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I am putting down a deposit on a southbound sailing on the Coral Princess in July. Thank you everyone for your advice.
I do see that HAL has released their 2026 Alaska sailings, but I am guessing they haven't yet published all the fares. Every single southbound sailing for the entire 2026 season on both ships only has interior and oceanview cabins for sale. Not a single verandah or suite is available. I am skeptical they are all already sold out.
I didn’t get here in time but like your choice. We sailed Sapphire Princess from Vancouver to Whittier. We couldn’t be more pleased with the Princess experience and are looking forward to our 4th cruise with them in April. They have an exceptional kids program. We took the grandkids with us in June to the western Caribbean and the kids (8+11) begged to go to the club every night.
We sailed the inside passage on the port side and still saw lots of land - not to mention whales - from our balcony. It’s also a very gentle trip up to a point. We enjoyed the Lumberjack show in Ketchikan-hokey but fun and I know most kids would like it. Our Juneau whale watching tour was a bust - never got close, but it’s luck of the draw. We visited College fjord and Hubbard glacier. The sound of the glaciers was surprising. Skagway was a hike to the waterfall and lunch at the brewery. Great trip. Just a bear getting back to the east coast from Anchorage. Plan on staying an extra day or flying on a redeye.