I love it, too. The first time I was in Juneau, I didn't find the shop until just after they closed at 6 p.m. I returned the following year and made sure I visited the store well before it closed! I will stock up when I am in Juneau in August.
Oh, ok- gotcha! Well I think that budget should definately allow you to "see" Alaska! All of the excursions we are looking to do except Helicopter to dog sledding and flight seeing (we are not doing both- half of us are doing one/half the other) are easily under $200 per person! You know- one of the flight seeing excursions is only a little over 200 each, so that may be something to consider also.....
Oooh thanks. I am taking a look. I haven't examined each excursion. I do not want to get my heart broken. We just went on the 10 night med in aug (and added a few days in Paris) and we have the Dream booked in June, so we really have to see with the thousand dollar plus flight for two and the excursions it adds up! finances and gives me some good news).
My guess is that's 50% of the cost of the part of the excursion that is the helicopter ride, which makes sense. (Say that 5 times fast! )If anyone was following the other night when we talked about the weight surcharge for the flights in Alaska, here is the response I got from Disney:
Good Morning Kim,
If you are referring to the SW-20 DOG SLEDDING AND GLACIER FLIGHTSEEING in Skagway the surcharge is $195.00. If that is not the correct tour, let us know.
Have a great day!
Cruise Activities Team
So the surcharge is NOT 50% of the entire excursion cost, as this excursion is $549 for an adult and the surcharge is only $195.
My guess is that's 50% of the cost of the part of the excursion that is the helicopter ride, which makes sense. (Say that 5 times fast! )
Thanks for getting an answer!
Sayhello
Has anyone used www.shoretrips.com ?
They have the Skagway Triple adventure listed for about $60 less than DCL.
There link
http://www.shoretrips.com/common/search4.asp?rcode=PNW&lcode=SKA&tcode=004514#
DCL link
http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/c...ions/skagway-alaska/skagway-triple-adventure/
Peter
EXACTLY and that is what I was kinda expecting to hear. I am still waiting to hear if Disney made an error not listing the weight surcharge on the one helicopter/dog sledding tour that we are looking at.
Has anyone looked at the schedule for when your ship is docking in Ketchikan, we are showing 1:30pm!! I need to look at the excursions we are looking at...I am starting to think that early dinner isn't going to work (we were looking to switch regardless) and I hope that Disney does formal nights when we are at sea and not as a port day.
EXACTLY and that is what I was kinda expecting to hear. I am still waiting to hear if Disney made an error not listing the weight surcharge on the one helicopter/dog sledding tour that we are looking at.
Has anyone looked at the schedule for when your ship is docking in Ketchikan, we are showing 1:30pm!! I need to look at the excursions we are looking at...I am starting to think that early dinner isn't going to work (we were looking to switch regardless) and I hope that Disney does formal nights when we are at sea and not as a port day.
Has anyone looked at the schedule for when your ship is docking in Ketchikan, we are showing 1:30pm!! I need to look at the excursions we are looking at...I am starting to think that early dinner isn't going to work (we were looking to switch regardless) and I hope that Disney does formal nights when we are at sea and not as a port day.
We cruised Alaska this past summer, the excursions are all the same among cruise lines, so if anyone has any specific questions, I'd be more than happy to try to answer.
We had multiple families onboard with us, and everyone tried something different.
I'll try to watch for questions, but if I don't answer within a day, please feel free to send me a PM.
I'll be on a cruise from Saturday, January 1st, until late Sunday, January 9th.
Our Ketchikan schedule looks like it's noon until 8pm. (from the link posted yesterday -- is that where you saw yours?) As soon as I saw that, I was glad that I had requested the late dining. It should be easy for you to change if you want to, since it seems like the early dining always has a wait list.
EXACTLY and that is what I was kinda expecting to hear. I am still waiting to hear if Disney made an error not listing the weight surcharge on the one helicopter/dog sledding tour that we are looking at.
FWIW ... I called DCL about the helicopter surcharge as they apply to the ABD package .... the Customer Service Agent I spoke with (passed on to him from the initial CM) had to do some research and get back to ... but the final word is that there is NO helicopter surcharge if you are on the Adventures by Disney package. (This gives some hope for the Disney exclusive dogsledding one I would think.)
FWIW ... I called DCL about the helicopter surcharge as they apply to the ABD package .... the Customer Service Agent I spoke with (passed on to him from the initial CM) had to do some research and get back to ... but the final word is that there is NO helicopter surcharge if you are on the Adventures by Disney package. (This gives some hope for the Disney exclusive dogsledding one I would think.)
I am hoping that the Disney Exclusive Dogsledding doesn't have the surcharge, if you hear, please let me know!!!!! I wish we could afford the ABD package.
I did Misty Fjord Flightseeing in Ketchikan, and *totally* loved it! Fabulous trip. And the float plane was *way* more stable than the helicopters. Misty Fjord does not include any glaciers. I was there in May, and while there were touches of snow on the mountain tops, we saw no glaciers while in Misty Fjords. It's lush, lush green hills and waterways, and mist (really!) and lakes, etc. So don't do Misty Fjords if you're looking for glaciers. But if you're looking for a fabulous sight-seeing excursion, it's great!Have you done any of those or anything similar? I'd love your thoughts..... What about the Misty Fjord Flightseeing?? We are determined to go flight seeing and it would actually be easiest to do it in Ketchikan, but I noticed the Misty Fjord one doesn't really mention seeing glaciers and the one in Juneau does so I'm thinking we just need to make it work in Juneau..... thoughts? TIA