Crystal’s Quick Alaskan Getaway

If you’ve always wanted to sample the luxury of Crystal Cruises, I have good news for you: the line has crafted a unique, 5-Night Alaska sailing that is sure to please those looking for a quick taste of the good life.

Departing from Seward, Alaska on April 24, 2013 aboard the Crystal Symphony, passengers are treated to a quick but enriching voyage through Alaska.

Crystal Symphony docked at Vancouver’s Canada Place Cruise Terminal. Photo © Aaron Saunders

Along the way, Crystal Symphony will cruise the Gulf of Alaska before arriving at one of the region’s most spectacular highlights: Glacier Bay. Breathtaking in any sort of weather conditions, scenic cruising through Glacier Bay is something I consider to be an essential component of any voyage through Alaska. Few things can compare to the sight of your ship nestled up against the relative hulk of the 34 kilometer-long Margerie Glacier, waiting for the ice to calve into the ocean with a mighty crack that sounds like cannon reports.

Alaska is home to many amazingly beautiful sights, like this mountain range in Glacier Bay National Park. Photo © Aaron Saunders

Guests aboard the Crystal Symphony will also be able to visit the beautiful town of Ketchikan, also known as the ‘Salmon Capital of the World.’  Here, you can roam around historic Creek Street, with its colourful wooden houses resting upon timber planks that suspend them from the water below. Today, this is one of Ketchikan’s most popular (and most photographed) tourist areas, but in the time of the Gold Rush, Creek Street was the town’s original Red Light district.

Ketchikan – the Salmon Capital of the World, and one of my personal favorite ports of call in Alaska. Photo © 2012 Aaron Saunders

This short voyage concludes with a day spent sailing the picturesque Inside Passage before arriving back in Vancouver on Monday, April 29^th.

Full details on this short-but-sweet sailing can be found by visiting our friends at Cruise Experts Travel!

Photo © Aaron Saunders

From the Deck Chair will return on Monday with complete details of our next Live Voyage Report!