The Last Frontier

Late this summer, my host agency hosted a Seminar at Sea and Alaska FAM, travel professional lingo for “familiarization trip” to get to know a destination or understand the nuances of a supplier, through Holland America Line. Since Alaska is one of my highlighted destinations, I realized that this could be a valuable opportunity to get excited about a destination and its offerings. Understand that although most people see Alaska by medium-sized cruise ships that hold roughly 2-3K passengers, this is not the only way to experience Alaska, and you do not have to be a wilderness expert to have an unique, Alaskan experience.  There are small group land tours of 12-16  travelers, rail and land-rail tours, as well as yacht and expedition cruises ranging from 12 - 300 passengers depending on the vessel.

Since I received a few inquiries for Alaska travel, I’ve continued to spend the past few weeks delving into more unique and sustainable Alaskan experiences, and needless to say that I became giddy when I recently stumbled upon an expedition cruise tour operator owned and operated by a native Alaskan family. 

I will post about some of my findings of unique ways to experience Alaska in a future post….