Rare GaryWT Posted January 18, 2021 #1 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Hi all, might be looking for the impossible but I really though I saw it. Planning an Alaskan cruise and I though I saw where a ship docked overnight so you could take a train to see the northern lights and in the morning the ship departed. I know I saw it but now can’t find it. My wife will only cruise Alaska if she can see the lights. I have been searching and looking at all the cruise lines but for the life of me I cannot locate a cruise that has this excursion. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted January 18, 2021 #2 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) If it happens, it won't be on a mass market line. And for the length of the train ride, they would probably have to dock two nights. You might also ask on the Alaska board here, under Ports of Call. EM I see your thread has already been moved to the Alaska board. Edited January 18, 2021 by Essiesmom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare GaryWT Posted January 18, 2021 Author #3 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Thanks, might need to look into a land and sea tour. I posted on the general page think more people would see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted January 18, 2021 #4 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) If seeing aurora is so important, the only way that you can be reasonably certain to see them is to go to Fairbanks or points north in January or February or March. It will be so cold that you will freeze but assuming the weather cooperates, your chances are very high. I spent a week in Fairbanks and north in Chena Hot Springs one winter and had 5 days of intense wonderful aurora. However, the prime purpose of that trip was just to see and photograph aurora. Everything else that I did on the trip was unimportant. Try doing a Google search on "Alaska Northern Light Tours". You will get some hits. If you do it, it will be an unusual trip that you will never forget. DON Edited January 18, 2021 by donaldsc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted January 19, 2021 #5 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Agree...you might see the Northern Lights in later September if you go further north, but not a huge chance. Certainly not in mid Summer....remember it stays light almost around the clock in June and parts of May and July. You need darkness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare GaryWT Posted January 19, 2021 Author #6 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Thanks everyone. Had heard Sept was good but maybe not. Might have to take a cruise and then take a vacation to Iceland which might be easier from Massachusetts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerig Posted January 19, 2021 #7 Share Posted January 19, 2021 7 hours ago, GaryWT said: Thanks everyone. Had heard Sept was good but maybe not. Might have to take a cruise and then take a vacation to Iceland which might be easier from Massachusetts. If you do land before the cruise and go to Fairbanks you stand a good chance of seeing the northern lights in September Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie11 Posted January 20, 2021 #8 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I've never heard of this in Alaska. It sound more like something they'd do in Norway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKStafford Posted January 20, 2021 #9 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Cruise season and it being dark enough to see the Aurora don't have much overlap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted January 20, 2021 #10 Share Posted January 20, 2021 On 1/18/2021 at 5:44 PM, GaryWT said: Thanks everyone. Had heard Sept was good but maybe not. Might have to take a cruise and then take a vacation to Iceland which might be easier from Massachusetts. Assuming that you can afford Iceland, your idea of a cruise + Iceland is the best one yet. Iceland is a great place to visit. I have been there in the summer. It would be great to do it in the winter. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted January 22, 2021 #11 Share Posted January 22, 2021 On 1/18/2021 at 7:44 PM, GaryWT said: Thanks everyone. Had heard Sept was good but maybe not. Might have to take a cruise and then take a vacation to Iceland which might be easier from Massachusetts. A friend did see Northern Lights in September on a Viking Ocean cruise in Alaska. It is not common but it can happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted January 22, 2021 #12 Share Posted January 22, 2021 On 1/20/2021 at 11:18 AM, wolfie11 said: I've never heard of this in Alaska. It sound more like something they'd do in Norway... Yes - there are Northern Light cruises in Norway. The one cruise I had friends on and followed - they only saw them one night. It was October time frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted February 12, 2021 #13 Share Posted February 12, 2021 To the OP: Please let your wife know that there are hundreds of reasons to visit Alaska! I hope this does not hold you back. We saw the northern lights on our first Alaska cruise on August 28, 2000. And has been mentioned, there are cruises with the itineraries for the northern lights in the winter. Then you can have both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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