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    Alaskan Small Ship Cruise Itineraries

    Northbound Repositioning Cruise
    Northbound Repositioning Cruise small ship cruise

    Cruise the Inside Passage all the way from Seattle, Wa. to Sitka, Alaska. Visit small British Columbia and Alaskan communities. Visit spectacular Dawes Glacier, soak in a wilderness hot spring or shop in a Norwegian fishing village.

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    SouthEast Alaska Small Ship Cruise Aboard the Island Spirit
    SouthEast Alaska Small Ship Cruise Aboard the Island Spirit

    9 day programs departing in either Sitka, Juneau or Petersburg, Alaska. Spectacular wilderness bays, Kayaking, glaciers, whales and wildlife.

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    Exploring Alaska's Coastal Wilderness
    Exploring Alaska's Coastal Wilderness small ship cruise

    Since 1982, our Alaska expedition has explored the magnificent Inside Passage of Alaska with an intimate number of guests in the company of Naturalists aboard our small ship voyages

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    Alaska, British Columbia and the San Juan Islands
    Alaska, British Columbia and the San Juan Islands small ship cruise

    The coast of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia is ideally suited for small ship cruising that enables up close and personal exploration from Seattle, Washington to Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park, including the San Juan Islands.

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    SouthEast Alaska Small Ship Cruise
    SouthEast Alaska Small Ship Cruise small ship cruise

    Choose from three different 9-day programs departing in either Sitka, Juneau or Petersburg, Alaska. Spectacular wilderness bays, Kayaking, glaciers, whales and wildlife.

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    The Famed Inside Passage
    The Famed Inside Passage small ship cruise

    This 14-night / 15-day small ship cruise explores Alaska's Inside Passage. You'll sail the Inland Passage between Seattle, Washington, and Juneau, Alaska, and marvel at majestic ice flows of Glacier bay National Park.

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    Discoverers' Glacier Bay
    Discoverers' Glacier Bay small ship cruise

    This 7-night, 8-day small ship cruise aboard the 22 Guest Safari Quest Yacht explores Alaska's Inside Passage– from Juneau, Alaska to Sitka, Alaska or Reverse. Includes Glacier Bay, one of America's crown jewel national parks.

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    Alaska's Inside Passage

    Choose from 5 cruises 9 to 18 days in length. Cruise West's small ships take you into the hidden nooks and crannies of Alaska's Inside Passage where you'll explore the natural highlights between Ketchikan and Juneau at leisure.

     

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    Gold Rush Inside Passage

    Our Gold Rush journeys follow the route of the original Klondike Gold Rushers of 1898 between Seattle, Juneau and Skagway. Our Gold Rush Cruise is cruise-only from Seattle to Juneau or reverse. Gold Rush + Denali continues by air, coach, and rail into Alaska's interior with two nights at Denali National Park and an overnight in Fairbanks.

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    Whales & Wilderness

    Cruise deep into the wilderness of Alaska's Inside Passage and bask in a peaceful sanctuary, where wildlife abounds and people are few. Sail round trip from Juneau and enjoy the luxury of spending a full day in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, a privilege permitted exclusively to Cruise West guests. Whales are guaranteed to be sighted on any Alaska's Whales & Wilderness cruise.

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    Voyagers' Glacier Country

    Alaska's Inside Passage–8 days/7 nights round trip from Juneau. Champagne, smiles, and natural wonders abound as you explore the inside passage including the 3.2 million acre Glacier Bay Park.

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    In Harriman's Wake

    The Spirit of Oceanus revisits the areas Harriman's historic scientific expedition explored in this special itinerary. In Harriman's Wake, takes you between Vancouver, B.C., and Nome, Alaska, a voyage of almost 3,600 miles. In 25 life-changing days, you'll discover, as they did, the true wonders of Alaska.

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    Coastal Odyssey

    Cruise over 1,600 miles between Vancouver, B.C. and Anchorage, exploring the entire Inside Passage between British Columbia and Glacier Bay National Park, and the spectacular Gulf of Alaska coast. The Spirit of Oceanus takes you to ports other cruise lines don't (or can't) reach, and brings you close to shore to view puffins in Glacier Bay, seals and sea otters.

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    Voyage to the Bering Sea

    Our Voyage to the Bering Sea journeys take you on an epic voyage of nearly 2,000 miles in the wake of Danish explorer Vitus Bering, to some of the most remote and spectacular islands on earth. Every place you go is rarely, if ever, visited by other cruise ships. Here you'll experience sights, sounds, and people you'll remember the rest of your life.

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    Glacier Bay Highlights

    Our Glacier Bay Highlights cruise is a perfect shorter getaway cruise in the beautiful remote wilderness of Alaska's Inside Passage. Choose between a 3- or 4-night cruise round trip from Juneau into the heart of the Inside Passage. Cruise Icy Strait in search of humpbacks and other marine mammals and delight in the charm of small ports Skagway and Haines.

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    Glaciers of Prince William Sound

    The breathtaking maze of forested islands, glacier-carved fjords and wildlife-filled waterways of Prince William Sound is every bit as spectacular as the traditional Inside Passage, but far less traveled, giving you a hint of what the world looked like after the last Ice Age. And thanks to the bow-ladder on our ship, Spirit of Alaska, you can walk right to shore on uninhabited islands to explore untouched tidepools. Choose Glacier Wonderland+Denali, or Glacier Wonderland+Denali & Fairbanks.

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    Alaska Wildlife Adventure

    In Lake Clark National Park & on the Kenai Peninsula – A Unique Cruise Add-On Soft Adventure Package. Imagine an outdoor adventure where you venture off the beaten tourist path with expert wildlife guides to see Alaska's magnificent animals in their natural habitat. Well, this is it!

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    Naturalists' Whale Country, Alaska

    Alaska's Inside Passage–Juneau to Petersburg or Reverse, 7-night / 8-day cruise aboard the 12 Guest Safari Spirit Yacht. Search for the tell-tale blow of the humpback whale and explore temperate rain forest in the heart of Alaska's Inside Passage.

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    Adventurers' Fjord and Bears, Alaska

    Alaska's Inside Passage–Juneau to Prince Rupert or Reverse, 8-night / 9-day cruise board the 12 Guest Safari Escape Yacht. Travel through the largest national forest in the United States, home to grizzly bears, black bears, mountain goats, bald eagles and wolves.

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    IPA Alaska Cruise
    IPA Alaska Cruise small ship cruise

    Come join our International Police Association cruise of the inside passage and see the awe-inspiring blue ice of the massive glacial fields to the expansive grandeur of its wildlife.

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