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From spectacular glaciers to magnificent wilderness, Alaska truly is the last frontier.

Often cruise ships travel to areas of the world that are otherwise difficult to get to, such as Alaska. The season is short, from May to October, attracting cruise passengers to see its vast and unspoilt landscape of mountains, forests, glaciers and fjords. Beyond Alaska's fortress-like glacier walls lie scenic ports of call, treasured national parks, and abundant wildlife. And, with more than 1,400 miles north to south and 2,400 miles east to west, it's truly a land of epic proportions guaranteed to take your breath away.

The glaciers of College Fjord, Tracy Arm Fjord and Glacier Bay National Park offer some of the most spectacular sights and sounds you'll experience on your Alaskan adventure. The only way to experience Alaska's glacier-carved fjords and monumental rivers of ice is by sea. Winding down from mountains and fjords, these massive rivers of ice are often on the move, some dropping their bounty into the sea. The process is known as "calving," and some tidewater glaciers shed enormous chunks of ice several times an hour.

There's nothing really like the sight of a 40-ton humpback whale breaking the surface of the water for air. During the summer months, more than 2,000 humpbacks are known to feed in the waters off Alaska, offering visitors plenty of chances to enjoy the splendour of these magnificent giants of the sea.

The most difficult decision is how you choose to explore Alaska as there are two basic Alaska cruise itineraries: the classic "Inside Passage" and the "Glacier Route", both of which can be extended by adding an Alaskan land based tour either before or after the cruise itself. The best place to start is to determine how much time you have as Alaska cruise holidays range from 7 to 23 days. The cruise itself is generally 7 days with the remaining time being spent discovering Alaska's interior.

The "Inside Passage" cruise is named because it lies within a long chain of coastal islands acting as a buffer from the open waters of the North Pacific. It is a round-trip, one-week cruise beginning and ending in Vancouver. Alternatively, the "Glacier Route" itinerary includes the Gulf of Alaska in a one-way route between Vancouver and Anchorage. These cruises include some of Alaska's most impressive tidewater glaciers, such as Hubbard Glacier in Yakutat Bay and Columbia Glacier in College Fjord, Prince William Sound.

Inside Passage Cruises
Most cruises to Alaska's Inside Passage are generally seven night roundtrip cruises typically beginning and ending in either Vancouver or Seattle. Depending on your ship and itinerary, a typical Alaska Inside Passage cruise spends the first day cruising the famed Inside Passage a narrow waterway nestled between towering mountains, waterfront communities, and the Pacific Ocean.

Glacier Cruises
Alaska Glacier Cruises are also known as Gulf of Alaska Cruises. Every cruise line has a different name for it, but they all mean the same thing. Unlike an Alaska Inside Passage Cruise, an Alaska Glacier Cruise does not repeat its route by doing a U-turn back to the original departure port. Alaska Glacier cruises are one-way itineraries that sail from North to South (Southbound Glacier Cruises) or South to North (Northbound Glacier Cruises).