Ketchikan Alaska Without an Excursion | Amazing FREE Salmon Run!

🏔️ Planning an Alaska cruise? Watch our Alaska cruise series for port guides, excursions, glacier viewing, and tips! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPaXVaDtFoOw ________________________________________________________________________________________ Visiting Ketchikan, Alaska on a cruise? We explored without booking a shore excursion—and watching the salmon run became one of our favorite experiences of the entire Alaska trip! Join Travel with Nick and Tony as we explore Ketchikan during our seven-night northbound Alaska cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas, sailing from Vancouver to Seward. We took the complimentary shuttle from Ward Cove, walked through downtown and Creek Street, and followed Ketchikan Creek upstream to watch salmon jumping through the rushing water. This incredible experience was completely free. In this video, we share— 🐟 Our early-September salmon run experience 🚢 Getting from Ward Cove to downtown Ketchikan 🚶 Exploring Creek Street and Ketchikan Creek on your own 📅 When to plan your visit for salmon viewing 💰 Why we were happy skipping a paid excursion For salmon viewing around the downtown creek and falls, roughly mid-July through mid-September is a useful planning window. Timing and abundance vary by species and conditions. Would you book an excursion in Ketchikan or explore on your own? Tell us in the comments! Subscribe to Travel with Nick and Tony for more Alaska cruise experiences, Royal Caribbean reviews, port guides, and practical cruise tips. #Ketchikan #AlaskaCruise #OvationOfTheSeas