Alaskan Cruise - Norweigan Pearl

We just booked this cruise for July - has anyone used this ship? Any must do excursions from past Alaska cruisers?

TIA

Re: Alaskan Cruise - Norweigan Pearl

I was not on the Pearl, but on a Princess one to Alaska this past summer. I loved all the ports but one port was just okay- Sitka- it was not my cup of tea. The excursion was just okay. We went on a boat tour of Sitka. In Juneau we went on the best of Juneau- whale watching, Mendenhall glacier and bay, salmon bake, and a tour of the town. In Skagway we went to a dog sled camp- loved it- it was my favorite tour, we were in galcier bay and saw wild life from the ship, and we were also in Butchart Gardens in Victoria , BC we also went to wine and chocolate tasting there too. That was nice . Pack clothes for fall and summer dress in layers- and I did need my coat on certain excursions. Feel free to FM mail me with questions.
HTH

Re: Alaskan Cruise - Norweigan Pearl

I did an Alaskan cruise on NCL, dont remember the ship though.

Get a book from the library about Alaskan cruises/ports.. alot of them you don't really need to waste money on excursions, there are cool things to do in walking distance, or little shuttles from the ports to major sites.