Alaska

News

Celebrity Cruises increases its capacity in Alaska for 2019

Celebrity Cruises will be sailing three of its ships in Alaska in 2019. The Celebrity Eclipse will join her sister ships, the Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Millennium during the Northern Hemisphere summer, increasing the line’s […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 29 2017
Ships

Ovation of the Seas moves to North America, but will she be back?

Royal Caribbean is moving Ovation of the Seas from China to the burgeoning Alaskan market in the summer of 2019 – sparking questions over whether she will return for the Australian season. The mega-ship, which will […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Nov 9 2017
News

New features on the Norwegian Bliss

Norwegian Cruise Lines has revealed details around its latest ship, the Norwegian Bliss. While she’ll be sailing around the Caribbean and the Mexican Riviera, she’s pretty amazing. The ship has some cool features as well […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Aug 22 2017
News

Itineraries announced for the Scenic Eclipse…and boy are we excited!

Luxury line Scenic has announced itineraries for its new luxury discovery yacht, the Scenic Eclipse. The ship, which will have it’s own helicopter and underwater submersible will be sailing on a number of voyages around […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 20 2017
News

Norwegian Cruise Line announces new ship for Alaska

In a cruise industry first, Norwegian Cruise Line has announced it will be building a new ship for the Alaskan waters. The new Norwegian Bliss will be the first ship custom-built to sail increasingly popular […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 14 2016
News

Cruiser, 79, survives on bear-filled glacier

The amazing story of a cruise passenger, aged 79, who got lost on a glacier during a hike and spent a night alone in a park which had been closed because of bears has astonished […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Aug 12 2016
News

Fin of endangered whale found on bow of Holland America ship

A Holland America Line cruise ship arrived at an Alaskan port carrying a dead whale on its bow. Work is currently being carried out to determine what killed the juvenile fin whale, which is an […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jun 1 2016
News

Pat puppies on a Princess cruise!

In the most important cruise news we’ve heard all year, Princess Cruises has announced that it will be bringing sled dog puppies onboard to meet guests on selected Alaska cruises. Get ready for Puppies in […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Feb 18 2016
Destinations

Juneau – Port Review

Inaccessible by road and surrounded by a combination of mountains and nature, Juneau is an unusual state capital......

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 25 2011
Opinion

Why ziplines lines are all the rage for cruisers in Alaska

Ziplines have become all the rage in Alaska since the first one opened in 2005. And as the zipline has gained in popularity over the past decade, it has spread throughout the Southeast region, where the heavily traveled Inside Passage is almost entirely covered in temperate rain forest — making it the perfect environment for an exhilarating ride through the tree tops.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 4 2011
Destinations

Cruising Alaska

We’re cruising on Sea Princess and although we’re in the middle of a wonderful steak dinner, it’s difficult to focus on food when this kind of scenery is slipping past the windows. What stretches before our eyes is the vast wilderness of Alaska, an area twice the size of Texas, encompassing more than 76,000 kilometres of rugged shoreline and 21 million hectares of national parklands, reserves and monuments.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Aug 30 2010