Join Grans on the Go for our Alaskan Cruise, July 11, 2020

Our first group cruise and cruisetour will be July 11, 2020. At this time, about 50 people who follow Grans On The Go plan to join in the fun. Many of the group come from Alabama, with other friends and relations planning to meet us in Alaska!  Please let us know if you have friends or family who would like to join us.

Princess Cruiselines offers regular promotions and the Current Landmark Sale runs through 9/4/19. Note: Deposit of 10% is nonrefundable. See prices below under Options 1, 2, or 3. There will be a new promotional sale in September of 2019.

Grans On The Go and friends will take the blue Southbound Voyage of the Glaciers on the map below from Whittier to Vancouver.

Sign up for the cruise in three easy steps.  Our travel agent, Pam Cheek, will need your personal information on this secure link:

1) https://www.globegetaways.com/traveler-information/

2) Email Pam Cheek at [email protected] and let her know you are part of the Grans On The Go group (GOTG Group).  You may choose your room category or discuss this with her.  Her phone number is listed in the information below.  Please do not send any amount of deposit until you hear back from her on email.

3) After you receive an email from Pam with your deposit amount, Pam will need your credit card authorization on this secure link: 
https://www.globegetaways.com/credit-card-authorization/ Pam Cheek is a passionate traveler who has extensive travel experience includes Alaska, Israel, Europe, and South America.   She maintains Commodore status as a Princess Cruise Expert and Princess Alaska Expert and has personally traveled multiple trips to Alaska.  Feel free to ask her questions on the threads about cruising on our Grans On The Go Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Gransonthego/ or contact her at Pam Cheek, Senior Travel Agent, Globe Getaways.  [email protected] or (817) 201-3332.

Follow the Grans On the Go Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Gransonthego/ for ongoing questions and answers with our travel agent and Melanie and Marla, or feel free to call or email Pam Cheek. There will be ongoing posts regarding Alaska and excursions about each port.

Grans On The Go (Melanie and Marla) love travel, travel blogging, and photography.  Most of all we love sharing information with our friends.  But we want to be clear that we are not travel agents; therefore, we have enlisted the services of a professional travel agent, Pam Cheek of Globe Getaways, to handle the details.  Pam will take your deposit or will accept periodic payments between now and final date of payment, which will be approximately 90 days before the first date of your group cruise or cruisetour (approximately March of 2020).  

You will need a passport to go on our Alaska cruise or cruisetour. You can sign up to go and pay your deposit without a passport, but you will need a passport to sail. Go to this passport information article and read about the six month validity rule.  Check your passport date and make sure it does not expire after July 10, 2020. If you do not have a passport, apply for one here.

We suggest booking travel insurance through Princess, but you, of course, have the option to book with another company or not at all. Travel insurance coverage varies depending on the provider but might reimburse some costs in the event you need to cancel.

An easy, convenient way to travel. Unpack once and experience the best of Alaska. There is nothing easier than simply waking up in the morning to new ports or breathtaking glaciers.  And many of the Alaskan ports are hard to get to by road.  Most days will be on the inside passage, where the water is smooth, clear, and protected from the wind, without the boat rocking.

Unbeatable value. Your cruise fare includes accommodations, dining, entertainment and an endless array of activities.

Refreshing sea air. Sea days can be as relaxing or active as you wish. There is nothing comparable to being out on the open sea with cool ocean breezes.

Seven-day cruise aboard Grand Princess.  Fly to Anchorage and cruise south from Whittier to Vancouver, British Columbia.  Prices start in the $900 range (not including flight, transfers, pre/post hotels, and taxes).  The entire group, Groups 1, 2, and 3 will meet up on the Grand Princess ship at the port of Whittier (close to Anchorage), and we will cruise south to Vancouver.  The cruise has ports at Anchorage (Whittier), Hubbard Glacier (Scenic Cruising), Glacier Bay National Park (Scenic Cruising), Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Vancouver. At the end of seven days, you disembark in Vancouver, you will be on your own to tour the area or fly home.  See Option 1 Pricing Chart below.

GROUP 1 OPTION PRICING, CRUISE ONLY, GRAND PRINCESS, July 11, 2020 – July 17, 2020 Southbound

Ports:  Anchorage (Whittier), Hubbard Glacier (Scenic Cruising), Glacier Bay National Park (Scenic Cruising), Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Vancouver (Pricing does not include airfare and pre- or post hotel)

Prices below are no longer valid. Please contact Pam Cheek at [email protected].

*TBD – to be determined (depends on the number of people going)

With so much to see and do both at sea and on land, how does one choose which type of Alaskan vacation to plan? Simple – get both with an Alaska CruiseTour! Cruisetours are convenient, value-packed bundles combining a cruise (typically 7 nights long) with an extended land tour (usually from 2 to 8 nights.) Not only will you save by bundling your cruise with a land package, but you’ll also come away with a more in-depth vacation experience. Only Alaskan Cruisetours include overnights in cities and more, along with the expansive Denali National Park & Preserve.

12 Days | 5 Ports of Call | 5 Nights on Land

GROUP 2 OPTION PRICING:  Princess Tour from Anchorage to Vancouver, Land and Sea CruiseTour

(Prices change often, so please call Pam Cheek at [email protected] for current pricing.)

12 Days | 5 Ports of Call | 5 Nights on Land

(Prices change often, so please contact Pam Cheek for current pricing.)

Our Travel Agent, Pam, will be on the lookout for Princess promotion sales in order to reduce the price of the cruise or cruisetour, even after you pay your deposit.   

The current promotion is the Three for Free Sale with 10% nonrefundable deposit.

GROUP DISCOUNTS will be applied as our numbers grow and deposits are made.  We will not know the total for the group discount until we know the total number of people who will be in the group.  Of course, the more who sign up, the deeper the discount. We hope to get a group discount of $50 or more, but we will not know until close to sailing.

Ask at https://www.facebook.com/Gransonthego/ about the cruise and excursions and please share any information you may acquire.  If we share information, we lessen the research time for others.  Our Travel Agent, Pam, as well as ourselves, will be a part of our Facebook group and will be there to monitor questions and answer as questions arise.  This is most beneficial since people seem to ask the same questions.  She will also be available by phone or email.

Your cruise does not include any excursions you plan to do in the port stops.  It is perfectly acceptable to cruise and not book any excursions at all and simply tour the ports on your own.  The scenery is beautifully breathtaking and enjoyable with no excursions.  Most people plan at least a couple of excursions, and some plan one excursion for each port stop.  We suggest you book excursions through the Princess website at Princess.com. Log into your account to start reseacrhing. The popular excursions do fill up early, some as early as one year out. We only recommend Princess cruises because if something goes wrong, Princess is responsible for your transportation to the next port. However, that does not preclude you from booking your own excursions with an outside agency or group.

Click here to find out more options for shore excursions.

The prices listed here do not include airfare, but Princess has negotiated new, lower competitive airfares.   They offer worry-free booking:  With Princess Flexible air, you can change your flight up to 45 days prior to departure with No Change Fee. Book your flight now with no amount due until cruise final payment.  Late-Arrival Protection:  Ensures you’ll get your cruise if flights are delayed or canceled, and Princess will get you home if for any reason the cruise or Princess transfer cause you to miss your return flight.  

Post-trip visits in Vancouver, the point of disembarkation (or Seattle, which is 3.5 hours away by car or train)  are options for those who have a little more time to spend.

We anticipate others might be looking for a roommate. Please email us at [email protected], and we will put you in touch with anyone looking for a roommate.

Past guests refer a friend who has not sailed with Princess to earn $25!
“$25 for you plus $25 for them”
HOW IT WORKS:  Simply be a past guest of Princess Cruises®.
Invite a friend who has never sailed or booked with Princess® before.
You both get a $25 reward for each successful referral.  Please let our travel agent know if you are a past Princess Cruiser.