Alaska Cruises best Cruises to Alaska

Alaska Cruise 2012 Cruise in Alaska 2012 and 2013

Alaska Cruises from Vancouver & Alaska Cruises from Seattle are the most popular
departure points from Australians to cruise Alaska and Canada.The best time to cruise
Alaska's inside passage is late spring April to Autumn late September. Cheap cruises to
Alaska have generally been in April May or September but last minute Alaska cruise deals
do come up.

You can cruise Alaska with a range of major cruise lines if fact you can cruise Alaska &
Canada with Celebrity, Princess, Holland America or Carnival cruises or you could opt to
see Alaska via a small ship cruise which are sometimes called Alaska small boat cruises.

Cruise Away has a stable of 88 cruise lines so we will be able to find an Alaska & Canada
cruise to suit you we have luxury Alaska cruises with premier cruise lines like Seabourne,
cheap Alaska cruises, a range Alaska small boat cruises and adventure focused cruises.

On CruiseAway you will find a great range of Alaska Cruise Deals. We specialise in more
than just Alaskan Cruises to the Inside Passage, contact us for Alaska Fly Cruise Deals,
Alaskan Fly Cruise deals with Land tours in Canada West and Alaska, all included in our
Fly Cruise Alaska Tours Specials page.

So book an Alaskan or Canada cruise holiday on one of our unbeatable CruiseAway
Alaska cruise deals for 2012 and 2013.Follow the links to see our Cruise Away deals on
Alaskan cruises with:

CELEBRITY CRUISES ALASKAN CRUISES

NORWEGIAN CRUISELINES ALASKAN INSIDE PASSAGE CRUISES

PRINCESS INSIDE PASSAGE CRUISES

ROYAL CARIBBEAN ALSKA CRUISES

HOLLAND AMERICA ALASKAN CRUISES

Or take a look at one of our huge selection of fly cruise, cruise stay offers including Rocky
Mountaineer the Calgary Stampede, Lake Louse Banff and Rocky Mountain combination
tours.

Alaska Inside passage cruises are available from Vancouver or Seattle. Some depart from
San Francisco or Los Angeles

CRUISE TYPES THE CHOICE IS YOURS

Alaska Inside Passage Cruises

Alaska's Inside Passage is the area that makes up the Southeast Region of Alaska.
Approximately 1,000 miles North of Vancouver, it was the center of activity during Alaska's
19th century Gold Rush. Also known as the "Panhandle," the Inside Passage is popular for

spectacular scenery, abundant wildlife, vivid Native cultures, astounding history and
exceptional hospitality.

Longer 10- and 11-night Inside Passage Cruises are available from California, as well as
shorter, 3- and 4-night cruises that are combined with a longer Klondike Cruise & Land
Tour.

Depending on your ship and itinerary, a typical Alaska Inside Passage cruise spends the
first day cruising the famed Inside Passage, a narrow waterway nestled between towering
mountains, waterfront communities, and the Pacific Ocean. Then, depending on your
itinerary, you will then visit 3 or 4 of the following Alaska ports of call and National Parks

Alaska Glacier Cruises

Alaska Glacier Cruises are also known as Gulf of Alaska Cruises. Every cruise line has a
different name for it, but they all mean the same thing - they are cruises that sail one-way
through the Gulf of Alaska where you'll find the greatest abundance of glaciers, mountains,
wildlife and scenery.

Unlike an Alaska Inside Passage Cruise, an Alaska Glacier Cruise does not repeat its
route by doing a U-turn back to the original departure port. Alaska Glacier cruises are one
way itineraries that sail from North to South (Southbound Glacier Cruises) or South to
North (Northbound Glacier Cruises). These itineraries allow you to spend more days in
Alaska ports or National Glacier Parks at Hubbard Glacier and Glacier Bay as there are
fewer days at sea compared to a round-trip cruise. If you only have a week and want
maximum glacier viewing and time on land, this is your best choice for an Alaska Cruise
Vacation.

Northbound & Southbound Alaska Glacier Cruises and Glacier Bay Cruises

Northbound Cruises begin in Vancouver and sail North, one-way through the Inside
Passage and up to Seward or Whittier, where passengers disembark the ship. Along the
way, Alaska Glacier Cruise passengers not only visit the same ports and attractions they
would've seen on the Inside Passage Cruise, but they may also visit College Fjord for
breathtaking glacier views and Valdez for yet another day in port. Once the ship arrives in
Seward or Whittier, passengers then motor coach on to Anchorage where they will either
fly home or continue on the land portion into the interior of Alaska as part of an Alaska
Cruise Tour. An overnight hotel stay in Anchorage after your cruise may be required in
order to meet convenient flights schedules for your return flight home.

Southbound Glacier Cruises are the same as Northbound Cruises except they begin in
Seward or Whittier and you sail south to Vancouver. Passengers taking the Southbound
Glacier Cruise itinerary arrive in Anchorage one of two ways: 1) They fly into Anchorage
and motor coach directly to the pier in Seward for their seven day cruise; or, 2) They have
just completed the land portion of an Alaska Cruise and Land Tour and are now ready to
begin their cruise.

The Alaska Southbound Glacier cruise will depart from Seward or Whittier and could stop
in Valdez before continuing south into College Fjord for some breathtaking Glacier views.
After College Fjord, the ship heads for the Inside Passage and visits 3 or 4 of the following
ports, depending upon the ship and departure

Small Ship/boat Adventure Cruises in Alaska

If you've travelled with big ship cruise lines in the past, it's time to forget everything you
thought you knew about cruising. And if you've avoided cruising because you thought it
would be like traveling in a floating mall, it's time to think again. This is something else
altogether. Small ship cruises let you experience Alaska--up close and personally.

Alaska Cruise Tours

An Alaska Cruisetour is a holiday package that combines an Alaska cruise with an Alaska
land tour. The land portion of your Alaska trip can be taken before or after your cruise with
travel by deluxe motor coach or train and accomodations at top Alaska hotels & lodges

Canadian Rockies Cruisetours and Land

A Canadian Rockies Cruisetour is a package that combines an Alaska cruise with a land
tour of the the vast mountain regions of British Columbia and Alberta. The land portion of
your Canadian Rockies cruisetour holiday can be taken before or after your cruise with
travel by train on Rocky Mountaineer Railtours.