HOME

Alaska Cruise Rewards

Alaska Cruises

Alaska Cruise Travel Timing

Cost of Alaskan Cruises

Using Travel Agents for Cruises to Alaska

Discount Alaska Cruises

Princess Cruises Alaska

Holland America Cruises Alaska

Royal Caribbean Cruises Alaska

Celebrity Cruises Alaska

Carnival Cruises Alaska

Ports of Call in Alaska

More Alaska Cruise Ship Stops

Alaska Cruise Ship Berths

Alaska Cruise Ship Activities

Alaska Cruise Shore Excursions

Cruise Ship Food

Alaskan Cruises for Couples

Family Cruises to Alaska

Alaska Cruises for Singles

Cruising to Alaska - Days or Weeks

Alaska Cruise Advance Planning

Alaskan Weather and Climate

Packing for Cruises to Alaska

Dealing with Seasickness

Helpful Cruise Ship Staff

Alaska Cruise Tipping Guide

Visiting Canada on Your Alaskan Cruise

Interview with a Travel Agent

Alaska Cruise Director (Interview)

Alaska Cruise Vacation Ports of Call

On your Alaskan cruise, you will undoubtedly stop at a few major ports where you'll be given the chance to get off of the ship for a few hours or even the entire day. Exploring the ports of call on your cruise can be one of the most rewarding parts of the vacation. Alaska has a lot to offer, and although your cruise line probably has activities and tours planned, you can also go off on your own adventure - providing that you make it back in time to leave the dock! Here are some of the major ports of call you might expect to visit:

Anchorage: With almost 300,000 permanent residents (which is 2/5 of the state's total population), Anchorage is Alaska's biggest city and one of the most popular ports of call.

Museums to Visit: the Anchorage Aviation Heritage Museum, the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, the Imaginarium: Science Discovery Center, the Oscar Anderson house Museum

Cultural Activities: the Alaska Native Heritage Center

Parks and Zoos: the Alaska Zoo, the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Kincaid Park, Point Woronzof Park

Other Activities: Knik Glacier Flightseeing, the Redoubt Bay Bear Viewing Tour
Haines: Located in the Inside Passage, Haines isn't a huge town, but it is a popular port for cruises.
Museums to Visit: the Hammer Museum, the Tsirku Canning Company Museum

Cultural Activities: Sheldon Museum & Cultural Center

Parks and Zoos: Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve

Juneau: Juneau is Alaska's capital (although, it is not the biggest city in the state). It is nestled in the Inside Passage, and many cruises in this area stop there.
Museums to Visit: the Alaska State Museum, the Last Chance Mining Museum

Cultural Activities: Gold Creek, the Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival, the Alaskan Folk Festival

Parks and Zoos: the Juneau Ice Field, the Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier, the Taku Glacier, the Norris Glacier

Other Activities: Mendenhall Glacier & Salmon Hatchery
Ketchikan: Known as the "Salmon Capital of the World," Ketchikan is one of the southern-most cities in Alaska. It is commen to stop here if your cruise departs from Seattle or San Francisco.
Museums to Visit: the Totem Heritage Center

Cultural Activities: Saxman Native Totem Villiage

Parks and Zoos: Misty Fjords waterfalls, Neets Bay

Ports of Call in Alaska (continued) >>>