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I emailed with them and booked before.

At the port it seemed like there were a few drivers looking for passengers who didn’t have prior arrangements, but not too many of them.

Not sure how safe it is not to book in advance - maybe others know.

I eventually used EverGreen, with the prices I posted.

Had a very nice driver (Shane), who also gave us some info about the area while we were driving.

Didn’t feel like I’m being “screwed”, the opposite - I feel like I got value for money.

Thanks for everyone for the advice and this great forum.

Did you check with Yellow Cab and others to see if they were adding the extra fees on top of the meter ?

https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/tongass/about-forest/offices/?cid=fseprd495443

 

Both tour companies charge $45 pp RT, plus 5% tax, so $189 for 4 pax.

If Evergreen charges $35 each way, plus $17pp each way, that's $206 RT for 4 pax.

 

The cheapest option for 4 people would have been a rental car ( but not at this late date).

The correct calculation for 2 adults and 2 kids is:

* To visitor center: taxi meter + $34 for adults + $24 for kids

* Return: Taxi meter only

Assuming the meter is $35 each way, that is a total of $93 + $35 = $128.

Much Li wer than $45 pp RT.

I understand car rental is cheaper, if not too late.

Can I get with a rented car to the visitor center or should I park outside and walk?

Is there an additional charge at the visitor center?

Hello,

Based on the feedback in this forum, I have contacted EverGreenTaci for our visit next week.

According to the email I received, they now ask for $10 Company Service Fee per person, on top of the $7 / $2 visitor center access fee (and the meter fee).

We are 2 adults and 2 kids.

This means we will pay meter + $58.

Still, this is the better option, right?

Thanks in advance!

Thank you!

I try to arrive at the terminal for check-in close to when I expect boarding will begin. So if they change the order in which passengers are assigned to board, my lot will be improved.

How can we estimate when boarding will begin?

We are on Norwegian Bliss, sailing from Seattle on July 28th.

Anyone can advise us, please?

We are a family of 4 (2 adults & 2 kids, ages 12 & 9).

We are planned to go with the Norwegian Bliss on an Alaska cruise on late July 2018.

This is going to be our 2nd cruise. The first one was with the Norwegian Epic out of Barcelona, where our excursions were made privately, either with a driver waiting for us in a couple of ports, or us going with a train to our preferred destinations.

Port of calls for our Alaska cruise::

1. Ketchikan: Monday July 30th, 7:00am - 3:00pm

2. Juneau: Tuesday July 31st, 7:00am - 1:30pm

3. Skagway: Wednesday August 1st, 7:00am - 5:30pm

4. Victoria: Friday August 3rd, 4:00pm - 10:00pm

We are not sure what is the best way to plan our excursions.

Initially, we considered the following as the most important for us:

* A Helicopter Glacier tour with Dog Sledding in Juneau

* White Pass Railway & Suspension Bridge in Skagway

However, it seems that there is no Dog Sledding option available in Juneau at our time.

I was told there is a similar (Helicopter Glacier tour with Dog Sledding) in Skagway.

Does anyone know how those 2 are compared? (A) Should I go with the glacier in Juneau, and skip the dog sledding completely, or is the Helicopter Glacier tour with Dog Sledding in Skagway quite similar?

If they are not too different, (B) will we have enough time in Skagway both for the White Pass Railway & Suspension Bridge and the Helicopter Glacier tour with dog sledding?

(I am not so much in favor for this option, as I believe it will be too much for one day, even if technically possible)

I would also be happy to get some recommendations for excursions in Ketchikan & Victoria.

Since we can't do any of the zipline options in Ketchikan (minimum height of 5 feet / 150 cm) I thought about the Bear Country & Wildlife Expedition. © Any better alternatives?

(D) What would you recommend for Victoria? The Ocean Wildlife & Orca Exploration? The Butchart Garden? Something else?

Any assistance, advice, or anything else we didn't think of would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.!

Just a quick update after returning from our cruise:

When we arrived to the Colosseum with the 2 adults tickets we printed at home, there was a huge line, and we didn't know where the "group tickets" is located.

We went directly to the entrance, where we scanned the 2 adult tickets, and the guy there simply used his own card to let our kids (ages 7 and 4) in.

He didn't ask for any form of ID.

We visited Colosseum last week and I had booked and printed at home 2 adult tickets and then just went to group booking area for free tickets for my sons (13 and 15), there was a member of staff at the end of line handing them out so we didn't queue at all.

Free tickets were originally just for EU member states but I understand this has been extended to all minors, note member of staff didn't check ID for boys so didn't know whether we were British or not.

This is exactly what I plan to do:

Already printed at home 2 adult tickets, and plan to grab the free tickets for the 2 kids (7 & 4) in the Group Tickets.

Will be back in 3 weeks to let you know if it worked for me as well. :)

Great - thanks for all the information.

Has any one had experience in receiving the free tickets from the Group Tickets Booth?

Does anyone know whether it is queue-less, or I should expect to wait there as well? :)

See post #6 in this thread, there was a change of policy at the end of May 2013 but not all web sites have changed to reflect the new policy.

I have read that post before writing my question, but I thought that before the change all kids had to pay, no matter if they are EU citizens or not.

Are you saying that before the change only EU kids were free and now all kids are free?

We are non-EU family of 4 (kids are 7 and 4 years old).

I am a bit confused about who may enter for free to the Colosseum.

According to this link, only EU kids under 17 are eligible:

Eligible for free tickets, upon presentation of suitable documents, are:

European Union citizens 17 and under and 65 and over

However, according to this link (click the "Ticket Office" square), anyone under 18 is eligible:

Free: European and non-European citizens under 18

(this also appears if you click the "Others Free Condition")

So - which one is correct?

In addition, if also non-EU kids are free, is it true that if I buy the adults tickets on-line, I can grab the free tickets for the kids at the Group Ticket Booth (as explained here)?

Anyone has experience with this?