REGENTS SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR ALASKA CRUISE
Connie Van
night cruise from San Francisco back to Vancouver airfare included from
and back to Los Angeles. The $5,700 price includes everything including
day excursions, all food, drink and tips plus, a $300 onboard cash
credit.
This would be my first cruise and the dream of a life time. Oh, for an
addtional $800 a balony suite is available if you think it is worth it
for enjoying the views I know must be spectacular.
Tom K
To be honest, you don't want to be on your balcony when you're in the
good places. The view from your balcony will be to limited. You want
to be some place like the bow, or on the top deck where you can get a
view of the front, both sides and back of the ship.
The good places are sites like Glacier Bay, Tracy Arm, etc. As far as
other spots along the inside passage, there really isn't anything
spectacular, since you see mostly ocean much of the way. The narrow
channels from Vancouver north are mostly done at night. It's not till
you get up to Tracy Arm that you get up near the really good stuff.
So to me, a balcony simply isn't that critical on an Alaska sailing.
The weather won't be nice. It will be cold and very likely rainy. I
think a balcony is much more wonderful in the Caribbean where you can
take advantage of the great weather. We were in Alaska a few weeks ago,
and I had an obstructed view outside... which for me was sufficient.
--Tom
Jack Hamilton
My experience was just the opposite. We had sunny clear weather most
days (in May a few years ago), and the balcony was the perfect place to
sit and watch the glaciers calve without having to get dressed to go up
on deck. Having a balcony gives you more options, and another $800
added to a cruise that's already almost $6000 is probably not a
deal-breaker.
It's raining in Juneau right now, but according to the weather history
at wunderground.com there were many days in September when it was not
raining (scattered clouds to overcast, but not raining). I think it
depends on whether you're lucky or not.
And if it's raining, I'd rather sit in a blanket on a covered balcony
than be exposed out on the deck.
I'm sure it depends on the ship and the location of the balcony. We had
a midships balcony on the Celebrity Infinity. The balcony location was
good, and the Infinity had some protected outside viewing areas (unlike
the NCL ships I've been on). My next Alaska trip will be on the
Norwegian Pearl with an aft balcony, so I will gain a new perspective.
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Jack Hamilton
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Connie Van
before booking.
Can I request a room on the side of the ship that will be facing land as
we cruise North?
Tom K
Sure. But the land will be pretty far away as you sail north much of
the time. So you won't see much till you get way up north, close to
Juneau. And the mountains won't get majestic with white caps until
there as well. On the way up, you'll see humpback whales, orcas,
fishing fleets, etc.
But you won't see mountains like this:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tracy_Arm_fjord_Sawyer_Glacier.jpg
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501869-fromiy-1-juneau_vacations-i-tgphotoid-
until you get up to the Tracy Arm/Juneau area.
--Tom
Jack Hamilton
wrote:
Yes, you can. Your travel agent (or the cruise line if you book
directly) will be able to do that for you. You might or might not see
much during the trip up, depending on the route and how close you get to
shore. I think it's likely that you won't see much between San
Francisco and your first stop.
You can see deck plans on the cruise line web site. You might also want
to check on www.cruisecritic.com to see if past passengers have favorite
locations. Keep in mind, though, that tastes vary, so what someone else
likes might not be what you life.
Cruise Crazy
drydock. We did not have a balcony even tho we were in the Caribbean. I
don't think a balcony is worth $800 in Alaska.But that was a personal
choice.
The staterooms are large and the bathrooms are so much larger than most
other ships and so is the closet space. If you haven't been on the
Navigator before, you will love it.
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Gettamulla Tupya
> But you won't see mountains like this:
>
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tracy_Arm_fjord_Sawyer_Glacier.jpg
That place has just been added to my bucket list.
Tom K
If you like that kind of stuff... another place to add to that list:
http://www.norway-cruises.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/geiranger.jpg
Connie Van
about the cruise. It has been very helpful.
Tom K
> I appreciate everyone's effort to share your experience and thoughts
> about the cruise. It has been very helpful.
>
so, what are you going to do?
Connie Van
is so far in advance.
I'm excited and I'm already thinking about what to pack.
Sue Mullen
On 10/5/2010 12:28 AM, Connie Van wrote:
> I'm going to make my reservation and ask about cruise insurance since it
> is so far in advance.
Cruise insurance is important, but not because your cruise is so far
away. Until you make final payment on the cruise, you can cancel and get
your deposti back. Final payment is usually a little more then 2 months
pre-cruise.
Your travel agent should be able to help with cruise insurance, but many
of us purchase our own. If you go to www.insuremytrip.com you can look
at many different policies, find the cost and what they include. You can
then purchase the insurance through them or contact the company
directly. We have used this website many times and have no connection
with them.
If you have any pre-existing medical conditions, be sure to buy your
insurance as soon as you put the deposit on your cruise. Most policies
give you a week to 2 weeks to do this.
sue
Stu
wrote:
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>
>On 10/5/2010 12:28 AM, Connie Van wrote:
>> I'm going to make my reservation and ask about cruise insurance since it
>> is so far in advance.
>
>Cruise insurance is important, but not because your cruise is so far
>away. Until you make final payment on the cruise, you can cancel and get
>your deposti back. Final payment is usually a little more then 2 months
>pre-cruise.
Good advise Sue, we got travel insurance at the same time we booked
the cruise through the agent. Considering what we got it didn't seem
expensive at all. It really paid off when we missed our connecting
flight because of weather, we were snowed in and stranded with no
luggage except our carry ons. The insurance allowed us to stay at the
airport hotel, paid for meals, transfers, and because our luggage went
on before us, we were allowed to purchase a change of clothes which
really surprised us. We had bought the clothes never knowing this was
allowed, and never expecting to be reimbursed.
Also if you're on meds, see your doctor before you go and get a
prescription for atleast a months worth and keep it with your
passport. Anything happens and your meds go astray or stolen, atleast
you can replace them till you get home.
Never go cheap with travel insurance, they're not all the same and you
don't want to find this out when you actually need it.
Brian K
suite where they say "balony" to you all the time could get irksome
after a while. What's this it's a typo and you mean balcony suite?
Never mind. Sounds nice but I'd shop for a better price. Have you
tried seeing what a travel agent specializing in cruising can do for you?
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