These unique cruise guides offer concise, easy-to-read information on every vessel plying the popular Alaska and Mexican Riviera regions this season. Ship facts include stateroom size, dining options, passenger/crew ratio, crew nationality, ship registry and even when the last refurbishment was completed. These candid books have has done your homework for you, reviewing ship itineraries and making you aware of the highlights and potential pitfalls of every one. The author tells how to find bargain rates, when to book and makes you aware of considerations for disabled travellers, solo cruisers and being aboard with young children. And it's not just the big boats. Cruising Alaska covers the smaller 'Explorer' boats, which can get into narrower, shallower inlets and enhance your Alaska visit. Walking tours at each port of call are supplemented by detailed port maps. Ports of call include: The Inside Passage (Misty Fjords, Tracy Arm), Ketchikan, Juneau, the Lynn Canal (Skagway, Haines), Glacier Bay National Park, Sitka, Wrangell, Yakutat Bay & Hubbard Glacier, PrinceWilliam Sound (College Fjord, Columbia Glacier), Valdez, Seward, Homer.
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Larry Ludmer is a professional travel writer specialising in the wilder and more inaccessible tourist areas of the United States.
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This review is from: Cruising Alaska: A Traveler's Guide to Cruising Alaskan Waters & Discovering the Interior (Cruising Alaska) (Paperback)
Concise, easy-to-read information fills every page of this bestseller. Unlike most cruise guidebooks, Cruising Alaska puts the emphasis on hard facts - not pretty pictures. Every detail is here, including stateroom size, passenger-crew ratio, dining options, current cruising routes, ship decor, onboard facilities and more. A candid analysis of the routes is given for every ship in Alaska this season, with details on the highlights, as well as what is missed. Maps, index.
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Buying this book prior to my Alaska cruise proved to be well worth the investment. Per Ludmer's suggestion, we rented a car in Skagway and drove to Carcross, Yukon, Canada. What a wonderful outing away from the ship and for less then 25% the cost of us all taking the train. Get more tips from Ludmer by reading this book.
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There's little doubt that the Alaskan cruise market has been one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry for several years running. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
regular staterooms, two informal evenings, suites during the low season, stateroom size, two informal nights, southbound itinerary, one formal night, scenic cruising, reverse itinerary, alternative dining options, adult admission price, late seatings, optional tours, cruise experience, major cruise lines, cruise departing, open seating, downtown attractions, shore excursions, cruise ship dock, cruise passengers, ship offers, specialty restaurant Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Glacier Bay, Holland America, Gulf of Alaska, Hubbard Glacier, Crew Size, Passenger Decks, Gross Tonnage, Misty Fjords, College Fjord, Tracy Arm, Royal Caribbean, British Columbia, Denali National Park, Prince William Sound, Dawn Princess, White Pass, Glenn Highway, Kenai Fjords, San Francisco, United States, Alaska Highway, Kenai Peninsula, Seward Highway, Universe Explorer, Visitors Bureau New!
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There's little doubt that the Alaskan cruise market has been one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry for several years running. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
regular staterooms, two informal evenings, suites during the low season, stateroom size, two informal nights, southbound itinerary, one formal night, scenic cruising, reverse itinerary, alternative dining options, adult admission price, late seatings, optional tours, cruise experience, major cruise lines, cruise departing, open seating, downtown attractions, shore excursions, cruise ship dock, cruise passengers, ship offers, specialty restaurant Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Glacier Bay, Holland America, Gulf of Alaska, Hubbard Glacier, Crew Size, Passenger Decks, Gross Tonnage, Misty Fjords, College Fjord, Tracy Arm, Royal Caribbean, British Columbia, Denali National Park, Prince William Sound, Dawn Princess, White Pass, Glenn Highway, Kenai Fjords, San Francisco, United States, Alaska Highway, Kenai Peninsula, Seward Highway, Universe Explorer, Visitors Bureau New!
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