Alaskan Cruise Ideas

[nbomar]

Hey guys, completely off topic (Hence the off topic forum) but the wife and I with some friends are doing the Carnival Alaskan cruise this summer. We were asked about different activities and excursions and I don't have a clue. Have any of you done this cruise before and have suggestions on things to do or not do?

Appreciate it!
Nick

 

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[Tramguage1]

What ports are you going to be in?

 

[nbomar]

What ports are you going to be in?

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[Deleted member 3748]

Hey guys, completely off topic (Hence the off topic forum) but the wife and I with some friends are doing the Carnival Alaskan cruise this summer. We were asked about different activities and excursions and I don't have a clue. Have any of you done this cruise before and have suggestions on things to do or not do?

Appreciate it!
Nick

Find SxS rentals at each stop.

 

[nbomar]

Find SxS rentals at each stop.

the wife would be ECSTATIC!


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[GlockMeister]

Hey guys, completely off topic (Hence the off topic forum) but the wife and I with some friends are doing the Carnival Alaskan cruise this summer. We were asked about different activities and excursions and I don't have a clue. Have any of you done this cruise before and have suggestions on things to do or not do?

Appreciate it!
Nick

Ketchikan is a neat town. Third largst in the state. You can go on a small plane tour..pretty cool

 

[Tramguage1]

We did a UTV ride in Ketchikan,
A white water rafting trip in Jueanau. And a helicopter ride and tour of a glacier.
The glacier trip was AWESOME!!!!!!

 

[Landman]

My parents did the Alaskan cruise some years back... unfortunately I don't remember what all they did. The only thing I recall was dad saying that the food wasn't as good as the cruise they took to the Bahamas, but everything else (ship/views/people etc.) about the trip was so much better and they really enjoyed it.

It's on our list of something to do in the next few years.

 

[Ragnar406]

Ketchikan is a neat town. Third largst in the state. You can go on a small plane tour..pretty cool

It rains there so much

 

[HivoltageHonda]

Me and the wife wanna do that in a few year. I hear its awesome.

 

[R-Lamm]

My sis and her family did the helicopter to a glacier thing and said it was AMAZING! Said it was definitely not a cheap trip but worth every penny. Another thing they really enjoyed was they found somewhere that did the dog sleds tours through some country and they really enjoyed it!

 

[Alan aka Davinci]

If you wind up anywhere in the area of Talkeetna, go there and take to flight up to Mt. Denali (use to be Mckinley). We used K2 Aviation and you will also land on a glacier, get out and run around taking pictures like a bunch of tourists. You cruise my not have the time for you to do this.

 

[Alan aka Davinci]

Hey guys, completely off topic (Hence the off topic forum) but the wife and I with some friends are doing the Carnival Alaskan cruise this summer. We were asked about different activities and excursions and I don't have a clue. Have any of you done this cruise before and have suggestions on things to do or not do?

Appreciate it!
Nick

I know a guy that went to Alaska for his health, he came back a husky [HASHTAG]#ucker[/HASHTAG].

 

[JTW]

I know a guy that went to Alaska for his health, he came back a husky [HASHTAG]#ucker[/HASHTAG].

I like it!!

 

[JTW]

My folks did a train ride while there and said it was cool.. Dad said to do whatever you could to get further in a and cover as much ground as possible.

 

[Gator]

My friends also did the helicopter to the top and dog sled ride.
They also did a guided snow mobile rental.
He went fishing while she rested one day.

 

[infernored1000]

Try find out what excursions the shop offers before hand and if possible do them on your own, you will save a bunch of money by not going through the ship, but if do go through the ship everything is taking care off, we have done one ship excursion and wouldn't do another through the ship, the rest we have done by walking off the ship. We have done several cruises and probably gonna do one this summer. Also highly recommend doing a walk out balcony, well worth it imho.

Just a quick example. On a trip to key west a jet ski excursion through carnival cruise was like $200 per person, we walked off the ship and it was $150 through the local person that does the ship excursions for them, walked a little further and it was even cheaper, walked a little further shopping and sight seeing and found the same jet ski excursion through the local place and it was $100 for all three of us.

 

[Tramguage1]

My folks did a train ride while there and said it was cool.. Dad said to do whatever you could to get further in a and cover as much ground as possible.

I also heard the White Pass train ride was amazing!

 

[kswaterfowler]

We did that same cruise 5 years ago. We hiked a trail at Skagway back to a small lake. Then hiked back to town and caught the white pass train. Ate fresh seafood at a little restaurant right on the dock. Ketchikan went to the lumberjack show. The Tongass national forest hq was there. Had to pay to get in but it was brand new that year and pretty awesome. Walked around and it rained.
Juneau we toured some Salmon Hatchery and went to Mendenhall glacier which was fun.
Victoria we couldn’t rock due to high winds.
Seattle we did the essentials tour. Space needle and pike’s market were the highlights.
The only plug I will give for boat based tours was the would wait for you if booked through the boat. People across the hall from us got delayed on a floatplane trip the booked themselves I believe in Ketchikan and had to pay to meet the boat at its next stop.

 

[JTW]

I also heard the White Pass train ride was amazing!

That was it!