| For most people when they think of a cruise they | | | | are available through this waterway and they allow |
| imagine sailing around the Caribbean in the beautiful | | | | you to feel the awesome power of the granite walls, |
| sunshine and bright blue seas. These cruises are a | | | | mountain peaks and beautiful waterfalls from an |
| reality and offer a truly unique vacation experience to | | | | unusual vantage point. |
| those on-board. However, if you like the idea of a | | | | While seeing the glaciers is an amazing experience, |
| cruise but fancy seeing something a little different, | | | | touching them goes that one step further. On offer |
| why not choose an Alaskan cruise? Although you | | | | are tours combining helicopter rides and hiking which |
| don't have the advantages of the weather to look | | | | allow you to actually set foot on one of these ice |
| forward to, you can be sure that this part of the | | | | sheets, flights around them, kayaking between them |
| world will offer you a holiday experience unlike any | | | | or riding a sled pulled by dogs across one. It is these |
| other. | | | | little touches which make an Alaskan cruise |
| Alaska is a largely unpopulated area of the world; a | | | | something which is truly different to any other cruise |
| place where animals outnumber humans and | | | | destination in the world. |
| boundaries are marked by natural landscaping such as | | | | Alaska also offers more than its breathtaking |
| streams and mountains, not by fences or walls. | | | | scenery. Back in 1898 Skagway, Alaska was thought |
| The defining images for most of Alaska are the ice | | | | to be home to North America's largest gang of |
| glaciers which are found there. This striking scenery is | | | | criminals, thanks to the Gold Rush. Tours are now |
| part of what makes this destination so perfect for | | | | available to this destination where you can see the |
| cruising. Sailing around the majestic coastline allows | | | | town as it was back then, with the swing door |
| you to witness these sights first hand and gives you | | | | saloons, |
| a sense of how impressive this planet really is. If you | | | | Can-Can girls and shoot outs. You will be told many |
| choose a cruise which takes in Glacier Bay or College | | | | stories of life as it was at this time and then you can |
| Fjord you may be lucky enough to see the glaciers | | | | visit the Trail of '98 Museum to see artefacts and |
| "calving". This is the process by which the rivers of | | | | relics proving that the stories are true. Finally, you will |
| ice drop chunks off the edge of the cliff into the sea | | | | have the opportunity to take in Alaska's longest |
| below. The larger glaciers may do this several times | | | | running show, The Days of '98. This show is a musical |
| an hour. This natural phenomenon is something which | | | | extravaganza with singing, dancing, comedy and |
| most people are not lucky enough to see first hand | | | | drama and is a treat for the whole family. The |
| in their lifetime and this is part of what makes an | | | | Skagway excursion is just one of many shore trips |
| Alaskan cruise so breathtaking. | | | | you can take whilst sailing around the magnificent |
| Tracy Arm Fjord is a stretch of water which | | | | Alaskan coastline. |
| ventures inland and away from the coastline. Cruises | | | | |