Several cruise lines - including Royal Caribbean and Disney Cruise Line - have already canceled cruises for the 2021 Alaska summer season and are looking ahead to 2022 sailings. But Holland America Line and Princess Cruises have left a window open, canceling Alaska departures through June but not from July 2021 onward.

Alaskan Experience

Alaska cruises are very popular for a very good reason, they provide a great experience in visiting otherwise difficult-to-access regions in South East Alaska.

Fishing in Alaska

January 1, 2017 Alaskan Bear Alaska, Alaska Cruise Ports, Alaska Fishing, Alaskan Experience

Alaskan Fishing Adventures Fishing in Alaska comes in multiple flavors. Alaska offers some of the most spectacular freshwater, saltwater, fly- and even ice fishing in the world. With over three million lakes, 12,000 rivers and thousands more fish-filled streams, you can see the challenge isn’t catching[…]

When to See the Northern Lights in Alaska

May 24, 2016 Alaskan Bear Alaska, Alaska Cruise Ports, Alaskan Experience

Best time to See the Northern Lights in Alaska By the time you get far enough north to see the Northern Lights more reliably, you’ve entered the area of perpetual twilight from late April through September. Seasonal cloudiness is also worst in August. What’s the best[…]

Alaska Cruises to See the Northern Lights

May 5, 2016 Alaskan Bear Alaska, Alaska Cruise Ports, Alaskan Experience

Vacations to the Northern Lights in Alaska Alaska is a seasonal cruise destination, with major cruise ships passing through the state between early May and late September. The Northern Lights are brilliant colors that flash across the dark night sky, invoking a sense of wonderment[…]

Alaskan Northern Lights

January 25, 2016 Alaskan Bear Alaska, Alaska Cruise Ports, Alaskan Experience

Where to See the Northern Lights in Alaska The Northern Lights are curtains of colored light in the upper atmosphere, caused by magnetic disturbances from the sun collide with atoms there. Technically known as an “aurora” (the North Pole aurora is called the aurora borealis),[…]

Top 10 reasons why you should cruise Alaska

July 15, 2015 Alaskan Bear Alaska, Alaska Cruise Ports, Alaskan Experience

Why you should put a summertime cruise to Alaska on your calendar? Alaska is one of the top cruise destinations and one of the most fascinating. A big reason for the region’s popularity has to do with the appeal of the unspoiled scenery, but there[…]

Discover Alaska

June 29, 2015 Alaskan Bear Alaska, Alaska Cruise Ports, Alaskan Experience

Alaskan Adventures With awe-inspiring scenic beauty, enormous ice-age glaciers and abundant wildlife, Alaska is like nowhere else on earth. You’ll find a wide variety of activities in Alaska, everything from the mild to the wild. The very best experiences occur in May and June. You are[…]

Northern Lights Viewing from Fairbanks

June 27, 2015 Alaskan Bear Alaska, Alaska Cruise Ports, Alaskan Experience

Northern Lights – The Aurora Borealis from Fairbanks Alaska Fairbanks is one of the best places on earth for experiencing the beautiful and mysterious northern lights. The largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state, after Anchorage is the principal city[…]

Alaskan Cruise Experiences

June 25, 2015 Alaskan Bear Alaska, Alaska Cruise Ports, Alaskan Experience

Alaskan Cruise Few places in the world offer such an ‘away from it all’ experience as Alaska. The largest of the US states and also one of the most sparsely populated, Alaska is largely regarded as one of the only true remaining wilderness areas on[…]

Viewing the Northern Lights in Fairbanks

May 14, 2015 Alaskan Bear Alaska, Alaska Cruise Ports, Alaskan Experience

Viewing the Northern Lights in Fairbanks Welcome to Fairbanks, Alaska one of the best places on earth for experiencing the beautiful and mysterious northern lights. Bright, energetic curtains of yellow, green, red or even purple light brighten Fairbanks night skies regularly. Fairbanks is situated within[…]