Alaska Excursions--post your reviews here!

[debc1212]

Has anyone done the horseback riding adventure in Skagway? My DD (12) and I have that booked during our 5/21 cruise.

I would love to know the answer to this too. Two people in our party have booked this during our June 4th cruise.

 

[gojulia]

Still hoping to hear from someone who has done the helicopter/dog sledding excursion. Does anyone know the difference between doing it in Juneau and in Skagway?

 

[DizDays]

Subscribing. Can't wait to read all of this. But I think I need some coffee first...

 

[jilljill]

Still hoping to hear from someone who has done the helicopter/dog sledding excursion. Does anyone know the difference between doing it in Juneau and in Skagway?

We did this in Juneau last year and had a blast. We all absolutely loved it and thought it was the best excursion we've ever done. Everyone that was in our group thought it was well worth it and would have been sad had we missed it. We even had one member of our group that was deathly afraid of heights and absolutely loved the helicopter ride and the sledding.

I believe there are a couple of reviews of this excursion buried somewhere in this thread.

 

[poohj80]

Do you actually get to walk on the Glaciers on any of the DCL Excursions? We are looking at the whale watching with a trip to the glaciers.

Yes! We did the Glacier Discovery tour in Skagway and we took a helicopter to the glacier, walked around for over an hour then flew back. We were the last tour so it was great to be the only ones on the glacier and no one pushing us to be done.

 

[WTVC]

Hi i'll be sailing on 4 june. Disney has 2 excursions on heli tour/dog sledding, to Norris & Mendenhall glacier, operated by different companies I believe. I'm wondering if there is much difference between them. I've read reveiws on dog sledding but many don't state which glacier they were on.

To those who've gone on these tours, Can you share your experience/views eg on the tour co, time on flight sightseeing, dog mushing etc? Thanks any info is appreciated.

And thanks also to the folks who bumped up this thread, it's been invaluable!

 

[LdyMags]

Doing this on our May 28th cruise... has anyone done it before? My dad gets slightly seasick - how rocky is the boat? Is there an outdoor observation area?

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

Hi i'll be sailing on 4 june. Disney has 2 excursions on heli tour/dog sledding, to Norris & Mendenhall glacier, operated by different companies I believe. I'm wondering if there is much difference between them. I've read reveiws on dog sledding but many don't state which glacier they were on.

To those who've gone on these tours, Can you share your experience/views eg on the tour co, time on flight sightseeing, dog mushing etc? Thanks any info is appreciated.

I'd love to know this, too. I'm on August 6th and trying to figure out which one to do.

 

[Ltl Mermaid]

Hi! I am on the 5/28 Alaska cruise and have signed up for the helicopter ride/dog sledding on Mendenhall Glacier. What tpe of attire should I/do I need to wear (in terms of shoes, pants, outerwear, long underwear, etc).

I am also ziplining in Ketchikan and have sort of the same question. I have never been ziplining and am not sure if there are requirments for clothing...
Thanks!!

 

[Tikifamily]

I can't wait to hear from the cruisers this year! We sail in July!

We have Taku lodge and Eagle point booked. We are hoping to add liarsville.

 

[Crecia27]

I am wondering if anyone has done the kayaking in Juneau?

We did, many moons ago and it's still one of my favorite memories!!

 

[pamama]

Has anyone taken younger children (6 yrs) on any of the helicopter trips? Or can you even do that?

 

[poohj80]

Has anyone taken younger children (6 yrs) on any of the helicopter trips? Or can you even do that?

I believe there are some trips open to younger kids, but we didn't take ours as we didn't think she would get as much out of it for the price.

 

[son3disfan]

How about the river rafting in Juneau?
Near the glacier?
Has anyone taken it that can give a review?

I understand that it is quite mild( that's ok for us) but I am having trouble finding reviews...even on cruise critic.

It is offered by Disney, but it is cheaper to do privately.
Would love to hear what it was like....

 

[mmmears]

How about the river rafting in Juneau?
Near the glacier?
Has anyone taken it that can give a review?

I understand that it is quite mild( that's ok for us) but I am having trouble finding reviews...even on cruise critic.

It is offered by Disney, but it is cheaper to do privately.
Would love to hear what it was like....

I believe that I found some reviews on TripAdvisor for this one when I was researching Juneau last year. You might want to check on there. From what I remember, I was interested until I read the reviews. Then we booked a kayak trip in front of Mendenhall instead (through a private co.) and that was absolutely amazing.

 

[pixie08]

How about the river rafting in Juneau?
Near the glacier?
Has anyone taken it that can give a review?

I understand that it is quite mild( that's ok for us) but I am having trouble finding reviews...even on cruise critic.

It is offered by Disney, but it is cheaper to do privately.
Would love to hear what it was like....

I was looking into this, but I read some pretty negative reviews on this thread and on trip advisor. They said you do not see much, you go through what looked like a residential area- not scenic? Not sure. Seemed like there were a lot of better options in Juneau

 

[stitch_mama]

Has anyone taken younger children (6 yrs) on any of the helicopter trips? Or can you even do that?

We are taking our DS5 and DD8 on the Glacier Adventure by Helicopter next week in Juneau. They are super excited! I booked it directly through Era Helicopters, and there was no mention that it wouldn't be okay for the little guy. I guess I can let you know in 2 weeks how it went!

 

[son3disfan]

I was looking into this, but I read some pretty negative reviews on this thread and on trip advisor. They said you do not see much, you go through what looked like a residential area- not scenic? Not sure. Seemed like there were a lot of better options in Juneau

Thanks for the responses...I could not find any reviews on here.. I did do a search. Would love to read them...
I will keep searching. We are trying to decide between the float trip or canoe.

ETA: I originally googled "rafting trip, this time was "float trip." and I did find one review.
Only 2 replies. One not so good, one ok .
For anyone else interested:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopi...denhall_Glacier_Float_Trip-Juneau_Alaska.html

 

[Disjanny]

This is my first Alaska cruise and I'm confused about a shore excursion. I hoping someone can help.

Does anyone know what the difference is between the Classic Misty Fjords float plane excursion and the Magnificent Misty Fjords float plane excursion? Other than a $1.00 difference in cost of course!

 

[Skylarr29]

This is my first Alaska cruise and I'm confused about a shore excursion. I hoping someone can help.

Does anyone know what the difference is between the Classic Misty Fjords float plane excursion and the Magnificent Misty Fjords float plane excursion? Other than a $1.00 difference in cost of course!

It appears it's the same tour just offered by two different companies, one is Taquan and I'm not sure of the other.