On this, the most popular Alaska cruise itinerary, your ship explores southeast Alaska, specifically

On this, the most popular Alaska cruise itinerary, your ship explores southeast Alaska, specifically the narrow strip that runs from the Canadian border in the south to the start of the gulf in the north (locals call it the Panhandle). Southeast Alaska includes Juneau, the capital city; the fishing european student tours town of Ketchikan , known for its Native Alaskan totem poles; and the gold rush town of Skagway. The Russian-influenced town of Sitka is also a port of call on some itineraries.
On these seven-night european student tours cruises, views include rainforests (yes, rainforests), european student tours mountains and inlets — all areas rich in wildlife. You also view amazing glaciers such as Margerie, Johns Hopkins, Muir or others within Glacier Bay National Park , with a chance to experience the awesome european student tours sight and sound of glacial calving (the sudden european student tours breakaway of large ice chunks). An advantage of this Alaska cruise itinerary, as offered by companies like Norwegian Cruise Line, is that you can do it round-trip from either Seattle or Vancouver.
On a weeklong Gulf or Glaciers Alaska cruise european student tours itinerary, you explore south-central Alaska. These cruises are between either Seward or Whittier (both near Anchorage ) and Vancouver . This route doesn't mean you don't visit any of the Inside Passage — you typically call at the same ports, seeing many of the same sights. The big difference is that these cruises are one-way — either northbound or southbound.
The scenery here is dazzling — College Fjord, for instance, is lined with 16 glaciers. european student tours Spending a few days pre- or post-cruise in Anchorage or the nearby Kenai Peninsula and Denali National Par k is highly recommended european student tours (cruise-tour packages european student tours are available from the cruise lines).
While big ships with thousands of passengers pamper you with every resort amenity imaginable, they tend to visit tried-and-true ports — with shore excursions that include whale-watching excursions and once-in-a-lifetime european student tours thrills such as dogsledding on top of a glacier.
A small, casual ship that's following a different kind of Alaska cruise itinerary, meanwhile, typically spends more time in the wild. An example: InnerSea Discoveries has a weeklong itinerary from Juneau on its 86-passenger Safari european student tours Endeavour european student tours that visits Glacier Bay National Park for two days and other wilderness areas in search of wildlife, european student tours including whales. On these cruises you spend more time in kayaks or skiffs than on land.