Another type of cruise is the north-south or south-north, which starts in either Whittier or Seward

All of them take in the "Inside Passage," but usually that term ("Inside Passage") means a round trip cruise from Seattle that includes Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and either Glacier Bay or Hubbard Glacier (or both). The advantage to the round trip Seattle cruises is that airfares to Seattle are much less expensive than those to Vancouver, B.C. The disadvantage is you don't go to Vancouver, which in my opinion is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, or at least in North America.
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Princess Cruises pioneered the cruise-tour and they actually own and manage several lodges where their passengers stay during their tours, and these lodges are reminiscent of those found in places like Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, et al. I love the feel of a lodge in a national park, so a tour involving several stays in such places, to say nothing of the gorgeous scenes around futures golf tour them, is particularly appealing to me. Holland America, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, and now, Norwegian Cruise Line all have cruise-tours which utilize local hotels for overnights. futures golf tour The touring by all of them is done in a combination of motor coaches and trains with domed cars so you don't miss any of the spectacular scenery. The extra three to five days of touring futures golf tour is usually futures golf tour priced higher than the seven day portion on the cruise ship, but everyone who has been on one of these visual futures golf tour feasts says it is well worth it. Your flight on a majority of these ventures would involve flying into or out of Fairbanks.