Alaska On My Own Excursions Without A Cruise Ship

Side by side nature safari in the Tongass National Forest.

Alaska on my own excursions without a cruise ship. Mendenhall can be reached by taxi bus you can book these at the pier and Uber and theres plenty of shops and restaurants within a short walk from the pier. The 3 excursions that Ive chosen for my wife and I both of us 43 and son 15 are as follows. However a friend went last year and went with no planned excursions and they said a couple of stops were so small especially Sitka that they were finished seeing the town and still had a LOT of time left in the port and they got.

Cruise lines like MSC who have been cruising in Europe have allowed guests to disembark in port but only as part of shore excursions that the cruise lines have arranged. I do not regret one-bit visiting Alaska my first time on a cruise ship this helped. Why Ship-Sponsored Excursions Have Been Required.

Rainforest Canopy Zipline Expedition. Here are my Alaska cruise excursion tips based on the Alaska cruises I have taken in the last few years to help you plan your best Alaska trip possible. Most Alaska cruises are 7 days and are either Alaska Inside Passage Cruises that sail roundtrip from Seattle or Vancouver.

I sailed with Princess Cruises to discover the beauty of Alaska myself. Personally I dont think there is an easier more comfortable or more economical way to see the beauty of south east Alaska than from a cruise ship. Recently I visited Alaska a dream destination of mine since I was a teen.

Ketchikan is extremely walkable but I hear they have a visitor bus as well. The cruise has quite a few ports in Japan and a few in Alaska. Whale-watching and marine life tour.

You can skip the hassle of arranging your own onshore activities youll know the tour provider is licensed and reputable and the ship wont depart until all of its tour buses have returned. Full Refund Available up to 24 Hours Before Your Tour Date. I was on the cruise ship Carnival Splendor last week to East Caribbean and when the ship docked in St.