So I was hoping to see menus for the restaurants. Did you take pictures of the menus? I have many food allergies and our trip is planned the middle of June 2023.
Hello. Our Cruisetour vacation package included $50 “Cruisetour cash” vouchers (1 per person) that we used in Princess lodge restaurants and gift shops. We paid with credit card or cash when we used up our vouchers. We didn’t have any issues finding food in the Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge and the Denali Princess Wilderness lodge. We did have issues finding reasonably priced options at the Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge. The Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge had three restaurants, a coffee shop, and a gift shop (that had snacks). At the time of our trip, only two restaurants were open due to worker shortage. The Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge had four restaurants, a coffee shop (with decent breakfast options), and a gift shop (that had snacks). When we were there, three out of four of their restaurants were open. The Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge had one buffet style restaurant, a bar, and a coffee/gift shop. At the time of our stay, the bar did not serve food. The buffet cost around $40 per person for dinner, so we walked to a nearby restaurant (Pikes Landing bar/restaurant) instead. The food was good there and was reasonably priced. I hope this information helps. Have a great vacation!
We did not have a meal plan. We used Cruisetour credit. The meal prices at the Mt. Mckinley and Denali Wilderness lodges did not seem to be inflated during our stay.
Hello, Wendy. Going on the land portion of your Cruisetour is probably a good idea. On the land portion, we spent a lot of time traveling by bus and train between the cruise terminal and the three lodges. In my opinion, sitting for hours on a bus or train can be tiring, and I was exhausted by the end of the land portion (which was the end of our Cruisetour). In my opinion, a person has many more opportunities on the cruise ship to just relax (in comparison to the land portion), so a person may feel more rested by the end of their Cruisetour if they cruise at the end. Hopefully, I’m making sense. I’ve never done the land portion first and cruise portion last, so these are just my opinions. I don't think a person can go wrong either way. Alaska is a beautiful state. I hope you enjoy your vacation.
In 2003 my wife and I took the land tour first and then the cruise on one of Royal Caribbeans ships. We thought that worked out well for us. One drawback ( we felt ) was on the land tour they tried to pack too much into it and we felt rushed. But even at that it was a very nice trip. We returnd to Alaska on our own in an RV In 2018 for an 8 week trip from Michigan. Round trip was 11,465 mile. We took our time and went places to see things they did not show us on the tour. Well worth the time to return. I hope you enjoy your trip. Bob and Kathy
Thanks for the memories. I worked at that lodge a while back.
I appreciate the details of the accommodations.
excellent video thanks
That's full iced up. To the brim. Cool
I love your calming voice! Great video.
Thank you.
I remember the blueberry sourdough pancakes!
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EXCELLENT. We are looking at a four or five day land tour in 25. Did you Goin April or May since it looks like spring vegetation? 😊
We went in early May.
So I was hoping to see menus for the restaurants. Did you take pictures of the menus? I have many food allergies and our trip is planned the middle of June 2023.
Unfortunately, I do not have pictures of the restaurant menus.
Hi Jarrett, we are going land tour this year, still not sure if it’s easy to find food in the Mt lodges? Did you pay extra for Princess meal plan?
Hello. Our Cruisetour vacation package included $50 “Cruisetour cash” vouchers (1 per person) that we used in Princess lodge restaurants and gift shops. We paid with credit card or cash when we used up our vouchers. We didn’t have any issues finding food in the Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge and the Denali Princess Wilderness lodge. We did have issues finding reasonably priced options at the Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge.
The Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge had three restaurants, a coffee shop, and a gift shop (that had snacks). At the time of our trip, only two restaurants were open due to worker shortage.
The Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge had four restaurants, a coffee shop (with decent breakfast options), and a gift shop (that had snacks). When we were there, three out of four of their restaurants were open.
The Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge had one buffet style restaurant, a bar, and a coffee/gift shop. At the time of our stay, the bar did not serve food. The buffet cost around $40 per person for dinner, so we walked to a nearby restaurant (Pikes Landing bar/restaurant) instead. The food was good there and was reasonably priced.
I hope this information helps. Have a great vacation!
Did you take the meal plan? If not what was the price like for meals?
We did not have a meal plan. We used Cruisetour credit. The meal prices at the Mt. Mckinley and Denali Wilderness lodges did not seem to be inflated during our stay.
My husband and I were thinking about going on the land first portion first the the cruise after.What do u think
Hello, Wendy. Going on the land portion of your Cruisetour is probably a good idea. On the land portion, we spent a lot of time traveling by bus and train between the cruise terminal and the three lodges. In my opinion, sitting for hours on a bus or train can be tiring, and I was exhausted by the end of the land portion (which was the end of our Cruisetour). In my opinion, a person has many more opportunities on the cruise ship to just relax (in comparison to the land portion), so a person may feel more rested by the end of their Cruisetour if they cruise at the end. Hopefully, I’m making sense. I’ve never done the land portion first and cruise portion last, so these are just my opinions. I don't think a person can go wrong either way. Alaska is a beautiful state. I hope you enjoy your vacation.
In 2003 my wife and I took the land tour first and then the cruise on one of Royal Caribbeans ships. We thought that worked out well for us. One drawback ( we felt ) was on the land tour they tried to pack too much into it and we felt rushed. But even at that it was a very nice trip. We returnd to Alaska on our own in an RV In 2018 for an 8 week trip from Michigan. Round trip was 11,465 mile. We took our time and went places to see things they did not show us on the tour. Well worth the time to return. I hope you enjoy your trip. Bob and Kathy