First cruise, perfect weather
Carnival Legend Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage
8 Night Alaska Glacier Bay (Vancouver To Seattle)
Sail date: May 16, 2016
Ship: Carnival Legend
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: 6191
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
We had perfect weather throughout most of our 8-day cruise that departed from Vancouver. It only drizzled for maybe a couple of hours near Tracy Arm Fjord, but weather for the rest of the trip was gorgeous, especially when cruising Glacier Bay National Park (Park Rangers actually came onboard that day). We were the only ship at Juneau and Skagway on this mid-May cruise, and we did not see very many young children, except maybe a few teenagers. There were about 3 or 4 ships at Ketchikan, which was our last port before we sailed back to Seattle. Crew and staff were all very friendly. Ship appeared old, but has all the basic amenities as expected, including self-laundry facility. We booked our shore excursions through Carnival website before sailing, and noticed their prices on the ship were about $20 higher each. We also pre-ordered a case of 12-pack bottled water that we carried off ship on excursions, which were very handy.
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Ship tip
Self-service laundry rooms on several decks, including decks 5-7. $3 to wash and another $3 to dry using Sail and Sign card.
4 Comments
samanthaAR 8 years ago
The weather was in the 60s during the day with plenty of sunshine during our cruise, so we only wore long jeans and tshirt most of the time, except on the open decks when we also wore a light jacket/windbreaker and baseball cap. We only wore our beanie, scarfs, and gloves during the Glacier Bay cruise when it got a little chilly that morning. We did see people in 2 of the heated pools on the Carnival Legend during the day. Some people has better tolerance for cooler temperature as we also saw people wearing shorts with long sleeves and jackets. Even though we did not use our winter jackets, the weather in Alaska can be unpredictable though. I would still pack and dress in layers. Hope this helps.