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One twin is terrified of heights so a helicopter is out of the question anyway. It looks like there may be a less expensive sleddog experience with no helicopter and that sounds promising. They like puppies and rides, i like puppies and scenery.

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Juneau - we took the local tram to the glacier and took the nice walk out to the glacier and let the kids scramble on the rocks near the waterfall and skip stones in the water for a long time - it was a great day.

 

Ketchikan - we rented a car and went to the totem pole park where they were able to run around' date=' climb and skip stones.

 

Skagway we rented a car and drove to the suspension bridge, stopping many times along the way to explore the changing landscape (including waterfalls and bears!)

 

Icy Straight we took a hike through the woods and walked on the beach

 

We've done a lot of cruises but Alaska was one of the kids' favorites because the ports were all about running around and exploring and seeing new things.[/quote']

 

 

This is so helpful, thank you! Running about is the key ingredient to keeping at least one kid happy. I was looking at the totem park last night and it looks like a great stop.

 

In Icy Strait Point, was that area accessible without transportation? I haven't looked at that port stop yet but it's come up several times in possible itineraries.

 

What line/ship did you take? Was it kid friendly?

 

 

 

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We're looking at taking an Alaskan cruise when our kids are probably 5. What activities/excursions would be good for that age in any of the usual ports? They are not the type to want to just look at things so I'd like to find some busier activities for them.

Oh and if any of you are knitters, where do I find yarn?

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Thanks everyone, this is really helpful. We may be putting off a cruise for a while for kid reasons but I feel much better about the food options when we do go.

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I found the ncl site extremely hard to navigate but I'll keep looking. I'm on my phone now so I'll try on a laptop later.

Hippie food is my mental designation for the usual gf snack offerings in public venues. It invariably trends towards health food nuts and far from the junk food end of the scale. Kind bars are almost universally the first option.

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I'm looking into an Alaskan cruise with my family. It would be our first cruise. I've seen numerous threads on who to call ahead of time but not much on what kind of things are available to eat outside of possible frozen toast and buns. What are your favorites to eat on the ship? Are there deserts or snack options that couldn't be called "hippie food"? We'll have two picky kids with us plus will be with another family with young kids so we'll likely stick to the most family friendly options but I have no idea what those are at this point. I don't like to go anywhere without seeing menus and planning ahead so any details or resources you can offer would be extremely helpful.

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