Why Choose an Alaskan Cruise Tour?

It has been said that people go to Alaska for six reasons: Wilderness, Wildlife, Glaciers, Mountains, History and Culture. A seven night roundtrip Alaska Cruise will certainly give you a good taste of Alaska but an Alaska Cruise tour that takes you into the interior regions of Alaska will provide you an enhanced opportunity to truly experience Alaska’s highlights, the Wilderness, Wildlife, Glaciers, Mountains, History and Culture.

An Alaska Cruise Tour is a vacation package that combines an Alaska cruise with extended nights of stay on land in the interior of Alaska. The nights on land in Alaska can be taken before (southbound itinerary) or after (northbound itinerary) your cruise. The land tour portion includes travel by deluxe motor coach and domed rail train, accommodations and select scenic tours.

The most popular interior Alaska land destinations are Fairbanks, Denali National Park, Mt McKinley, Talkeetna, Alyeska (Girdwood), Anchorage, Seward, the Kenai Fjords region and Copper River.

Alaska Cruise Tour package itineraries vary by cruise line, and you can literally choose from hundreds of different tours based on your interests and budget. When planning your vacation, you must ask yourself what you want to do and see and find the tour that best suits those needs. The choices can be overwhelming and you should not hesitate to call an AlaskaBySea.com Cruise Specialist to walk you through the many options and specific details of a particular tour.

The two components to an Alaska Cruise Tour package, the cruise & the land tour generally include but are not limited to the following:

On the Alaska Land Portion

• Hotel Accommodations in Fairbanks  
• Discover Riverboat Tour and Gold Mine Tour in Fairbanks
• Domed Railcar Transportation on part or all of your land trip
• Hotel Accommodations in the Denali National Park Area
• Either a short or long bus tour into Denali National Park
• Hotel Accommodations in Talkeetna or Anchorage if applicable to tour
• Transfers and Baggage handling
• Some tours may have an Escort or Guide through the trip

The Cruise portion of your trip will include

• 7 Night Alaska Glacier or Inside Passage Cruise
• Accommodations on the ship
• All meals onboard including 24 hour room service
• Coffee, Tea, Milk, Juice, non-bottled water
• Entertainment, casinos, piano bars, comedians, Broadway-style shows
• Onboard Activities and Kids programming on most ships
• Port charges, taxes and fees

Your Alaska Cruise Tour WILL NOT include:

• Meals or drinks on the land portion of the Cruise Tour
• Gratuities onboard the ship
• Shore Excursions and Sight-seeing tours in Alaska
• Special Spa Services or Casino Gaming
• Beer, wine, spirits or bottled water
• Travel Insurance unless requested
• Airfare unless request