Alaska

Shopping off the beaten path in Fairbanks on your Alaska Cruisetour

Fairbanks definitely doesn’t have the abundance of shopping options that Anchorage does, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’s a smaller city and doesn’t have as many large-scale retail outlets as other areas. While we’ll grant that Fairbanks natives may benefit from a few more large stores, this kind of environment is ideal for serious Shopping off the beaten path in Fairbanks on your Alaska Cruisetour

Enhance your Alaskan Cruise by Learning the Lingo

Alaska is a unique destination with its own unique terminology. If your planning an Alaskan Cruise, you’ll need to understand its special travel “lingo.” Here’s some terms to help you get started: Arctic Circle One of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. It is the parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33′ 44″ (or 66.5622°) north of the Equator This vast Enhance your Alaskan Cruise by Learning the Lingo

Derek Hough joining the Dancing with the Stars-at-Sea Finale Cruise Jan 12, 2014–There’s still time to book!

Derek Hough! He’s everyone’s favorite pro dancer on TV’s Dancing with the Stars. He’s also one of the best because he just added his 4th Mirror Ball Trophy to his collection in 2013. Holland America Cruise Lines just announced he’s going to be onboard the Nieuw Amsterdam on Jan 12, 2014!  Cruise Experts.com also has Derek Hough joining the Dancing with the Stars-at-Sea Finale Cruise Jan 12, 2014–There’s still time to book!

The Best of Vancouver: Top 5 Places to Shop when on an Alaskan cruise

Planning an Alaskan cruise or cruise-plus-land tour (called a cruisetour)? If you embark or disembark your cruise ship in Vancouver, British Columbia, CruiseExperts.com suggests you stay an extra day or two and explore this large metropolitan Canadian city. We’ve found some fun places to go shopping while you’re there. Vancouver has an abundance of stores. The Best of Vancouver: Top 5 Places to Shop when on an Alaskan cruise

The Best of Vancouver: Top 5 Things to Do When on an Alaskan cruise

Vancouver, British Columbia is one of the major ports for Alaskan cruises and cruisetours (cruise-plus-land tours). So if you’re planning a Northbound or Southbound cruise to Alaska, it’s likely you will either embark or disembark in Vancouver.  There’s so much to see and do in Vancouver, that we recommend you extend your stay in the The Best of Vancouver: Top 5 Things to Do When on an Alaskan cruise

The Best of Vancouver: Top 5 Places to Eat when on an Alaskan Cruise

CruiseExperts.com suggests, when planning your Alaskan vacation, to consider a cruise or cruise plus land tour (cruisetour) that includes Vancouver in Canada. Vancouver is an exciting cosmopolitan city famous for its glass skyscrapers, China Town, and Gas Light District, and all surrounded by mountains, rivers, oceans and islands. There is something for everyone. Many cruise The Best of Vancouver: Top 5 Places to Eat when on an Alaskan Cruise

How Can I Visit Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and What Can I Do There?

Planning a cruise and land vacation to Alaska?  One place we recommend including in your itinerary is Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. It’s the nation’s largest National Park, spanning from the Canadian border to south central Alaska–over 13.2 million acres. Wrangell-St. Elias has four major mountain ranges, with 9 of the 16 highest peaks in the U.S. How Can I Visit Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and What Can I Do There?