bridge windows. It doesn't matter which side of the ship you are on, as once you are clear of the Inside Passage, you are so far offshore you don't see much anyway.