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Boutique Yacht & Alaska Wilderness Packages
Small Ships & Land Trips
Intimate Inside Passage harbors, boutique luxury yacht sailings, and up-close wilderness experiences.
- Small Ship Expeditions: Up-close wilderness, kayaking, and secluded fjords (like UnCruise).
- Alaska Land Packages: Wilderness lodges, Alaska Railroad tours, and Denali interiors.
Featured Small Ship Voyage Highlights
Intimate Access: Docking directly in small ports like Wrangell, Petersburg, and Misty Fjords where large cruise ships cannot enter.
Windstar Yacht Experience: Star Seeker boutique yachting. Ocean-view suites, open bridge access, regional cuisine, and a cozy 200–312 guest atmosphere.
Zodiac launches from the ship’s marina platform, expedition guides, and small ports like Wrangell, Petersburg, and Misty Fjords
Close-Up Wildlife & Glaciers: Zodiac launches and onboard expedition experts for up-close viewing in narrow coves and fjords.
Star Seeker Alaska Cruisetour
- Seamless Rail & Lodge Connections: Pre- or post-cruise wilderness lodge stays in Denali or Talkeetna paired with luxury dome-car rail travel included in official cruisetours.
- Boutique Yacht & Wilderness Duo: Combine 10 to 12 nights sailing narrow fjords on Windstar’s luxury yachts with 4-night inland lodge packages.
- Concierge Pre/Post Packages: Custom pre- and post-cruise hotel stays in Anchorage, Juneau, or Vancouver with private ground transfers and luggage handling.
Anchorage Hub:
Pre- & Post Tour Central Air/Rail Hub: Passengers fly into Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) and take pre-cruise land transfers or Alaska Railroad extensions directly from Anchorage to the coastal embarkation ports in Seward or Whittier
Accommodations:
Concierge Choice: Sheraton Anchorage Hotel
Day Trips:
- Anchorage serves as the central springboard to Southcentral Alaska, offering easy access to glaciers, coastal fjords, and alpine wilderness.
- Glacier View & Wildlife Adventure Tour: A small-group excursion along Turnagain Arm to walk up to Byron Glacier, explore river trails, and view native wildlife.
- Eklutna Lake Wilderness Trail Adventure: E-Bike or Kayak excursions along the turquoise glacier-fed waters of Eklutna Lake in the Chugach Mountains.
- Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center & Portage Glacier: A half-day tour visiting rehabilitated bison, brown bears, and moose before taking a boat out to Portage Glacier.
Juneau Hub:
Windstar Small Ship Cruisetours: Key turn-around port for 7-day Southeast Alaska sailings. Accessible exclusively by air or sea, Alaska’s capital connects directly via Alaska Airlines mainline jet service (with seasonal Delta options).
Accommodations: Four Points by Sheraton Juneau
- Glaciers, Whales & Coastal Rainforests: Ideal for Windstar guests arriving via direct Alaska Airlines flights from Seattle to meet their yacht embarkation.
- Mendenhall Glacier & Ultimate Whale Watching Combo: Search for humpback whales and sea lions in Stephens Passage before exploring the trails and visitor center at Mendenhall Glacier.
- Juneau Shore Fishing & Wilderness Adventure: Experience hands-on shore fishing for wild salmon along local rivers surrounded by coastal mountains.
- Taku Inlet Helicopter Flightseeing & Glacier Landing: Fly over five alpine glaciers in the Juneau Icefield with a remote landing directly on the icepack.
Seward Hub:
Windstar Small Ship & Rail Gateway: The primary southern turnaround port connecting Windstar’s Star Seeker coastal voyages directly with interior land packages, Alaska Railroad dome train extensions, and Kenai Fjords marine exploration. Accommodations: Windsong Lodge / Harbor 360 Hotel
- Kenai Fjords National Park Glacier Cruise: A 6-hour catamaran voyage past Holgate Glacier and calving ice walls, spotting humpback whales, orcas, and sea lion colonies.
- Resurrection Bay Marine & Wildlife Tour: A half-day option sailing 55 miles along rugged sea cliffs, past Bear Glacier, and through active seabird rookeries.
- Exit Glacier Guided Hiking Excursion: Walk the trails of Kenai Fjords National Park right up to the toe of the ice at Exit Glacier.
- Alaska Railroad Grand Denali Connection: Board the coastal train directly from the Seward depot northbound to Anchorage, Talkeetna, and Denali National Park.
Fairbanks Hub:
NCL Denali Explorer Cruisetour Hub: The interior northern gateway and starting point for NCL’s land-and-sea cruisetours. Guests board NCL’s Deluxe Dome Railcars on the Alaska Railroad bound for Denali National Park before continuing south to Whittier to join their ship. Accommodations: Bear Lodge / Pike’s Waterfront Lodge
- NCL Alaska Railroad Denali Express: Board NCL’s Deluxe Dome Railcars directly from the Fairbanks Depot down to Denali National Park for the Tundra Wilderness Tour.
- Chena Riverboat Discovery & Athabascan Culture Tour: Board a historic sternwheeler down the Chena River to view bush floatplane demonstrations and explore a recreated native Athabascan village.
- Trans-Alaska Pipeline & Gold Dredge #8: Tour the engineering marvel of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline paired with a historic narrow-gauge train ride to pan for gold.
- Arctic Circle Flightseeing & Dalton Highway: Fly over interior tundra, cross the Yukon River, and land at the Arctic Circle Sign.