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Alaska 2006: cruise lines add more ways than ever to explore the last frontier
Cruise Travel, Sept-Oct, 2005 by M.T. Schwartzman
Lindblad Expeditions, 720 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10019 (www.expeditions.com). Lindblad specializes in eco-cruises of the Inside Passage for the environmentally inclined aboard the sister ships Sea Bird and Sea Lion, which at presstime were tentatively scheduled to be lengthened during a drydock in late 2005. Sailings are scheduled for a week or more.
Norwegian Cruise Line, 7665 Corporate Center Dr., Miami, FL 33126 (www.ncl.com). NCL sails seven-day Inside Passage cruises exclusively. Departures are scheduled aboard the 2,224-pax Norwegian Star, 2,002-pax Norwegian Sun, and 1,748-pax Norwegian Wind. Itineraries depart roundtrip from Seattle or Vancouver.
Princess Cruises, 24305 Town Center Dr., Santa Clarita, CA 91355 (www.princess.com). Princess reshuffles the deck for 2006--the 2,674-pax Diamond Princess and Sapphire Princess join the 1,970-pax Coral Princess and Island Princess sailing the Gulf of Alaska one-way between Vancouver and Whittier. Departing roundtrip from Seattle are the 1,950-pax Sun Princess and Dawn Princess on the traditional Inside Passage route. The 1,590-pax Regal Princess reprises her 10-day roundtrips from San Francisco, which in 2006 includes an inaugural call at Icy Strait Point.
Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, 600 Corporate Dr./Suite 410, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334 (www.rssc.com). RSSC operates a series of 16 Gulf of Alaska cruises between Vancouver and Whittier aboard the 700-pax Seven Seas Mariner.
Royal Caribbean International, 1050 Caribbean Way, Miami, FL 33132 (www.royalcaribbean.com). Royal Caribbean sails the Inside Passage roundtrip from Vancouver on the 2,100-pax Serenade of the Seas. Gulf of Alaska cruises travel between Seward and Vancouver on the 2,100-pax Radiance of the Seas. New for 2006 are Inside Passage cruises roundtrip from Seattle, on the 2,000-pax Vision of the Seas.
Silversea Cruises, 110 E. Broward Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 (www.silversea.com). After a one-year hiatus, Silversea returns for a series of 10 departures to Alaska and the Pacific Coast. Cruises sail aboard the 382-pax Silver Shadow.
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