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[quote Yukon]While it depends on the exact routing, on a southbound cruise you'll get better views on the port side enough of the time to make that the preferred side to choose. Be very cautious about cruisetours - most people have little idea about what they've bought. Be aware of how much time you're spending in transit and how much at destinations you want to see. A one-way cruise and independent land tour lets you get exactly what you want, will save a lot of money and in Alaska it's very easy to arrange.

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I have cruised to Alaska many times and Yukon is exactly correct about what he said. My opinion based on my experiences is that the preferred glacier viewing is in Glacier Bay and College Fjord. There is always access to these glacier and little if any chance of the ship not being able to get close. Last year there were many cruises that were unable to get close to Hubbard Glacier. If you are on a cruise going to Glacier Bay and College Fjord it does make a difference which side of the ship that you are on. As Yukon said the best side is the Port side of the ship. I also agree that renting a car in Anchorage and planning your own Alaskan land tour is the best way to go and it will also save you a lot of money.

To answer another point raised after my last post on this board as to whether or not the propulsion problems have been permanently fixed on the Celebrity Millennium class ships, is still very much in doubt. It has only been about nine months since the last propulsion failure for the Millennium and the "average" length of time between these failures for the Millennium is just under two years.

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<blockquote data-quote="wave runner" data-source="post: 1187608">[quote Yukon]While it depends on the exact routing, on a southbound cruise you'll get better views on the port side enough of the time to make that the preferred side to choose. Be very cautious about cruisetours - most people have little idea about what they've bought. Be aware of how much time you're spending in transit and how much at destinations you want to see. A one-way cruise and independent land tour lets you get exactly what you want, will save a lot of money and in Alaska it's very easy to arrange. Murray</blockquote>I have cruised to Alaska many times and Yukon is exactly correct about what he said. My opinion based on my experiences is that the preferred glacier viewing is in Glacier Bay and College Fjord. There is always access to these glacier and little if any chance of the ship not being able to get close. Last year there were many cruises that were unable to get close to Hubbard Glacier. If you are on a cruise going to Glacier Bay and College Fjord it does make a difference which side of the ship that you are on. As Yukon said the best side is the Port side of the ship. I also agree that renting a car in Anchorage and planning your own Alaskan land tour is the best way to go and it will also save you a lot of money. To answer another point raised after my last post on this board as to whether or not the propulsion problems have been permanently fixed on the Celebrity Millennium class ships, is still very much in doubt. It has only been about nine months since the last propulsion failure for the Millennium and the &quot;average&quot; length of time between these failures for the Millennium is just under two years.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="wave runner, post: 1187608"] [quote Yukon]While it depends on the exact routing, on a southbound cruise you'll get better views on the port side enough of the time to make that the preferred side to choose. Be very cautious about cruisetours - most people have little idea about what they've bought. Be aware of how much time you're spending in transit and how much at destinations you want to see. A one-way cruise and independent land tour lets you get exactly what you want, will save a lot of money and in Alaska it's very easy to arrange. Murray[/quote] I have cruised to Alaska many times and Yukon is exactly correct about what he said. My opinion based on my experiences is that the preferred glacier viewing is in Glacier Bay and College Fjord. There is always access to these glacier and little if any chance of the ship not being able to get close. Last year there were many cruises that were unable to get close to Hubbard Glacier. If you are on a cruise going to Glacier Bay and College Fjord it does make a difference which side of the ship that you are on. As Yukon said the best side is the Port side of the ship. I also agree that renting a car in Anchorage and planning your own Alaskan land tour is the best way to go and it will also save you a lot of money. To answer another point raised after my last post on this board as to whether or not the propulsion problems have been permanently fixed on the Celebrity Millennium class ships, is still very much in doubt. It has only been about nine months since the last propulsion failure for the Millennium and the "average" length of time between these failures for the Millennium is just under two years. [/QUOTE]