Adara

This is useful. I was actually wondering about waiting to book KF when I'm there and can have an idea about weather. I had been thinking in terms of just being out in it, but seasickness is something I'll also factor in. With a few days to choose from, I hope I'll have one with calmish seas.

Thank you all SO MUCH. Much to think about (and I'm so glad I made the right call with the extra days in Seward). Looks like I should look into rental cars asap!

Cruise departs out of Seward early September. I'm flying in Anchorage a few days early, taking the Alaska Railroad down. Then I'll have a couple days to kill in Seward. (Perhaps I miscalculated and should've put an extra day in Anchorage instead, but hotels are booked and it is what it is.) So, Kenai Fjords. What else? I add the following restriction: I'm not a hiker and not nearly as active as I used to be. (Do not want to spend the cruise nursing my wonky hip and regretting pushing too hard before I even got on the ship.) Any thoughts?

Any thoughts on the weather on THIS weird crossing? Seward to Tokyo. In September. (I guess I'm asking because I'm wondering if I should ship my "Alaska" clothes back home when I board in Seward, or if I'll be missing that cold-weather gear.)

I'm a little confused. Where is the elevator (or elevators) on this thing? The deckplan on the Windstar webpage identifies "stairs/elevator" which isn't particularly helpful if you vastly prefer one over the other. (Dude on the phone said they were both elevators. But the comments someone posted about the watertight doors near 244 blocking off elevator access had me questioning this.)

Longtime solo cruiser here and, oh my yes, I'm with the folks that hate the single supplements. (Death to single supplements!) And, by the way, if I have to pay for two people in the room even though there's only one of me, I damn well better get TWO chocolates on my pillow. As for the dining alone thing: oh hell yes. On land, on sea, in a house, with a mouse ... If I want to eat solo in the nice restaurant, I'll eat solo in the nice restaurant. Reservation for one. I'll read a book on my phone, or people watch, or just sit and think. (And once, at one very lovely tea establishment, I was even offered a selection of reading materials to accompany my scones.) Don't let them make you feel like you don't belong. ESPECIALLY on a cruise, where you have literally already paid for a table in that nice restaurant (and with the single supplement, you probably already paid for a table for two!)

I have a similar question on Guaranteed Cabin (Suite) Chosen By Windstar - for Star Breeze. I'm looking at a crossing (and it's currently on the Reduced Single Supplement list, so I'm not expecting it to be super crowded). Is it worth it to play Room Roulette, or should I pony up the cash to get something specific guaranteed?