| 1 | Experience an Alaska Cruise | p. 7 |
| 20 Ultimate Experiences | p. 8 |
| What's Where | p. 16 |
| What to Eat and Drink in Alaska | p. 18 |
| What to Buy in Alaska | p. 20 |
| Best Wildlife Experiences in Alaska | p. 22 |
| Best Shore Excursions in Alaska | p. 24 |
| Best Bets | p. 26 |
| 2 | Planning Your Alaska Cruise | p. 29 |
| Choosing Your Cruise | p. 30 |
| Booking Your Cruise | p. 38 |
| Before You Go | p. 39 |
| Arriving and Embarking | p. 40 |
| Onboard | p. 41 |
| Disembarkation | p. 50 |
| 3 | Cruise Lines and Cruise Ships | p. 59 |
| About the Cruise Lines | p. 60 |
| About the Ships | p. 61 |
| About These Reviews | p. 63 |
| Alaskan Dream Cruises | p. 64 |
| Alaska Marine Highway | p. 68 |
| American Cruise Lines | p. 72 |
| Carnival Cruise Line | p. 76 |
| Celebrity Cruises | p. 84 |
| Crystal Cruises | p. 92 |
| Cunard Line | p. 98 |
| Disney Cruise Line | p. 104 |
| Holland America Line | p. 110 |
| Lindblad Expeditions | p. 120 |
| Norwegian Cruise Line | p. 124 |
| Oceania Cruises | p. 136 |
| Ponant | p. 142 |
| Princess Cruises | p. 146 |
| Regent Seven Seas Cruises | p. 158 |
| Royal Caribbean International | p. 164 |
| Seabourn Cruise Line | p. 172 |
| Silversea Cruises | p. 178 |
| UnCruise Adventures | p. 186 |
| Viking Ocean Cruises | p. 190 |
| Windstar Cruises | p. 196 |
| 4 | Ports of Embarkation | p. 203 |
| Port Essentials | p. 204 |
| Anchorage | p. 205 |
| San Francisco | p. 213 |
| Seattle | p. 224 |
| Seward | p. 237 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | p. 241 |
| Whittier | p. 256 |
| 5 | Ports of Call | p. 259 |
| Going Ashore | p. 260 |
| Alaska Essentials | p. 261 |
| Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve | p. 263 |
| Gustavus | p. 267 |
| Haines | p. 269 |
| Homer | p. 273 |
| Hubbard Glacier | p. 282 |
| Juneau | p. 283 |
| Ketchikan | p. 292 |
| Kodiak | p. 298 |
| Metlakatla | p. 302 |
| Misty Fjords National Monument | p. 303 |
| Petersburg | p. 305 |
| Prince Rupert, British Columbia | p. 309 |
| Prince William Sound | p. 314 |
| Sitka | p. 315 |
| Skagway | p. 324 |
| Tracy Arm | p. 329 |
| Valdez | p. 329 |
| Victoria, British Columbia | p. 331 |
| Wrangell | p. 338 |
| 6 | Inland Cruise Tour Destinations | p. 343 |
| Fairbanks Denali National | p. 346 |
| Park and Preserve | p. 355 |
| Fortymile Country | p. 363 |
| Yukon Territory | p. 368 |
| Index | p. 377 |
| About Our Writers | p. 384 |
| Maps | |
| Anchorage | p. 208 |
| San Francisco | p. 216 |
| Downtown Seattle and Environs | p. 226 |
| Seward | p. 238 |
| Downtown Vancouver | p. 250 |
| Stanley Park | p. 254 |
| Southeast Alaska | p. 262 |
| South Central Alaska | p. 264 |
| Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, and Gustavus | p. 266 |
| Haines | p. 270 |
| Juneau | p. 284 |
| Ketchikan | p. 294 |
| Kodiak | p. 300 |
| Petersburg | p. 306 |
| Prince Rupert | p. 311 |
| Sitka | p. 320 |
| Skagway | p. 326 |
| Downtown Victoria | p. 336 |
| Wrangell | p. 340 |
| Fairbanks | p. 348 |
| Denali National Park and Preserve | p. 360 |
| Fortymile Country and the Yukon | p. 365 |
| Dawson City | p. 370 |
| Native Arts and Crafts | p. 275 |
| Alaska's Glaciers | p. 316 |