Glaciers

I don't like salmon.

You should check with your hotel for transportation options. Many downtown hotels have shuttles to the port. A cab/Uber will be $20 or so from most downtown hotels. If staying at the airport, Shuttle Express works well.

There are no steep hills between the Westlake Station and the Marriott Waterfront. Maps may tell you to head towards Pike Place Market and then along Pike Place but it will be packed with people and inconvenient with luggage. From Westlake head north along 1st or 2nd Ave and then west on Bell St. There is an elevator at the end of Bell St. down to the terminal.

The Millennium Lakefront Hotel has had several names in the past 30 years but it still appears it is the same property currently with the Coast just down the street where it has always been. Is that not the case any longer?

You won't make this flight. The earliest suggested time for a departure is noon. TSA lines can be insane at SeaTac. Even with TSA pre-check, it took us 45 minutes to get through last year.

We've been visiting Mendenhall Glacier for 30 years and used to go each visit. Haven't been for many years now as it kind of lost it's appeal. I do think for a first time visitor it still has some charm and will continue to be a main event in Juneau for several more years. The area itself is beautiful.

The Millennium Lakefront Hotel is nice. It sits on Lake Hood and they have a nice deck where you can watch the float planes come and go.

We drove up from Seattle and parked at the long term value lot at the Vancouver airport next to the Templeton Station. 2 years ago it was $135 for 2 weeks. Took the train into downtown. We'd do it again.

@julia Thank you, my mistake. Another area to post this would be on the "Mexican Riviera" thread. Maybe they have...

https://myperfectalaskacruise.com/cruise-alaska/worst-time-for-alaska-cruise/

"Fees are not necessary for accessing the parking areas, or hiking Nugget Falls Trail, East Glacier Trail, Powerline Trail, Moraine Ecology Trail, the Trail of Time, and all the Dredge Lakes and West Glacier Trails." https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/tongass/about-forest/offices/?cid=stelprdb5400800

Better late than never, I suppose. In addition to having a bit more control with fewer or smaller ships the other side of this is that when supply is limited with the demand so high, Alaska cruises will be even more expensive than they are now.

I’m usually up 1 hour before entering the bay, particularly on a NB trip, as the chances for humpback sightings are good in that area. They may be at a distance so expectations shouldn’t be that they will be close if you see them at all. We were surrounded by them one trip as we exited the bay.

We’ve used it a couple of times and we did skip the long line and were put at the first of the queue. The only line that was faster was CLEAR. Although it was during a slower time at the airport before cruise season, we arrived at the airport early once and were able to reschedule to an earlier time while there.

If you end up staying at the Courtyard, walk across the street to the Lakefront/Millennium Hotel. They have a nice deck where you can watch the float planes come and go. It’s the busiest seaplane base in the world.