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Okay I’m back.  A LOT has happened on a personal level since my last post.  After all the information-gathering and dreaming about a June CruiseTour, I found out a couple of weeks ago that my daughter had strong indications that she was pregnant with our first grandchild.  My layman’s calculations put the due date at mid-June.  We were to keep it a secret until October 22nd (last Friday) when a sonogram would tell more about the viability of the pregnancy.  She’s been trying to get pregnant for over 3 years, and the past year has been under the care of a fertility specialist.  She got the news on Friday that everything looks fine and the odds are about 98% that she will carry the baby to full term.  Delivery is projected for June 6.  Needless to say, we are ecstatic, but this did throw a degree of disappointment on our Alaska plans.  We told the “secret†to the others in our planning group, and said that they should probably go ahead with the June planning.  They haven’t totally given up on June, but we have a meeting tomorrow evening to re-discuss our options.  I think that we will probably try to plan around the birth date.  That means that early is out for us.  May is too iffy in case there is an early delivery, but anytime late-June will work.


As I’ve reported earlier, We’ve pretty much committed to Princess.  We are focusing on their Cruise-Tour 2S which starts in Fairbanks and has a land portion of 5 days before the 7-day cruise.  Now, timing and specific ship is our primary focus (in that order).  Timing appears to affect weather, with July starting the rainy season which lasts through mid-August?  This is the impression that I get from an earlier post on this thread (thanks, Howie).  Scenery and wildlife are our high-priority items.  We won’t be doing any fishing, so the fact that July is when the salmon run won’t affect us.  We’re thinking later in the season (August?) To avoid peak tourist season and rain.  How are the bugs in August?  Will we still see snow on the mountain peaks?  Will there be any water from the glacier melt / rainfall or will it be getting too dry?  Are there advantages to going in September other that lower prices for souvenirs?


Advice on weather and wildlife is especially helpful as we "cruise" towards our final decision.


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