An insider's guide to Alaska Inside Passage cruise ports, Joe Upton's Pocket Guide to Alaska Cruise Ports details the various major ports along the Inside Passage. In between these ports are an intricate maze of waterways that allow even a small boat to travel the 600 miles between Seattle and the Alaska border.

A rich and unique cruise Guide. Award winning author and mapmaker Joe Upton spent 20 years exploring the NW coast as a commercial fisherman and journalist, collecting stories, taking photos, making A rich and unique cruise guide. Award winning author and mapmaker Joe Upton spent 20 years maps and catching fish. I this book with over 300 color photos and included large illustrated map. He has assembled all the information you need for your Alaska cruise. Includes detailed information on excursions, wildlife, walks, ports of call, cruise planning tips, where to look for whales and much more.

Updated for 2012, A Rich and Unique Cruise Guide. Award winning author and mapmaker Joe Upton spent 20 years exploring the NW coast as a commercial fisherman and journalist, collecting stories, taking photos, making maps, and catching fish. In this book with over 300 color photos and included large illustrated map, he has assembled all the information you need for your Alaska cruise. Includes detailed information on excursions, wildlife, walks, ports of call, cruise planning tips, where to look for whales, and much more. But the enduring popularity of this book is because in addition to being a fully informational guide, it is filled with Joe's wonderful Alaska stories. Upton's maps are displayed on many ships.

For 20 years Joe Upton traveled the Alaska coast, catching fish, taking photos, collecting stories, and making maps. This easy to use large format book includes detailed anecdote-rich maps of Alaska and the Inside Passage and information on the ports and important elements of Alaska cruising, plus links to Upton s short video documentaries at specific places along the coast. But as in all of Upton's books, the stories from his years on the coast, from homesteader in a roadless fishing community to Deadliest Catch crab fisherman decades before the TV series, are the reasons for his books enduring popularity. This updated edition of the Alaska Cruise Explorer replaces ISBN: 978-0-9914215-0-3

Writer and fisherman Joe Upton recounts the riveting stories of explorers of the past and seafarers of the present in JOURNEYS THROUGH THE INSIDE PASSAGE. His chronicle offers events vivid in their telling: the journey of widow Muriel Blanchet, who solo navigated a small vessel in the 1930s with her five children; the failed meeting of explorers Alexander Mackenzie and George Vancouver in 1793; countless sinkings; and tales from the author's own experiences plying this legendary waterway.

Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Alaska and its Ports of Call Plan your cruise, plan perfect itineraries and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see on a cruise to Alaska, from top attractions like the Misty Fjords, spotting wildlife in the Kenai Fjords National Park and visiting the historic Klondike goldfields. . This will save you time, and enhance your exploration of this fascinating region. Compact, concise, and packed with essential information, this is an iconic tool to help you plan your cruise as well as an on-the-move companion when you're exploring Alaska's Ports of Call Covers Top Ten Attractions, including the Misty Fjords and historic Skagway as well as Perfect Cruise itinerary suggestions Includes an insightful overview of landscape and culture Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around Essential practical information on everything from booking a cruise to what to bring and wear on board Inspirational colour photography throughout Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise tobring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.