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First off a cruise out of Seattle would be a round trip cruise and not get you to Alaska so you could start driving around. There are no cruises out of Juneau either. The only way in or out of Juneau is by boat or plane it is closed off to land by glaciers. For what you are looking for I would take a Gulf of Alaska cruise out of Vancouver. This would take you to Seward or Whittier depending on the cruise line. You would than go to Ankorage. From there you will be able to drive and see Denali, Fairbanks or any other place you wish to go to for the rest of your trip.You ask for smaller ships and you are taking your parents and want to see the sites and not look for activities try checking with Holland America they sometimes have some good deals on short notice. Princess would also be good but go with the Sun Class ships if you do not want a mega ship. The Sun class are big but not as big as the newere Princess ships. Princess has some good deals this year also.
First off a cruise out of Seattle would be a round trip cruise and not get you to Alaska so you could start driving around. There are no cruises out of Juneau either. The only way in or out of Juneau is by boat or plane it is closed off to land by glaciers. For what you are looking for I would take a Gulf of Alaska cruise out of Vancouver. This would take you to Seward or Whittier depending on the cruise line. You would than go to Ankorage. From there you will be able to drive and see Denali, Fairbanks or any other place you wish to go to for the rest of your trip.
You ask for smaller ships and you are taking your parents and want to see the sites and not look for activities try checking with Holland America they sometimes have some good deals on short notice. Princess would also be good but go with the Sun Class ships if you do not want a mega ship. The Sun class are big but not as big as the newere Princess ships. Princess has some good deals this year also.
