Boarding HAL Koningsdam in Skagway! Alaska Cruise Tour

The land portion of our cruise tour with Holland America Line is coming to and end and the cruise portion is about to begin! We are making our way from the Yukon (Canada) back into Alaska and are following the White Pass trail. I must say, this is the most beautiful drive!! It is early June and there is still a lot of snow on the mountains and it is just picturesque… and very cold!
Once in Skagway we say goodbye to our tour guide (Super Dave) and board the ship. They take care of the luggage for us and we go through a quick boarding process, muster drill and then we can go to our cabins which are ready and waiting. And of course have some lunch!
Then we have the rest of the day in Skagway. We can ride the White Pass Railway but decide just to walk about the town. This is where travel during the Gold Rush kicked off and Dawson City is where everything was trying to go, so we made the trip in reverse.
While in town we had a Reindeer Fart shot at the Red Onion Saloon… it’s like Christmas in your mouth… and a beer at Skagway Brewing. Now it’s time to cruise.
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[@gerriespringer7336]

The visitors center is covered in driftwood

[@MagnoliaHoosier]

The Land Tour trip and cruise is our bucket list! I watched specifically for the land tour portion. Thank you for all this information

[@CashMopar]

That guy eyeballing the beer flight! Omg

[@teresalewelling7318]

Thank you for sharing this with me. I remember this one. What a beautiful place I can’t wait until we get to do this.

[@MellowJourney4Life]

This was my favorite cruise series. Definitely adding this to my bucket list!

[@EECCTravels]

It was such an incredible trip!!

[@lorettachapman4244]

That bus tour was awesome!! Loved this video! Thanks

[@jefftanner1172]

Love the reindeer farts. When we were in Juneau, they called it a duck fart.

[@imacrayzcritter]

I love living vicariously through the 2 of you. I was on the Bliss in April. I absolutely loved Skagway. Ever since I debarked I have felt like Jack from “Lost,” saying, “I have to go back!” So I am June 2024. Juneau again, new to me Sitka instead of Skagway, Ketchikan, and new to me Icy Straight Point. Can’t wait to someday do the land tour with Holland or Princess. However, the next huge trip after Alaska the Return will probably be a combo of Disney Aulani and Pride of America trip for my 50th birthday. 😊

[@JennyCruiseCommander]

Haha! My friends and I were three of the 1900 Skagway Reindeer Farts for May! Also the Skagway wood-front visitor center building is made of all driftwood. 😁

[@Boomer_Sooner]

Wow!!! Thank you guys for sharing this adventure. We aren't cold weather travelers, BUT this looks FUN!

[@patm2603]

Just did cruisetour of Alaska on NCL Jewel. Our land portion was last because the ship only sailed Glacier Bay on their northbound cruises and we weren't going to miss that! Definitely agree that the land portion is exhausting, but getting to visit Denali and Fairbanks was absolutely worth it😊😊😊😊😊

[@barbehrhart]

We loved Skagway!!

[@LiftUpNotDown]

We did the Koningsdam’s Alaskan cruise from Vancouver on May 21st! ❤

[@lyndamclean6786]

Been following your Alaska Yukon journey trip❤ love it

[@ballsstrikespythons7579]

The Princess Sweatshirt on the Holland America tour guide/bus driver is cracking me up.

[@kathyfugere7417]

Great video!

[@RebeccaBierc-in2mc]

We love Navarre Beach in the panhandle of FL.

[@heideleskun1163]

We did the "White Pass" tour but on a bus instead of the train. I know exactly where that area is. We were there Sept of 2022. LOVED IT. "No mans land"

[@EECCTravels]

Isn’t it beautiful ❤️

[@user-dg1ub8zc7n]

Wonderful video!!! Enjoy watching all your stuff.

[@lynnfranklin5098]

Nolagal here found the beaver tails in Halifax very similar to dough boy

[@packercruising]

In the video, it looks like the cabin # is 5006, but that can't be right. Our layout for the cruise we are taking to Hawaii in Jan, looks just like that. Bad news for us, because my wife has a mobility scooter. It folds up, but not that much. Really appreciate the videos!

[@marizaanvisagie9537]

So beautiful❤

[@stephaniedurham3871]

I’ve had a Duck fart shot before and love it, I will have to try the Reindeer Fart!

[@brendalogan6281]

by the way Alisa, you look fantastic!

[@debbiedempsky8160]

Next time in Skagway, you really need to do the old fashioned car city tour. Their buses look like the ones you saw in Fairbanks. They only have female drivers, and they dress in 1890's gear. Our driver is married to one of the guys who works on the White Rail Pass, and they are year round residents. One of the stops on the tour is in that lodge building and you'll get the history of it. The best part of the tour is the cemetery. Yes, the cemetery tour was a hoot. Soapy Smith is buried there. Actually, he was buried right outside the cemetery, because he was a bad guy. Best Alaskan tour in Skagway.

[@jandavidson241]

Can't wait to visit again next year!!

[@timmoore3666]

Hey Guys Thanks do much for bringing us along with you. Man I have to tell you, this could be one of your best trips. Great Planning. Great job Alisa. You would think you are a travel agent. Haha 😂 Cheers 🍺🥃🍺

[@DiGeraghty]

Loving these videos. Some day ill havve to go on HAL and take their cruise tour. I did Royal C in 9-21 it invl Sitka and doing NCL Bliss 9-29-23. This time I made sure it included Glacier Bay and Ketchikan new places and port for me.

[@susananderson618]

This is ANOTHER HOME RUN info video....just thinking about those men in the Gold Rush years blows my mind vs today's world! Did you know that many of the vendors in Alaska utilize RV workampers for seasonal positions? Stores, hotels, bus drivers, train etc. We currently have full time RV friends both workamping in Skagway, he as a tour driver, she in a retail store! Sounds like the best way to take the land portion and then the cruise is the best option for energy purposes! Keep giving us these fabulous videos!

[@brendalogan6281]

I know I've missed a lot, but how did you get the ground travel on the bus and get connected to the ship. I would love to do that

[@barbarashuster9029]

With a picture of my husband in front of the House of Negotiable Affection! 😂

[@hideawayhomesllc5103]

You know, with 3-4 ships per day and 15-20,000 people per day in Skagway, I think that bartender meant 2,000 reindeer shots PER DAY. We just stopped through and their was a line out the door, we did the White Pass RR, came back and there was still a line out the door. I'm thinking 2,000 shots per day. Nice video.

[@tannersullivan9042]

Hey man it’s Tanner from flavortown when’s the vid gonna be up?

[@nancycara7947]

So how many days are you now on the ship?

[@gerriharris8252]

The really crazy thing about those 400-500 pound sleds being dragged through the mountains is that they had to make that trip through the pass 4 or 5 times before they could start looking for gold. There were specific requirements of goods needed totalling about 2000 pounds before they were able to enter Canada. Amazing determination!

[@EECCTravels]

It truly was interesting to learn all we did about the Gold Rush!

[@kyraneizmen3848]

Is Holland America the only cruise line that u can embark in the middle of a cruise? I think all cruise lines should let u board & disembark wen u want & charge a nightly fee like a hotel. ❤

[@PhillProbst]

So I gather the cruise company (Holland America in this case) handles the formalities involved in the border crossing (customs, passports, etc.)?

[@MD-px4tg]

We did this exact crossing by bus also, in June. A border patrol agent comes onto the buses and checks everyone’s face to passport. Nothing to do with the cruiselines. Regular cars/RVs in line going through the same process.

[@lynnfranklin5098]

So did you join an existing cruise in progress or did the cruise start in Skagway

[@lynnfranklin5098]

Oops rewatched yep joined existing cruise

[@Kris-oo9cq]

When you have a balcony room what side of the ship do you get? Is there a better side?

[@tinacutright1133]

What month did you take this trip?

[@salliestewart4713]

Alisa where is your coat?

[@edvaira6891]

Dave is indeed persistent….

[@robertbradt8249]

Lol closeup 😳

[@JanetsJourneys]

Better a reindeer fart than one of those awful toe things! 🤢🤮

[@cynditurgeon7439]

Alisa may I ask what elevation app you use?

[@EECCTravels]

It’s called My Altitude

[@cynditurgeon7439]

@@EECCTravels thanks!

[@billbritt9418]

If so we will pass it by.

[@quattroformaggi]

it’s not an airport bill. you don’t have to announce your arrivals and departures.

[@reginabinion11]

Hey Jason I need a new cellphone!!!!

[@billbritt9418]

Before anyone beats us up, we have the the right to be conservative and have our own choices.

[@ashleys4652]

We just want to watch the cruise video with these fun people and see Alaska. No one cares about your choices.

[@heideleskun1163]

Women now own Red Onion Saloon. If you think about it, it is rather funny that what was once a brothel owned by a man who had women in service, now woman own it and the men there are now paid as "service" workers. I know that sounds warped. lol

[@markolwick2223]

To be honest, it kinda feels like you’re no longer in touch with us “regular folks” when you have Holland America flying you around on private jets, giving you free tours, free balcony rooms, etc. I’m not begrudging you for taking it (heck, I’d jump on it too!), it’s just about being transparent about it being a paid promo trip. Basically an ad for Holland America.

[@EECCTravels]

We pay for almost every trip we take, and at full price. But it is nice to be able to show something different. And this tour was not created for us. There were 5 media members on this tour and everyone else booked it in their own. They all had the same exact transportation (flights, train, etc) as we did. And the videos are marked with a paid promotion. It is a great trip and we plan to do a cruise tour next year on our own.

[@billbritt9418]

Was that a pride flag outside the bar?