All North America Travel Stories

I took my granddaughter to Alaska for her 8th grade graduation, we had an amazing time on our Alaska Cruise. We enjoyed delicious food, wonderful activities, and incredibly views. We I encourage any and everyone to take this Alaska cruise. Awesome!!!

Short musings about the fabulous Un-Cruise my husband Richard and I took in Southeast Alaska (booked by our fabulous travel agents, Sue and Robin at Travel Cruise Connections, through Adventure Life!), followed up by a trip to Denali National Park. Small boat cruising is definitely the best way to experience Alaska's natural wonders!

Though I've traveled to nearly 50 countries, I was not in a hurry to visit Hawaii. I always pictured it to be a mass tourist destination full of tacky souvenir shops and overcrowded beaches. I knew my husband would enjoy the ease of staying in the US for a change so I decided to take a chance on this small ship cruise on the Safari Explorer. It …

Volunteering as an English instructor at the University of Montana could not be more rewarding, or comical.

I summited Mount Rainier! I snowshoed up the mountain through thick snow and thin snow. But it was also a magical experience! The higher and higher we went, the more beautiful the mountain ranges got. When we got to the top, we were above the clouds!

We spent over a week in Alaska going from Sitka to Juneau. Lots of kayaking, icebergs, bears, and so many whales! An incredible group of people aboard ship. They call this a small ship cruise, but it was so much more of an adventure than cruise!

Yes! The largest temperate rainforest in the world. Little did I know that a cruise in Alaska could also be an adventure. Kayaking, camping, hiking, and swimming with icebergs...this is an adventure of a lifetime aboard the Wilderness Explorer.

A birthday gift to my mom and me! We decided to celebrate our 30th and 60th birthdays with a small-ship cruise to Alaska. What an amazing adventure! It was the perfect mix of our interests such as kayaking, beautiful scenery such as glaciers and such a fun way to ring in those big birthdays.

Beau Pinkerton and I just finished a cruise thru the NW Passage from W. Greenland to Kugluktuk, Nunavut above Alberta in Sept 2012. The crew and staff were fantastic, thefood ''off the chart'', and the trips ashore to see wildlife and visiting Inuit villages excellent and well planned. I had a blast visiting remote islands, villages, exploration …

A beautiful journey into the Inside Passage in Alaska. We explored Juneau, Glacier Bay National Park Headquarters and Thomas Bay. We went kayaking, hiking, whale watching, went on zodiac cruises, explored glaciers and their crystal clean ice and had a grand old time on the MS Endeavour.

Our Un-cruise Christening on the Safari Endeavor. I am absolutely honored to have taken part in the inaugural journey of the Safari Endeavor before she ventures on to Alaska this summer. We had the pleasure of staying aboard the ship over the weekend and kayaking, eating gourmet food, and relaxing. My un-cruise experience surpassed every …

The Alaska trip of a lifetime for my 77 year-old mom aboard the Wilderness Explorer! We got to hike in Denali National park, kayak and snorkel in the Alaskan waters, visit with native Alaskans and watch glaciers calve into the sea. Sharing these experiences with my mom was truly amazing!

Departing from Svalbard our Russian ship carried us north to within 600 miles of the North Pole before working its way southward to Greenland and our final destination in Iceland. Our spectacular Arctic cruise was bracketed by visits to old friends in both Norway and Iceland.

Arctic Cruise on the Akademik Ioffe: A journey through Spitsbergen, Eastern Greenland & Iceland with a group of 21 students and teachers from the China Association for Scientific Expedition.