Alaska Cruises
A cruise is an outstanding way to experience
all Alaska has to offer--the teeming wildlife, the incomparable scenery, and
the rich native and Russian culture.
Many cruise lines offer trips to Alaska. The most
popular itineraries cruise for seven nights either northbound (from
Vancouver to Seward) or southbound (from Seward to Vancouver). Another,
frequently less-expensive, alternative, is a roundtrip Inside Passage cruise
from Vancouver. Seward is the actual port of call used for Anchorage, which
requires about a two-and-a-half hour scenic motor coach transfer from the city
or the airport.
Having made the journey to Alaska, most
visitors choose to add on a 3+ night tour from Anchorage. One of the most
popular itineraries includes a night each in Anchorage, at Denali National Park,
and in Fairbanks, with transportation primarily by double-decker luxury
sightseeing trains. Prime wildlife viewing can be found at Denali on 3- or
7-hour wildlife search tours offered by the National Park Service. Fairbanks is
home to the Alaska Pipeline and several gold mines, where you get to try
your luck gold panning! You can add one of these 3+ night cruisetour
adventures to just about every 7-night cruise that either starts or ends in
Anchorage (Seward)--just ask us about it!
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Selected
Specials to Alaska
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Holland America
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Zaandam : 7-nt Seattle, Washington Roundtrip [GK311]
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Click for current availability/prices
6-Aug-10, 13-Aug-10, 20-Aug-10
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Oceanview cabins from $806pp! [437237]
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Norwegian Cruise Line
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Norwegian Star : 7-nt Seattle, Washington Roundtrip [GH312]
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Click for current availability/prices
28-Aug-10
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Balcony cabins from $1,199pp! [437044]
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Norwegian Cruise Line
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Norwegian Star : 7-nt Seattle, Washington Roundtrip [GH312]
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Click for current availability/prices
28-Aug-10
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Oceanview cabins from $799pp! [437045]
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Norwegian Cruise Line
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Norwegian Star : 7-nt Seattle, Washington Roundtrip [GH312]
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Click for current availability/prices
28-Aug-10
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Suite cabins from $1,549pp! [437046]
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Holland America
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Oosterdam : 7-nt Seattle, Washington Roundtrip [IR310]
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Click for current availability/prices
5-Sep-10, 12-Sep-10
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Balcony cabins from $1,039pp! [437058]
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Specials are subject to availability and other terms and conditions.
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Why
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| To see
wildlife in its natural habitat?
You'll have the chance to see moose,
bears, Dall Sheep, caribou, wolves, and more. Denali National Park
provides prime viewing. Cruise in late summer/early
fall and you may even have the chance to witness the spectacle of
thousands of salmon fighting their way upstream to spawn.
More information about Denali
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To witness the thunderous
calving of glaciers?
Glaciers slowly move down
mountain valleys to the sea. Trips including Glacier Bay frequently
feature the very-active Margerie Glacier More
information about Glacier
Bay National Park.
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| To learn about the customs
of native Alaskans?
Many Alaskan ports of call offer a variety of
totem poles, like this fine specimen in Juneau. They could tell a story, commemorate a potlatch
(celebration), or even ridicule someone who had done something shameful,
like fail to pay a debt! In this last case, once the shameful deed had
been atoned for (e.g., the debt paid), the ridicule pole would be removed
and burned in a ceremony.
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To enjoy travel via luxury
sightseeing train?
Many passengers choose to add on
a 3+ day excursion to Denali National Park, Fairbanks, and beyond, which may
include rail travel between Anchorage, Denali and Fairbanks. The view out of the domed windows
is amazing. You're a good 15 feet off the ground so you can see over
many trees, and the landscape varies from marshy (with lots of water fowl)
to mountainous (with a small chance to catch glimpses of Mt.
McKinley--Denali or "The Great One" to the native population).
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| To see Mt. McKinley?
Most visitors don't get a chance to glimpse Mt. McKinley. You need to
take a cruisetour from Anchorage to have the chance, and even then, only
about 20% of visitors are
lucky enough to see Denali itself through the clouds and mist. Keep your
eyes open! It's so large that
the mountain forms its own weather systems. This view, to give you a sense
of scale, is from about sixty miles away!
More information about Denali
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