Nicely done video, no extra fluff. Quick and to the point with lots of info.

@TravelingFlamingo

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support. Happy travels 🦩

Glad I ran across your vlog. Going on our first Alaska cruise in a few months and this is perfect info on what to expect at the Icy Strait stop. Thanks

@TravelingFlamingo

5 жыл бұрын

I am so glad you found it helpful. How was your cruise?

We were here in 2016 and it looks like the building where you get the excursions was built sometime after our cruise. In the area of the old cannery is where we were able to get on a bus into the town for $5 each and the return to the ship was included. We walked around and were at the boat dock there. On the way to town I asked the driver about the Alaskan Bush people. He told us that their boat the Integrity was tied up there. While taking some pictures some deer feeding on grass that was there. Later we met the deer again when they crossed the street in the middle of town . They had no problem with humans. Great place and great video! Thanks

Very informative video. We weren't sure about stopping at Icy Strait but there looks to be lots of fun activities to do.

Excellent thanks

@TravelingFlamingo

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it :)

Thank you so much for this video! I am planning my first cruise to Alaska for next year and while looking for excursions to book I didn't see anything appealing to me on Icy Strait Point. Now I'm glad I will get to book whale watching after all! Hugs!

@TravelingFlamingo

2 жыл бұрын

We are so glad we could help. When are you cruising to Alaska? Happy travels 🚢

What was the name of the tour/ tour co. for your whale watching trip ????

There are many more interesting sights worth watching, like excellent cannery museum, nature trail, local master carvers in town, who will share their art and history, but I know you concentrate on excursions. Please go back and enjoy many free treasures in my favorite port.

@TravelingFlamingo

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, this is just a port review so people can determine what's at the port. We'll definitely do more reviews of the places you can go should you not like the ports however given Covid its not easy to get on ships :). Happy and safe travels Eva. 🦩

@evabalga6133

3 жыл бұрын

@@TravelingFlamingo Thank you! I wish you many happy travelers. My exploration days are over so am returning in memories only, plus watching videos.

For whale 🐋 watching, should I reserve in advance (w. Royal Caribbean), or will I have the ability to reserve a whale watching trip in Port? Lower price, or same, as privately owned?

@TravelingFlamingo

Жыл бұрын

You’ll generally find lower prices at the port and you can usually find an excursion provider. Some of the risks are that they are sold out when you arrive however you can book in advance online too and that with excursions from the cruise provider, if something happens they will either keep the ship waiting for you or worse case pay to catch up at the next port where a local one won’t. That said it’s rare it happens but it can so it’s really up to your budget and risk tolerance but yes you can find them at the port or online and book that way. Hope that helps!

@christiki295

Жыл бұрын

@@TravelingFlamingo Excellent perspective. Is the risk of excursions getting passengers back late a real threat, or just theoretical? Do they get departure times confused?

What month did you go to Alaska?

@TravelingFlamingo

3 жыл бұрын

We were in Alaska in July, when the animals are more active and there are longer warm days :) Hope that helps! Happy Travels! 🦩

Do they have a place to hiking ??

@TravelingFlamingo

Жыл бұрын

When we were there last there was a hiking trail. Happy travels

My upcoming cruise just canceled Skagway for Icy Strait Point and I’m furious as I still don’t see the appeal of this place that looks like nothing more than a manufactured tourist destination. I checked Yelp reviews and the majority refer to it as a waste of time. My cruise is in 3 weeks now and I’m dreading it… first and last cruise ever….☹️😡

@TravelingFlamingo

Жыл бұрын

One nice thing about Icy Strait (to stick to the positives of the unfortunate change), you're very close to the main city there and although the main port area is pretty manufactured you're also supporting the local economy there as most of the people in the city work at the cruise port which is nice. That said, it is a much smaller port but there are some nice things to do, I"m sure either way you will have fun but yes, that's a major change from the cruise provider and not very cool to do a bait and switch :( Either way, I'm sure it will work out, Happy Travels LaurenML! 🦩

@laurenml1222

Жыл бұрын

@@TravelingFlamingo thanks for the positive reinforcement… and I get it in terms of local economy, but I paid a lot for this cruise and selected it primarily because of Skagway… doing a little research I found the cruise lines were aware of the closure for Skagway due to unsafe rockslides BEFORE I booked my cruise and excursion!!! So talk about a bait and switch….😡😡😡

Fairly large Pontoon Boat? I think you meant Catamaran. I'll be here if you need me lol

@TravelingFlamingo

5 жыл бұрын

If a semantic corrections all we got wrong I’ll take it! :) Thanks for watching and commenting!