A company called Viator launched its website yesterday, for bookings starting six days later. It’s for any major cruise line, any ship, almost any place (there are 80 ports). It’s not the first company to venture into these waters, but it seems to be the most ambitious…or at least the latest.
Tag: Shore excursions
Alaska Adventure: One Last Time
Remembrances from and suggestions for spending two weeks in the 48th state… Be on the lookout for nature even when you least expect it. These two pigeons we spotted on the docks where the float planes are moored in Juneau. At first we thought it was rather cute to see a couple of pigeons’ kissing…and… Continue reading Alaska Adventure: One Last Time
Why Catch-a-Crab in Ketchikan?
KETCHIKAN — This is the story of two plates. One before, and one after. What you’re seeing is what happens when four people are given the opportunity to eat as much Dungeness crab as they like. All we know about the other two….er, gluttons…at the table is that they were from Colorado and their appetite… Continue reading Why Catch-a-Crab in Ketchikan?
Flight, Feast Fit for Surprise
JUNEAU — This is the capital of Alaska, although a lot of people here still wonder why, and it’s also where we committed to taking a float plane to a feast. But we must digress… Having just disembarked from the Coral Princess, with tickets in hand for the flight-and-feast shore excursion, we began to wonder… Continue reading Flight, Feast Fit for Surprise
Skagway a 'Jewel' for Visitors
SKAGWAY — As we walked the streets of this former den of iniquity from Gold Rush days, we were overcome by the number of jewelry stores. They are a constant reminder that if prospectors really did invade this once-lawless town on the Canadian border, take the gold and get out…then they left some behind. When… Continue reading Skagway a 'Jewel' for Visitors