Friday, August 21, 2009

Anyone who knows Alaska really well: Help!?

My fiance and I are considering going on an Alaskan cruise for our honeymoon. We would be going around the 9th of June and my question is basically:



a) What is the weather like during this time of the year?



b) When and/or how often does Aurora Borealis occur? (I would LOVE to experience that!)



c) We were planning on going for a 7 night cruise; is that long enough, or just the right amount of time to spend there?



If there's any other info you think would be helpful I am completely open and grateful to hear it! Thank you so, so much! :)



Anyone who knows Alaska really well: Help!?aurora



You have picked a perfect destination for your honeymoon. The mountains, wildilfe, glaciers, the list will virtually never end.



To answer your questions:



a) You will be in the early summer period for us; that means warming temperatures, but the flowers and such are just beginnig to grow; another week and they are in full bloom! The critters are coming out of winter and just beginning to get into summer coloring and such.



b) The aurora occurs all year based on sun flares and things along that line. In Alaska we do get a bit of sunshine, averaging 19 hours and more depending on where you are travelling, the farther north you go the longer the daylight hours. So, if you want to see the nightlights, we need to turn off the daylights; and that means the fall; last week of August, first bit of September.

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