Frommer's Alaska Cruises and Ports of Call (Google eBook)

Fran Wenograd Golden, Gene Sloan

John Wiley & Sons, Dec 22, 2011 - Travel - 320 pages

NOW IN FULL COLOR!

• Insider advice on getting the best deal on your Alaska cruise, picking the right ship for you, selecting the perfect shore excursion, and hitting all the highlights that each port city has to offer, from Juneau to Sitka to Prince William Sound. Plus tips for navigating such cruisetour destinations as Denali and The Yukon Territory if you want to spend some time on land in Alaska as an add-on to your cruise.
• Insightful commentary on Alaska’s dazzling natural scenery, from Misty Fjords National Monument and Tracy Arm to Hubbard Glacier and Denali National Park.
• Opinionated write-ups. No bland descriptions and lukewarm recommendations. Our expert writers are passionate about cruising and Alaska--they tell it like it is in an engaging and helpful way.
• Exact per diem rates listed for every cruise ship for both inside and outside cabins, and exact prices for every establishment and activity--no other guides offer such detailed, candid reviews of cruise ships, hotels, and restaurants. We include the very best, but also emphasize moderately priced choices for real people.
• Our cruise guides offer such user-friendly features as star ratings and special ranking systems to point readers to every ship and cruise line’s strengths and weaknesses in such categories as dining, ship maintenance, decor, overall facilities, and kids programs.

What people are saying

Good but not great

User Review  - nwbear - Overstock.com

I usually love the Frommer's books and usually buy them for trips I am planning. I think this one is decent, but not great. I think it tries to give a lot of information in a little space, and because ...

Great resource

User Review  - rpmbi - Overstock.com

Concise and exceptionally well organized, Alaska Cruises has pretty much all the information you'd need to plan a cruise to Alaska. Ship descriptions and ratings are especially helpful. ...

Contents

• The Best of Alaskas Ships 3 THESTATEOFALASKA CRUISING 3 The Best Ports: 9
• THE WHAT WHEN WHY 13 Big Ship or Small Ship? 16 Cruisetours The Best of Land: 21
• BOOKING YOUR CRUISE: 31
• The Short Explanation 32 Booking Through a Travel Agent 33 WATCH OUTFOR SCAMS 35 Cruising on the Internet 36 Cruise Costs 37 MoneySa...: 41
• THE CRUISE EXPERIENCE: 51
• Packing for Your Cruise 52 SAFETYATSEA IN THENEW WORLD: 58
• A NOTE ON SHIP RATINGS: 142
• NEWSMALL SHIPS FOR 2012: 151
• Alaska Marine Highway: 158
• ALASKAN DREAM CRUISES: 164
• THEIDITAROD: 171
• INSIDE PASSAGE PORTS WILDERNESS: 210
• Canadas Inside Passage: 216
• Ketchikan: 222
• Admiralty Island National: 230
• Petersburg: 269
• CRUISETOUR DESTINATIONS: 277
• ALASKA IN DEPTH: 288
• ALASKA ON THE WILD SIDE: 294
• Index: 304

About the author

Fran Wenograd Golden is a well-known cruise and travel writer. Former travel editor of the Boston Herald, she also writes for numerous newspapers, magazines and websites, including the Miami Herald, TravelandLeisure.com, and Porthole, and has her own popular blog, www.getawaywithfran.com. She lives in Boston and is the proud parent of Erin and Eli.

Gene Sloan writes about cruising for USA TODAY and oversees USA TODAY’s online cruise site, The Cruise Log (cruises.usatoday.com). Sloan’s stories also are distributed by the Gannett News Service to more than 80 other U.S. newspapers. He has written about travel for more than 15 years and has spent more than 1,000 days on the road. Prior to writing about travel, Sloan covered the television industry for USA TODAY, and he also has served as an editor in the paper’s Life section.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Frommer's Alaska Cruises and Ports of Call; Volume 618 of Frommer's Color Complete
• Authors: Fran Wenograd Golden, Gene Sloan
• Edition: 14
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011
• ISBN: 1118203720, 9781118203729
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Travel / United States / West / Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)