Arkiepig

Please post your experience after your ride. Husband and I have it booked in August. Interested to hear your thoughts!

Someone in another board posted they had to cancel their cruise/land tour due to health reasons and rebook for 2025. Price had almost doubled. I checked my same booking (August 2024). For the same week in August 2025. It was significantly more. Planning on enjoying this cruise😊It may be my last for a while!

Good Catch! That mistake is soooo easy to make. Anxiously awaiting your trip report.

Avis has a location downtown. We are booking with them- but only for a day trip out of Anchorage

Denali |Talkeetna Experience the untamed beauty of Denali on the Denali Natural History Tour, scouting the tundra and forest for wildlife with a park ranger. In the afternoon, board your deluxe motor coach for a scenic drive to Talkeetna. From 5:30 p.m., your time is your own in this funky village of lively brew pubs, roadhouse restaurants, welcoming cafes, and unique shops. Overnight at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge. We are on the 3 day tour from Royal Caribbean in August. This is the the day 2 itinerary supplied by my travel agent.

Thanks for taking the time to advise. In your experience, is one full day enough for Anchorage? Current plans are to arrive late evening, spend the next day exploring Anchorage. The next morning we leave for a quick trip to Denali for a couple of days before heading to Seward for the cruise. We have not booked our flights yet, so I could possible add another day in Anchorage. Incidentally I never saw the Alps in Interlaken either, but I was fortunate enough to see them in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Hoping for a glimpse of Denali, but realize odds are not in my favor.

I was not considering the Hubbard Excursion due to the high cost for our August RCI cruise. But, around Veterans Day it dropped to $297/ person so I grabbed it. Still inwardly debating if I want to keep the Hubbard Excursion and the Glacier Winds whale watching excursion in Icy Point. Decisions, Decisions.

Thanks for the reminder! What about bike rentals— we are planning on renting bikes in 2 different pre-cruise towns we are visiting? Part of me doesn’t want to pay the money this far in advance (August 2024)in case they were to close or go out of business. But, I don’t want to miss out on the opportunity. Thoughts?

I have been looking into the same tour for our 2024 trip. I believe the vendor is Cycle Alaska. You might check directly with them for further information.

My cruise is booked for August 2024 and I have cancelled my cruisetour in favor of DYI tour. This forum has been a tremendous help! We are doing a combination of rental car and Alaskan Railroad to get from place to place. I feel like we now have an itinerary planned more to our taste. Plus, I was able to add a couple of days to the trip for the same amount of $$.

Same! Have a great time!

That’s sounds perfect! Adding to notes. Thanks👍🏽

cmmaxwell03 Please post your experiences with the Dogsledding tour out of Anchorage. Until my airline tickets are booked-I can add another day at the beginning of my trip. I have waffled between doing that several times. Sigh! It’s the Knik glacier, right?

No1Racefan1– Thanks for the lunch recommendation. I am in need of some cheaper eats recommendations to mix in with nicer sit down restaurants. I definitely learned about the Lodge at Resurrection Bay here😘. After seeing the website, I was sold! —-will look into Adventure 360 North . Thanks!

Here’s my August 2024 plans.This will give something for cmmaxwell03 to look at! Thanks for all the help from this board. I am much more excited about this than the RCI land tour I originally booked😊 Saturday- Evening arrival in Anchorage. Stay at Anchorage Hilton Sunday-Pick up rental in the morning. (Already Booked) Drive to Alaska Wildlife Center. Return to Anchorage in time for late afternoon bike ride on Tony Knowles Bike trail. Where to eat? Monday Morning Train to Talkeetna. Adventure class. 2 night stay at Susitna River Lodge cabin. Note: Hosts will provide transfers upon arrival and departure. Afternoon flight seeing trip if weather cooperates. Maybe rent bikes? Tuesday- Back up day for flight seeing if weather did not cooperate . If not, choose from Jet boat river trip, a guided river raft trip or ride bikes (if we have rented bikes.) Wednesday- Late morning bus to Anchorage. 1.5 hour lunch break near Convention Center. Where to eat?? Continue bus to Seward. 2 nights at Lodge at Resurrection Bay. Thursday. Explore Seward. (Have 1 day car rental booked from Lodge) Maybe Drive to Exit Glacier, Dog sledding tour. Maybe Sealife Center. Dreaming of doing another flight seeing tour. Friday; Morning small hike around grounds. 1130 -5:30 Kenai Resurrection Bay Tour. Quick to Board Cruise ship for 8pm departure. Radiance of the Sea : Just listing stops/Excursions Juneau- Bike Tour Skagway- Train and bike tour Haines (night)- Wildlife Safari and Bear Viewing Icy Point- No excursion, walk around town, maybe lunch Ketchikan- Wilderness Fishing / Dining with Baronoff Vancouver- Disembark in A.M. Sightsee. Maybe rent bikes for Stanly Park, Nice dinner. Stay at Blue Horizon or Hampton Inn. Leave early next morning for return flight.