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Fodor's The Complete Guide to Alaska Cruises
Whether you want to go bear-watching on Kodiak Island, cruise through Glacier Bay, or fish...

Alaska is America's last frontier, with landscapes that stretch out seemingly to infinity. From the lush rain forests of Southeast to the vast, flat tundra in the north, you can stare in awe at the same things that take an Alaskan’s breath away: calving glaciers, volcanic valleys, jagged sea cliffs, the northern lights, and more. Here you can kayak to icebergs, fly over the highest peak in North America, stay out all night celebrating the midnight sun, and spot wildlife from eagles to whales. For lovers of nature, few places exhilarate like Alaska.

Fodor's The Complete Guide to Alaska Cruises
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Juneau, the Inside Passage, and Southeast Alaska

The communities of Southeast Alaska occupy a small fraction of this dramatic landscape, dotting mountainsides and natural harbors every hundred miles like far-flung pebbles. Ketchikan...

The Kenai Peninsula and Southcentral Alaska

Few places in the United States offer as diverse an array of natural beauty as Southcentral Alaska. From grizzly bears to migrating whales, and moose...

The Bush

When an Alaskan talks about going to the Bush, they usually mean anywhere off the grid, which pretty much includes most of Alaska. However, it...

Anchorage

By far Alaska's largest and most sophisticated city, Anchorage is situated in a truly spectacular location, and is the state's medical, financial, and banking center...

Fairbanks, the Yukon, and the Interior

Alaska's Interior remains the last frontier, even for the Last Frontier state. The northern lights sparkle above a vast, mostly uninhabited landscape that promises adventure...

Juneau

Juneau, Alaska's capital and third-largest city, is on the North American mainland but can't be reached by road. Bounded by steep mountains and water, the...

Fairbanks

On a first drive around Fairbanks, the city appears to be a sprawling conglomeration of strip malls, chain stores, and other evidence of suburbia. But...

Kenai Peninsula

The Kenai Peninsula, thrusting into the Gulf of Alaska south of Anchorage, is Southcentral's playground, offering salmon and halibut fishing, spectacular scenery, and wildlife viewing...

Prince William Sound

Tucked into the east side of the Kenai Peninsula, the sound is a peaceful escape from the throngs of people congesting the towns and highways...

Mat-Su Valley and Beyond

Giant homegrown vegetables and the headquarters of the best-known dogsled race in the world are among the most prominent attractions of the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Valley...

Northwest and the Arctic

This largely roadless region brings dark, sunless winters and bright summers known for their Midnight Sun, a place where indigenous people have lived for thousands...

Ketchikan

Ketchikan is famous for its colorful totem poles, rainy skies, steep–as–San Francisco streets, and lush island setting. Some 13,500 people call the town home, and...

Sitka

It's hard not to like Sitka, with its eclectic blend of Alaska Native, Russian, and American history and its dramatic and beautiful open-ocean setting. This...

Denali National Park and Preserve

Denali National Park and Preserve is Alaska's most visited attraction for many reasons. The most accessible of Alaska's national parks and one of only three...

Southwest

The Southwest region, below the Arctic Circle, encompasses some of Alaska's most remote, inaccessible, and rugged land-and-seascapes. Reaching from the Kodiak Archipelago to the Yukon-Kuskokwim...

Homer

At the southern end of the Sterling Highway lies the city of Homer, at the base of a narrow spit that juts 4 miles into...

Haines

Haines encompasses an area that has been occupied by Tlingit peoples for centuries on the collar of the Chilkat Peninsula, a narrow strip of land...

Skagway

Located at the northern terminus of the Inside Passage, Skagway is a one-hour ferry ride from Haines. By road, however, the distance is 359 miles...

Aleutian Islands, Alaska Peninsula, and Pribilof Islands

From the Alaska Peninsula down through the Aleutian chain, this area also includes many islands within the Bering Sea, among them the Pribilof Islands, as...

North of Fairbanks

When you drive north of Fairbanks you enter territory where people are few and far between. Away from the thin line of the highways spread...

Petersburg

Getting to Petersburg is an experience, whether you take the "high road" by air or the "low road" by sea. Alaska Airlines claims one of...

Wrangell

An unassuming timber and fishing community, Wrangell sits on the northern tip of Wrangell Island, near the mouth of the fast-flowing Stikine River—North America's largest...

Side Trips From Ketchikan

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Kodiak Island

Russian explorers discovered Kodiak Island in 1763, and the city of Kodiak served as the original headquarters of the Russian-America Company, which was managed by...

Fortymile Country

A trip through the Fortymile Country up the Taylor Highway will take you back in time more than a century—when gold was the lure that...

Glacier Bay

The tiny town of Gustavus, adjacent to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, can be accessed from Juneau by fast ferry, floatplane, or jet. Once...

Side Trips from Homer

...

Girdwood

Originally called Glacier City, Girdwood got its start as a gold-mining town. The town was renamed for James Girdwood, an Irish linen merchant who had...

Side Trips from Juneau

About an hour outside this ever-expanding city are some great day trips. Tracy Arm requires a daylong boat trip to visit but is well worth...

Nenana

For a break from the buzz of the George Parks Highway, take a detour in Nenana (rhymes with "banana"), a town of approximately 380 people...

Juneau, the Inside Passage, and Southeast Alaska

The communities of Southeast Alaska occupy a small fraction of this dramatic landscape, dotting mountainsides and natural harbors every hundred miles like far-flung pebbles. Ketchikan...

The Kenai Peninsula and Southcentral Alaska

Few places in the United States offer as diverse an array of natural beauty as Southcentral Alaska. From grizzly bears to migrating whales, and moose...

The Bush

When an Alaskan talks about going to the Bush, they usually mean anywhere off the grid, which pretty much includes most of Alaska. However, it...

Anchorage

By far Alaska's largest and most sophisticated city, Anchorage is situated in a truly spectacular location, and is the state's medical, financial, and banking center...

Fairbanks, the Yukon, and the Interior

Alaska's Interior remains the last frontier, even for the Last Frontier state. The northern lights sparkle above a vast, mostly uninhabited landscape that promises adventure...

Juneau

Juneau, Alaska's capital and third-largest city, is on the North American mainland but can't be reached by road. Bounded by steep mountains and water, the...

Fairbanks

On a first drive around Fairbanks, the city appears to be a sprawling conglomeration of strip malls, chain stores, and other evidence of suburbia. But...

Kenai Peninsula

The Kenai Peninsula, thrusting into the Gulf of Alaska south of Anchorage, is Southcentral's playground, offering salmon and halibut fishing, spectacular scenery, and wildlife viewing...

Prince William Sound

Tucked into the east side of the Kenai Peninsula, the sound is a peaceful escape from the throngs of people congesting the towns and highways...

Mat-Su Valley and Beyond

Giant homegrown vegetables and the headquarters of the best-known dogsled race in the world are among the most prominent attractions of the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Valley...

Northwest and the Arctic

This largely roadless region brings dark, sunless winters and bright summers known for their Midnight Sun, a place where indigenous people have lived for thousands...

Ketchikan

Ketchikan is famous for its colorful totem poles, rainy skies, steep–as–San Francisco streets, and lush island setting. Some 13,500 people call the town home, and...

Sitka

It's hard not to like Sitka, with its eclectic blend of Alaska Native, Russian, and American history and its dramatic and beautiful open-ocean setting. This...

Denali National Park and Preserve

Denali National Park and Preserve is Alaska's most visited attraction for many reasons. The most accessible of Alaska's national parks and one of only three...

Southwest

The Southwest region, below the Arctic Circle, encompasses some of Alaska's most remote, inaccessible, and rugged land-and-seascapes. Reaching from the Kodiak Archipelago to the Yukon-Kuskokwim...

Homer

At the southern end of the Sterling Highway lies the city of Homer, at the base of a narrow spit that juts 4 miles into...

Haines

Haines encompasses an area that has been occupied by Tlingit peoples for centuries on the collar of the Chilkat Peninsula, a narrow strip of land...

Skagway

Located at the northern terminus of the Inside Passage, Skagway is a one-hour ferry ride from Haines. By road, however, the distance is 359 miles...

Aleutian Islands, Alaska Peninsula, and Pribilof Islands

From the Alaska Peninsula down through the Aleutian chain, this area also includes many islands within the Bering Sea, among them the Pribilof Islands, as...

North of Fairbanks

When you drive north of Fairbanks you enter territory where people are few and far between. Away from the thin line of the highways spread...

Petersburg

Getting to Petersburg is an experience, whether you take the "high road" by air or the "low road" by sea. Alaska Airlines claims one of...

Wrangell

An unassuming timber and fishing community, Wrangell sits on the northern tip of Wrangell Island, near the mouth of the fast-flowing Stikine River—North America's largest...

Side Trips From Ketchikan

...

Kodiak Island

Russian explorers discovered Kodiak Island in 1763, and the city of Kodiak served as the original headquarters of the Russian-America Company, which was managed by...

Fortymile Country

A trip through the Fortymile Country up the Taylor Highway will take you back in time more than a century—when gold was the lure that...

Glacier Bay

The tiny town of Gustavus, adjacent to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, can be accessed from Juneau by fast ferry, floatplane, or jet. Once...

Side Trips from Homer

...

Girdwood

Originally called Glacier City, Girdwood got its start as a gold-mining town. The town was renamed for James Girdwood, an Irish linen merchant who had...

Side Trips from Juneau

About an hour outside this ever-expanding city are some great day trips. Tracy Arm requires a daylong boat trip to visit but is well worth...

Nenana

For a break from the buzz of the George Parks Highway, take a detour in Nenana (rhymes with "banana"), a town of approximately 380 people...

Anchorage

By far Alaska's largest and most sophisticated city, Anchorage is situated in a truly spectacular location, and is the state's medical, financial, and banking center...

Juneau

Juneau, Alaska's capital and third-largest city, is on the North American mainland but can't be reached by road. Bounded by steep mountains and water, the...

Fairbanks

On a first drive around Fairbanks, the city appears to be a sprawling conglomeration of strip malls, chain stores, and other evidence of suburbia. But...

Ketchikan

Ketchikan is famous for its colorful totem poles, rainy skies, steep–as–San Francisco streets, and lush island setting. Some 13,500 people call the town home, and...

Sitka

It's hard not to like Sitka, with its eclectic blend of Alaska Native, Russian, and American history and its dramatic and beautiful open-ocean setting. This...

Homer

At the southern end of the Sterling Highway lies the city of Homer, at the base of a narrow spit that juts 4 miles into...

Haines

Haines encompasses an area that has been occupied by Tlingit peoples for centuries on the collar of the Chilkat Peninsula, a narrow strip of land...

Skagway

Located at the northern terminus of the Inside Passage, Skagway is a one-hour ferry ride from Haines. By road, however, the distance is 359 miles...

Petersburg

Getting to Petersburg is an experience, whether you take the "high road" by air or the "low road" by sea. Alaska Airlines claims one of...

Wrangell

An unassuming timber and fishing community, Wrangell sits on the northern tip of Wrangell Island, near the mouth of the fast-flowing Stikine River—North America's largest...

Girdwood

Originally called Glacier City, Girdwood got its start as a gold-mining town. The town was renamed for James Girdwood, an Irish linen merchant who had...

Glitter Gulch

...

Nenana

For a break from the buzz of the George Parks Highway, take a detour in Nenana (rhymes with "banana"), a town of approximately 380 people...

Anchorage

By far Alaska's largest and most sophisticated city, Anchorage is situated in a truly spectacular location, and is the state's medical, financial, and banking center...

Juneau

Juneau, Alaska's capital and third-largest city, is on the North American mainland but can't be reached by road. Bounded by steep mountains and water, the...

Fairbanks

On a first drive around Fairbanks, the city appears to be a sprawling conglomeration of strip malls, chain stores, and other evidence of suburbia. But...

Ketchikan

Ketchikan is famous for its colorful totem poles, rainy skies, steep–as–San Francisco streets, and lush island setting. Some 13,500 people call the town home, and...

Sitka

It's hard not to like Sitka, with its eclectic blend of Alaska Native, Russian, and American history and its dramatic and beautiful open-ocean setting. This...

Homer

At the southern end of the Sterling Highway lies the city of Homer, at the base of a narrow spit that juts 4 miles into...

Haines

Haines encompasses an area that has been occupied by Tlingit peoples for centuries on the collar of the Chilkat Peninsula, a narrow strip of land...

Skagway

Located at the northern terminus of the Inside Passage, Skagway is a one-hour ferry ride from Haines. By road, however, the distance is 359 miles...

Petersburg

Getting to Petersburg is an experience, whether you take the "high road" by air or the "low road" by sea. Alaska Airlines claims one of...

Wrangell

An unassuming timber and fishing community, Wrangell sits on the northern tip of Wrangell Island, near the mouth of the fast-flowing Stikine River—North America's largest...

Girdwood

Originally called Glacier City, Girdwood got its start as a gold-mining town. The town was renamed for James Girdwood, an Irish linen merchant who had...

Glitter Gulch

...

Nenana

For a break from the buzz of the George Parks Highway, take a detour in Nenana (rhymes with "banana"), a town of approximately 380 people...

Juneau, the Inside Passage, and Southeast Alaska

The communities of Southeast Alaska occupy a small fraction of this dramatic landscape, dotting mountainsides and natural harbors every hundred miles like far-flung pebbles. Ketchikan...

The Kenai Peninsula and Southcentral Alaska

Few places in the United States offer as diverse an array of natural beauty as Southcentral Alaska. From grizzly bears to migrating whales, and moose...

The Bush

When an Alaskan talks about going to the Bush, they usually mean anywhere off the grid, which pretty much includes most of Alaska. However, it...

Fairbanks, the Yukon, and the Interior

Alaska's Interior remains the last frontier, even for the Last Frontier state. The northern lights sparkle above a vast, mostly uninhabited landscape that promises adventure...

Kenai Peninsula

The Kenai Peninsula, thrusting into the Gulf of Alaska south of Anchorage, is Southcentral's playground, offering salmon and halibut fishing, spectacular scenery, and wildlife viewing...

Prince William Sound

Tucked into the east side of the Kenai Peninsula, the sound is a peaceful escape from the throngs of people congesting the towns and highways...

Mat-Su Valley and Beyond

Giant homegrown vegetables and the headquarters of the best-known dogsled race in the world are among the most prominent attractions of the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Valley...

Northwest and the Arctic

This largely roadless region brings dark, sunless winters and bright summers known for their Midnight Sun, a place where indigenous people have lived for thousands...

Southwest

The Southwest region, below the Arctic Circle, encompasses some of Alaska's most remote, inaccessible, and rugged land-and-seascapes. Reaching from the Kodiak Archipelago to the Yukon-Kuskokwim...

Aleutian Islands, Alaska Peninsula, and Pribilof Islands

From the Alaska Peninsula down through the Aleutian chain, this area also includes many islands within the Bering Sea, among them the Pribilof Islands, as...

North of Fairbanks

When you drive north of Fairbanks you enter territory where people are few and far between. Away from the thin line of the highways spread...

Side Trips From Ketchikan

...

Fortymile Country

A trip through the Fortymile Country up the Taylor Highway will take you back in time more than a century—when gold was the lure that...

Side Trips from Homer

...

Side Trips from Juneau

About an hour outside this ever-expanding city are some great day trips. Tracy Arm requires a daylong boat trip to visit but is well worth...

Juneau, the Inside Passage, and Southeast Alaska

The communities of Southeast Alaska occupy a small fraction of this dramatic landscape, dotting mountainsides and natural harbors every hundred miles like far-flung pebbles. Ketchikan...

The Kenai Peninsula and Southcentral Alaska

Few places in the United States offer as diverse an array of natural beauty as Southcentral Alaska. From grizzly bears to migrating whales, and moose...

The Bush

When an Alaskan talks about going to the Bush, they usually mean anywhere off the grid, which pretty much includes most of Alaska. However, it...

Fairbanks, the Yukon, and the Interior

Alaska's Interior remains the last frontier, even for the Last Frontier state. The northern lights sparkle above a vast, mostly uninhabited landscape that promises adventure...

Kenai Peninsula

The Kenai Peninsula, thrusting into the Gulf of Alaska south of Anchorage, is Southcentral's playground, offering salmon and halibut fishing, spectacular scenery, and wildlife viewing...

Prince William Sound

Tucked into the east side of the Kenai Peninsula, the sound is a peaceful escape from the throngs of people congesting the towns and highways...

Mat-Su Valley and Beyond

Giant homegrown vegetables and the headquarters of the best-known dogsled race in the world are among the most prominent attractions of the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Valley...

Northwest and the Arctic

This largely roadless region brings dark, sunless winters and bright summers known for their Midnight Sun, a place where indigenous people have lived for thousands...

Southwest

The Southwest region, below the Arctic Circle, encompasses some of Alaska's most remote, inaccessible, and rugged land-and-seascapes. Reaching from the Kodiak Archipelago to the Yukon-Kuskokwim...

Aleutian Islands, Alaska Peninsula, and Pribilof Islands

From the Alaska Peninsula down through the Aleutian chain, this area also includes many islands within the Bering Sea, among them the Pribilof Islands, as...

North of Fairbanks

When you drive north of Fairbanks you enter territory where people are few and far between. Away from the thin line of the highways spread...

Side Trips From Ketchikan

...

Fortymile Country

A trip through the Fortymile Country up the Taylor Highway will take you back in time more than a century—when gold was the lure that...

Side Trips from Homer

...

Side Trips from Juneau

About an hour outside this ever-expanding city are some great day trips. Tracy Arm requires a daylong boat trip to visit but is well worth...

Denali National Park and Preserve

Denali National Park and Preserve is Alaska's most visited attraction for many reasons. The most accessible of Alaska's national parks and one of only three...

Glacier Bay

The tiny town of Gustavus, adjacent to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, can be accessed from Juneau by fast ferry, floatplane, or jet. Once...

Denali National Park and Preserve

Denali National Park and Preserve is Alaska's most visited attraction for many reasons. The most accessible of Alaska's national parks and one of only three...

Glacier Bay

The tiny town of Gustavus, adjacent to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, can be accessed from Juneau by fast ferry, floatplane, or jet. Once...

Kodiak Island

Russian explorers discovered Kodiak Island in 1763, and the city of Kodiak served as the original headquarters of the Russian-America Company, which was managed by...

Kodiak Island

Russian explorers discovered Kodiak Island in 1763, and the city of Kodiak served as the original headquarters of the Russian-America Company, which was managed by...

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