Alaska
Alaska’s rugged beauty is unrivaled with activities to match - from glacier floatplane tours, whale watching and horseback rising, to lumberjack shows, wildlife expeditions and salmon bakes.
What to do in the area
Tours by locals
Stanley Park
Granville Island
Downtown Vancouver
Vancouver Aquarium
Museum of Anthropology
Vancouver Seawall
Queen Elizabeth Park
Aquabus
Canada Place
Tap and barrel restaurant (PB & J burger, pizza)
Coal harbor marina (can rent boats)
Recommend children to be 5 years and older for some of the excursions
Canada place port
Easy to get through
Benefits of cruising out of Vancouver
Because leaving from Vancouver you do not need to use that port as a stop if you started at a USA port and then went to Alaska (need to stop at a foreign port if leaving from USA so if going to Alaska need to stop at Vancouver)
Ketchikan (salmon capital)
Nice welcome sign
Salmon fishing excursion
Bus ride 20 – 25 minute
On a private charter boat for each family
Purchase salmon license/tags
5 hour excursion
Lumberjack show right off the ship
Creek street walk around
Rains a lot here almost 300 days per year
Totem bight state historical park
Silver line public bus
Ketchikan walking tour map
Ketchikan creek falls
Alaska Discovery Centre
Great Alaskan Lumberjack show
Fish and chips place outstanding
Skagway
White Pass Train (photos below)
Skagway Convention and Visitors Bureau map
White Path and Yukon Railroad
Red Onion Saloon
Skagway Museum
Gold Rush Skagway Historic District Walking Tours
Brewery very good
Victoria, BC
Seattle, Washington
