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Alaska Cruise for Singles?

I'm going on my first Alaska cruise this July. It's also my first singles cruise. Any advise? What to bring, what to see, who generally takes these trips.

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1. condoms. condoms. oh, and condoms

2. My mom met her husband on a singles cruise. They are made for each other. Anyway I've been on 2 cruises. Carnival and Norwegian. Take nice dressy outfits and casual outfits. Comfortable shoes for both. Something practical to carry stuff in when you are on excursions. I always take an extra- empty suitcase. I always buy a lot and its easier that way.
have fun!

3. You'll have two formal nights, two semi-formal nights, and then your casual dinning nights in the main dinning room

Formal is just what it sounds like... Tux or business suit for the gents, and it is definitely ladies night with evening gowns.

Semi-formal: sport jacket and tie; ladies a cocktail dress, or pant suit thinggy.

Casual is defined as business casual... slacks and a polo shirt.

Most cruise lines have a casual dinning room where you can wear jeans and such.

You are probably going to run into a bit of wind and rain in Southeast Alaska, and when the wind blows off the glaciers, it does get chilllllyyyyy.

Take a good pair of walking or running shoes for shore excursions, maybe a pair of "adventure" style shoes that are a bit waterproof.

A good gore-tex jacket will come in handy, a pair of binoculars (compact size are great, and don't spend a ton of money on them if you have to buy a one).

Camera: digital or otherwise; take plenty of film or extra memory cards,and batteries. The ship will charge you a ton to download your camera, so carry an extra chip or three, and wait till you get home.

You will find Alaska awe inspiring, and you will shoot more pictures than you think. My guests usually shoot nearly one thousand pics with digital.

Have a great time, and make sure you do at least one flight seeing trip in Juneau (I always like the helicopter trips).

Camai

4. The biggest thing to remember about a cruise to Alaska is that 95% the businesses within walking distance or free shuttle of the cruise ship companies are owned by the cruise ship industry. Consider their "shore excursions" to be extensions of the same gift shops that are onboard the vessel with very little REAL Alaskan substance. Since most Alaskan cities have passed head taxes on cruise ships the cruise ship companies deliberately dock just long enough for you to see their on-shore shops but not long enough for you to get away and see the "real" Alaska. If you want to see real Alaska, forget the cruise ship and look at http://www.akferry.org/ and ride the Alaska State Marine Highway ferries for a lot less money and interact with real people.