Product Description

The new sixth edition of Alaska By Cruise Ship has been completely updated with new attractions and shore excursions for cruisers to this beautiful state.

Over 400 color photographs and dozens of color maps support the narrative describing this exciting cruise. Comes with a large color pull-out map with inside page references and a mile-by-mile locator system showing distances traveled. All base ports and ports of call of an Alaska cruise are included with comprehensive shore excursion information (with port walking maps) and land tour options for each stop. Extensive detail on history, wildlife, native culture and natural phenomena also are included as well as hiking tips and trail locations. A detailed chapter deals with the diverse wildlife and also includes a special full-page map to help you locate and identify the different species of whales.

Covers details of ports from Seattle to Fairbanks and beyond and draws on authorities from the Universities of Alaska and British Columbia.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27779 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Review
"With her crisp writing and in-depth reporting, she's created a terrific guide book on Alaska. " -- Cruise Critic, June 2008

From the Publisher
Alaska by Cruise Ship remains the number one source across North America for travel agents and travelers going to cruising to Alaska. This is such a good cruise to take, it makes good sense to take along this highly ranked guidebook .

About the Author
Veteran cruise writer Anne Vipond, with years of cruising the Inside Passage and the Gulf of Alaska, provides an insider's look at this beautiful coastline. She is author of several guidebooks on cruising and has written cruising articles for publications around the world.

Customer Reviews

pretty disappointing
Wish I had seen this one at the library before I invested the cash for a book that can't really be passed along.
My biggest problem is that the info in the book is too detailed to be useful unless you're lucky enough to take the Marine Highway and have days at each port.

Informative, and profusely illustrated
This is almost certainly the best "overview" guide to Alaska Cruises you'll find. There are chapters on both cruising and the sights you'll see in Alaska, with lots of photos and illustrations plus a large pull-out map. If you're planning an Alaska Cruise, buying this book will be money well-spent.

Alaska by Cruise Ship
Awesome book. If you are planning on an Alaskan Cruise or Cruise/Tour - this is the only book you need. I previously bought 3 other books on Alaska but when I started reading this one - the others didn't get picked back up. This books has everything you could ever need to plan and enjoy your Alaskan Cruise experience. This book realy should have 10 stars not 5!