I am trying to decide if I should travel to Alaska via cruise or fly directly into Anchorage...?
Which would be most enjoyable?
Other - United States - 8 Answers
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1 :
Cruise it sounds fun but if u get seasick then fly
2 :
I had a friend from Wisconsin that grew up there and we flew together so she could show me her home town(Anchorage) It was a very long flight....I suggest doing the cruise !!!! I wished we would of!!! Have fun=)
3 :
It depends on your point of view. Find out how long it would take for the cruise vs flying. Are you on vacation, if so, how long do you have. If you have two weeks vacation, subtrack how long the cruise is from your vacation. Cruise's are alot of fun, but it may cut the time you spend in Alaska.
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I did this trip like 2 years ago i think.. it was really fun we flew right into Anchorage, then rented an RV and it was really fun because we could do what ever we wanted and we went to go see a lot of national parks like Denali, and Mt Mckenzie cruises are always fun too. I suggest Holland America or Princess
5 :
This one is a total no brainer for me. I have done both and the cruise was much better. I did the inside passage which included ports of call in Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Skagway, Haines, Glacier Bay (or another glacier—possibly Sawyer), and a day of cruising Misty Fjords. My next cruise will be on a smaller ship that can get into the areas that the large cruise ships can't.
6 :
Come on up! We are open 24/7. I suggest taking the cruise one year and then fly up the next year! Either way you will have an enjoyable and memorable trip. Each method will give you an adventure and the scenery will be different each time. Make happy memories!
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Well by your question..."which would be most enjoyable?"; the answer is simple... The Cruise! There is nowhere quite like Alaska, and because it is so vast in expanse, you will see something different at every turn; glaciers, mountains, wild life, etc. Cruises to Alaska right now are at bargain prices, and give you many options as well. So take the cruise and see how the land used to look. Camai! Alaska travel guru! If you need any other ideas, let me know!
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You 1) don't have to choose and 2) mostly don't get to choose. Let me explain: Most Alaskan cruises go ONE-WAY up the "Inside Passage" Ketichan-Petersburg-Juneau-Glacier Bay-Cordova-Seward/Whittier. And then you have the choice of flying back or tacking on a land-portion (Anchorage and Denali National Park and maybe Fairbanks). (Of course the ship goes back with a full load of passangers doing the reverse itinerary). You can orignate out of Seattle or Bellingham, by ship or by plane. Otherwise, there are very few origins for an Alaskan cruise. Unless you are on a "repositioning" cruise at the beginning or end of the May-August season. When the ships come from or return to Japan or Mexico, etc. I'd have a slight preference for cruising first and then doing the land portion. Only because it will go more "far north" as you go. Longer days, bigger mountains, bigger land critters, etc. But look at prices and schedules. You can do sea then land. Or land then sea. I would far prefer the combo, land/sea packages to cruising up and back. You'll see some very different things on the land portion instead of simply the other side of millions of tress and dozens of fjords on the return cruise.
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