Alaska by Cruise Ship : The Complete Guide to Cruising Alaska - Softcover

Anne Vipond

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9780968838921: Alaska by Cruise Ship : The Complete Guide to Cruising Alaska

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0968838928 ISBN 13: 9780968838921

Publisher: Ocean Cruise Guides, 2002

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This best-selling beautiful guide book to the cruising experience in Alaska includes over 350 maps, illustrations and photos - most in color. The new 4th edition of Alaska by Cruise Ship also has a giant pull-out color map, updated port maps and a whale watching map. Updated in 2002.

Veteran cruise writer Anne Vipond, with years of experience cruising the Inside Passage and the Gulf of Alaska, provides an insider's look at this beautiful coastline. Drawing on authorities at the Universities of Alaska and British Columbia, this is a reliable reference for passengers. From Seattle and Vancouver to the south to Seward, Anchorage, Fairbanks and Kodiak to the north. Read about Alaska's Russian past, the rough and tumble years of the Gold Rush and the renaissance of Northwest native culture. A detailed chapter of the book deals with the diverse wildlife and also includes special maps to help you locate and identify the different species of whales. Also in this updated edition are all port attractions with maps showing exactly where cruise ships dock as well as comprehensive shore excursion information and suggestions for those who want to explore each port on foot. Home port information also includes hotel recommendations and land tour information.

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Now in it's 4th edition and used by over 300,000 cruisers across North America, this is a comprehensive guidebook for anyone taking a cruise to Alaska. With hundreds of photographs, most in color, Alaska By Cruise Ship has been used by travel agents for 10 years as a reliable reference and as a gift to help clients plan their cruise adventure.

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Over 300 photographs and dozens of maps, charts and illustrations support the narrative describing this exciting cruise. Includes a giant color pull-out map! Veteran cruise writer Anne Vipond, with years of experience cruising the Inside Passage and the Gulf of Alaska, provides an insider's look at this beautiful coastline. Drawing on authorities at the Universities of Alaska and British Columbia, ALASKA BY CRUISE SHIP is a reliable reference book for passengers bound for Alaska – from Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle in the south to Seward, Anchorage and Fairbanks in the north.

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