apex666

Thank you all for taking the time to provide your insight.

I'm definitely leaning towards the one way cruise - but having looked into it more, I've discovered that the flights from Anchorage are twice the price of Vancouver flights ... hope I can save enough pennies before next year!

Ian.

Hi,

I'm wondering whether to do:

1. Vancouver - EMBARK at 16:30
2. Inside Passage (Cruising) - CRUISING
3. Icy Strait Point - DOCKED from 15:30 until 22:00
4. Hubbard Glacier (Cruising) - CRUISING from 10:30 until 14:30
5. Juneau - DOCKED from 07:30 until 20:00
6. Ketchikan - DOCKED from 14:00 until 20:30
7. Inside Passage (Cruising) - CRUISING
8. Vancouver - DEBARK at 07:00

or:

1. Vancouver - EMBARK at 16:30
2. Inside Passage (Cruising) - CRUISING
3. Ketchikan - DOCKED from 07:00 until 15:00
4. Icy Strait Point - DOCKED from 10:00 until 20:00
5. Juneau - DOCKED from 07:00 until 21:30
6. Skagway - DOCKED from 07:00 until 16:00
7. Hubbard Glacier (Cruising) - CRUISING from 07:00 until 11:00
8. Seward - DEBARK at 05:00

The major differences being that you add Skagway and Seward (and therefore Anchorage) as destinations on the 2nd cruise. If I did the second one, then I'd either bus or train Seward --> Anchorage. Anyone experienced both and can offer up an opinion on bus or train choice?

Would I be missing out on much if I didn't keep heading north after Hubbard?

(This would be for next summer - and I'd probably fly in to Calgary and scenic drive to Vancouver for embarkation).

Thanks,

Ian.