zweihund
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Am I, or should I say, are we the only ones who think the shore excursions are very expensive? We already SPLURGED on the cabin for our DH's, but seriously I was choking on the excursions.
We have decided to do it ourselves. We are either going to do private or rent a vehicle and be part of Alaska. I priced out so much stuff last night and mapped it (actually till 2a.m. this morning).
What I want to know is if anyone out there that has been to Alaska has a recommendation for "Have to see/do this"
We have children from 2 to 15 to incorporate in our planning as well.
I completely agree! While I'm sure much of it is worth it, I was kind of used to an "expensive" excursion being $100 per person....seems that's "cheap" for this cruise lol.
We also have an almost-2 year old (she'll be 21 months when we sail) to factor in, and I can't believe they charge the 3-9 fare for them. Seriously. I have to pay like $150 for her to go whale watching! But I know she will love it. Just wish they had a toddler rate.
My friend Vicki is leaving today! She's got me tagged in all of her FB reports so I'm anxious to see what she liked. I also told her to tell me (a) what she packed that she couldn't live without, (b) what she wished she had brought and (c) what she thought she would need but rarely used. I'll share any info!
Yep, it's official......we're out. I just couldn't get our flight arrangements to work out.
So sad...was really looking forward to seeing Alaska. I rebooked for next Aug (2012), just for the heck of it.....we'll see what happens.
Anyway, everyone have a great cruise...can't wait to hear all about it! Have fun!
Sorry you had to cancel.
Welcome!
In other news - you people with toddlers:
Target has all of their Easter dress clothes on the clearance rack right now - got Isabelle her formal for $14! It's adorable - pink silk top with rosette, lots of tulle. It looks like a little princess dress. Our Target had from about 12 months to 4T. Also had some in white, and some less formal looking blue flowered dresses. There were some adorable little sweater vest combo outfits for little boys.
And for all of you camera people out there:
We need to get a back up memory card and a card reader for the trip, because I know my hubby will take a millioon pics. If we have this and his laptop, what size memory card do we need? I was looking at an 8 gig. Maybe 2 8 gig, in addition to the one we have (which I think is 4? not sure) and the memory on the camera? He likes to take big pictures but I was thinking if we download them every night that would be ok. Tell me if I am way off the mark.
Getting excited. Gold members book in 7 days! I still need to get airfare and we still need to book the hotel in Vancouver, but otherwise things are in motion. Have all of the baby's stuff ready to go, need a few little things for me and hubby - who now tells me he wants a tux. Like I need more stuff to panic about.
and did you book the post excursion through concierge? 
