KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA Port Reviews

It rains 320 days a year in Ketichan so be prepared. Went to Totem Bight park & the lumberjack show (which is very entertaining even if staged). As only had a partial day in town never got to explore Creek Street area or downtown much. Be aware that NCL port in Ward Cove so you either have to get a shuttle into town or buy an excursion that includes a town visit.

Our excursion(not thru Norwegian) made this a memorable port. We had a tribal elder give the tour, with much knowledge of the history of his tribe and of Alaska. We saw the fish ladder, a bear getting salmon from a steam, totem pole carving and much more.

Liked Ketchikan, but the shuttling 20+ minutes each way was inconvenient and since we were only in port 630 am - 1200pm, options for tours and other activities was insufficient

Ward Cove I participated in the Wildlife Exploration Excursion. We went to a 40 acre Nature Preserve. We were able to see a bear in the wild. There was also a blacksmith shop on the premises along with a gift shop of course. There was also a building with a Native Alaskan carving a totem pole. There are various totem poles and carving on the grounds also

Another very walkable town with lots of shops and things to see. Again we got off the ship as soon as they let us I'm wound up being the only two people on the first shuttle bus to town. The shuttle driver was a very nice lady and was very informative about the town. After more shops and sightseeing we decided to head back to the ship a little earlier than normal. We never wandered down Creek Street but that gives us something to do on our next trip to Alaska.

We attended the Lumber Jack show and the Saxmen's Village. The Saxmen's village was well spoken, informative and interesting. One guide helped my wife with her wheel chair.We appreciated it. Because of the two parts of the back to back tours, we had no time to mill about the port town. The Encore was situated outside of the town while other ships were docked in town. Same for Juneau, AK.

Beautiful town. We took the shuttle bus tour but it didn't let us off downtown to shop. We saw lots of countryside scenery but again not enough time at port (7am-12:45pm). Also, Encore has to port at Ward Cove which is a 20 minute drive to downtown where the other ships port at downtown.

Excursion was very good. Logistics again was the issue.

Creek street was awesome. Walked the town.

It was a cute little fishing village, quintessential Alaska! We did a jeep ride into the woods with a canoe ride attached.