North/South Bound Cruise Tours

There are three ways in which an Alaska cruisetour is offered.
The two major ways, referred to as Northbound or Southbound cruisetours, are based on the 7 day one way itinerary of Holland America, Celebrity, Princess, Royal Caribbean and Carnival ships. These itineraries range from 9 to 18 days in length including the 7 days on the cruise. They are available either before the cruise travelling from Alaska to Vancouver, the southbound direction, or after the cruise from Seward or Whittier, the northbound direction. All cruisetours generally offer a wide variety of optional activites in Alaska such as fishing, horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, white water rafting etc. A trip to Denali National Park is generally included as are the cities of Anchorage and perhaps Fairbanks, depending on the length of the cruisetour chosen. Flights into Nome and Kotzebue are also offerd as part of these cruisetours.

Call a cruise specialist at 1-877-325-7522 for further incofmation on the Inside Passage (round trip) and North & South bound(NB/SB) Itineraries available from the various Alaska Cruise Lines.

Inside Passage CruiseTours

The third way is based on the Inside Passage Cruise, hence IP Cruisetour, and is offered exclusively by Holland America Cruise Line. In the northbound direction the cruise portion of the tour terminates after 3 days in Skagway. From here the tour generally operates via the Whitepass Yukon Railroad into Whitehorse in the Yukon and via deluxe motorcoach from there into more of the Yukon and Alaska. The flight home is then from one of the cities in Alaska, either Anchorage or Fairbanks. In the south direction the itinerary can be repeated in reverse or have a flight into Skagway. In Skagway the four day cruise portion is picked up for the trip to Vancouver. The advantage of the south bound trip in this scenario is that the cruise sails via Glacier Bay National Park. It is therefore important to discuss the itinerary with an Alaska cruise expert so that those sights important to you for your Alaska vacation are duly considered.

Alaska Vacations

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For north or south-bound (NB, SB) Alaska Cruise sailing dates in any particular month, please click here.
Still confused? You can always reach an Alaska Cruise Specialist at 1.877.325.7522 or via email