DrDani226 Posted June 27 #1 Share Posted June 27 We just booked Alaska for June 2025. I know we’re a year out but there are surprisingly few excursions available right now. Is it just too soon? I feel like there are usually plenty of Caribbean excursions available early on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celialeah98 Posted June 27 #2 Share Posted June 27 Best deals are the Friday after Thanksgiving sale ( usually released that week) if you want to book RCCL excursions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDani226 Posted June 27 Author #3 Share Posted June 27 6 minutes ago, Celialeah98 said: Best deals are the Friday after Thanksgiving sale ( usually released that week) if you want to book RCCL excursions. Sometimes. But I'm just trying to find out when more excursions will be released. Right now there are only 1 or 2 per port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celialeah98 Posted June 27 #4 Share Posted June 27 We went to Alaska in August 2008 on RCCL on a radiance class ship from Vancouver to seaward. We did post cruise land tour. I booked most tours independently ( cruise portion)So I recommend looking at independent excursions at each port also. For our Norway fjords cruise July 2023, some of the tours I booked independently or with RCCL did not open for booking until between Nov 2022-Jan 2023. Happy planning! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royal3 Posted June 27 #5 Share Posted June 27 With several Alaska ports recently setting daily passenger limits, schedules might be changing. They might be waiting for things to firm up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted June 27 #6 Share Posted June 27 9 hours ago, DrDani226 said: But I'm just trying to find out when more excursions will be released. You'll need to wait and keep checking. You can use the web tool hack to see what excursions are available on this season's sailing and assume the same will be available next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scurvy Pirate Posted June 27 #7 Share Posted June 27 I am going to Alaska this August 2024. My experience was that a lot of the excursions didn't start showing up until about 330 days out. Even then, some were added, some disappeared only to reappear a few weeks later. I have double booked one RCI excursion and a private excursion for one port. I may give the RCI excursion to my nieces as it was a great price. The other two stops I am doing private excursions. I used RCI as an overview and actually found two of the identical excursions much cheaper going directly to the tour operator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDani226 Posted June 27 Author #8 Share Posted June 27 27 minutes ago, The Scurvy Pirate said: I am going to Alaska this August 2024. My experience was that a lot of the excursions didn't start showing up until about 330 days out. Even then, some were added, some disappeared only to reappear a few weeks later. I have double booked one RCI excursion and a private excursion for one port. I may give the RCI excursion to my nieces as it was a great price. The other two stops I am doing private excursions. I used RCI as an overview and actually found two of the identical excursions much cheaper going directly to the tour operator. Can I ask what private your operator you’re using? Have you used them before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Kellie in Texas Posted June 27 #9 Share Posted June 27 Check out the Alaska forum: Alaska Cruises Q&A: Find Tips & Recommendations - Cruise Critic Message Board Forums Tons of information there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise5life Posted June 27 #10 Share Posted June 27 (edited) 11 hours ago, DrDani226 said: We just booked Alaska for June 2025. I know we’re a year out but there are surprisingly few excursions available right now. Is it just too soon? I feel like there are usually plenty of Caribbean excursions available early on. I always recommend this co for whale watching in Juneau. Small Female owned co. small boat so not many people onboard (6) Edited June 27 by Cruise5life 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted June 30 #11 Share Posted June 30 A lot of the private operators are not taking bookings yet for 2025, so cruise lines don't know what is available yet either. Our current favorite is Alaska Shore Tours - they cover several ports. Sort of a consolidator - they own several tour companies and contract with others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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