Good way to taste Northern life
Celebrity Millennium Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska
Alaska Northern Glacier Cruise
Sail date: August 29, 2014
Ship: Celebrity Millennium
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: 2004
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 10 years ago
Review summary
A good way to see several of Alaska's points of interest. Some stops had several ships in port so could not get an appropriate feeling for the town/village. We enjoyed our excursions in Ketchikan and Juneau, learning about the lives of the native people and we appreciated the natural environment. We disembarked at Skagway as we were more interested in visiting Whitehorse than Anchorage and were told we would have time to catch the 7:30am White Pass train but were not told that we first needed to clear US customs as the ship is registered in Malta. So we caught the 12:30 train instead. The ship staff were friendly and pleasant. The food was very good and well presented with lots of variety to suit all tastes. It was also an opportunity to try foods not usually part of our menu at home. We were satisfied with our table mates that were chosen for us, and had great conversations with them. The ship was clean and attentive to cleanliness. Guest services personnel were knowledgeable and helpful. Although staff were from all countries, all spoke good English.
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Ports of call
Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia
Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska
Cruise Hubbard Glacier Did not visit port
Seward (Anchorage), Alaska Did not visit port
4 Comments
forbes 10 years ago
We looked into travelling from Anchorage AK to Whitehorse as we wanted to spend some time in Whitehorse visiting family & friends. There is no train, to fly one must first fly to Vancouver or Seattle and then on to Whitehorse, and taking the bus takes 2 days/14 hours travel time. I also looked into renting a car but one cannot rent in AK/USA and drop off in YK/Canada. So we investigated whether it was possible to disembark in Skagway and it was with permission. Yes, Skagway was a stopping point for the cruise. We were told we should do the White Pass train ride so did part of it on the way to Whitehorse, using the bus from Fraser BC to Whitehorse. We would have preferred to go to Carcross by train but because it left at 7:30am there was not time to disembark from the ship (Malta registration).
We could have spent a full day in Skagway and got on the early train the next day, but I had already booked the flight from Whitehorse back to Vancouver, and it would have left us a day short there. Hope this answers your question.