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From what i know (which isn’t much…..) luggage forward can ship your bag(s) from anywhere to anywhere. So I suspect they can ship from your home to the ship in Whittier. Best way to know for sure would be to call them. 866-416-7447 I live in Florida and am flying up to Alaska this Friday (May 19th). My land tour doesn’t start until May 24th, and the cruise part of it isn’t until May 30th. Knowing my bag is being picked up this Thursday (May 18th) from my home and will be waiting for me on board the ship on the 30th eases my mind AND will make my travel so much easier, having to carry one less bag while I am traveling before and during the land portion of the cruise tour. I posted the above information to help those who are on same/similar pre-cruise land tours that include Alaska/Canada/Alaska itineraries. Due to customs regulations, all bags must remain with owners of said bags during the entire land tour. BUT since the air trips to the Canadian stops have serious weight limits, my taking all my bags with me for the duration of my trip wouldn’t have worked. I definitely would have been overweight bag-wise, so was worried at what to do. The Luggage Forward company was a good option for me, but definitely was pricey. If i didn't have such a long trip, both before and after my land tour, I would pack differently and just bring less so i could only have one checked bag.

I am going on a HAL cruise tour in @10 days which includes the land portion first, with part of the land portion visiting both Alaska as well as several Canadian stops by plane/train. I was trying to figure out the luggage situation, and kept seeing that the “meet me on board” bag tag service that I’ve used in the past thru HAL with other pre-cruise land adventures doesn’t apply with the Yukon-Denali trip, so i called to find out how my second “checked bag” can actually get to the ship and be waiting for me. Since we’re going from Alaska, to Canada, then back to Alaska to board the ship, and are only permitted ONE checked bag on the plane (under 50 lbs) and one carry on (totaling 13 lbs max), I was extremely worried since I WILL have more luggage than that for the whole trip. I was directed by Holland America (phone call to shore excursion folks) to a service called Luggage Forward, which will pick up any bag(s) you may have that needs transporting to the ship. They will come to your home or place of work to get your bag, and guarantee that it will be waiting for you on board. The web address is www.luggageforward.com/hollandamerica And the phone number is 866-416-7447. I would DEFININTELY call them since the price for my one suitcase i will be shipping with them from Florida to the ship in Skagway was WAY higher on the website than what i was quoted on the phone. The lovely woman i chatted with eased a lot of my worries, answered all my questions, and made the whole transaction so easy. Be aware that you will pay a LOT for this service, but since i like to have all my “STUFF” with me, and also will be on a back to back cruise and staying in Vancouver for 5 days after, it was worth the cost. Hope this information is helpful I was stressing! Safe travels, everyone! Nancy