How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Alaska's Ports of Call, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Cruise feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Alaska, and the Where to Go chapter gives you the lowdown on cruising in Alaska and a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your cruise: how to choose and book a cruise, budgeting, and life on board.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Alaska's Ports of Call are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Alaska's Ports of Call. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Alaska Ports of Calls Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Misty Fjords
Here, the mists lift to reveal mystical peaks, hidden valleys, plunging waterfalls, and lonely shores. For more information, .
Top Attraction #2
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Saxman Totem Park
Learn what Alaska Native totem poles have to tell us about families, friendships, and life. For more information, .
Top Attraction #3
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Sitka Historical Park
Alaska history, scenery, and Native and Russian culture combine in this National Park Service unit adjoining the pleasant town of Sitka on Baranof Island. For more information, .
Top Attraction #4
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Glacier Bay National Park
At least 300 years of glacial retreat have uncovered a wonderful world of sea, ice, and stone. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5
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Kenai Fjords National Park
Humpbacks, orcas, porpoises, and sea lions conspire with moose, bears, soaring peaks, and calving glaciers. For more information, .
Top Attraction #6
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Denali National Park
North Americas highest peak overlooks a sprawling wilderness, an Arctic menagerie, and even a few creature comforts. For more information, .
Top Attraction #7
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Prince William Sound
Sheltered Prince William Sound combines temperate rainforested islands with dozens of spectacular tidewater glaciers. For more information, .
Top Attraction #8
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Skagway and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
History is front and center here at the rollicking start of the Chilkoot Trail to the Klondike goldfields. For more information, .
Top Attraction #9
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Seward SeaLife Center
After cruising Kenai Fjords, get a close-up view of what lies beneath the waves and bergs. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10
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Girdwood/Alyeska Resort
Hike, bike, and enjoy excursions around delightful Girdwood or just lounge, pamper yourself, and soak in Alyeska Resorts dramatic setting. For more information, .
A Perfect Cruise
Day 1
At Sea, northbound from Vancouver, British Columbia
Become familiar with the ship and avail yourself to its amenities, or stroll on deck watching for whales and gazing at the deep forested islands and emerald waterways of British Columbias portion of the Inside Passage.
Day 2
Ketchikan, Alaska
Welcome to Alaska! Soar in a floatplane over the towering cliffs of the Misty Fjords. Then follow a rewarding excursion to Saxman Totem Park or Totem Bight State Park with a stroll along historic Creek Street or dry out while learning about the temperate rainforest at the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center.