Seward to Anchorage transit

On our upcoming cruise to Alaska the train transfer to Anchorage is included. Is that a train/car just for the passengers of Silversea? Is it Adventure Class on the train? Will we get assigned seats? Any details about that ride are welcome. Thanks in advance.

On our upcoming cruise to Alaska the train transfer to Anchorage is included. Is that a train/car just for the passengers of Silversea? Is it Adventure Class on the train? Will we get assigned seats? Any details about that ride are welcome. Thanks in advance.

The train is chartered by SS for use of their passengers only.

There is only one class on the train.

Your seats will be assigned at the entrance to the platform so if you want to sit with friends you need to all turn up together.

The ride takes about 4.5 hrs through some very impressive scenery. It's only 120 miles or so - the train seems to be in no hurry. There will be an employee giving a commentary throughout the journey - and very interesting it is, too. The journey finishes at the airport in Anchorage.

One thing to beware of is that because the entire roof of each carriage is transparent there is no overhead storage. A small cabin bag will fit under the seats but anything more and you'll be nursing it for 4 hours.

The remainder of your baggage is taken by road to the Hilton in Anchorage to where you transfer by bus from the airport.

We did this a couple of weeks ago and everything worked fine.

It is a private train with glass skylights. Seating is no assigned, most seats are club seating facing each other with a table in-between. I guess you would call it a scenic type train. It is just for all the passengers on the ship to get them to the airport. If I remember right it takes you right to the entrance of the airport

terminal.

Sorry looks like by the time I posted this someone els answered it much better.

Here are a few views of and from the train taken a couple of weeks ago, May 15, between Seward and Anchorage.

Really wonderful. I simply do not know how to take pictures like that!

Don't be too worried we don't have that much snow left :) (Excellent pictures by the way)