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22 Costco Connection JANUARY 2019
Peter Greenberg
is the multiple–Emmy
Award–winning travel
editor for CBS News
and host of The
Travel Detective on
public television
( petergreenberg.com).
laska cruise tours have thrived
over the years, as travelers have
discovered the advantage of
pairing a sea voyage with a land
tour. A cruise tour is a voyage and land
tour combination, with the land tour
occurring before or after the voyage.
This lets you access the great and
unusual adventures at sea—such as
viewing glaciers up close, as they thunder
and crash into the ocean—as well as
unusual and fascinating shoreside
experiences. Most cruise tours also
feature luxurious lodge stays that provide
stunning views of the land and wildlife.
The key to booking your Alaskan
cruise is to research the onshore pre- or
post-cruise adventures that each cruise
offers. At the same time, look at each
itinerary as an individual appetizer
introducing the many immersive
experiences Alaska offers.
Denali
On many cruise tours, you get to pick
from three different four- or seven-day
adventures in Denali National Park and
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by PETER GREENBERG
