Shop Hours

[bobbie_81348]

We were wondering how late the shops in Juneau and Skagway stay open. We have a tour in Juneau and will not be getting back to the ship until around 8:00 with no time to shop before the tour. Are we out of luck being able to do any shopping while there? In Skagway we are renting a car and wondered how early we need to get back from the drive to Emerald Lake to be able to shop a little there. Is there any shopping at the pier in Victoria or do you need to go into town?

Thanks for the help.

Bobbie

[Budget Queen]

Some shops will definately be open late in Alaska ports. There are no shops at the dock in Victoria. It's a 15-20 min. walk to the Inner Harbor, shuttle bus available for $6, if I recall correctly?? Also an endless cab line.

[tee_harbor]

BQ's right; many of the stores don't close until the last ship leaves. (And there's usually at least one in dock until 10-11pm.) I had friends on a ship in May, and we were in the Tee Shirt Factory at 9:30pm. I'd say the smaller, locally run shops keep more traditional hours, but since the stores have to earn mostly a year's income in four months, they work overtime. And Skagway should be the same, since the 'shopping district' is nearly all tourist-oriented.

[kb996]

I was surprised that many of the shops in Juneau closed at 6:00. Some where still open but the nicer looking locally owned ones were closed when we got back from our excursion at 7:00. One that I really wanted to go to, the Glacier Smoothie Soap store was closed .... guess I'll just have to go back!

[bobbie_81348]

Thank you so much for the info on the store hours. We are hoping to get to go to some of the shops after the tour. Again thanks.

[LoveThisCruisingThing]

There is a gift shop at the pier in Victoria. Check it out. They do have some neat stuff at reasonable prices. I got a great pair of socks there.