Where can I find a cruise online that goes to DiNali?

Question

I want to go on a cruise over the summer perferably in june of 2009. I want it to be an alaskan cruise and to go to DiNali!!! Specifically I need it to go to DiNali, no other places other than that thanks.

Answer 1

There are many cruises that go to Denali...but not just to the one spot...there are other locations included.  If you use the correct spelling and enter "Denali, cruises" in the search bar, you will find many.  Actually, Alaskan cruises include several days going inland on the train, and that is when you would visit Denali National Park and see the mountain.  You could also consult a travel agent...there is no cost to you...and get info on different Alaskan cruises.

Answer 2

The best cruise for you to get to Denali National Park would be to do a cruise-tour.  BUT, the cruises will make stops at other places and not just take you to Denali.  If you want to do Denali only then just fly to Fairbanks and get a car and drive to Denali; its only about an hour south of there.

The cruise tour allows you to see more of Alaska by land (bus and/or train) either before or after the cruise. They typically afford an opportunity to stay a night or two in/at Denali National Park, Anchorage, Talkeetna, or Fairbanks, Alaska. There are four cruise lines that use the train to transport you from/to the cruise point to/from the park and Fairbanks. The train ride is magnificent and when you do the cruise tour you will have the best opportunity to see wildlife like bears, caribou, moose, fox, wolf, and a few others. These cruise-tours can be from 12 to 15 days or more while normal cruises are 7 days.

There are several ways to have a cruise to Alaska. You can cruise north from San Francisco, Seattle, or Vancouver Canada or cruise south from Anchorage (Whittier or Seward). Cruises typically cruise the "inside passage" which is a waterway much like a river where you can in most places see land on both sides of the ship. It provides a very smooth ride on that part of the cruise. Cruises typically go to Juneau (the capitol), and Ketchikan, Skagway, and stop at one or more glaciers like Glacier Bay National Park and College Fjord. Some cruises do other port stops. So you need to pay attention to which itinerary (port stops) the cruises will have.

The 4 cruise lines which offer the cruise-tours and all would be good; Princess Cruise line, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, and Holland America.

We did our cruise tour with Princess and it was very good. We did the cruise part first and then had a day and night in Anchorage, a great train ride from Anchorage to Denali National Park, and after a night at a lodge owned by Princess We took the train the next day to Fairbanks for a night there. My recommendation is to do the tour part first and do fly to the start point a day early so you don't get caught in a flight delay.

All four of the cruise lines that I have mentioned use the train for the land tour. But Royal Caribbean, Princess, and Celebrity have special domed train cars that provide great visibility. Not all tour segments are the same so you really have to pay attention to how the land tour is organized and whether it uses the train or buses.