The numerous available options of cruising Alaska are discussed by Bill Pedlar, president of Knightly Tours, Chris and Jerry. 7, 10, and 14-day cruise itineraries are explained and which type of traveler might enjoy each. Definition of Inside Passage, best times to cruise, large and small ship definition and activities, traveling with children, suggested first and second time visitor cruises, and numerous other topics are explored to make your Alaska vacation even more complete.
Additional Travel Advice:
Travel within Alaska will appeal to almost everyone due to its spectacular mountainous scenery, wildlife in its native environment, unbelievable cruise areas and the exciting Eskimo and Native Americann cultures.
Mountain ranges and island archipelagoes divide Alaska into distinctly different regions:
1. Southern: Great forests, massiv e glaciers, snowcapped mountains and narrow fjords. 2. Middle: Agricultural where the midsummer sun shines 20 hours daily with only four hours mid-wingter. 3 Coastal: Heavily forested along the Gulf of Alaska with bleak tundra and plains in the interior. 4. Above Arctic Circle; Flat, dry and treeless. 5. Aleutian Islands: Forboding and barren rocky islands plagued with storms, forg and savage windstorms.
Although Alaska covers five time zones, it officially recognizes only two.
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