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CRUISING TO ALASKA

Cruising is one of the fastest growing sectors of the travel industry and it’s easy to understand why. What better way is there of visiting numerous cities, towns and villages without having to change hotels each night? You can watch the world float by as you cruise the oceans and explore each port of call during the many shore excursions offered by each of the cruise companies.

 

Ports of Call vary from cruise to cruise.
Detailed below are the ports many of the cruises will visit
Your chosen cruise will visit some, but not all of the places listed below
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For further details , please refer to the itinerary shown with your cruise ship.

 

 

Glacier Bay, Alaska

It’s not surprising that long, narrow, Glacier Bay attracts such a variety of wildlife. Along one side runs the edge of Glacier National Park, home to wolves, moose, grizzly and brown bears, blacktail deer and lynx. Listen for the amazing sound of a glacier ‘calving’. Once you hear it, you’ll never forget it.

 

Haines, Alaska

Tucked in the forests at the tip of the Inside Passage, Haines sits on the shores of America’s longest fjord. Spectacular peaks, glaciers, rivers and lakes, abundant birds and wildlife surround this pristine spot.

 

 


Inside Passage

This is the scenic waterway that reaches 1000 miles from beautiful British Columbia to historic Skagway, Alaska. Through a maze of bays, straits, arms and fjords you’ll cruise past an ever-changing panorama of unspoiled beauty… cascading waterfalls, virgin forests and majestic glacier-carved fjords.

 

 

Juneau, Alaska

Alaska’s capital city was born in the gold rush of 1880. Today it is the scenery and fauna that is the town’s fortune with wild mountains, fjords and glaciers dominating. Wildlife is abundant – you may spot humpback and killer whales, sea lions, porpoise, eagles and deer and the majestic Mendanhall Glacier is close by.

 

 

Ketchikan, Alaska

The name ‘Ketchikan’ comes from the native language word for “Where the eagles meet”. Much of the town’s colourful past is still in evidence, like the world’s largest collection of totem poles, staring out to sea.

 

 

Misty Fords , Alaska

This magnificent Alaskan wilderness is officially designated a national US monument. A cruise through the breathtaking fjords, alpine lakes, cascading waterfalls and towering cliffs is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Just about every example of Alaskan wildlife is found here, bald eagles nest in the trees, brown and black bears, wolves, beavers and river otters are commonly seen, as well as porpoises, whales and sea lions.

 

 

Sawyer Glacier, Alaska

Though it’s not as well known as Glacier Bay, some naturalists claim Sawyer Glacier is even more spectacular. Located in the Tracy Arm Fjord framed by 7000-foot high snow-capped mountains, Sawyer Glacier boasts an impressive list of wildlife, black and brown bears, deer, wolves and moose. Even mountain goats, which usually keep to higher elevation, have been seen near its base.

 

 

Sitka, Alaska

The historic community of Sitka sits on Baranof Island, on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. With a mixed heritage of part native Alaskan, part Russian, Sitka is a fascinating destination of unexpected cultural depth.

 

 

Skagway, Alaska

A hundred years ago some 20,000 gold prospectors came stampeding through Skagway, a little town that still survives today with it’s false fronted buildings and wooden boardwalks lining the streets.

 

 

Valdez, Alaska

Located on beautiful Prince William Sound, Valdez is known as the Switzerland of Alaska, because of its magnificent scenery and snowy mountains. Also home to the southern terminus of the 800-mile Trans Alaskan Pipeline.