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<blockquote data-quote="BSeabob" data-source="post: 1606204" data-attributes="member: 73"><p>The best views are on ships that do the Inside Passage. Traveling along between Vancouver Island and the Coast. All cruises do what there is of the Inside Passage up in Alaska but up there it is limited.</p><p></p><p>A Seven day return cruise from Seattle vs. Vancouver.. The later will see way more coast line and is a better choice for actual sight seeing from the ship. Early season is better chance of no fog and more daylight hours. All other bets on weather are off as far as my travels go. Along the coast the weather is what you get not what you can plan for and it's often cool and wet regardless of time of year. I have however had really great warm sunny weather also at different times of the cruise season. Later season cruise are affected by shorter daylight hours. It gets dark way faster up there.</p><p></p><p>Sitka and Ketchikan have salmon streams that are walkable from the docks. You just have to hit the runs and off hand I can't remember which time of the year we saw them. Later rather than early I think. Check on line at the city sites. One great tour is the WhitePass Railway in Skagway.</p><p></p><p>Prices. Early and later are generally less expensive. Last minute (2-3 weeks) bookings can be cheaper also. But watch the cost of getting there if you do that. We just have to drive so it's not an issue. The real cruise bargains are the one ways North or South...But the airfare is what gets you.</p><p></p><p>All cruise lines take a deposit and then there is a final payment date 60-90 days out. Depending on the type of cruise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSeabob, post: 1606204, member: 73"] The best views are on ships that do the Inside Passage. Traveling along between Vancouver Island and the Coast. All cruises do what there is of the Inside Passage up in Alaska but up there it is limited. A Seven day return cruise from Seattle vs. Vancouver.. The later will see way more coast line and is a better choice for actual sight seeing from the ship. Early season is better chance of no fog and more daylight hours. All other bets on weather are off as far as my travels go. Along the coast the weather is what you get not what you can plan for and it's often cool and wet regardless of time of year. I have however had really great warm sunny weather also at different times of the cruise season. Later season cruise are affected by shorter daylight hours. It gets dark way faster up there. Sitka and Ketchikan have salmon streams that are walkable from the docks. You just have to hit the runs and off hand I can't remember which time of the year we saw them. Later rather than early I think. Check on line at the city sites. One great tour is the WhitePass Railway in Skagway. Prices. Early and later are generally less expensive. Last minute (2-3 weeks) bookings can be cheaper also. But watch the cost of getting there if you do that. We just have to drive so it's not an issue. The real cruise bargains are the one ways North or South...But the airfare is what gets you. All cruise lines take a deposit and then there is a final payment date 60-90 days out. Depending on the type of cruise. [/QUOTE]
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