"Includes Inside Passage and glacier cruises"--Cover. "Your porthole companion." Includes index.
Contents:
Alaska cruise options -- Preparing for your cruise -- Life aboard a cruise ship -- History of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest -- Natural phenomena -- Wildlife of Alaska -- A walk in the rainforest -- Native culture -- Seattle -- Victoria -- Vancouver & Canadian Rockies -- Canada's inside passage ; Ketchikan -- Pioneer Ports - Wrangell & Petersburg -- Juneau & Tracy Arm -- Skagway & the Yukon -- Glacier Bay & Icy Strait Point -- Sitka -- Hubbard Glacier & Yakutat Bay -- Prince William Sound - Whittier & Valdez -- Anchorage/Seward/Kenai -- Denali National Park/Fairbanks -- Expedition cruising.
Summary:
A guide to cruising Alaska, including Inside Passage and glacier cruises, with information on ports of call, shore excursions, wildlife, whale-watching, hiking trails, Alaska history and culture, and over 300 photographs.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.