A sign with KETCHIKAN in red letters spans over a street with parked cars.
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How to Spend a Day in Ketchikan Without Excursions

So you finally booked your Alaska cruise. First stop! Ketchikan. It’s time to start figuring out how to maximize your brief time in port! Will you book an excursion? Will you figure it out on your own? There are so many options, and it’s really overwhelming to figure it all out in advance. Rest assured…

The edge of a shiny blue train on the left, looking forward to the front of the train while it curves along the tracks through the forest. There are snow-covered mountains in the background.
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Alaska Railroad Denali Star …Is Goldstar Service Worth It?

When we were planning our trip to Alaska, there wasn’t a lot of information to definitively guide us one way or another on this issue: should we choose Goldstar Service or Adventure Class on the Alaska Railroad? Is it worth the (significant) extra money for Goldstar Service? In a word, yes. If you can afford…