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Lupin wildflowers, Alaska WINDSTAR’S
FAVORITE FIVE:
• Sitka, Alaska
• Wrangell, Alaska
• Tracy Arm, Alaska
• Haines, Alaska
• Prince Rupert,
British Columbia
HEART OF THE
WHY WINDSTAR’S ALASKA:
• Enjoy close-up views of • Visit small and less-visited • Launch a kayak or Zodiac • In Alaska, travel with eight
emerald coastlines, glaciers, ports of call like Wrangell straight from the yacht in Expedition Guides with
and waterfalls in the and Haines remote places like Misty expertise in various
Canadian Inside Passage, • Get closer to the twin Fjords and Kenai Fjords disciplines, who lead guided
Kenai Fjords, Misty Fjords, Sawyer Glaciers on our yacht, where excursions aren’t tours and are available all
and either Tracy Arm or which can navigate further usually offered your cruise to answer any
Endicott Arm up the narrow fjord questions you may have
FEATURED PORTS:
Kenai Fjords, Alaska – Alaska’s smallest national park holds some Wrangell, Alaska – With only about 2,000 residents, Wrangell
of Alaska’s biggest natural wonders. Very few cruise lines go here is one of Alaska’s smaller communities. You won’t find big
but on Windstar’s Star Breeze you’ll enjoy a full day of scenic ships or fancy gift shops here, but you will find bald eagles in
cruising. The towering walls of rock and lush forests that line the the cottonwoods, a colorful history, and a rare and authentic
fjords are breathtaking, but the ice face itself is even more so, frontier charm. Spend the day discovering totem poles and
regularly calving icebergs the size of small houses. Wildlife along Tlingit history at Chief Shakes Island, or wander Petroglyph
the way might range from brown bears and mountain goats to Beach pondering the meaning of the 8,000-year-old rock art.
sea lions and whales, and with Windstar’s exclusive Signature Or, if you’re feeling adventurous, watch wild bears fish the river
Expeditions, you can see it all up close by kayak or Zodiac. for spawning salmon.
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