Alaska

Discover Yukon and Alaska -- the "Top of the World"

The Yukon, Canada’s “True North,” calls out to travelers imbued with a true spirit of adventure. Home to only about 30,000 people, it is a territory larger than the state of Texas. Appropriately, it is ideal for larger-than-life adventures...

Carnival Adds 20 New Shore Excursions to Alaska Cruises

For its 2007 Alaska cruises – set to kick off in May aboard the 2,124-passenger Carnival Spirit – Carnival Cruise Lines has added 20 new shore excursions...

Discover the "Top of the World" with Self-Drive or Escorted Yukon, Alaska Tours

Savor the total silence of Alaska’s boreal forests and sense the excitement of the “Klondike Gold Rush” days in Canada’s Yukon. Visit Denali National Park and Preserve to catch a glimpse of Mount McKinley, highest mountain in North America...

On Board the S.S. Universe Explorer
Selected notes while cruising
southeast Alaska's inland passage
We set sail as the lights of Vancouver, British Columbia, disappear into the charcoal night. The Universe Explorer carries 739 passengers and 330 crewmembers — considerably smaller than those floating hotels that ply the Alaskan waters with as many as 1,500 passengers...