Alaska Travel Desk

02/26/2025

Greetings from Brazil! We love to explore new places and stumbled on a fantastic value on the MSC Grandiosa, which is doing a weeklong Coastal Brazil cruise. We are visiting places that would never have been on our radar and loving every minute of it!

The people & country are amazing- the deals on the ship will make you want to stay onboard forever with the amazing discounts ($37 50 min massages, $40 facials, etc).

Our overall spend on this trip, when you include EVERYTHING, is about 1/2 what we would spend on a Caribbean cruise.

Let us help you design a memorable vacation at Alaska Travel Desk! Visit us at www.bookalaska.net or drop us an email [email protected] ph is 907 531 9140 (please leave a voicemail if myself, Chillie, or Josh doesnt answer).

02/12/2025

Start planning your escape from this weather! We've got some GREAT solo deals on MSC Cruises; covering the Bahamas, Caribbean, and Mediterranean. Check them out at our link below.

https://bookayt.net/msc-solos/

01/28/2025

We focus on travel, regardless of the destination - we just happen to be in Alaska and do a LOT of Alaska cruises!

But we are one of MSC's valued partners - we love this cruise line - and are the ONLY Alaska based travel agency to be invited onboard the MSC World America Inaugural cruise on April 9th!

We look forward to sailing on the newest, next generation cruise ships that are more environmentally friendly to make cruising more sustainable! 🥳🎉🍾🌏🏞

01/27/2025

Come and meet Iditarod & Yukon Quest musher Michelle Phillips & Ed Hopkins and their team of canine athletes this summer! Michelle & Ed's camp is the ONLY one of its kind in Southeast along the Inside Passage cruising destinations where you get to meet a genuine musher, THEIR dogs, and train with them!

This tour is offered by ATD partner Skagway Tours daily starting in May - September (note: closed on weekends in May/Sept); and their Pet The Puppies Tour is one of the BEST VALUES in Alaska!

Alaska Travel Desk can book this excursion for you, and if you are one of our cruise clients, you'll receive 10% off any tour that includes a stop at the Tutshi Sled Dog Camp this summer.

www.bookalaska.net

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxRa62KdC9U

This 4 hour tour from Skagway into Canada focuses on Michelle Phillips and her sled dogs at Tutshi Sled Dog Camp, available daily as a shore excursion from S...

01/18/2025

AMAZING DEAL ALERT!

Get out of the cold & rain by going to Brazil on a 7 day cruise on the MSC Grandiosa, and visit 4 Brazilian ports - including Buzios and her amazing beaches! Price starts at $218 PER PERSON (INCLUDING SOLOS!)!

Email us for booking information - [email protected] or give us a call and leave a message, we'll call you back. 907 531 9140

01/11/2025

Sad news for Ketchikan & Sitka travelers. Delta will NOT be returning this summer!

I am still awaiting news on if we are allowed to rebook on Alaska (no charge) between Seattle & Ketch/Sitka or if it means we have to cancel/refund.

This is bad news for travelers as Delta provided a lot of extra seats in the marketplace and also waged a fare war with Alaska Airlines.

:(

01/08/2025

🥶🥶Escape the snow!🥶🥶

Weve got some amazing deals on to the from and as low as $199 per person! 🛳🏖🛳🏖

Give us a call at 907 531 9140 or email cruisedesk at bookayt.net

01/06/2025

ESCAPE the SNOW!

How about a 5 day, 4 night Bahamas cruise on the MSC Divina, AFT FACING BALCONY cabin is only $199 per person! *$246 solo - includes all taxes/fees.

🌈🏝🚢 ENJOY THE SUN! 🌈🏝🚢

Email or message us to book, nate@ skagwaytravel. com

12/31/2024

Greetings from a SUNNY JUNEAU!

How about starting the New Year by locking in your 2026 Alaska Cruise? We've got some EXCLUSIVE, FANTASTIC deals from MSC Cruises, starting in May 2026.

💵 SAVE HUNDREDS on MSC compared to other cruise lines, with interior cabins as low as $771 PER PERSON!
🛳 BEST VALUE balcony cabins, as low as $1191 PER PERSON!
🎉 EXCLUSIVE low pricing on MSC Poesia all season, EVERY SAILING!
💲 BONUS $25 onboard credit per stateroom

*We normally see balconies going for close to $2000 PER PERSON! This is a GREAT DEAL!

Ships sail from Seattle with stops in Icy Strait/Hoonah, Juneau, Ketchikan and sailing Tracy/Endicott Arm (we don't count the "anchor drop" in Victoria as a stop).

We're based in Juneau and have been selling travel for over 30 years! We know Alaska cruises better than anyone, and cruises (heck, we're leaving for a cruise in a few days ourselves). Plus, why book with a big DOT com booking site, when the proceeds from your cruise STAY in Alaska, including a donation to the United Way of Southeast Alaska for every cruise sold!

Learn more at www.bookayt.net/mscalaska

12/21/2024

Today is the shortest "day" in the Yukon. Sunrise in Whitehorse is 11:09AM and sunset is 4:47PM. Thanks for the awesome shot, Simon Blakesly of Whitehorse.

📸 https://www.instagram.com/simon_blakesley/

12/19/2024

Christmas is coming up, which means possible chaos as you travel.

Are you insured?!?!

If not, you can STILL buy an Allianz Annual Travel plan here:

Alaska Travel Desk highly encourages that all travelers purchase travel insurance. There are many plans and companies, however we’ve found …

12/10/2024

Seems we're getting some attention on social media about a post regarding a cruise line we are no longer selling. And sailing!

As agents, its our jobs to advocate for you and HELP when things go wrong - or prevent them from going wrong. If we lose those avenues of help, then what good are we?

The cruise line in question, Norwegian Cruise Line continues to disappoint as they've now blamed US, the travel agent, for an error with their own system.

We're presently on the Encore. We've had a heck of a time with issues on the boat, and it hasn't been smooth sailing. One of our guests thought about getting the Thermal Spa and had it in her "cart" in the app, but did not purchase it. On the 2nd day of her sailing, she noticed a charge of $598 on her account - and listed as "Payment of Passage". We logged into NCL's SeaWeb (reservation system) and saw that prepaid gratuities and the spa was added to her booking, but not paid for. What's interesting is, as agents, we always check bookings 2 days out for any payments due, reservations on the ship, etc. Her reservation was clearly at zero. We've spent 4 days trying to get this resolved for her, only to have guest services blame us, the travel agent, for doing it.

Low and behold, we find out there's a real problem with the NEW NCL App - it has been adding items to people's carts without their knowledge, including changing the prices of shore excursions. NCL is aware of this, just not fleet-wide.

We're now on Day 8 and we had to reach out to the highest levels to get this fixed, and the ship is also digging in their heels claiming they did NOT blame us for the error (the guest said it was claimed more than once this was on the travel agent that added it).

Our advice for *all* travelers: Keep an eye on your bill. If you add something to your cart (on any cruise line), make sure you delete it! And don't always believe that we, as agents, are at fault. Its an easy copout for someone behind a desk to spread the blame.

12/06/2024

Good morning from Lisbon!

Still plenty of time to escape the Alaska cold and go on an adventure!

Chillie is manning our phones, call him at 907 531 9140, Nate is reachable [email protected]!

12/02/2024

Getting to the Pacific Northwest is easier thanks to added flights by both Air Canada AND WestJet!

Whether you are taking a cruise out of Seattle or Vancouver, be sure to check fares and flights to both cities, as there are plenty of shuttles, Amtrak, and even official cruise transfers between the two cities. Airfares to Seattle might be twice the amount of Vancouver.

We always check fares to both markets for our guests and talk about the ease of using YVR!

This summer's YVR nonstops to the US (Hawai'i excluded) will be the most markets ever.

12/01/2024

Hey Alaskans, don't let this snow ☃️🎄❄️ get ya down!

We have plenty of great deals on cruises 🛳🚢 in the Caribbean & Mexico 🏖🏝 right now! MSC, Celebrity, and even Virgin on sale!!

Flights are making it in and out of Juneau, and we've still got some cheap mileage seats to Florida!! A cruise CAN be a possibility!

Call us at 907 531 9140 or email [email protected]

11/28/2024

We are thankful for ontime flights, aisle seats, and fares that don't break the bank!

11/27/2024

e BAGTAGS are back on sale! But, they aren't just FOR Alaska Airlines. If you fly to Europe or overseas, Icelandair, Swiss, Lufthansa, Qatar, and KLM also use these tags!

The tags offered by Alaska are meant for *suitcases* - so if you are like me and travel with a backpack (or duffle), you may want to buy the other type of tag.

the E BagTags are linked via your cell phone & airline app to the bag tag, which is attached to your suitcase and is handled like any other bag tag.

To learn more about the Alaska Airlines tags: https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/baggage/checked-bags/electronic-bag-tag

To view the entire e BAG TAG line: https://bagtag.com/shop/ *please note, sales may be limited due to inventory*

11/21/2024

Hey friends - our Black Friday deals / webpage is going to be a HAIR late - I've spent the last 24 hours trying to get back to Alaska from Florida. Flying standby is a wonderful perk when planes aren't weight restricted, it seems!

But to start things off, we have 50% off our Belizean favorite - Muy Ono Resorts! This includes Hopkins Bay Resort, Sweet Songs, and Thatch Cay. Drop us a note via email ([email protected]) or call us 907-531-9140 for details, or we'll post to our website later tomorrow.