Excursion recommendations for Jewel in Alaska

[Harratine]

We are cruising on the Jewel next July for 7 days from Seward to Vancouver.  DW and Daughter (16 yo) make up our party. We will be doing a 5 day land cruise before we board.  Land cruise includes train to Denali, day trip in Denali, Iditarod stop, and tram to top of Mt Aleyska.  What suggestions does everyone have for booking excursions?  We are thinking whale watching, maybe Mendenhall glacier.

[Sauer-kraut]

We did everything on our own

Whale watching in Hoonah

Sagway was a 1/2 day train/bus into Canada and then walking around the town looking at the National Park Sites there.

Walked and took the free bus in Ketichan

Walked around the shops in Juneau

and did a Vancouver tour (we overnighted there and took a day tour that took us to the airport afterwards)

[ColeThornton]

While you are waiting for answers here check out the Alaska sub-forum if you haven't already.  Lots of great info about excursions.

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/33-alaska/

[bonvoyagie]

There is lots of good port information at cruiseportinsider.com  There you will find DIY ideas as well as what the cruise lines offer. When are you doing your cruise? I ask because lots of people do not realize that the cruise season starts long before Denali NP is open -which is usually around June 1 sometimes earlier, sometimes later depending on the winter weather. 

[Sauer-kraut]

1 hour ago, bonvoyagie said:

There is lots of good port information at cruiseportinsider.com  There you will find DIY ideas as well as what the cruise lines offer. When are you doing your cruise? I ask because lots of people do not realize that the cruise season starts long before Denali NP is open -which is usually around June 1 sometimes earlier, sometimes later depending on the winter weather. 

 

OP states they are going July 7th