"John H" wrote:
Hope you have a great time, Steve. I'm thinking of surprising my wife
with a Disney Cruise this fall. I'm hoping Disney will have an Alaska
cruise soon.
I have heard so much about Alaskan cruises that I want to take one. Know
people who are jaded world travelers, and to a person they rave about
the Alaska trip. I think that only the hard core cruisers would go,
therefore, the company (people) would be of a better class. I am not a
fan of cold, but I think I could tough it out. I had a chance to go on a
gold mining project in 1974 in Alaska, to the Alaska pipeline, or to
diving school, and I chose commercial diving school. Sometimes I rue my
decision to go South. My brother was a crab fisherman like on TV in the
early 90's when no one knew they existed. I think I'd like everything
but the potentially rough water. BTDT. May check it out after this
little experimental puddle jumper cruise to Meheeeeeco.
Steve
Taking a cruise to Alaska and expecting to actually see Alaska is like
going to Epcot and seeing Germany.
It is an OK way to watch whales and Princess will load you up on a bus
to go see Denali but you pretty much see what you can from the window of
the bus.
If you really want to see Alaska take several weeks and rent a 4WD. You
might even want to get in a float plane and really get back in the
boonies.
If you just want a nice "cruise" Alaska isn't a bad destination but it
will just be a cruise,

Yeah, I know you're right about that. Personally, I'd like to go by
motorcycle, but SWMBO doesn't think much of that idea.
It might be a good way to put some serious miles on the 4Runner with a
trailer though. I'll have to think about that.

Take the 4runner and trailer, You won't regret it, Make reservations on
the Alaska ferry, catch it down in Haines on the way back, drive the rig
on, and get a cabin, You then have a 4 day cruise down the inside
passage back to Bellingham, and you can drive from there to Seattle to
visit your brothers, If you do the trip in September you get a hefty
discount on the ferry.
Or... Take the bike and ride with me back up this July, I'm doing the
Dempster first then over to the haul road and up to Prudhoe Bay.
BTW I've really got the riding bug bad now, I have another stablemate
for my BMW, a new (to me 03) Kawi Super Sherpa and am heading down to SD
with it in the back of my truck, Parking the truck in La Jolla at the
Aunt and Uncle's and riding down the Baja peninsula to La Paz on as much
dirt/sand as possible. UD