Frommer's Alaska Cruises and Ports of Call Book

	List of Maps	viii
	What's New in Alaska Cruising in 2003	1
1	Cruising the Great Land: An Introduction	3
	Considering the Environment	7
	The Best of Cruising Alaska	8
	Personal Reminiscence	10
2	Alaska 101: A Cruise-Goer's Companion	14
1	An Introduction to Southeast Alaska's Native Culture	14
2	From Gold Rush to Oil Boom: A Short History	17
3	Whale-Watching 101	18
4	Alaskan Wildlife	21
5	Glaciers: An Intro to the Ice	25
3	Choosing Your Ideal Cruise	27
1	The Alaska Cruise Season	27
2	The Inside Passage or the Gulf of Alaska?	27
	Shore Excursions: The What, When & Why	28
3	Big Ship or Small Ship?	29
4	Cruisetours: The Best of Land & Sea	33
5	Quiz Time: Questions to Ask When Choosing Your Cruise	36
4	Booking Your Cruise & Getting the Best Price	41
1	Booking a Cruise: The Short Explanation	41
2	Booking Through a Travel Agent	42
3	Cruising on the Web	44
4	Cruise Costs	44
5	Money-Saving Strategies	46
6	Airfares, Cruisetours & Pre-/Post-Cruise Hotel Offerings	47
7	Choosing Your Cabin	49
8	Choosing Your Dining Options	50
9	Deposits & Cancellation Policies	51
10	Travel Insurance	52
	Fast Facts: Alaska	52
5	The Cruise Lines, Part 1: The Big Ships	54
1	Carnival Cruise Lines	56
2	Celebrity Cruises	60
3	Crystal Cruises	65
4	Holland America Line	69
5	Norwegian Cruise Line	76
6	Princess	82
7	Radisson Seven Seas Cruises	89
8	Royal Caribbean International	91
9	World Explorer Cruises	97
6	The Cruise Lines, Part 2: The Small Ships	101
1	American Safari Cruises	102
2	Clipper Cruise Line	105
3	Cruise West	110
	Like a Road Trip, But by Boat	111
4	Glacier Bay Cruiseline	116
5	Lindblad Expeditions	121
7	The Cruise Experience	124
1	Preparing for the Weather	124
2	Money Matters	126
3	Your Very Important Papers	127
4	Getting to the Ship & Checking In	128
5	Some Vital Statistics of the Typical Cruise Experience	130
6	Visiting the Ports of Call	131
7	Tipping, Packing & Other End-of-Cruise Concerns	133
8	The Ports of Embarkation	136
1	Anchorage	136
2	Seward	143
3	Vancouver	148
4	Seattle	154
5	Juneau	160
9	Ports & Wilderness Areas Along the Inside Passage	162
1	Victoria, British Columbia	162
2	Canada's Inside Passage	166
	Shopping for Native Art	166
3	Ketchikan	167
4	Misty Fjords National Monument	171
5	Admiralty Island National Monument	172
6	Tracy Arm & Endicott Arm	172
7	Baranof Island	172
8	Sitka	173
9	Juneau	177
10	Icy Strait, Point Adolphus & Gustavus	182
11	Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve	182
12	Haines	183
13	Skagway	186
10	Ports & Wilderness Areas Along the Gulf Route	192
1	Hubbard Glacier	192
2	Prince William Sound	192
3	Valdez	194
4	College Fjord	196
5	Seward	196
11	Cruisetour Destinations	197
1	Denali National Park & Preserve	197
2	Fairbanks	197
3	Prudhoe Bay	198
4	Nome & Kotzebue	198
5	The Kenai Peninsula	199
6	The Yukon Territory	199
7	The Canadian Rockies	200
Appendix	Alaska in Depth	201
1	Natural History: Rough Drafts & Erasures	202
2	Politics & History: Living a Frontier Myth	208
	Dateline	208
	An Alaska Glossary	214
3	The People: Three Ways to Win an Argument in Alaska	217
	The Gold Rush in Context	222
	Index	226