Valuable Links
AlaskaCruisingReport.com believes you will find the following links useful.
First, four special recommendations:
One veteran journalist who appreciates Alaska is Lee Foster. Lee offers writing and photography from 15 Alaska trips on his award-winning travel website at www.fostertravel.com. Lee’s Alaska writeups are part of his 200 worldwide subjects. From this link choose the Menu of 200, then Western States, then Alaska to get to the 15 coverages. Lee’s writing and photography have won seven Lowell Thomas Awards (from the prestigious Society of American Travel Writers) over the years. Lee has detailed, insightful online writeups that can be read, saved, and printed for a trip.
Visit www.SmallShipCruises.com to view the biggest website in the world on small ships. Information on hundreds of ships and cruises all over the world, including, of course, Alaska. There are adventure cruises, luxury cruises, barges, sailing ships, diveboats, riverboats, yacht charters, corporate charters for meetings at sea, and ships to use as floating hotels for special events. Travel journalist Shirley Linde writes a newsletter you can subscribe to at the site. It covers voyages and special cruise offers worldwide.
Clark Norton's www.SmarterCruising.com newsletter covers the whole spectrum of cruising: worldwide destinations (including, of course Alaska), how and when to find cruise bargains, cruiseships and cruiselines, destination news, and other valuable data. Best of all the newsletter is free. You can subscribe at the website, which also carries info about Clark's cruising eBooks .
And here's another valuable site you should bookmark in your computer: an easy online tool for instantly computing the appropriate tips for dining and stateroom staff aboard the cruiseship of your choice: www.cruisetip.tpkeller.com
State of Alaska links
Alaska State Ferries: www.FerryAlaska.com
Alaska Department of Fish and Game: http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/
This site covers a wide range of subjects relative to fishing, hunting, viewing, and managing Alaska's fish and game resources. At http://www.wildlifeviewing.alaska.gov you can view and download an exceptional new series of ADF&G brochures as well as read about new regional guides. The brochures cover Gustavus, Haines, Juneau, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Prince of Wales Island, Sitka, Skagway, and Wrangell.
Alaska State Parks: http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks
The following government, assocation, and media links contain extremely valuable information to enhance your planning and your travel experience in Alaska:
Alaska Travel Industry Assn: www.travelalaska.com
Alaska Wilderness Recreaton and Tourism Association: www.awrta.org
CruiseMates: www.cruisemates.com
CruiseCritic: www.cruisecritic.com
Cruise Week: www.cruise-week.com
Cybercruises.com: www.cybercruises.com
e-CruiseWorld.com: www.e-cruiseworld.com
Seattle's Convention & Visitors Bureau - Cruises:
http://www.seeseattle.org/visitors/cruising_2005_V.asp
Vancouver Cruise Watch: www3.telus.net/cruise_watch/index.htm
Dependable Magazines About Alaska and About Cruising Worldwide
Alaska Magazine: www.alaskamagazine.com
Cruise Travel: www.cruisetravelmag.com
Ocean & Cruise News: www.oceancruisenews.com
Porthole Magazine: www.porthole.com
The Milepost (annual guidebook): www.themilepost.com
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