Inside Passage.
Ships sail roundtrip from Vancouver or Seattle to the southeast panhandle
of Alaska. Cruises usually include famous Glacier Bay National Park,
home of 16 magnificent glaciers. Sailing roundtrip often makes your
airfare cheaper since you embark and disembark in the same port.
Gulf of Alaska. Working north from Vancouver, the south central
coast of Alaska is added to the Inside Passage. Ships sail one-way
between Vancouver and Seward, the closest port to Anchorage. Your
embarkation and disembarkation points are different, but you have the
opportunity to see much more of Alaska's spectacular scenery, including
the glacier-clad Gulf of Alaska. |