Alaska by Cruise Ship

by Anne Vipond

Overview

Here is an indispensable guide for anyone taking a cruise to Alaska. Information at your fingertips on: Ports of Call - local attractions, Shore & flightseetng excursions, Land Tour detail on Alaska, the Yukon and Canadian Rockies, Wildlife - includes whale-watching map and tips, Alaska history, native culture, Natural phenomena, glaciers, Hiking trails and tips, Sights along the ship's route, Over 300 photographs and dozens of maps? charts and illustrations support the narrative describing this exciting cruise. Includes a giant color pull-out map! Veteran cruise writer Anne Vipond, with years of experience cruising the inside Passage and the Gulf of Alaska, provides an insider's look at this beautiful coastline. Drawing on authorities at the Universities of Alaska and British Columbia, ALASKA BY CRUISE SHIP is a reliable reference book far passengers bound for Alaska - from Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle in the south to Seward, Whittier, Anchorage and Fairbanks in the north.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781927747216
Publisher:	Ocean Cruise Guides, Limited
Publication date:	05/15/2021
Edition description:	10th ed.
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	490,450
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Anne Vipond, author of several guidebooks to cruising, draws on her sailing background to impart her enthusiasm for cruise travel. She is the recipient of a Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism award for her guidebooks and her cruising articles have been published in magazines and newspapers across North America and overseas.

Table of Contents

Foreword viii

Part 1 General Information

Alaska Cruise Options 10

Inside Passage Cruise 12

Gulf of Alaska Cruise 14

Choosing a Ship 15

Land Tours 18

Shore Excursions 24

Preparing for Your Cruise 28

Life Aboard a Cruise Ship 34

History of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest

Alaska's Bumpy Beginnings 43

First Arrivals 44

European Explorers 45

America's New Frontier 47

Natural Phenomena 51

Wildlife of Alaska 62

Whale Watching 64

A Walk in a Rainforest 83

Native Culture 86

Understanding Native Art 93

Part 2 The Voyage & The Ports

Seattle 100

Victoria 112

Vancouver & Canadian Rockies 122

Canada's Inside Passage 150

Ketchikan 180

Pioneer Ports - Wrangell & Petersburg 198

Juneau & Tracy Arm 208

Skagway & The Yukon 226

Glacier Bay & Icy Strait Point 248

Sitka 264

Hubbard Glacier & Yakutat Bay 280

Prince William Sound - Whittier & Valdez 292

Anchorage / Seward / Kenai 302

Denali National Park / Fairbanks 320

Expedition Cruising 334

Cruise Lines Glossary 343

Index 348

Color Pull-Out Map (Inside Passage & Gulf of Alaska) 353