What We Wish We Knew Before a Princess Alaska Cruise Tour (Learn From Our Mistakes)
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We just returned from our first Alaska cruise tour. And even after taking six Alaska cruises, we discovered insider tips that'll transform your cruise tour from exhausting to extraordinary.
If we could do this trip again, we would choose fewer lodges with more time at each one.
The mountain is notoriously shy and often shrouded in clouds. In fact, only about 30% of visitors actually see the mountain.
We definitely recommend doing this as you'll get to go further into the park and greatly increase your chance of seeing wildlife.
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