I'll ask ya about Alaska!

[DennaBeana]

Notes Recap....

-September is cold

-book excursions early

-sail north to south

-bring lots of layers

-and most importantly avoid reindeer sausage!!!

This is all good! Keep it going!!!

Although I kind of want to have some cold weather to really feel like I'm in Alaska! It looks like April and May have the best prices.

This is going to be a big trip for me so some of the excursions I'm looking at are: whale watching!!! glacier tour, dog camp, dry suit snorkeling.

One of the iteneraries I'm looking at does start or stop in Vancover so who knows... might be looking you up!!!

[JohnG]

There are no cruises to Alaska in Apr. The season is mid May to late September. More animals are visible in May. May is the driest month in mainland Alaska. The Inland Passage (7 days round trip from Seattle or Vancouver) visits the rainiest part of Alaska, especially Ketchikan. A cruisetour starting in Fairbanks, then visiting Denali National Park, and ending by boarding a ship in Whittier a (Princess) or Seward, south of Anchorage, for a southbound sailing through the Inside Passage back to Vancouver, with stops in Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan is the recommended way to see Alaska. You do the more active stuff first in upper/mainland Alaska and then the more restful trip back.

In the Inside Passage stops we just rented a car and drove to see what we wanted. Much less expensive than excursions. Of course, traveling with two teenagers we don't do flightseeing or anything else that typically runs $120 or more per person!