Julie.a Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 I've only been on 2 cruises so far, but I absolutely love them. We're going to Alaska in July, and I'm curious what the ports are like. Our first cruise stopped in Key West, and you could just walk around, grab lunch, etc. Other ports, like Nassau, where you really have to know where you want to go and get transportation into town. Of these ports, are any of them like Key West where you can just get off the ship and walk around with no real plan? Sitka, Skagway, Juneau, Victoria Also, we have 2 boys - 11 and 14. I'll take any recommendations for things that would be good for kids (dog sledding, gold mining, whale watching, etc). Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevendom57 Posted November 25, 2021 Report Share Posted November 25, 2021 Skagway and Juneau, you can just walk around. Victoria, not so much. Get a tour. Sitka, don't know, never been. When you are in Juneau, look into taking the helicopter tour that lands on the glacier. You can save a lot of money if you book through Coastal Helicopters, ours was $300pp instead of RC's $600pp. I am pretty sure this is that this is the same contractor that RC uses. The only thing you lose is the return to ship guarantee. We had the copter ride booked as early as possible and had hours to roam Juneau afterwards. I never felt like I would miss the ship. It is an very expensive excursion, but worth it. Your kids will love it if you can swing the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 This may help https://www.whatsinport.com/Alaska.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 This also https://www.viator.com/Juneau/d941-ttd?SSAID=320199&aid=sas0_132440_320199&mcid=43009&rel=sponsored&SSAIDDATA=SSCID_b1k5_us7oo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvwineandtravel Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 It is easy to walk around Ketchikan also. In fact, Listen to the recent royal caribbean blog podcast about Ketchikan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKMCruising Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 We went with our 2 year old daughter, so we were a little limited on excursions, but the ones we did were definitely things I'd classify as "kid-friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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