alaska cruises

Alaska cruises are operated by at least 16 major cruise lines, including Norwegian Cruise Line and Princess Cruises. The cruises offer a unique way to experience the Alaskan coastline.

With a cruise you can go where roads and rails can't.

The companies that have Alaska in their cruise schedule include:

Carnival Cruise Line
Celebrity
Crystal
Holland America
NCL
Orient Lines
P and O
Princess Cruises
Radisson Seven Seas
Royal Caribbean
Silversea

Many of these companies also have great shore excursions to explore the inland.

Because of the nature of Alaska, many shore excursions are for adventure and outdoors activities, including kayaking, bicycling, dog sledding, river rafting and sport fishing.

If you can't book shore excursions directly with your cruise line/agent, you can take a look at one independent provider of shore excursions, Port Promotions and Services (portpromotions.com).

Active for years in the Caribbean region, the company has expanded their selection of to cover also Alaskan ports.

Cruise Lines

In addition to the big cruise lines such as Radisson Seven Seas and Princess Cruises, there are also smaller companies operating in Alaska, such as Cruise West, Discovery Voyages, and American Safari Cruises.

Of these smaller companies, Cruise West has been operating Alaska cruises since Chuck West established the first Alaska tour service in 1946.

Their aim is to offer something different to experience Alaska.

That's why their maneuverable small ships and experienced Captains take the journey through narrow channels, into shallow bays, and right up to isolated beaches out of reach of other ships.

To find offers from Cruise West and other companies, one of the best agencies for that is located at cruise.com.

The web site claims to have the most comprehensive database of cruises available online today.