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I have been so lucky to have cruised to Alaska over 10 times and while the “standard” 7-night roundtrip itinerary is great, I always wish it was longer. Other Alaska options include their land/tour program which is awesome for people that have more time and want to go deep into Denali Park with hope to see this glorious mountain along with spectacular wildlife. Most people will combine a 3 – 11-night land trip with one of the 7 night “one way” cruise itineraries that cruise to or from Whittier (which is close to Anchorage). The Grand, Majestic and Sapphire Princess ships have an array of these northbound or southbound departures. My recommendation is that if you are going to do a land tour, give yourself at minimum 4 nights. My friend Larry and I did only 3 nights and didn’t have enough time to do any real exploring but the train ride was awesome.

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Cheers for now,

Dave Frinton, Founder