Fondy Posted April 28, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 28, 2004 According to web-site, it's $89 if you book direct. When I e-mailed them, they said it's generally only $5 - $10 more to book thru cruise ship, BUT someone on another forum said it's $139 to book White Pass via Carnival. Help, if it's really $50 more person, I'll definitely pre-book since there are 4 of us going. Does anyone have the scoop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadjr Posted April 28, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Couldnt get the Carnival site to work to price it out. There are several White Pass Railroad options so maybe they were on a different tour than just the railway. Theres usually just the railway, railway/bus, railway/bike, etc. [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;5;3;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0800[/img] Ryndam Pacific Coastal May 3 [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;5;17;21;30;00&timezone=GMT-1000[/img] Dawn Princess Alaska May 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted April 28, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 28, 2004 It is $95 on Princess. I bet you are looking at a combo trip of some sort (bus and train). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 28, 2004 It's $98 on Royal Caribbean. I considered booking it direct with the RR, but in looking at their website it seemed to me that they were upfront in saying that cruise passengers would get preferences, perhaps in seating or in other ways. Based on that the idea of saving $11 just wasn't worth it. ----------------------- Platinum for Princess, for Royal Caribbean and for Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 28, 2004 It's $98 on Royal Caribbean. When I looked at the RR website, it seemed they were inferring that the cruise customers would get some kind of preferential treatment, either in seating or boarding, or both. I just felt the $11 savings wasn't worth it. ----------------------- Platinum for Princess, for Royal Caribbean and for Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powriel Posted April 29, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 29, 2004 I spoke with the railroad directly and they said it was only a few dollars more to book directly with Carnival. If you book directly through Carnival the train pulls down to the ship and you can get on directly there. If you purchase through the railroad you have to walk approximately 1/2 mile to the station. My Mom and I are cruising together in August and walking long distances at one time are a concern with her at times, so we are going to book directly through the ship. I did mention my concern with lady I spoke with about the tour selling out (this is the only thing my Mom mentioned that she really wants to do) and she said that Carnival has lots of seats reserved. 8/25 Carnival Spirit [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=800080&cdt=2004;8;25;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] Conquest 2/03 Glory 2/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saw1953 Posted April 29, 2004 #7 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Our ship stops in Haines instead of Skagway and the ship isn't offering the Whitepass RR as an excursion. Does anyone know of an independent tour company that sells the train/bus combo. We will be in Haines for 12 hours so we will have plenty of time to ferry over to Skagway. Sheila Til the Grandeur of the Seas [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;5;1;17;0;00&timezone=GMT-0600[/img] Til the Regal to Alaska [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;8;14;16;0;00&timezone=GMT-0800[/img] Regal Princess 11/03 Summit 10/02 Enchantment of the Seas 09/01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Posted April 29, 2004 #8 Share Posted April 29, 2004 >>Does anyone know of an independent tour company that sells the train/bus combo.<< [url="http://www.yukonalaskatouristtours.com/"]http://www.yukonalaskatouristtours.com/[/url] does - they're the official railway bus carrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travalot Posted April 29, 2004 #9 Share Posted April 29, 2004 There was quite a bit of difference in the quality of some of the rail cars. We were glad we got on early and were able to get seats in one of the cars with much larger windows. HAL's Ryndam - Northbound Alaska - May 28, 2004 [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=4169e1&cdt=2004;05;28;17;0;00&timezone=GMT-0800[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Posted April 29, 2004 #10 Share Posted April 29, 2004 The construction dates of the 61 passenger coaches run from 1883 to 2001! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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