INFORMATION: Probably the best source of information for potential cruisers is www.cruisecritic.com, a well-indexed and easy to navigate site offering cruise news, port profiles, listings of hundreds of ships and itineraries, and active message boards with reader rankings of ships and destinations.
– Carolyn Spencer Brown
Cruising Alaska: The Major Players
Here is a list of cruise lines offering Alaska itineraries this year.
Big Ships
Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Spirit, 800-438-6744, www.carnival.com
Celebrity Cruises' Infinity and Mercury, 800-437-3111, www.celebritycruises.com
Crystal Cruises' Crystal Harmony, 800-820-6663, www.crystalcruises.com
Holland America's Amsterdam, Ryndam, Statendam, Veendam, Volendam and Zaandam, 800-426-0327, www.hollandamerica.com
Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Sky and Norwegian Wind, 800-327-7030, www.ncl.com
Princess Cruises' Dawn Princess, Ocean Princess, Regal Princess, Sea Princess, Star Princess and Sun Princess, 800-774-6237, www.princess.com
Royal Caribbean International's Legend of the Seas, Radiance of the Seas and Vision of the Seas, 800-327-6700, www.royalcaribbean.com
Small Ships
Cruise West (eight ships), 800-580-0072, www.cruisewest.com
Radisson Seven Seas Cruises' Navigator of the Seas, 800-477-7500, www.rssc.com
Seabourn Cruise Line's Seabourn Spirit, 800-929-9391, www.seabourn.com
