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Griffen
Guest
This has probably been adressed many times but what excursions are there in Juneau, ketchikan, and Skagway? I have 2 kids (13 and 15). We're cruising on RCL in July. Thanks for any help!
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PEB
Guest
Ketchikan has totem park tours, kayaking, and many fishing tours that can be fun and interesting. They also have float plane tours.
Juneau is great for whale watching, flight tours, gold mine and gold panning tours, Trips to Mendenhall Glacier and rafting down the river from Mendenhall glacier.
Skagway is great for flight tours, Yukon tours, and White Pass Railway tours. You can also take tours from Skagway to Haines.
These are just a few suggestions and all of these towns are fairly easy to walk around in. Juneau is the biggest of the three but the interesting part of the town is easy to walk.
There are many wildlife tours in all these towns and many historical tours also.
Juneau is great for whale watching, flight tours, gold mine and gold panning tours, Trips to Mendenhall Glacier and rafting down the river from Mendenhall glacier.
Skagway is great for flight tours, Yukon tours, and White Pass Railway tours. You can also take tours from Skagway to Haines.
These are just a few suggestions and all of these towns are fairly easy to walk around in. Juneau is the biggest of the three but the interesting part of the town is easy to walk.
There are many wildlife tours in all these towns and many historical tours also.
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boatluvr
Guest
Go to your Cruise Line's web-page and look up Shore Excursions. At each stop, you will find a description of the excursions offered by the Cruise Line. Most of these are not sold on the "dock, but must be purchased on board.
Local Tour companies usually sell their tours on or near the dock. Sometimes there are additional excursions not listed aboard ship. One of these is in Ketchikan - a 2 1/2 Harley-Davison tour sold only on Holland America, on the web and on the dock.
In Ketchikan, teenagers seem to love the Kayaking tours, Jet Boat or Jeep and Canoe trip, or Crab Feed (you go out on a boat and catch the crab). The Kart expedition is a new tour they might enjoy (ATV) - combined with a Jet-boat excursion back to town.
You can rent mountain bikes at the Lumberjack Show site and tour on your own. If you are in Ketchikan in August/September, you may be successful fishing for salmon from the Creek Street bridge (pole rental is $10 per hour lures included or 3 hours for $20. Children under 16 usually do not need a license. An out of state day license is an additional $10 per day.
Sorry, I can't tell you about other cities - I've lived in Ketchikan for 3 years and only know it well.
Local Tour companies usually sell their tours on or near the dock. Sometimes there are additional excursions not listed aboard ship. One of these is in Ketchikan - a 2 1/2 Harley-Davison tour sold only on Holland America, on the web and on the dock.
In Ketchikan, teenagers seem to love the Kayaking tours, Jet Boat or Jeep and Canoe trip, or Crab Feed (you go out on a boat and catch the crab). The Kart expedition is a new tour they might enjoy (ATV) - combined with a Jet-boat excursion back to town.
You can rent mountain bikes at the Lumberjack Show site and tour on your own. If you are in Ketchikan in August/September, you may be successful fishing for salmon from the Creek Street bridge (pole rental is $10 per hour lures included or 3 hours for $20. Children under 16 usually do not need a license. An out of state day license is an additional $10 per day.
Sorry, I can't tell you about other cities - I've lived in Ketchikan for 3 years and only know it well.
