MsSoCalCruiser Posted June 26, 2017 #1 Share Posted June 26, 2017 We were all set to book tomorrow with a cruise on hold but now we have some questions… Some of my group are asking if princess has a cruise with a four-day land tour (2 day Denali) that will also stop in Sitka or icy Strait Point. A few of our cruisers are wanting to do the zip line in Icy Strait Point. Please help... Trying to figure this out tonight . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted June 26, 2017 #2 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Interesting question! Icy Strait Point appears to be included on northbound cruises on the Island Princess in 2018. So as long as you are willing to do your land tour after the cruise and are OK sailing on the Island, it should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishywood Posted June 26, 2017 #3 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Are you booking for this summer or next? Island Princess northbound Vancouver-Whittier cruises in 2018 will stop at Icy Strait Point instead of the current Ketchikan. I'll leave the remaining research (whether any available cruisetours meet your criteria) to you. Only Princess calls in Sitka are on a handful of Grand Princess round trip San Francisco sailings, presumably due to a regular port on that itinerary being overbooked for that week. So no associated land portion with a Sitka stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennybenny Posted June 26, 2017 #4 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Do your own land tour. It is usually cheaper if you have time to do research. That way you can do whatever you want to do and are not limited by anything other than your imagination, time and money :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted June 26, 2017 #5 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Here's the link to the Alaska brochure as it might be easier for you to narrow down acceptable tours on the Island than searching on line: https://book.princess.com/images/cc/brochure/downloads/Princess-Alaska-2018.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted June 26, 2017 #6 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Love Sitka. Too bad it's not on more itineraries. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlxo Posted June 26, 2017 #7 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Zip line junkies should check out the nearby Whistler Sasquatch when in Vancouver for a few days. https://whistler.ziptrek.com/tours/sasquatch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsSoCalCruiser Posted June 26, 2017 Author #8 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Interesting question! Icy Strait Point appears to be included on northbound cruises on the Island Princess in 2018. So as long as you are willing to do your land tour after the cruise and are OK sailing on the Island, it should work. Thank you. That's exactly what I saw. I was hoping I was missing something because we have one couple doing the land tour and they really wanted to do the tour portion first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsSoCalCruiser Posted June 26, 2017 Author #9 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Love Sitka. Too bad it's not on more itineraries. :( Have you been to icy Strait? I wonder what it's like there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsSoCalCruiser Posted June 26, 2017 Author #10 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Interesting question! Icy Strait Point appears to be included on northbound cruises on the Island Princess in 2018. So as long as you are willing to do your land tour after the cruise and are OK sailing on the Island, it should work. I was looking forward to cruising on the Star or Golden Princess but I will be fine with anything as long as what everybody wants works out. I have never cruised on the Island Princess before so I'm not sure if I would like it or not. Have you tried the ship before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsSoCalCruiser Posted June 26, 2017 Author #11 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Here's the link to the Alaska brochure as it might be easier for you to narrow down acceptable tours on the Island than searching on line: https://book.princess.com/images/cc/brochure/downloads/Princess-Alaska-2018.pdf Wow! That's awesome! Thank you so much. I did not know that this even existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sillyjilly Posted June 26, 2017 #12 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Have you been to icy Strait? I wonder what it's like there. It's super small with not much there, however they have the most awesome small boat whale watches. The best, IMHO. Love Floyd fishes. Way better than Harv and Marv in Juneau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsSoCalCruiser Posted June 26, 2017 Author #13 Share Posted June 26, 2017 It's super small with not much there, however they have the most awesome small boat whale watches. The best, IMHO. Love Floyd fishes.Way better than Harv and Marv in Juneau. Thank you! Do you book the small whale watching trips from the cruiseline or an independent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hag Posted June 26, 2017 #14 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Love Sitka. Too bad it's not on more itineraries. :( Me too! I'd really love to go back there. Beautiful place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san diego sue Posted June 26, 2017 #15 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Last summer our 10 day Alaska out of San Francisco stopped at Icy Strait. We did a private tour to see bears. Lots of fun but required patience. Guide knew where the bears appear and we waited quite a while for them to show up, and they did. I saw the Zip line, and it appeared to be small. Since we didn't do it, really can't comment on it. The port was small, with a couple of shops inside a building. The place is not commercialized like the other ports with all those jewelry stores, not a single one there. It was a nice change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taters Posted June 26, 2017 #16 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Last summer our 10 day Alaska out of San Francisco stopped at Icy Strait.I saw the Zip line, and it appeared to be small. Since we didn't do it, really can't comment on it. As an FYI - The zip line at Icy Straight Point is the longest one in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sillyjilly Posted June 26, 2017 #17 Share Posted June 26, 2017 It's super small with not much there, however they have the most awesome small boat whale watches. The best, IMHO. Love Floyd fishes.Way better than Harv and Marv in Juneau. Independent. There are more than one to pick from. Around 160 bucks pp and worth every penny. Only 6 to a boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted June 26, 2017 #18 Share Posted June 26, 2017 As an FYI - The zip line at Icy Straight Point is the longest one in the world. Yes that's pretty small. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sillyjilly Posted June 26, 2017 #19 Share Posted June 26, 2017 As an FYI - The zip line at Icy Straight Point is the longest one in the world. Yes, I've done it. A long drive up a mountain and done in 60 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sillyjilly Posted June 26, 2017 #20 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Yes that's pretty small. LOL A small island with tall mountains. ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san diego sue Posted June 27, 2017 #21 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Someone posted the zip line was longest in the world.Hard to believe in such a tiny place where ships hardly ever show up.(and only in the summer months. Then Silly Jilly who actually did it said it took 60 seconds. I go with Jilly's opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sillyjilly Posted June 27, 2017 #22 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Someone posted the zip line was longest in the world.Hard to believe in such a tiny place where ships hardly ever show up.(and only in the summer months.Then Silly Jilly who actually did it said it took 60 seconds. I go with Jilly's opinion. It is long and takes a long time to get to the top through winding mountain roads, but it's a lot quicker going straight down. :D A walk to town where there is nothing to see takes about 15 min. I've done the whale watch twice and it was awesome both times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsSoCalCruiser Posted June 27, 2017 Author #23 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Well the zip line will have to wait until the next time. It was finally decided and we booked the Anchorage/Whittier to Vancouver southbound. I do have to add that I'm kind of glad that I do not get to watch my friend do that zip line [emoji33] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsSoCalCruiser Posted June 27, 2017 Author #24 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Thank you all so much for your help! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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