FunShipCruiser05

bq said "i leave again next month for a 5 week trip, which includes 3 cruises."

 

i might ask for your autograph if we should ever meet - after all you are a bit of a celebrity on this website. Maybe you should re-name yourself the "alaska queen".

 

any chance we'll be in the same place on any of the days below or even on the same cruise ship (island princess)? Do you wear a name or door tag with budget queen on it or do you prefer to remain anonymous?

 

 

hahahahahahahahahhahahahahhahaha :D:D

I have visited Alaska 30 times, including 2 winter trips, since 1994. When I visit, I'm there extended, now at least 4 weeks at a time. I sometimes go twice per year, two years was there 3 times.

 

I leave again next month for a 5 week trip, which includes 3 cruises.

 

I do still work full time, I have a very generous vacation, time off deal, 8 paid weeks off/year, plus swapping with coworkers for unlimited blocks additional. My husband is a retired airline employee, makes the world small when you don't pay for air. :) This year I will be travelling 17 weeks.

omg 8 paid weeks off per year. sign me up! Your husband must have been in the airline industry when it was a sweet deal. Now working in the airline industry, if you are in-flight crew, the benefits are ok but the pay is crap and you are working for almost minimum wage with many airlines. But that is also because of the rest time rules in effect has a lot to play into it. I work in the airline industry and wanted to go for in-flight crew and was offered a position in which I would be eating mcdoubles at mcdonalds every day and banana bread for breakfast because one doesnt make enough. The good perk still in effect is the travel time. You get so many buddy passes available per year on most airlines and other travel perks such as discounts to hotels and such wherever you go.

Each area is excellent scenery. There is NO best. First off, they are in a constant state of change. I refuse to "rank", in my opinion, you can't. :)

 

I am lucky to sail Alaska repeatively and always see plenty of glaciers. I never fail to so enjoy them. :)

How often do you sail alaska or visit? Seems as you know all the ins and outs of alaska better than anyone on this board. Do you study the state? Visit weekly? Retired and go to and from? Just trying to figure out you learn so much about alaska if you dont live there lol. I mean i've visted a few places over and over and even though I know a lot, I don't know all the ins and outs like you know alaska. Just a curious mind here. It's quite intriguing which not complaining because I do months of research on the internet in all my planning stages from the start to end of a vacation to maximize every dollar and minute I have of the day when I go somewhere. :D

Siily question, but what kind of shoes should we bring for this trek?

flip flops i think would be sufficient with socks on of course :confused:

359 for an hour of trekking on level 1

399 for two hours of trekking on level 2

wowzers, just seems like a lot to go up to the glacier, a little tour.. then the trekking.

Compare with 40 mins helicopter tour and 40 mins on glacier w/ temsco in skagway

Well I won the 500.00 slot tournament on the last cruise I went on 3-4 years ago. I love the 20.00 investment for a chance to pay back the money that paid the cruise :) Kinda like a free cruise. But playing freely in the casino, that's a no no and usually will come out a losssssa

Mr Sancho is open until 6pm according to some website, i think thisiscozumel.com if I remember. For the price of the package at uvas, I think will save my appetite for world famous carlos n charlies, buy a few drinks as I go and a small bite at mr sancho's rather then pay all that money for package. I think if one is looking for a full beach day and doesnt care about all the extras, and a nice beach that isnt rocky from what i read- mr sanco is the way go to