Sailing south Alaska - Help! Port or starboard?

[mtjlr]

We are planning an Alaskan cruise in August and are in the midst of booking our cabin location. We will be sailing Whittier to Vancouver. This will be on the Sapphire Princess. We note there are very few port side cabins available, except far forward. Do we definitely want to be on the port side sailing south, or would we be happy with starboard?

 

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Mike A]

You will want to be on the Port Side. We just came off the same cruise on the Diamond. When you enter Glacier Bay the majority of the glaciers will be on the Port Side. We had a mini-suite with a large balcony and enjoyed the view.

[JEMS]

mtjlr,

The Port side would allow you to view land from your room for the whole trip. That being said, we sailed on the Sapphire Northbound in August/Sept. this year, and the ship turned around in both Glacier Bay and College Fjord in order for all passengers to get good views of the glaciers.:)

Our family had two Starboard balconies, but we also enjoyed going out on the deck to see the ice flows closer and the bow of the ship viewing area.

The weather was wonderful in College Fjord (lots more glaciers to see) but rainy & misty in Glacier Bay:( . Without full coverage on our balconies, viewing there was better (drier) on the Pomenade Deck. It's difficult to hold an umbrella and take pictures at the same time!

[irisheileen]

Yes, Port is always the concensus on the Alaskan Board for SB trips. We were Starboard for our recent NB Alaskan Cruise and were very glad.

 

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Eileen

[Greg3322]

We are planning an Alaskan cruise in August and are in the midst of booking our cabin location. We will be sailing Whittier to Vancouver. This will be on the Sapphire Princess. We note there are very few port side cabins available, except far forward. Do we definitely want to be on the port side sailing south, or would we be happy with starboard?

 

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

We have done two southbound cruises. The first on the port side and the second on the starboard. The port side does have an advantage in Glacier Bay, but we were in no way disapointed in the starboard. The ship sat at then end of Glacier Bay with the port side facing the glaciers, then the capatin spun the ship 180 degrees so the other side can see too.

 

Greg