Questions about Vancouver and Serenade of the Seas

[gwennw]

:confused: I just booked by first Alaska cruise for June 12, 2005 on the Serenade of the Seas. I have a few questions: Approximately what time will I get off the boat at the end of my cruise and how long is the bus ride from the port to the airport? I was hoping to catch a 1:00pm flight out of Vancouver and was wondering if I could make it. Also, any reviews or suggestions for my Alaska 7 night cruise on Serenade of the Seas? Any "must do" excursions? Any thoughts on a getting a cabin with conceirge service? Any advice or info. would be greatly appreciated!

[billylen]

Just returned a couple of weeks ago from the Serenade. I post a review and if you perform a search you should be able to locate it. Others have posted reviews as well.

 

I had a 10:20AM flight once we returned and was concerned about making my flight. There is an express checkout option for $15 and they took my bags the night before and I did not see them til I arrived in LA the next day! I was off the ship about 8AM and ready to board my flight about 1 hour later. You should have plenty of time for a 1PM flight.

 

Hope this helps

[DerekDun8]

I just got back from vancouver aboard the Radiance. I had a flight time of 1:16 and made it to the airport with 3.5-4 hrs to spare.... You'll be fine. We got there so early, the monitors didn't even have or planes gate number up yet.

[MattInFLL]

Usually RCI also offers you the choice to get off the ship early IF you carry all your own bags off.... anyway, 1 pm will be more than fine.. the airport is a 20 minute ride or so..although if I were worried about flights, I would take a taxi..also Vancouver airport gets better and better at handling the huge weekend morning crowds from the cruise ships..but there can still be big unpredictable delays at those times.. but still, a 1pm flight is fine.

 

If in Juneau, I recommend Coastal Helicopters to go to a glacier, and you can book on your own.

 

In Ketchikan, I booked a sea plane ride to Misty Fjords national park which was amazing.. through Island Wings Air... ship offers similar, but Island Wings does a much more personal job and longer time landing in the mountain lake, with a chance to walk around..

 

I was on the Infinity in Alaska.. lots of pics of the ports if you click the link below.