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112<br />
Snow Goose<br />
Alaska Cruises<br />
In a pristine land with few roads a small ship<br />
cruise is the perfect – and sometimes the only –<br />
way to explore the dazzling beauty of Alaska’s<br />
coastline. The vivid blue glaciers calving icebergs<br />
into crystal waters and pretty little fishing ports<br />
backed by immense coastal rainforests are easily<br />
explored without the hassle of packing and<br />
unpacking each day. Small ships are best: they can<br />
access regions and obtain close-up views that<br />
none of the large cruise ships can offer and there<br />
is a friendly conviviality on board amongst<br />
passengers who tend to be more motivated to<br />
take in the surrounding beauty than be distracted<br />
by entertainments on board. We have chosen our<br />
travel partners carefully to offer you the best in<br />
small ship cruises to this unforgettable destination.<br />
Fossicking on the seashore<br />
Cruise West<br />
Cruise West is a family-run business that has<br />
specialised in Alaska cruises for more than 60<br />
years. Operating seven small ships that<br />
accommodate no more than 138 passengers,<br />
they concentrate on providing the most personal<br />
service, the best naturalist guides, the finest food<br />
and most comfortable cabins. The atmosphere<br />
on board is casual and each ship has been<br />
extremely well planned to offer comfortable<br />
dining and lounge areas as well as spacious decks<br />
to let guests make the most of the wonderful<br />
views. Each day brings a new adventure as you<br />
leisurely explore Alaska’s pristine coastal waters,<br />
keeping a look out for whales, seals, bears, sea<br />
otters and bald eagles.<br />
SPIRIT OF OCEANUS<br />
Spirit of Oceanus is Cruise West’s flagship and is<br />
also their most spacious and luxurious vessel, with<br />
stabilizers fitted to ensure a smooth cruise even<br />
in changeable conditions. The ship accommodates<br />
just 120 passengers in comfortable outside suites,<br />
each with a sliding door, picture window or<br />
porthole, a marble bathroom, walk-in wardrobe<br />
and a lounge area. The comfortable public areas<br />
include a lounge, dining room, games room/library<br />
and a sports and sun deck.<br />
Voyage to the Bering Sea<br />
This exceptional 14 day voyage takes you in<br />
comfort from Anchorage through the Bering Sea<br />
and into Russia. Your cruise begins in Whittier as<br />
you pass through glacier-clad Prince William<br />
Sound before travelling along the rugged coastline<br />
of Kenai Fjords National Park. A stop is made at<br />
Kodiak Island where you can visit the Baranof and<br />
Alutiiq museums. At Katmai National Park look<br />
out for grizzly bears digging for clams as you<br />
explore the remote shoreline of Geographic<br />
Harbour. Weather permitting your next stop will<br />
be the Shumagin Islands to explore tidal pools, the<br />
tundra and the Pavlov Volcano as well as looking<br />
for seabirds, seals and sealions on Haystack Rocks.<br />
Your cruise continues along the Aleutian Islands to<br />
Dutch Harbor on Unalaska Island before arriving<br />
at St. George in the Pribilof Islands, a prime<br />
viewing site for fur seals, reindeer and many<br />
species of seabirds. The adventure continues with<br />
stops at remote islands such as Nunivak, where<br />
you may be able to spot musk oxen and caribou.<br />
Having crossed the Bering Sea you arrive in Russia<br />
where you take a tour of Provideniya and explore<br />
the rugged Chukotka Peninsula. In three days of<br />
exploring the region you may also visit Little<br />
Diomede Island, separated by less than three<br />
kilometres from Russia’s Big Diomede, the Yupik<br />
village of Novoye Chaplino, and Yanrakynnot<br />
where Chukchi subsistence hunters go after