Recapture the romance of sternwheeler cruising when traveling through the Inside Passage of Alaska. The Empress of the North is a romantic sternwheeler, the newest and largest to provide small ship cruises in western America.
Majestic America Line's sternwheeler combines the best features of large and small ship cruises. You get the amenities and spaciousness of a large ship cruise combined with close-up, casual cruising of a small ship cruise. All Alaska cruise packages and Lewis and Clark vacations include live showboat entertainment, fine dining and featured shore tours. Their Alaskan Cruises also offer optional shore excursions.
Weave through pristine waterways in the Inside Passage. Skirt by breathtaking glaciers on your dream Alaska cruise. Gaze at magnificent wildlife on a small ship Alaskan cruise. Enjoy the natural advantages of close-up cruising that big Alaska cruise ships can't provide. Cruise into the history of Alaska with the casual elegance of the Empress of the North.
Now, for the first time in nearly a century, you can take an overnight Alaskan cruise aboard an authentic sternwheeler. Unique for Alaska cruises and ideally suited to the region, the Empress of the North offers you the unique chance to take a Inside Passage Cruise aboard a genuine sternwheeler cruise ship. Be sure to check out our current Alaska cruise special.
What many Alaskan cruise passengers don't realize is that there are two absolutely different Alaska cruise experiences: big ship cruises and small ship cruises. Because the Alaska Inside Passage consists of innumerable bays, fjords and channels, the navigational possibilities are endless for small cruise ships. Large cruise ships are forced to remain in deep, open waters, prohibiting them from exploring most fjords and inlets of the Alaska 's Inside Passage . Small cruise ships can weave in and out of inlets, cruise close to shore, skirt glaciers and view wildlife close-up.
Alaska Cruise Specials for large cruise ships are often advertised at what appear to be rock-bottom prices for Alaska Cruise Packages. But have you compared the value of a cruise on the Empress to the true cost of a mega-ship cruise? The mass-market Alaska cruise specials feature cabins that are often deep within the ship, have no view, are far removed from shipboard activities, and are cramped cabins with limited amenities. Our Alaska cruise special cabins are outside cabins with picture windows. Our Alaska cruise special doesn't have hidden costs and includes shore excursions in every port.
