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Planning a Cruise
Cruises either sail a round trip
through the Inside Passage from
a port to the south (often Seattle
or Vancouver), or cruise one way,
adding on the Gulf Route and
starting or ending at Anchorage.
Consider splashing out on a
cabin with a balcony, or at least
a porthole, for great views. Take
memory cards, and batteries
for your camera. For more
Petersburg lies at the north end of the information on book ing and
Wrangell Narrows, a barely navigable 0 km 50 planning see pp256–63.
passage lined with dense forests, hunting 0 miles 50
and fishing lodges, and homes for rugged
vacationers. The town retains its strong
Norwegian influence and remains less
explored than Ketchikan or Juneau.

Wrangell is a laid-back town at
the mouth of the Sitkine River.
The totems at Chief Shakes
Island are a highlight.

Misty Fiords National Monument (see p130)
is on the itinerary of many smaller ships,
which conduct slow tours of its placid waters.
This protected area is a wonderland of
bottomless fjords and granite
escarpments laced with waterfalls.
Petersburg
Kake
Wrangell Key
Suggested route

Kuiu Island
Ketchikan

Prince of Wales
Island
Prince
Rupert,
Canada

Frederick Sound is the
widest body of water
in the Inside Passage
and serves as a nutrient- Ketchikan welcomes more
rich feeding ground for than 900,000 cruise ship
Pacific Ocean hump back visitors every season. Many
whales. They rise above visitors head to Tlingit
the water with jaws presentations at Saxman
gap ing during feeding. village and Totem Bight.

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