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Alaska by Cruise Ship: The Complete Guide to the Alaska Cruise Experience | 
| Author: Anne Vipond
Creators: Alan Nakano, William Kelly, Mic Defreitas
Publisher: Ocean Cruise Guides
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 706729
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0969799152
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9780969799153
ASIN: 0969799152
Publication Date: January 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Softcover, light shelf wear, some highlighting
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Product Description
This beautiful guide book to the cruising experience in Alaska includes over 350 maps, illustrations and photos - most in color. This new edition of Alaska by Cruise Ship also has a giant pull-out color map and was updated in 2001. Veteran cruise writer Anne Vipond, with years of experience cruising the Inside Passage and the Gulf of Alaska, provides an insider's look at this beautiful coastline. Drawing on authorities at the Universities of Alaska and British Columbia, this is a reliable reference for passengers. From Seattle and Vancouver to the south to Seward, Anchorage and Fairbanks to the north. Read about Alaska's Russian past, the rough and tumble years of the Gold Rush and the renaissance of Northwest native culture. A detailed chapter of the book deals with the diverse wildlife and also includes special maps to help you locate and identify the different species of whales. Also in this updated edition are all port attractions with maps showing exactly where cruise ships dock as well as comprehensive shore excursion information and suggestions for those who want to explore each port on foot. Home port information also includes hotel recommendations and land tour information.
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 pretty disappointing October 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wish I had seen this one at the library before I invested the cash for a book that can't really be passed along.
My biggest problem is that the info in the book is too detailed to be useful unless you're lucky enough to take the Marine Highway and have days at each port.
 Informative, and profusely illustrated July 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is almost certainly the best "overview" guide to Alaska Cruises you'll find. There are chapters on both cruising and the sights you'll see in Alaska, with lots of photos and illustrations plus a large pull-out map. If you're planning an Alaska Cruise, buying this book will be money well-spent.
Alaska by Cruise Ship May 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Awesome book. If you are planning on an Alaskan Cruise or Cruise/Tour - this is the only book you need. I previously bought 3 other books on Alaska but when I started reading this one - the others didn't get picked back up. This books has everything you could ever need to plan and enjoy your Alaskan Cruise experience. This book realy should have 10 stars not 5!
Great Book for an Alaskan Cruise! April 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful and very useful book if you are planning an Alaskan Cruise! My favorite part is the breakdown for every port which includes a terrific self guided walking tour and a map of each port. Bon Voyage!
Don't leave home without it January 25, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
We checked out a few Alaska guidebooks before planning our September/07 Alaska cruise and found most lacked the cruising information we needed to help us pick a cruise. We found Ms. Vipond's writing entertaining and thoughtful and her specific information on the types of Alaska cruises that are available (round trip or straight line) very helpful. She also goes into the region's history, native peoples, wildlife, port attractions with lots of detail on shore excursions which helped us sort out our choices.
On the cruise, the guide's detailed port maps and the large Alaska pullout map at the back of the book were indispensable. And unlike many other guides, this one has hundreds of color photos which are useful to identify wildlife, spot attractions and gave us an idea of what we would see on various shore excursions. We never left the ship without it.
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