Frommer's Alaska Cruises and Ports of Call

by Golden, Fran Wenograd; Sloan, Gene

• ISBN13: 9781118045985
• ISBN10: 111804598X
• Edition: 14th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-07
• Publisher: Frommers

Summary

Frommers Complete Guides - IN FULL COLOR Americas #1 bestselling travel series More full-color guides than ever before Foldout maps in annual guides Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and insider tips

Author Biography

Fran Wenograd Golden is a well-known cruise and travel writer. Former travel editor of the Boston Herald, she also writes for numerous newspapers, magazines and websites, including the Miami Herald, TravelandLeisure.com, and Porthole, and has her own popular blog, www.getawaywithfran.com. She lives in Boston and is the proud parent of Erin and Eli.

Gene Sloan writes about cruising for USA TODAY and oversees USA TODAY’s online cruise site, The Cruise Log (cruises.usatoday.com). Sloan’s stories also are distributed by the Gannett News Service to more than 80 other U.S. newspapers. He has written about travel for more than 15 years and has spent more than 1,000 days on the road. Prior to writing about travel, Sloan covered the television industry for USA TODAY, and he also has served as an editor in the paper’s Life section.

Table of Contents

List of Maps vi

1 THE BEST OF ALASKA CRUISING 1

2 CHOOSING YOUR IDEAL CRUISE 11

3 BOOKING YOUR CRUISE 31

4 THE CRUISE EXPERIENCE 51

5 THE CRUISE LINES: THE BIG SHIPS 67

6 THE CRUISE LINES: THE SMALL SHIPS 139

7 THE PORTS OF EMBARKATION 165

8 INSIDE PASSAGE PORTS & WILDERNESS AREAS 210

9 GULF ROUTE PORTS & WILDERNESS AREAS 268

10 CRUISETOUR DESTINATIONS 276

11 ALASKA IN DEPTH 288

12 ALASKA ON THE WILD SIDE 294

Index 304