Alaska's Glacier Bay Travel has variety when it comes to Alaskan Small-Ship Cruising and Tour vacation packages with some land tours included, and an expanded variety of vessels and options to chose from.

Many of the Alaska's Favorite Small-Ship Cruising and Tours voyages visit many small Alaskan communities, such as,

Metlakatla, Alaska's only Tsimshian community, which occupies beautiful Annette Island, south of Ketchikan.

Ketchikan, famous for Tlingit totems poles, and the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center.

Petersburg, known as "Little Norway".

Sitka, was the capital community of Russian America. Battles between Tlingits and Russians.

Juneau, capital city of Alaska. Alaska State Museum, Mendenhall Glacier, gold nugget jewelry.

Haines, famous for the American Bald Eagle, native art and more.

Skagway, famous for the Klondike Gold-rushers trails. Also the Yukon and White Pass Railroad.

Cordova, famous for Copper River red salmon, and historic copper mining.

Valdez, alternate route for Klondike Gold-rusher. Terminal for Alaskan Pipeline. Extreme skiing.

Whittier, built in secret during W.W.II, tunnel through mountains to access Anchorage.

Kodiak, home of original Russian settlers. Kodiak Island home of some of the worlds   largest brown bears.

Nome, gold was discovered here in 1898. Terminus of the famous Iditarod sled dog race, unavailable to their larger counterparts.

Most of the packages also have land-tours (inclusive in their pricing), built-in, for the small Alaskan communities you will be visiting.

Advantages to small ships:

1. Under 114 passengers vs. 1400 to 2600 passengers.

2.  Strictly casual vs. Dressy.

3.  No formal dinning vs. 4-5 semi/formal on a 7 night cruise.

4.  Shore excursions included in every port vs. none.

5.   Emphasize of Alaska vs. onboard amenities.

6.  Open dinning arrangements vs. assigned seating.

7.  Will vary schedule for whale watching or wildlife watching vs. stays with strict schedule.

8.  Closer encounters with shorelines and glaciers vs. to large to provide this.

9.  Able to negotiate narrow waterways vs. unable to.

10. Full day in Glacier Bay vs. part of a day.

Your Key to Included Activities...
Look for these symbols on the daily itinerary pages.
A	Special Local Alaskan Guest Whether it’s the Petersburg fisherman, or a Tsimshian elder at Metlakatla, you’ll enjoy meeting our "local characters."
E	Evening Presentation Evening presentations are part of each cruise and at Denali Park.
G	Up-Close Glacier Experience Glaciers calving with a thundering roar, icebergs all around the ship, cliffs soaring to the heavens— you’re in a different world.
I	Included Shore Excursion or Sightseeing Tour At sea or on land, we’ve included special sightseeing trips as part of your tour in Metlakatla, Fairbanks, Denali, Anchorage, and more.
P	Park Ranger/Naturalist Presentations Perhaps pick up a kayak ranger in Misty Fjords, or listen to a Park Service naturalist expound on the bears of Glacier Bay.
R	Casual Wine & Cheese Reception Meet and mingle with the friendly people with whom you’ll be sharing adventures.
W	Exceptional Wildlife/Marine Life Viewing Perhaps today you’ll see humpbacks breaching in Prince William Sound, or tufted puffins off the Marble Islands.
X	Included Transfer Our convenient and efficient service zips you between airport, hotel and pier.
	B L D S Selected Meals Included Throughout your Alaska adventure, we’ve included all shipboard meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) and many meals or nibbles on land (Snack).