Category: Alaska Cruises

For many Northern residents, the best judge of when Summer has arrived is the amount of work that needs to be done. For most of us, Summer is a very busy time – not only work-busy, but play-busy. I’m lucky that I can often combine the two. Yesterday I...

The Internet makes researching travel substantially easier than ever before, but you’d never know it from some people’s experiences. A comment from a very experienced Alaska cruiser who arrived home yesterday from another trip North sums it up nicely: …some highlights for future visitors – be well prepared in...

The cruise ship season starts today in Skagway – it’ll be another month before the harbor will look like the May 2005 picture below, though. I’m watching the Norwegian Wind arrive as I write this, on the WP&YR webcam. It’s not a very attractive morning in Skagway – 44...