![]() ![]() The Binkley family has operated sternwheeler riverboats in Alaska for more than 100 years. Laura Allaway gives a talk and a sled dog demonstration at Trail Breaker Kennel along the Chena River in Fairbanks to passengers on the paddle wheel riverboat Discovery III on August 27, 2014. (The Binkley family, which owns and operates the Riverboat Discovery and Gold Dredge 8, also owns the Anchorage Daily News.) As long as you purchase your tickets by May 6, you can visit anytime this summer, between May 11 and Sept. Up in Fairbanks, the Riverboat Discovery and Gold Dredge 8 are offering a 40% discount for Alaska residents. The Mears Glacier cruise doesn’t start until June 1, so there’s a two-week window until June 15 to get the discount. According to the tour description, the captain “has the time to go where we typically spot sea otters, harbor seals, sea lions, humpback or orca whales, porpoise, eagles, puffins, cormorants and more.” This tour can take as long as eight hours. The coupon code also works on the longer Mears Glacier cruise. That brings the price down to $106.50 - there’s a $5 fuel surcharge. ![]() But if you live in Alaska, you can save 30% off the cost if you sail between May 15 and June 15. The regular price for the cruise is $145 per adult. In addition to seeing the glacier, there’s plenty of wildlife along the way: whales, otters and eagles, among others. ![]() from the small boat harbor for Columbia Glacier. The most popular cruise leaves at 10:30 a.m. Stan Stephens Cruises in Valdez offers two glacier cruises each day. May is a great month to see the best of Alaska, if you can look beyond the random patches of snow and the brown lawns. Perhaps that’s your clue to check out some of the early-season specials available around Alaska. Slashing this route is part of a broader initiative to better align the schedule with available flight crews, avoiding further cancellations and delays this summer.Įven if you want to fly to Hawaii this summer via Seattle, the price shoots up from $377 round-trip - nonstop - in mid-May to more than $1,000 round-trip starting June 1. Look no farther than Alaska Airlines’ decision to cancel its popular Anchorage-Honolulu nonstop flights. Ready or not, airlines are having a tough time keeping up with increasing demand. Are you ready to travel this spring? Lots of folks in the travel industry are betting that you’ll pack your bags and go somewhere. ![]()
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