songbrd70

On 4/22/2019 at 2:35 AM, theimanuelsbecruising said:

 

Did you book all of your shore excursions directly with HAL? We're planning these now and just wondering if we should go with local tours or directly with HAL. We were planning to book the whitepass yukon bus/train combo as well but after reading your review we're wondering if we'll be better off renting a car and driving instead (there will be 4 of us).

 

We did this same cruise a week or two after the original poster.  I booked a whale watching cruise separately.  I could choose the size of boat and passenger count.  We booked a 6 passenger maximum and ended up on a boat with capacity for 24.  There was one other couple and the captain aboard.  It was perfect.  This probably happened due to it being later in the season.  We were right down on the water and the boat was much more easily maneuvered when spotting whales.

I think I should get started on packing...right?

I think I should as well, but......why do now what I can wait until the absolute last minute to complete!

we'll be embarking on that very same cruise on 8/25. Looking forward to reading more whenever you are able to post!

We are on 8/25 as well. :cool: