Has anyone been on a good Alaskan cruise? Trying to find an affordable but fun option for my mid-60s parents. They are very middle class, don’t travel much, easily excited, but would do best on a trip that had a pre-planned itinerary.

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I've done both Celebrity and NCL. Both were great. Celebrity has less children but really either is fine. NCL does have a plus by going through glacier Bay when celebrity does not. I believe holland and princess also go there. It really is a great thing to see. So I'd keep that in mind.

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Definitely want to check out Glacier Bay! You can see on your itinerary if the ship goes through there. There are restrictions on the size and number of ships that can go through.

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Ruby princess. We were easily the youngest on the cruise but the excursions make it fun and enjoyable. The ship itself was fine

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The most planning with Alaska cruises is what to do on your shore days. You can wing it, book excursions through the cruises (easiest) or book them on your own (slightly cheaper). Otherwise there isn’t a ton to plan.

For ports - at least in some of them, plan excursions to take in the sights.

Juneau, Ketchikan, Skagway are the main ones with cruises stopping in all three. Sitka and Seward are popular as well.

Each cruise route as pros and cons:
* leaving from Seattle - cheaper flights and hotels but rougher waters (you spend the first day getting to Vancouver)
* Leaving from Vancouver - the reverse - more expensive flights and hotels but calmer waters
- Inner passage - smaller ships, closer to shore, calmer waters

Point to point - more logistics but you see more (starting in Seattle and ending in Anchorage)
Round trip - the reverse - easier logistics but you don’t see as much.

My recommendation - inner passage from either Anchorage/Seward to Vancouver or the Reverse and look for a route that goes through Glacier Bah.

For exercusions - nothing wrong with booking through the cruise line - easiest logistics.

All the cruise lines have their pros and cons but at the end of the day it comes down to how nice do you want the ship to be.

I did it through Norwegian and loved it - and could go on and on.

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We just did the Celebrity Edge out of Seattle really enjoyed it.

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I would suggest to fly into anchorage and explore much more of Alaska over 5-7 days .. you get to see inner Alaska that is a beauty than taking a quick stops cruises

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I mean adding on a day at the beginning and/or end is a good idea but yeah…

Thanks so much everyone!!

My clients just did an Alaskan cruise tour on Holland in August and had a great time. It was a 7 day cruise and then 4 day land tour via train to Denali National Park and other sites. Holland does a great job with that. My clients were similar age to your parents. I would be happy to assist with anymore recs if needed!

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