Alaska Land Tour

[sie625]

i am wondering what everyone experience has been with the land portion of a cruisetour. specifically as it relates to food. i think i read that it is not included, as it is on the cruise, but i also was made to believe that the days were very structured. are you pretty much at the cruise lines mercy as far as quality/price of the food available, or do you have time to go do your own thing? are the options provided by the cruise line reasonable? thanks for any input.

[DYG]

Hi SIE

I had never been on the cruisetour, however, here is a brief summary from one of my clients.

On that particular cruisetour, to my recollection, only two meals were included (lunch during the train ride through the Canadian Rockies and dinner at a supper club where we saw a show. The lunch was okay but the dinner was substandard. I would say that the land portion of the tour was somewhat structured. It has to be because the group needs to arrive at their destinations on time. With that said, I did find myself somewhat rushed to finish my meal. (1) Banff, Canada: touring the shops, and some monuments, climbing to the pinnacle of Sulpher Mountain and eating lunch at a local eatery. The service was slow hence the rush, but the food was delicious, and (2) Vancouver: touring shops at a massive market, lunch / bathroom break (all within 45 minutes, yikes).

Hope this was helpful to you and have a great trip.

DYG