Custom Cruises

3 Days to 14 Days

You tell us what you want to see and what activities you want to do. We offer several different custom Alaska custom cruises and fishing adventures. Maybe you just want to cruise to small bush towns, or experience hot springs that other cruise ships never see. We can get close enough to the glaciers to watch them calve. We also offer kayaking along the way if you’d like to get up close and personal with some of the native wildlife and scenery. Or we can travel to some of the towns like Sitka, Ketchikan, or Petersburg for a richly authentic look into the laid back culture and lifestyle of native Alaskans. It’s up to you! Our professional and experienced crew and captain aboard the Northern Dream will ensure that you receive your dream Alaska adventure.

Included in this
3 to 14 Day Vacation

  • Shore excursions provided at all ports.
  • Small passenger count ensures you and receive V.I.P. treatment.
  • Enjoy historic museums and local shopping various towns.
  • Pick from dozens of towns and natural landmarks to visit
  • Relax with our licensed captain and on board professional chef

Locations to Choose From…

Ketchikan

Ketchikan is named after Ketchikan Creek, which flows through the town and empties into the Tongass Narrows a short distance southeast of downtown.

Ketchikan has the world’s largest collection of standing totem poles, found throughout the city and at four major locations: Saxman Totem Park, Totem Bight State Park, Potlatch Park, and the Totem Heritage Center. Most of the totems at Saxman Totem Park and Totem Bight State Park are re-carvings of older poles, a practice that began during the Roosevelt Administration through the Civilian Conservation Corps. The Totem Heritage Center displays preserved 19th-century poles rescued from abandoned village sites near Ketchikan.

Wrangell

There are enough adventures and experiences in Wrangell to last a lifetime. History, cultural sites, wildlife, natural beauty, glaciers, and excitement await you here.

Wildlife abounds in the area. There are glaciers, black and brown bears, eagles, sea lions, harbor seals, whales, salmon and halibut to name a few. Anan Bear and Wildlife Observatory is favorite spot to view brown and black bears feasting on salmon. The Observatory was developed by the U.S. Forest Service. It has an enclosed and partially covered deck area that provide an opportunity to watch the bears up close. The observation platform and photo blind overlook cascading falls where the salmon jump up river and the bears catch their meal.

Petersburg

Petersburg is located on the north end of Mitkof Island where the Wrangell Narrows meets Frederick Sound. Petersburg is halfway between Juneau, 120 miles to the north, and Ketchikan, 110 miles to the south.

In the nineteenth century, Peter Buschmann, a Norwegian immigrant, settled here and built a cannery, sawmill, docks and early structures. The settlement was named Petersburg after him, and it flourished as a fishing port. (Icebergs from the nearby LeConte Glacier provided a source for cooling fish). Petersburg originally incorporated as a town on April 2, 1910. The town had attracted mostly immigrants of Scandinavian origin, thus giving Petersburg the nickname “Little Norway”.

Sitka

The City of Sitka (Tlingit: Sheet-kรก, meaning “People on the Outside of Baranof Island”), is located on Baranof Island and the southern half of Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle), in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Sitka was the site of the signing of the Alaska Purchase and where the transfer of power took place on October 18, 1867. Russia was going through economic and political turmoil after it lost the Crimean War to Britain, France, and Turkey in 1856 and decided it wanted to sell Alaska before it got taken over by Britain. Russia offered to sell it to the United States. Secretary of State William Seward had wanted to purchase Alaska for quite some time as he saw it as an integral part of Manifest Destiny and America’s reach to the Pacific Ocean. While the agreement to purchase Alaska was made in April 1867, the actual purchase and transfer of power took place on October 18, 1867. The cost to purchase Alaska was $7.2 million.