10 Things I Wish I Knew BEFORE Cruising to Alaska
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I didn't realize this until I was already on board my cruise ship. And so, it was far too late for me to do anything more to prepare.
The first thing I wish I'd known before taking my first cruise to Alaska was how rough the Pacific can be.
The second thing I wish I knew before taking my first cruise to Alaska was just how busy Alaska was going to be.
I wish I'd known that general connectivity would be really unreliable in this region.
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#Cruise If you're planning to cruise to Alaska, it's important to know that a cruise to here is DIFFERENT to almost anywhere else. I didn't realise this until I was already onboard my cruise ship, and so it was far too late for me to do more to prepare. In this video, I'm going to tell you about 10 things that I wish I'd known before taking my first cruise to Alaska. If I'd known about these things, I'd undoubtably have had a much better cruise experience. If you enjoy this video, then please support my content and channel by clicking both the THUMBS UP and SUBSCRIBE buttons! Introduction - 00:00 Choose your Line and Ship Carefully! 01:00 1 - The Motion of the Ocean! 03:47 2 - How BUSY Alaska Would be - 05:06 3 - Worrying about Packing - 06:45 4 - Plan your Time in Port… 08:16 5 - Phone Signal and WiFi Connectivity - 09:24 6 - The Weather! 10:57 7 - The Popular Tours are POPULAR - 12:11 8 - Wildlife Sightings - 14:11 9 - Scenic Cruising - 15:15 10 - The Ports can be EXPENSIVE! 16:56 SUPPORT FRASER AT SEA - come and find me on the platforms below: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM-SoYHDs8kBPwN9MSwSSew INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fraseratsea/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@fraseratsea PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/FraseratSea FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/p/Fraser-at-Sea-61560127220226/ Want 10% OFF your order at TheCruiseMaps.com? Use the discount code 'FRASERATSEA' here: https://thecruisemaps.com/ Looking for my Amazon store? https://www.fraseratsea.com/buy-your-cruise-essentials Want to see even more? Head over to my website: https://www.fraseratsea.com/ #CruiseShip #CruiseLife #CruiseShips #CruiseTips #CruiseVacation #CruiseVlog #LivingOnCruiseShips #LuxuryLifestyle #vlog