September 26, 2023

Contents

Alaska Cruise Guide

Read Excerpts

Foreword

Part One

  • General Information
  • ALASKA CRUISE OPTIONS
    • Inside Passage Cruises
    • Gulf of Alaska Cruises
    • Choosing A Ship
    • Land Tours
    • Shore Excursions
  • PORTS OF CALL
  • PREPARING FOR YOUR CRUISE
  • LIFE ABOARD A CRUISE SHIP
  • HISTORY OF ALASKA AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
    • Alaska?s Bumpy Beginnings
    • First Arrivals
    • European Explorers
    • America?s New Frontier
  • NATURAL PHENOMENA
  • WILDLIFE & HABITAT
    • Whales (With whale watching map)
    • Seals & Sea Lions
    • Fishlife along an Alaska cruise
    • Birdlife
    • Mammals (includes bears)
    • Rainforests
  • NATIVE CULTURE
    • Map showing Native Groups of Alaska and the Inside Passage.
    • Understanding Native Art

Part Two

  • The Voyage & The Ports (Chapters include Color Port Maps)
  • Chapter 1: SEATTLE & VICTORIA
  • Chapter 2: VANCOUVER & CANADIAN ROCKIES
  • Chapter 3: CANADA?S INSIDE PASSAGE
  • Chapter 4: KETCHIKAN
  • Chapter 5: PIONEER PORTS: WRANGELL, PETERSBURG
  • Chapter 6: JUNEAU & TRACY ARM
  • Chapter 7: SKAGWAY & YUKON
  • Chapter 8: GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK
  • Chapter 9: SITKA
  • Chapter 10: HUBBARD GLACIER & YAKUTAT BAY
  • Chapter 11: PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND &WHITTIER
  • Chapter 12: ANCHORAGE / SEWARD / KENAI
  • Chapter 13: DENALI NATIONAL PARK / FAIRBANKS
  • Chapter 14: EXPEDITION CRUISING
  • CRUISE LINES GLOSSARY
  • INDEX
  • COLOR PULL-OUT MAP WITH PORT MAPS