Cruise Line Land Tours
I know this was discussed (and maybe put to bed) earlier, but I thought I would share this from someone I know through work.
He and his wife are on their "dream Alaska vacation" that included a northbound cruise and then 7 days land tour. They did the usual "train to Denali" and then be shuttled about on their lousy "tours" of Denali (which because the good "tour" was sold out, they got put on the "History Tour" that only goes 17 miles into the park. (Personally, a total waste of time & money.)
When his wife commented about their tour to see bears in Denali I asked if they were on the "Wilderness Tour" and they said no, the History one. I knew they were going to be disappointed because that doesn't go in beyond moose habitat.
After a couple of back and forth messages, I got this from him this morning: "Thanks for all the info on the trip. I wish I knew you went to Denali so many times. Won't do a cruise again. Live and learn. The land tour part was a real expensive add-on that I now know we could have done cheaper and at our own pace based on our interests not theirs."
Anyway, please . . . to anyone considering Alaska cruise packages for the land portion, consider this experience by someone who I wished I could have helped before their trip.
