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  1. I could literally cruise back to Vancouver for the $655 rental fee I was quoted for a one-day rental from Whittier with a drop off in Anchorage this June!
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    swimwear

    Well, that’s what I learned at ship school in my basic and advanced stability and naval architecture classes.
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    swimwear

    Stability, not buoyancy, and yes it does.
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    swimwear

    Depends. First, if the ship is full some pools may have to be emptied due to stability issues. Second, whether the pool is heated seems to be entirely random from ship to ship. Third, what is your tolerance for hoards of screaming children running around and jumping into the pool?
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    Icy straight

    I did a whale watching tour in ISP last summer that was great. Not only did we see close up whales, but a couple of brown bears foraging on the beach. Two other great small boat tours last summer were Tracy Arm, with seals, whales, and Dall porpoise, and wildlife tour in Sitka with whales, sea otters, and lots of bears!
  6. I cruise by myself most of the time. I just walk up to the restaurant of my choice when I want to eat and say “one to share.” I get to eat with new and (mostly) interesting people every night.
  7. They did run for part of last year until they used up all there permits and no more were offered. I suspect they will run this year on a more limited schedule. Alaska was overrun with visitors last year and this year will be worse (68 cruise ships up from 50 last year).
  8. The charge is not for an extra seat per se. Say the helicopter, after subtracting fuel and the pilot, can carry five passengers or 1200 pounds. If the passengers are 260, 270, 140, 190, and 170, the total weight will be 1030, which is fine. However, if the passengers are 260, 270, 240, 245, and 230, the total weight is 1245, which would be over, so they may only be able to take four people even though two people paid for an extra seat. The charge is more to offset extra fuel costs for more weight carried. They never used to make you reserve an “extra seat” when you booked, but just weighed you before you got on and charged extra if you were over.
  9. Viking. They have indoor viewing in the Explorer’s lounge with easy access outside for good pictures and great outside viewing areas with seating on Decks 2 and 7.
  10. You want the Skagway dog mushing camp tour, which is in Dyea, not the Yukon dog mushing camp which is near Caribou Crossing in Canada.
  11. Juneau for whale watching. Unless you want to pop for $500 per person to go dogsledding on a glacier, the doggy summer camp in Dyea near Skagway is fun. She would probably love the Bering Sea fisherman’s tour in Ketchikan as well.
  12. He is quite good and has been around for many years. I’d forgotten he moved to Celebrity.
  13. I would never consider a cruise tour. I always rent a car and do it on my own.
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