Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Cruises offer one of the best all inclusive vacations for you and your family. Meals, performances, activities, and other treats are all offered on the ship for the cost of your cruise. You also don't have to figure out places to visit with scheduled port stops. You can choose from a number of cruise lines and ports, including a Royal Caribbean cruise from Seattle to Alaska.
Royal Caribbean offers four different cruising options from Seattle to Alaska. All of their Seattle/Alaska choices are seven night cruises. They range in price from around $650 to $3,800 for an interior room. You can expect to pay more for a room with a window, balcony, or suite. The price of your cruise depends on the port stops scheduled, the dates you are sailing, and your room choice. Port stops for Royal Caribbean on their Alaska cruise from Seattle include Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska and Victoria, British Columbia.
Royal Caribbean recommends travelers consider a cruisetour when visiting Alaska. A cruisetour is a combination of a cruise vacation and a land tour. Cruisetours range from ten to 14 nights. You can choose from 21 different cruisetour packages. Guides called "Adventure Specialists" lead the tours around different areas of Alaska. You'll travel in glass-domed traincars for your tour. Stops on a cruisetour may include Fairbanks, Seward, Alyeska, and Denali National Park.
Royal Caribbean helps you arrange different excursions at all your port stops. Port excursions are optional and cost extra. Your excursion options vary depending on which port you are visiting. In Juneau, you can take a helicopter tour, test your skills on a canopy expedition which includes zip lines and suspension bridges, visit a sled dog and musher camp, take a whale sightseeing trip, or bike around the area. In Ketchikan, your options include a floatplane excursion to see bears, a jeep and canoe safari, a coastal wildlife cruise, or a Bering Sea crab fishermen's tour. In Skagway, you can choose from a couple train tours, hiking or snowshoeing, or rafting.
You have to plan for the transit from Seattle to Alaska, the weather in Alaska, and your time on the boat when you pack for your Alaskan Royal Caribbean cruise. Royal Caribbean recommends travelers bring comfortable and casual clothes including: jeans or slacks, sweaters, a jacket, a windbreaker, a raincoat, warm socks, and swimsuit. Women will also need dresses, slacks or blouses, or a pantsuit, and a cocktail dress for evening wear. Men will need slacks, sport shirts, jackets, and a suit and tie or tuxedo for dinners. You should bring comfortable shoes with a low heel for on the boat and a walking shoes or hiking boats for your port stops. You should also remember to bring a camera and binoculars.