evansmom828 Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 I want to take a 7 day cruise to Alaska and not certain which one is the best. I'm a fairly active senior traveling solo so looking to walk around Alaska and see sights. When is the best time to go when it's cold enough for winter jacket but not freezing? Any suggestions on activities to do off ship. Love watching your streams. Thank you. Sherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan79 Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 No cruise will be when it’s that cold. The last cruises for the year stop in September. The best times to go are in May or September due to less crowds, but some excursions may not be going at the very beginning or end of the tourist season. In all honesty, it’s going to be hard to not have a good time. Don’t overthink it and book when it works best for you. evansmom828 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 I sailed in Alaska over July 4 in 2019. It was a heat wave there, and there were wildfires (I don’t think either is normal for them). We did the 3 day land tour prior to the cruise then the cruise. I highly recommend it. There were excursions on the land tour-Denali early morning tour was great. radiance of the seas Day 1board day 2 Hubbard glacier Day 3 Juneau-Alaska museum and salmon bake-my young adults did helicopter tour to glacier Day 4 Skagway-gold panning, sled dogs and 40 below-this was a multigenerational excursion for our family day 5 Icy Straight-whale watching& seafood fest Day 6 Ketchikan -rainforest canoe and trail hike evansmom828 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laray Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 My husband and I are "seniors" and we did an Alaska cruise in late September. Weather was cool, mostly grey skies, and lots of rain. A good variety of excursions to book, we did three of them While we enjoyed the cruise very much, we didn't feel like we really got to see much of Alaska. still very glad we did this cruise, but plan to return to Alaska on our own and do a "land vacation" in late Spring of next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 12 hours ago, evansmom828 said: When is the best time to go when it's cold enough for winter jacket but not freezing? You'll want early in the season, like May or early June. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2022/03/16/what-its-go-alaska-cruise-the-early-season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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