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I think it's a wonderful idea! So beautiful up there! Especially if you go in a good weather month...no sense in going when it's constantly dark. Have a great time!
My FI would be so jealous! He's always wanted to go to Alaska. I think you should do it!
I heard the cruises are really great, but you really have to splurge and do a balcony room otherwise it isn't really worth it. Also, we wouldn't have been able to get a ship out of where we wanted until like the Wednesday or Thursday after the weedding. I forgot where, but you can find a cruise calendar that lists when all the ships depart.
There are some really cool all inclusive resorts up there that I had looked into. Some of them pick you up at the airport and fly you to their remote resort, really cool. But it was too expensive for us (we live in FL).
Good Luck and Have fun!
I never really cared much about Alaska, but my mom went on a cruise and the pictures I saw were AMAZING, even with a crappy camera and her really bad photography skills lol Besides, what's more romantic than getting all cuddly to keep warm :p Sure, tropical vacations are nice, but they don't exactly lend themselves to closeness, with the heat and all. It's going to be really nice! My aunt has gone in the summer as well and they have some beautiful gardens and such too.
From my mom's cruise (I think it was in March? maybe Feb, idk)
are you doin a cruise? there are a lot of great prices on cruises up here right now. with not as many people taking vacations here because of the economy..
There is so much to do up here its gonna be hard to decide, depending on time and money.. June is a beautiful month here and I just love taking walks at eleven at night and familiies are still having BBQ's and playing with there kids at the park.. Im in anchorage and I moved up here almost 3 years ago and i still have so much to experience. I will be going to chena hot springs in a couple of weeks.. I would recommend going there in june cause its stinks ive heard.. and nothing better then going into hot water when its cold outside, and its dark. hopefully I will see some northern lights.. havent seen any yet. saw more back home in michigan.
My husband has worked in Juneau. He said it was beautiful there and wants to take me.. Its definetly a tourist town though so dont know what your looking to do. You should have no problem seeing moose they are everywhere. I definetly loved halibut fishing, but I love to fish.. If you love to fish look into charters. if you go on your own you will most likely be combat fishing as they like to call it.. which means you have no room way to many people. although I did see a grizzly about 20 ft. from me eating fish on the bank.. people here are pigs when it comes to fishing if you go were evryone else goes.. its kinda sad.
denali national park would be a great place to go. they have some beautiful resorts.. also loved girdwood.. not alot there except alyeska resort.. you can do some paragliding for a couple hundred a person.. I will definetly be doing that this summer didnt have the funds last year.
We have also done one of those day cruises in the prince william sound.. 90% of the boat was sea sick.. not me but I love boats.. but we saw so much wildlive and the glacier was so cool.
anyways if you have any questions let me know and have fun.
I went on a cruise with my family in June of 2006 and LOVED it! However...cruises to Alaska are kinda an older crowd and very popular with the extended familes.
Have you considered Vancouver? Kinda the most beautiful city ever, far north and kinda exotic, AND after the Olympics, so there will be more cool stuff to see!
The Kenai pennisula is amazing in the summer! Wildlife, amazing scenery, seriously - rent a car and just drive around. There are so many cool artists communities up there.
Anchorage is also a world class city. They have museums, opera, ballet, and amazing food.
Plus if you are need of a new fur coat . . . jk!
One of my friends and her husband went to Alaska on their honeymoon in August and they LOVED it. They went on a cruise, and got to do really cool things like hike through a glacier, take a scenic tour on a helicopter, etc. It sounded really amazing and very unique -- their pictures were beautiful, too!
i went on the princess cruise from anchorage to vancouver with my family a couple of summers ago and it was AWESOME. seriously. it may have been an older crowd, but it was so gorgeous every day and every stop was cool. I would recommend taking an alaskan cruise to anyone. you don't get sick because you're on the channel so it's not rocky at all (compared to mexican cruise that i took where we were all woozy by day 5). we can even spend a few days in vancouver or if you do a seattle one, you can spend some time there.
makes me want to go right now!
Oh Oh OH! My fiance' and I are trying to figure out what we want to do...it's between an Alaskan cruise and a road trip (washington/oregon coast).
WOW! You guys are on this like white on rice! No, we're not going to take a cruise - we're more hands-on people than that, so I think it will be a combo of a train ride and a rental car. Some of those fly in resorts are ASTRONOMICALLY expensive - so we probably won't do that, but I would like some pampering...sounds like wherever you go there's a lot to do.
On another note, the "subscribe to topic" button sucks, because I click it but it usually won't send me an update on the topic. So, today for example, I signed up for updates on this post and JUST got one. Boo.
GO GO GO GO GO GO!!!! My fiance and I took a vacation to Alaska in late June last summer. It was unreal. We didn't take a cruise! We flew into Anchorage, rented a car, and drove around for 9 days. We drove down to Seward, then back up to Anchorage, then to Talkeetna, then to Denali National Park. It was literally one of the highlights of my life! It was so unbelievably beautiful!
So cool- exactly what we're going to do. Can you reccomend places to stay and eat????
Miss Lily, does that mean you went too or that you went somewhere that isn't as weird as you would consider Alaska to be?
We haven't gone on our honeymoon yet...thought we were the only people who would EVER CONSIDER going to Alaska on a honeymoon. My family told me I was nuts...now I see I am not. :) I am interested to hear about places to see/stay/try!! :)
My dad and I went to Denali National Park for my high school graduation trip and it was incredible! We flew up to Fairbanks, rode the Alaska railroad down to Denali, stayed in a ritzy cabin for a few days, and then rode the train down to Anchorage and flew home. In Denali we visited the park where they keep the working sled dogs, did a few touristy things, and went for an all-day backwoods hike with a ranger! It was amazing! We rode a bus for four hours deep into the park toward Mt. McKinley. The bus travels very slowly so that whenever someone spots wildlife the bus can stop and people can see. They don't allow cars in the park and the animals don't associate the buses with people, so they get really close. We saw bear, moose, wolves, caribou and a wolverine! You can choose moderate or strenuous hikes. The hike we signed up for was moderate, but it was tough. We walked around looking for animals, walked through glacier water, and them climbed back up to the station. I was like 100 yards away from a grizzly and cub. Overall it was an incredible trip and I think it would make a wonderful honeymoon!
I actually had a friend that went to Alaska on her honeymoon while we were in pharmacy school and she loved it. I never really thought about going to alaska until then. I bothered my fiance about this for around 4 years and this past May/June we finally went to Alaska! We both loved it and because of our beautiful pics both family members and friends have gone since.
We went on the Norweign Pearl Cruise which departs from Seattle but flew a couple of days before to enjoy the city. Seattle was great...went to the Boeing factory (fiance love planes), Mt. Rainer (beautiful views), Space Needle (had dinner there, arrive early and you can request a window view ...food was okay but you are paying for the views) and Pike's Market Place is so much fun! We went late May and our trip lasted a little over 2 weeks...could not asked for better weather. The skies were clear every single day which is rare and no rain either (actually had a heat wave). Our cruise itinerary included Junea, Skagway, Ketchikan, Glacier bay, and Victoria, BC.
Our favorite was Skagway because of the Yukon railway and dog sled ride. In Junea we went on the whale watching tour... saw several whales/seals really close but the best view was from our balcony suite where we actually saw a couple of humpbacks playing . In Victoria, we visited the Butchart Gardens which was beautiful. In glacier bay you stay on the actual ship while in takes you up to the glacier and a park ranger talks you through everything you are seeing. Ketchikan has lots of eagles and you see them flying above and see there nests on the trees. I highly recommend a balcony suite and binoculars(one per person).
I had so much fun and really want to go again, but I think that I should do something different for our honeymoon.
I LOVED Alaska! I didn't do a cruise, but I went with a friend who had family there, who owned fishing grounds / camps. We spent one day river fishing, one day deep sea fishing on Kenai Peninsula. And then we spent a few days driving all the way to Denali and camped there. This was obviously not a romantic trip, but I really recommend doing deep sea fishing. I'm not an outdoorsy person at all, but it was really incredible fishing out in the ocean, the glaciers as your background, whales swimming by your ship, eagles snatching bait off of your ship, puffins flying by....
Marisa...we are date twins! and my fiance and I are leaving june 12 to go on an Alaskan cruise and we are so excited! Have you decided what you are going to do?
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My fiance and I are finally settling the great honeymoon debate. He didn't want to go to Hawaii because everyone we know who has gotten married in the last 2 yers has gone there. I didnt care about that, but he wanted to be different.
Initially I was opposed to Alaska, but the more I read about it , the cooler it is. AND our honeymoon falls in Alaska's best weather month - June!
So - has anyone gone, can anyone reccomend itineraries?
Thanks!