Alsaka Honeymoon
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mayraindrops
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hi Adel, me and fh just came back from Alaska cruise in May. it was great fun and sight!
yes, very cold. need to bring more thermal jackets. and also some lovely gowns to attend the formal fine dining dinners..
if u have the budget, can take a ocean view room. Am sure it'll be more romantic. we took a inside state room, so had to go to deck most of time to view scenary.
yes, very cold. need to bring more thermal jackets. and also some lovely gowns to attend the formal fine dining dinners..
if u have the budget, can take a ocean view room. Am sure it'll be more romantic. we took a inside state room, so had to go to deck most of time to view scenary.
carndablues
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don't think a cruise can be considered F&E can it??? i went to alaska a few years back, really beautiful place, but be mindful, only go there during the spring and summer months as winter time, most of the national parks are closed.
if you really want a F&E, it will save you lot of money, i rented a car for two weeks and stayed in B&Bs all over alaska, they're really cheap and really comfy and the big plus is that the owners are always so willing to recommend you excellent places to go. just do a search over the internet for B&Bs in alaska, a lot of these guys have websites up and you can do reservations via email
if you really want a F&E, it will save you lot of money, i rented a car for two weeks and stayed in B&Bs all over alaska, they're really cheap and really comfy and the big plus is that the owners are always so willing to recommend you excellent places to go. just do a search over the internet for B&Bs in alaska, a lot of these guys have websites up and you can do reservations via email
carndablues
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bed and breakfast...basically it's someone's house but they've converted some of the rooms into motel/hotel standard and comes with breakfast in the morning
hi adel, I just came back 4 hours ago from an Alaska cruise. Yes, it's my honeymoon trip. We were with Celebrity Cruise Liner. The cruise is simply well worth the $$ tho it is not cheap. Including our extension at YVR & all the various shore excursions & land tours => almost S$13k! Very different from Star Cruises (I've sailed with a few Star Cruise ships for about 10x liao - coz I simply love cruises).
We fly into Anchorage by China Airlines, then took a transfer to Seward to board Celebrity Summit & sail southwards to Vancouver for a 7-night cruise. Afterwhich we extended another 7 days in Vancouver where we also sign up a land tour to the Canadian Rockies.
Think this season is ending soon in mid Sept. Afterwhich you'll have to wait till next year as the Alaska cruise season is from late May - mid Sep. We waited for the season to come tho we had our wedding in Jan'05. Mid Jul till end Aug is the best time to visit coz weather will be cooling (not too cold), can see wildlife at sea (whales, harbour seals, etc - coz that's where they have already migrated to Alaska). That's why it is the most expensive, regardless of which cruise liner you take. We saw Holland America ship, Princess ship, another Celebrity ship & Royal Carribean ship when we were at various ports-of-call. Initially we wanted to take advantage of the cheaper rates to sail late May or Jun but after evaluating all the advice, we think it is worth to pay more (about S$1k/pax) in order to go at the best time since most likely we won't be going back again this lifetime.
If you need more info, I think I can help since it is still very fresh in mind. [email protected]
We fly into Anchorage by China Airlines, then took a transfer to Seward to board Celebrity Summit & sail southwards to Vancouver for a 7-night cruise. Afterwhich we extended another 7 days in Vancouver where we also sign up a land tour to the Canadian Rockies.
Think this season is ending soon in mid Sept. Afterwhich you'll have to wait till next year as the Alaska cruise season is from late May - mid Sep. We waited for the season to come tho we had our wedding in Jan'05. Mid Jul till end Aug is the best time to visit coz weather will be cooling (not too cold), can see wildlife at sea (whales, harbour seals, etc - coz that's where they have already migrated to Alaska). That's why it is the most expensive, regardless of which cruise liner you take. We saw Holland America ship, Princess ship, another Celebrity ship & Royal Carribean ship when we were at various ports-of-call. Initially we wanted to take advantage of the cheaper rates to sail late May or Jun but after evaluating all the advice, we think it is worth to pay more (about S$1k/pax) in order to go at the best time since most likely we won't be going back again this lifetime.
If you need more info, I think I can help since it is still very fresh in mind. [email protected]
hi niuniu,
i also taking celebrity cruise but not to alaska.. to caribbean.. in dec
need to ask you how much u spend on the cruise exc the cruise package.. e.g. the drinks, gratuities, shore excursions.. cos i am trying to budget my cruise expenses..
hi gals,
agree that cruise to alaska is great.. my mom has taken before and she loves it.. i strongly recommend celebrity
i also taking celebrity cruise but not to alaska.. to caribbean.. in dec
need to ask you how much u spend on the cruise exc the cruise package.. e.g. the drinks, gratuities, shore excursions.. cos i am trying to budget my cruise expenses..
hi gals,
agree that cruise to alaska is great.. my mom has taken before and she loves it.. i strongly recommend celebrity
hi ggjj, you are right. Good choice to choose Celebrity. When we were evaluating which cruise liner, so many names popped out. Chan Bros doing Holland America & Carnival, SA (UIC) doing Princess & Royal Caribbean, Dynasty doing Celebrity & Royal Caribbean. Each cruise liner is different & has a different target market. Carnival is meant for young active adults (20s), Holland America is more expensive meant for retirees (60s & 70s), Royal Caribbean & Princess meant for all ages (young & old), Celebrity meant for retirees also. We chose Celebrity coz we want a slower pace of life on the ship, no one to disturb us or entice us with lots of activities so that we have more time to cuddle.
Don't want to see too many kids also coz very noisy. Then was told that Holland America is more formal whereas Celebrity is slowly moving towards more informal, hence formal nights only limit to 2 out of the 7. We didn't regret our choice.
Think you can login to www.celebrity.com for more details on the shore excursions. That's how we got the info. We spent about US$1k on shore excursions. As for the gratuities, the recommended is US$10.50/night/pax for Alaska cruises. I'm not sure about Caribbean cruises. U can also go into the website for details. In fact their website is very informative. We didn't spend much on drinks coz my hubby don't drink. So we spend more on souvenirs on board (they have lots of offers), laundry for our gowns & suits & workout (gym & pool) wear, we also gave extra gratuities to the stateroom attendent coz he & his asst's service is really fantastic, very attentive & prompt. So think we spent about US$1.3k on board? That's excl $$ spent on land during port-of-calls.
So which ship will you be sailing with? How many nights? Gonna extend at Florida after this? How much are you intending to spend for this trip? Now I'm planning on the next cruise trip.
Think you can login to www.celebrity.com for more details on the shore excursions. That's how we got the info. We spent about US$1k on shore excursions. As for the gratuities, the recommended is US$10.50/night/pax for Alaska cruises. I'm not sure about Caribbean cruises. U can also go into the website for details. In fact their website is very informative. We didn't spend much on drinks coz my hubby don't drink. So we spend more on souvenirs on board (they have lots of offers), laundry for our gowns & suits & workout (gym & pool) wear, we also gave extra gratuities to the stateroom attendent coz he & his asst's service is really fantastic, very attentive & prompt. So think we spent about US$1.3k on board? That's excl $$ spent on land during port-of-calls.
So which ship will you be sailing with? How many nights? Gonna extend at Florida after this? How much are you intending to spend for this trip? Now I'm planning on the next cruise trip.
thanks for your advice.. think should spend around the same on board too.. u went for any spa?
i taking millenium.. 6 nights..
will be spending 10 days in florida.. 4 days in san fran.. total budget is around $12k to 15k for 3 wks.. not sure yet.. still trying to work out a detail budget..
i taking millenium.. 6 nights..
will be spending 10 days in florida.. 4 days in san fran.. total budget is around $12k to 15k for 3 wks.. not sure yet.. still trying to work out a detail budget..
I was advised that the best time to view Northern Lights is the start of autumn or start of spring where there is a change of the weather from hot to cold or vice versa. That's where due to difference of hot & cold charge particles meet, Northern Lights might be sighted. It can be sighted in scandinavian countries also.
baby_wedding
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Hi Nicole can you elaborate more? is end oct - early nov good time to visit alaska? and which places should i go on top of , tat is nearby?
poseidon_gal
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anyone went to see northen light?
my FH want to see northern light ley.. i scare i frozen to death..
my FH want to see northern light ley.. i scare i frozen to death..
Poisedon Gal,
If you want to see the northern lights, you will have to book the Alaska Inland tours from overseas tour agencies. There are no tour agancies in Singapore currently offering Alaska Inland Tours.
You can try Cosmos or Globus tours as they have quite a good selection of Alaska Tours. To see the Northern Lights you will have to go to Alaska in March to July.
Two areas where you have the highest chance of seeing the Northern Lights in Alaska are Fairbanks and Denali. However, do note that the Northern Lights can only be seen very late at night or very early in the morning.
If you want to see the northern lights, you will have to book the Alaska Inland tours from overseas tour agencies. There are no tour agancies in Singapore currently offering Alaska Inland Tours.
You can try Cosmos or Globus tours as they have quite a good selection of Alaska Tours. To see the Northern Lights you will have to go to Alaska in March to July.
Two areas where you have the highest chance of seeing the Northern Lights in Alaska are Fairbanks and Denali. However, do note that the Northern Lights can only be seen very late at night or very early in the morning.
poseidon_gal
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thanks peter..
is March to July the peak season where i can see the most marine lifes?
is March to July the peak season where i can see the most marine lifes?
Have you guys seen the promo in the newspapers?
There's a travel agency having a promotion right now on SilverSea cruises to Alaska!!
One for One promotion! Very Value for money.
i have booked with them before for my travel, and i am pretty excited bout this promotion. heard its till sept..
They are Worldwide Honey Tours
Contact: 63392041 / 6339 2674
i think their silversea cruise packages starts from 5000 plus for 2 pax!
will update when i find out more about it yeahs
There's a travel agency having a promotion right now on SilverSea cruises to Alaska!!
One for One promotion! Very Value for money.
i have booked with them before for my travel, and i am pretty excited bout this promotion. heard its till sept..
They are Worldwide Honey Tours
Contact: 63392041 / 6339 2674
i think their silversea cruise packages starts from 5000 plus for 2 pax!
will update when i find out more about it yeahs
tiramisu91
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hi all,
I will travel to alaska as well for my HM in aug 2009. Anyone with hotel recommendation in vancouver, preferably near canada place where cruise ships dock. Currently shortlisted pan pac but a bit pricey. Thanks
I will travel to alaska as well for my HM in aug 2009. Anyone with hotel recommendation in vancouver, preferably near canada place where cruise ships dock. Currently shortlisted pan pac but a bit pricey. Thanks
tiramisu91
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hi chummy,
thank you for your reply.
wen was ur trip and how much u spent in total? i signed up for 7 days northbound + 4 days land tour..cost ard USD$6K for 2 pax oceanview cabin. Did you extend for land tour to denali and fairbank??
thank you for your reply.
wen was ur trip and how much u spent in total? i signed up for 7 days northbound + 4 days land tour..cost ard USD$6K for 2 pax oceanview cabin. Did you extend for land tour to denali and fairbank??
I would love to go to Alaska, but there's no way my fiance would go for it. Not even a chance. 70 is cold for him. >_< Pansy. 
I figure I have 20 years or so to work on him for my dream vacation to Antarctica...he has known for ages that this is the one place I want to go before I die, so I think he's resigned himself to the notion hehe.
I figure I have 20 years or so to work on him for my dream vacation to Antarctica...he has known for ages that this is the one place I want to go before I die, so I think he's resigned himself to the notion hehe.
promsandweddings
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Hello
I like Alaska because this is very beautiful place and whether is also good.I think Alaska is one of best place for honeymoon.
I like Alaska because this is very beautiful place and whether is also good.I think Alaska is one of best place for honeymoon.
alexissala
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I have taken 1 HAL cruise-never again! The reasons were I felt HAL was more serious and less fun/laughter generally. Elderly passengers who were not fond of children so I did 1 ship tour, then took independent tours to avoid the stares and glares upon boarding the tour bus. 2 free restaurants and dressing each night for the dining room as we were bored of the buffet for 18 breakfast/lunches became an effort. The shows in the theatre were average with a large number of dance/singing which lacked variety (and fun/laughter). CAsino was dead. No fridge in the cabin! Rude/disinterested photo staff (who ignore us on Komodo Island as we were not on a HAL tour). Ship carpet was not clean/musty/dusty smell
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