Howdy, we are in Amber Cove in the DR from 7 am - 4 pm in late January and I'd love to visit this place. We never do ship excursions so I'm looking for guidance on how to find a good & reliable guide/taxi/tour operator (don't care which) to take us there and back.
Please, if you've done this privately, drop your recs!
Hello, I didn’t “win” an upgrade bid and we leave today and I haven’t ever been in an inside cabin (first world problem, I know).
What are your strategies for enjoying an inside cabin? (Besides leaving the cabin as often as possible, haha)
We are three adults so it’s gonna be tight…
Hello, we are two weeks away from getting off a ship in Whittier and we have three days in Seward before we leave via Anchorage.
We have a rental car at the Whittier port.
My roughed-out plan so far:
Day 1 hike Portage Pass Trail first thing, then drive to our lodging in Seward (out by Lowell Point). Choices then are Exit Glacier, maybe up to Marmot Meadows? (Not Harding; I don't think we'll have time or energy by then) Or Tonsina Creek if the tide is low?
Day 2 glacier kayaking - full day
Day 3 Check out, maybe back to Exit Glacier, stroll the town, SeaLife center, leave for Anchorage.
Is there another hike we're missing that fits in this schedule on Day 1 or Day 3?
How much time to allot for the drive, and what to do/see along that trip? We are staying in Anchorage for the night, so no flight to worry about.
Thanks so much for any guidance.
EDIT:
Wow, y'all have been massively helpful and I thank you.
We will not do West Glacier, even though it seems a goodly chunk of it would be perfectly fine. Instead, we'll hike East Glacier. Aim for Perseverance; or maybe take the tram and hike a bit of Mt. Roberts (but not the whole way - that seems a bit cliff-y and steep up by Gastineau Peak/Juneau). If the clouds are low, the airport dike area looks great.
And definitely going to Eagle Beach & the shrine. Unsure if we will hike East Glacier; it'll depend on how smoothly the car rental pickup goes, and the crowds.
Again, many thanks, and I am gutted that we can't stay longer. (Beginning to feel this way about the whole trip, tbh)
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Hello, we are cruise ship passengers and have rented a car. Ship is in port from 9:30 am to 8 pm, end of July.
We'll do the traditional tourist thing and go to the Mendenhall Visitors Center and walk to Nugget Falls, but after that I'm dithering over what to do.
We are two 60-somethings and our 21YO son. All quite fit, love hiking.
I, however, am terrified of heights (in the sense of cliffs/suspension bridges, etc).
So West Glacier Trail seems like a great hike except for this talk of rappelling down cliffs and cliffs in general. But I've also read reviews where kids have successfully hiked it. So I am unsure if I'm just being overly terrified.
There are other hikes we could do: East Glacier, Perseverance are on my list. And we have a few locations to explore by car that offer different experiences: Shrine of St Therese, Eagle Beach, Echo Cove, Douglas Island & the Treadwell Trail.
Questions:
How perilous is West Glacier, really?
It seems to me we could either hike West Glacier or visit/hike all the other places on my list. Which would you pick?
(Context: we are also going to be in Seward for three days and will be kayaking to a glacier & also hiking Exit Glacier, so this wouldn't be our only glacier experience.)
Thanks for any insights!