Originally Posted by thelostshark

Ah, how lucky to find this thread. I just reserved a week-long cruise for next July, from Vancouver up through the inside passage with about 7 port stops, ending in Seward, Alaska. From there I intend to take a train (not sure which route) to Anchorage. I'll fly into Vancouver, and home from Anchorage.

I'm thinking of devoting 2.5 weeks to the trip, possibly 3. I've never been to Alaska, and have only spent about 4 hours in Vancouver. So, I could spend a few days in/around each of Vancouver, Seward, Anchorage. Or perhaps less in one or 2 of these places, and more in the others. There are some great recommendations in this thread about what to do/see from Anchorage. Any other suggestions for Seward? One of the things I'll need to figure out is how much time to spend in/around each of these 3 cities. Thx tls