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17 results for “Alaska”
- Alaska cruisesOcean regionA cool-water North Pacific region of protected inland waterways, glaciers and few road-connected ports.
- Gulf of AlaskaCruise areaCruise area in the Alaska. The open water north-west of the Inside Passage, crossed on one-way itineraries between south-east Alaska and the northern ports of Seward and Whittier.
- Inside PassageCruise areaCruise area in the Alaska. The sheltered coastal waterway through the islands of south-east Alaska and British Columbia. Most Alaska ports of call sit along it, and much of the scenic cruising happens here.
- Southern gatewaysCruise areaCruise area in the Alaska. Seattle and Vancouver, the two southern turnaround ports. Which one a cruise uses affects the route, and Vancouver sailings can serve one-way itineraries north across the Gulf.
- Carnival Cruise LineCruise lineOperates mainly from North American home ports, with a large share of its deployment in the Caribbean and short Bahamas sailings, plus a seasonal Alaska programme.
- Holland America LineCruise lineOperates mid-size ships and, like Princess, combines Alaska sailings with its own land-tour programme in the Alaska interior.
- Icy Strait Point (Hoonah)PortUnited States — Alaska. A small call site next to Hoonah on Chichagof Island, developed for cruise visits.
- JuneauPortUnited States — Alaska. Alaska's capital, reachable only by sea or air.
- KetchikanPortUnited States — Alaska. The southernmost Alaskan cruise port on the Inside Passage.
- NomeExpedition gatewayUnited States (Alaska) — Arctic. Western end point used by Northwest Passage transits, on the Alaskan side of the Bering Strait.
- Princess CruisesCruise lineLong-established Alaska operator that sells cruises together with rail and lodge-based land programmes in the Alaska interior, in addition to Mediterranean and Caribbean itineraries.
- SeattleDeparture gatewayUnited States — Alaska. A U.S. turnaround port for round-trip Inside Passage sailings.
- SewardDeparture gatewayUnited States — Alaska. One of the two northern turnaround ports for one-way Gulf of Alaska sailings, connected onward to Anchorage by road and rail.
- SitkaPortUnited States — Alaska. A port on Baranof Island, on the outer, Pacific-facing side of the Alaskan panhandle.
- SkagwayPortUnited States — Alaska. A port at the northern end of the Inside Passage, at the head of the Taiya Inlet.
- VancouverDeparture gatewayCanada — Alaska. The Canadian turnaround port used for both round-trip and one-way Gulf of Alaska sailings.
- WhittierDeparture gatewayUnited States — Alaska. A port on Prince William Sound, used as a turnaround point for Gulf of Alaska cruises.