Inside Passage vs. Endicott Arm Cruise

[HalfWhit]

🙄Hi all, I think I messed up when I just  booked Alaska 2022 by booking 'Alaska Experience' RC Alaska cruise. It does the  'inside passage'  and does not  mention going up the Tracy Arm or any other arm to any glacier. 

I have seen the Dawes glacier going up the arm and it was fabulous. Should I rebook, or is this 'Alaska Experience' cruise just as good as the 'Glacier' cruise?

 

Thanks, 

[Glaciers]

Can you post the itinerary or a link  to the specific cruise?

[nini]

The itinerary needs a very close look. As Glaciers has requested, what is the itinerary?

[Glaciers]

Based on your roll call post it appears this is your cruise.

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruises/itinerary/7-night-alaska-experience-from-seattle-on-ovation/OV07SEA-3517315117?sail-date=2022-09-02&currency=USD&country=USA&dates_maxDate=08%2F31%2F2022&dates_minDate=08%2F01%2F2022

 

It’s not as good as a glacier cruise if glaciers are what you want to see.  You’ll still see many from a distance and you’ll have opportunities to see them in ports. One of the easiest to get to is Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau although not as impressive as say, Glacier Bay or Hubbard or even Dawes that are access by cruise ship.

 

A trade out is that you get to visit Sitka which is a gem in SE.

 

[Coral]

It is not that great of itinerary.... I would look for one with a glacier.

 

RCCL has some poor itineraries.

Edited April 5, 2021 by Coral