Tuesday, July 6, 2010 We wanted to have breakfast in the dining room at least once but never did because we didn’t want to wake up early enough to make it. We had breakfast at Horizon Court buffet. I organized the Meet & Mingle for our roll call, which was fairly quiet, so I wasn’t […]
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I find it easier to review my experience on the ship in one entry, then breaking it up by day. So I’m going to go ahead and review Island Princess now… Decisions, Decisions If this is your first Alaska cruise, I would highly recommend Princess Cruises over any other cruise line in Alaska because their
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Monday, July 5, 2010 We had an early breakfast at the hotel again and checked out of our room. We each had a large suitcase and rolling carry-on suitcase so we decided to take a taxi to the train station, instead of walking. The taxi ride was $5. We booked the Glacier Discovery train to
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Sunday, July 4, 2010 We had whitewater rafting scheduled for the morning and we wouldn’t be returning until after check-out time so we woke up early to pack our bags and check out of Denali Princess. The lobby had free luggage storage in a locked room so we left our bags with there. We tipped
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Saturday, July 3, 2010 Denali Princess has a shuttle that stops at the hotel, Wilderness Access Center, Horseshoe Lake Trailhead, and Denali Visitor Center. It’s free for cruisetour guests and supposed to cost $5 roundtrip otherwise. Even though we were not cruisetour guests, we were never asked to show proof that we were cruisetour guests
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Friday, July 2, 2010 We had 2 large suitcases and 2 flight carry-on rolling suitcases for this trip but we packed our bags so that we only need to take the 2 carry-ons and a backpack to Denali. We stored the other 2 large suitcases at the Historic Anchorage Hotel for no additional cost since
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Thursday, July 1, 2010 Our flight from DFW to Anchorage departed at 3:15 pm and was 7 hours long but fortunately, a non-stop flight. They showed “Tooth Fairy” and “Invictus” on the plane but I only watched “Tooth Fairy”, which was a silly movie but I’m a huge fan of The Rock. For dinner, we
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I love collecting souvenirs and below are some of my favorite places/items I got during my cruise. January 4, 2019 UPDATE: While the deals listed below may have expired, make sure you pick up a free shopping coupon book when you board your ship in Seattle, Whittier, Seward, or Vancouver. Here’s an example of the
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