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Inside Passage

AK
Ranked #112 of 500 attractions in Alaska
4.0 of 5 stars 31 Reviews
Type: Bodies of Water, Geologic Formations
Activities: Kayaking, Hiking, Viewing wildlife, Whale watching
Description: This site can be explored both by sea kayaking and hiking.
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hexham
Senior Contributor
24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

We have just returned from this cruise to Alaska on the HAL Zuiderdam for our honeymoon. The scenery was breathtaking, especially in Glacier Bay, and wildlife plentiful as long as you had good binoculars. The distances and scale are vast - covering 2000 nautical miles in a week. The staff were great - extremely helpful and very friendly. Food mostly... More

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Santa Barbara
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 27, 2012
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For the adventurer seeking a road less traveled, Alaska's Prince of Whales Island provides the perfect venue to drop out and get in touch with your wilder nature. There are two distinct versions of Prince of Whales Island, the one that 99% of visitors from the lower 48 will experience, and the one I am about to describe. For most... More

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San Diego
2 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed February 18, 2012
2
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Being experienced adventurers, we booked this excursion way ahead of time with the agreement (with TECKK) that 8 of us would be taken deep into the bush to see bears. We even told our parents they had to stay in town since they were in their late 60s/early 70s and we did not want them to slow us down. Anyhow,... More

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Knoxville, Tennessee
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122 reviews 122 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
49 helpful votes 49 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 11, 2012
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Our ship cruised into the inside passage in the morning, and we almost froze, standing in line for an outdoor breakfast buffet. However, as the day progressed, it became warm enough for us to sunbathe on our balcony, and just relax and watch the glaciers. Beautiful, never forget the color blue. More

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Liverpool
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59 reviews 59 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
64 helpful votes 64 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2012
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Not usually one for nature and the great outdoors - I did saty outside for a long time on the cruise ship to see this. I have to say, it was one of the moments in my life I wont forget and captured some amazing photographs as the sun hit the water and made it look like a bed of... More

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Hudson, NH
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed December 22, 2011

Decided to take this cruise because of its freestyle dining. Will never go again. The buffet food was horrible and absolutely NO presentation. Was like eating in a high school cafeteria. Agua restaurant was good as well as Versalles but never made it to the "specialty" restaurants that you had to pay EXTRA for. None had good reviews from the... More

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Iowa
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 31, 2011
2
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Gorgeous sites! It was rather cold, even in June. We didn't spot any wildlife, but the passage alone was amazing to sit and look. Cuddle up with some hot tea and your significant other for a beautiful scenic tour. More

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Kentucky
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54 reviews 54 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
380 helpful votes 380 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 29, 2011
14
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We took our 3 children on an Alaska cruise. After considerable research, we chose Holland as our cruise line. We think we made the right choice. Holland has been doing the Alaska cruise longer than any other line. They have it down to an art. Our trip was the Inside Passage on the Zuiderdam. The ship was well maintained and... More

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
44 helpful votes 44 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 8, 2011
12
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Had a very pleasant 6 day trip up as far as Glacier Bay, spoilt by having my camera stolen by one of the cabin crew part way thru the trip. HAL were not very interested in doing anything about it. Called at Tracy Arm, where we too a private tour right up to the Sawyer Glacier; well worth the cost;... More

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wollongong
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 23, 2011
4
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We traveled with Scenic Tours (They were just great)Starting at Sydney and landing at Vancouver. traveling through Whistler, Sun Peeks, Jasper, Lake Louise, and Banff by coach and at Banff we hopped on to the Roky Mountainer for an enjoyable ride to Kamloops then back to Vancouver. At Vancouver we boarded a cruise ship called the Zuiderdam where we headed... More

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