Cruises around Alaska allow visitors the chance to get up close to imposing glaciers and meet some of the state's most beautiful wildlife, including moose, bears and eagles. Alaska has stunning national parks, scenic tours and adrenaline-pumping outdoor pursuits including rafting and hiking are all staples of part of a varied and exciting Alaskan cruise.
Wilderness, history, and native culture all meet in an immense wonderland of national parks and scenic beauty. Experience the natural world as it has existed for millennia, from a pod of orcas surfacing alongside the ship to Tlingit totem poles that point toward the skies. Explore a world of electric-blue glaciers, shimmering northern lights, and an amazing diversity of wildlife.
Visit the spectacular Mendenhall Glacier, immerse yourself in the scenic beauty of Tracy Arm Fjord and witness the hundreds of waterfalls cascading down its vertical cliffs or experience a Whale Watching tour - the magic of Alaska awaits!
Why not let Fred. Holidays tailor-make your Alaskan cruise holiday for you with a fly cruise from Vancouver? Often thought of as Canada's most beautiful city, Vancouver is a gorgeous thriving metropolis that's fortunate enough to be flanked by the ocean and mountains. With its numerous parks, beaches, gardens, museums, art galleries and ethnic diversity, Vancouver is one of those rare places that actually live up to its promise of offering something for everyone.
In North America's most northern state, you will be witness to spectacular glaciers, winding through the mountains and out to sea found at College Fjord, and Hubbard Glacier. See amazing marine wildlife at Glacier Bay, home of humpback whales, sea otters and porpoises. Glacier Bay possesses the highest concentration of tidewater glaciers on the planet that stretch over 3.3million acres from the St. Elias and Fairweather mountain ranges to the ends of the fjords. You can experience the history and culture of Alaska at Icy Strait Point where you can interact with the Huna Tinglit people.
Some of the best glacier viewing in the state can be seen tucked into the northwest corner of Prince William Sound at College Fjord. Winding down from mountains and through valleys and fjords, these massive rivers of ice are often on the move, periodically dropping their bounty into the sea.
You can wander through the busy fishing town that line the Alaskan Coast; Ketchikan, salmon capital of the world; Whittier, gateway to the bustling city of Anchorage; Skagway which retains the flavour of the gold rush days with its rustic boardwalk and frontier style shop fronts, and Seward, once the southern terminus of the Alaskan Railroad.
Juneau is arguably one of America's most beautiful state capitals, with the looming summits of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts providing a gorgeous backdrop.
