Alaska Cruise August

I'm a first time cruiser, doing a 7 day Holland America Inside Passage
Glacier Cruise round-trip from Vancouver in late August. What sort of
weather can I expect, both on the cruise and in Vancouver, where I have
4 days before the cruise ? I'm 60+ and won't be doing an extreme
activities!
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Anne
South Australia

Brian K wrote:
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Thanks for that, Brian. I do have a verandah suite, so I will remember
to pack the binoculars.

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Anne
South Australia

On Mar 26, 8:59�pm, Anne Chambers <a...@> wrote:
> I'm a first time cruiser, doing a 7 day Holland America Inside Passage
> Glacier Cruise round-trip from Vancouver in late August. �What sort of
> weather can I expect, both on the cruise and in Vancouver, where I have
> 4 days before the cruise ? �I'm 60+ and won't be doing an extreme
> activities!
> --
> Anne
> South Australia

We took and Inside Passage cruise in August. the weather was very
mild, a light jacket was all we needed, the days were partly sunny to
sunny, and had maybe one shower.

Vancouver was about the same, mild weather, everything was green and
beautiful , quite a difference from Texas weather. We were told that
there was usually more rain, I don't know if this is true, but the
beautiful green city looked as if it got planty of rain.

Rosie

On Mar 27, 4:58�am, Anne Chambers <a...@> wrote:
> Brian K wrote:
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> �>
> snip extremely useful information
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> Thanks for that, Brian. I do have a verandah suite, so I will remember
> to pack the binoculars.
>
> --
> Anne
> South Australia

those are a must! We saw all sorts of marine life, whales etc and
many different kinds of birds.

Rosie

rosie wrote:
> On Mar 27, 4:58�am, Anne Chambers <a...@> wrote:
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>>Brian K wrote:
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>>�>
>>snip extremely useful information
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>>Thanks for that, Brian. I do have a verandah suite, so I will remember
>>to pack the binoculars.
>>
>>--
>>Anne
>>South Australia
>
>
> those are a must! We saw all sorts of marine life, whales etc and
> many different kinds of birds.
>
> Rosie
With a Verandah Suite you may find that there are
binoculars supplied in the suite. Check with the
cruise line.
You may want to have a pair of binoculars with a
Zoom capability, since high magnification is not
always the best for spotting things. Of course, if
you really want to do it "right" a pair of
stabilized zoom binoculars is really fantastic for
use from a ship.
Have a great trip, and you really need to think in
terms of layers for clothes. A nice sweater and a
windproof jacket along with some rainwear should
take care of your outside clothing needs.
Vancouver is very green in August, because it gets
lots and lots of moisture.
Cheers,
John in LALALand (On the US Left Coast)

Anne Chambers wrote:
> I'm a first time cruiser, doing a 7 day Holland America Inside Passage
> Glacier Cruise round-trip from Vancouver in late August. What sort of
> weather can I expect, both on the cruise and in Vancouver, where I have
> 4 days before the cruise ? I'm 60+ and won't be doing an extreme
> activities!

Many thanks for all the responses - duly noted!

--
Anne Chambers,
South Australia
anne dot chambers at bigpond dot com