MUSH! Going to Alaska - August 19, 2013 7 Night from Vancouver

[LBollengier]

Here is what we did last cruise to Alaska..

First port day - Day 4 - my inability to choose one favorite pushed us to put in 2 excursions this "long" day in port!!

1) Skagway - Fri, July 15, 2011 White Pass Scenic Railway 8AM-12:00PM
2) Skagway - Fri, July 15, 2011 Glacier Discovery by Helicopter 1:45- 4:15PM


Here is my review of this day -
1) The railway was beautiful and we enjoyed it very much - especially the scenery!! Now the the kids seemed bored but I feel like trains are a truly American Historic experience. so I am glad we did it ONCE..

Not being a morning person - I was tired... Maybe if it hadn't been so early and they weren't so sleepy? The pictures I took are some of the best from the trip and the dialogue along the way was colorful and informative.

Husband loved it and would like it again if it was just the 2 of us...
12 year old said she would do it again, 19 year old said no way she would....

2) Glacier Discovery by helicopter - this was way awesome!!! The only negative was they PUBLICLY weighed me and my husband - we both "passed" but then they tried to put our family in separate groups with WEIGHT!!! We had a minor hissy fit and our family of 4 was allowed to ride together... I loved it but a small damper was put on by the start.. The actual excursion was breathtaking! THe ride went way too fast as you just cannot drink in that much beauty - but the opportunity to see it all from this different view was irreplaceable and I would do it again...

Kids loved it and would like to do it again - maybe a different glacier??

 

[Aby]

I would be very grateful if someone who has already made it to their booking window for our cruise could check some excursion times for me? Specifically I am looking for:

Neets Bay Bear Watch by Floatplane in Ketchikan
Alaska Whales and Rainforest Trails in Juneau
Alaska Whales and Science Adventure in Juneau
Alaska Whales and Glacier Photo Safari in Juneau

Just trying to make my final decisions before my own booking window opens! Thank you in advance!

Aby

 

[LisaG520]

For those signed up for the FE (here or Facebook):

When should we close it?

60 days? 45 days? 30 days?

 

[Cruise]

For those signed up for the FE (here or Facebook):

When should we close it?

60 days? 45 days? 30 days?

I know some people need some time if they're making things or even need time to order things to arrive. Would it be possible to have the lists combined at 60 days to give us a base number of participants, then maybe an update at 45 days, then officially close it to new people at 30 days? I think that would give people enough time to get started on things with the beginning numbers and then make extras as people come in late.

I can see the Facebook list and see the rough numbers of cabins/participants there, but I have no idea how many people have signed up on the Dis and not on Facebook.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

I know some people need some time if they're making things or even need time to order things to arrive. Would it be possible to have the lists combined at 60 days to give us a base number of participants, then maybe an update at 45 days, then officially close it to new people at 30 days? I think that would give people enough time to get started on things with the beginning numbers and then make extras as people come in late.

I can see the Facebook list and see the rough numbers of cabins/participants there, but I have no idea how many people have signed up on the Dis and not on Facebook.

I like this idea. What I am thinking of doing may not work depending on the number of people/families. I'd rather have a ballpark number to start with.

 

[liemge]

For those signed up for the FE (here or Facebook):

When should we close it?

60 days? 45 days? 30 days?

There is only 1 family that contacted me to be on the FE group here on dis..

 

[nycdisney]

I like this idea. What I am thinking of doing may not work depending on the number of people/families. I'd rather have a ballpark number to start with.

I also think this is a good way to do it. On our last cruise, a number of people asked to join in the last two months and of course they were squeezed in. This is a good compromise between time for prep and letting people participate.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

99 DAYS TIL WE CRUISE!!!!

 

[socababy]

I have not kept up on this thread very well. Can someone let me know if I am signed up for the FE? If not, I want to be. I am traveling with neighbors and friends who will also want to participate!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

I have not kept up on this thread very well. Can someone let me know if I am signed up for the FE? If not, I want to be. I am traveling with neighbors and friends who will also want to participate!

Are you on Facebook? We have a list there and a few non-FB people are keeping a list here too. We have about 18 cabins listed on the FB group. So we need to get the info for you:

Cabin
DIS name
names and # of adults
names and # of kids with ages and favorite characters

I think that's it for info. You could post here (and I forget who was keeping the list).
If I remember right, we were discussing closing the group around July 20 (30 days prior).

By the way:

3 months from TODAY we set sail!!!

 

[socababy]

The info for my family is...

Room 8532
socababy
Christina (mom)
Joshua 10 (max, goofy's son)
Dylan 8 (Goofy)
Katelyn 5 (Ariel)

How can I go about joining the FB group? I'll confirm with those traveling with me that they want to participate before giving their info.

Are you on Facebook? We have a list there and a few non-FB people are keeping a list here too. We have about 18 cabins listed on the FB group. So we need to get the info for you:

Cabin
DIS name
names and # of adults
names and # of kids with ages and favorite characters

I think that's it for info. You could post here (and I forget who was keeping the list).
If I remember right, we were discussing closing the group around July 20 (30 days prior).

By the way:

3 months from TODAY we set sail!!!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

The info for my family is...

Room 8532
socababy
Christina (mom)
Joshua 10 (max, goofy's son)
Dylan 8 (Goofy)
Katelyn 5 (Ariel)

How can I go about joining the FB group? I'll confirm with those traveling with me that they want to participate before giving their info.

You can PM me with your FB name and I will give you mine, and then I will friend you and invite you to the group. You will need to accept my friend request before you get officially added.

There is a doc you can edit and add this info to as well on our group FB page once you're in.

 

[AussieBeth]

I would be very grateful if someone who has already made it to their booking window for our cruise could check some excursion times for me? Specifically I am looking for:

Neets Bay Bear Watch by Floatplane in Ketchikan
Alaska Whales and Rainforest Trails in Juneau
Alaska Whales and Science Adventure in Juneau
Alaska Whales and Glacier Photo Safari in Juneau

Just trying to make my final decisions before my own booking window opens! Thank you in advance!

Aby

Neets Bay 11:45am, 2:30pm, 4pm

Alaska whales & rainforest Trails 7:45am, 8:30am, 10:45am
Alaska whales & Science Adventure 8:00am, 8:45am, 11am
Alaska whales & Glacier photo safari 7:30am, 8:15am, 10:30am

Hope that helps.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Got our excursions and Palo booked!

Skagway:
Musher sled dog summer camp
Liarsville Gold Rush Trail Camp/salmon bake (with Disney characters)

Juneau:
Best of Juneau (whale watching, Orca Pt. Lodge lunch, mendenhall glacier)

Ketchikan:
Disney exclusive lumberjack show

Palo brunch on Tracy Arm day
Palo dinner on Skagway night

 

[erk711]

Got our cruise documents in the mail today. Getting closer

 

[Mndisneygirl]

http://www.northvancouver.com/webcams/cruisecam/

Here's a link to the Vancouver port webcam. The Wonder is due in for its first voyage to Alaska of the year! It's sailing tomorrow!

 

[liemge]

Just completed online check in, it is getting real now!!!!

 

[Cruise]

Now we're gonna get some good info! The current Alaska cruises have started rolling back into town.

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3121666

 

[erk711]

Now we're gonna get some good info! The current Alaska cruises have started rolling back into town.

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3121666

Thanks for finding and posting this. Looking forward to more people posting questions and updates.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

The on-site Alaska Wonder podcast is up! Plus they're going to review the whole cruise on a show in July.
I'm getting so excited!

I'm seeing some Navigators showing up on threads too!