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Explore the remote places of Alaska - our planet's last frontier. Cruise the famous 'Inside Passage', see humpback whales at play, and get close to magnificent glaciers.
Our adventure cruises take you close to Alaska's glaciers
and into the remote areas where bald eagles outnumber people.
High on scenery and content our cruises offer a blend of port
visits, wildlife viewing and scenic cruising.
We offer two types of cruise into the heart of Alaska:
Our small-ships are informal in style and more flexible in their
exact itinerary. Two ships carry kayak for more expedition
oriented cruising; the other offers more luxury, but the same
ability to get close to nature. These ships can visit smaller ports and offer a more intimate style of cruising with fewer passengers.
Larger cruise ships visit the major ports, and get as close as possible to the glaciers and natural attractions. These ships offer more amenities, a choice of restaurants, and provide a wide range of entertainment. Optional excursions at ports cover Alaska's many sightseeing opportunities.
Few people take an Alaska cruise on its own. A variety of landtours are available, integrated with the beginning or end of the cruise. The most popular take you into the Denali National Park for wilderness trips in search of moose, bear and caribou. These may include stays in the Park, or overnights in the towns of Anchorage or Fairbanks. Also popular is a tour in the Rocky Mountains, often with a train through the best scenery.
Read our Alaska Cruise Highlights
See also Alaska Landtours
The Alaska cruising season runs from May to September. Many 2009 cruises are available on small and large ships. Here is our selection:
Large Ship Alaska Cruises
Starting at Seattle or Vancouver there are cruises from Princess, Holland America, Celebrity or NCL. These are 'out and back' visiting the Inside Passage or the Hubbard or Sawyer Glaciers, or one-way from Vancouver to Anchorage, usually with a day visiting Glacier Bay and its famous Margerie Glacier and perhaps College Fjord with its 16 tidewater glaciers.
Special 2009 Offer
'Grandeur of the Glaciers' Princess fly-cruise from Vancouver to Anchorage leaving UK on 26 June 2009. Very special prices available - save over 50% plus $100 per person onboard credit
More about our special
Alaska Cruise in June 2009
and other Alaska cruises
Small Ship Alaska Cruises
Wild
Alaska - a small ship expedition cruise through the humpback
whale and orca feeding grounds with visits to glaciers and
interesting towns and opportunities to kayak amongst
the ice and seals. At the beginning and end of the season the Alaska, British Columbia and the San Juan Islands small ship cruise travels between the Olympic Mountains in Seattle and Juneau. Experience the fjords, glaciers and wildlife that make this coastline so spectacular.
Alaska
Coastal Odyssey - a stylish small ship cruise through
the fjords and glacier bays of Alaska with opportunities to
'get-up-close' to the Alaska scenery and wildlife.
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