Awaken Travels | Alaska Cruise Specialists
Your Alaska Cruise,
Done Right
Dreaming of glaciers, whales, and the Inside Passage in 2027? Get the free Alaska Cruise Insider's Guide from the advisors at Awaken Travels and find the route, the ship, and the cabin that actually fit your family or your bucket list.
The 2027 Alaska Cruise Insider's Guide
Straight answers on routes, ships, and glaciers. Yours free, instantly.
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Margerie Glacier, Glacier Bay. National Park Service photo
Why plan ahead
2027 is a book-early decision
The best sailings sell out
Alaska has a short season and a limited number of ships. The Glacier Bay itineraries and the best cabins for peak weeks sell out first. Booking ahead is how you get the sailing you actually want.
Summer weeks book first
June through August is peak Alaska, with the warmest weather and the longest daylight. Those weeks, and the cruisetour space to Denali, fill up months out. 2027 dates are open now.
Early planners get the balcony
Book early and you lock the best rate, a low deposit now, and the cabin that matters most in Alaska: the balcony you watch the glaciers from. Wait, and the good cabins are gone.
Not sure where to start?
See the ways to cruise Alaska
Glaciers, wildlife and the land beyond the ship. There is more than one way to do it, and helping you find the route and ship that fit you is what we do.
Video: Best Ways to Cruise Alaska with Jeff Corwin, from the official Princess Cruises YouTube channel. Ships of Bermudan registry.
Meet Awaken Travels
A team of advisors who book Alaska constantly
Awaken Travels is a team of independent travel advisors, and Alaska is one of the trips we plan most. We have sent families, couples, first-time cruisers, and bucket-list travelers up the Inside Passage and across the Gulf, and the right sailing is different for every group. That is the part we love.
We are based near Chattanooga, Tennessee, and we work with travelers nationwide. We book every major Alaska cruise line and their cruisetours to Denali, and every quote comes with the pricing and perks you get by booking through Awaken Travels.
What you came to see
Glaciers, whales and wide-open country
A little of what Alaska looks like from the water, and on a cruisetour inland to Denali.
Photos: National Park Service, NOAA and U.S. Forest Service. Near Anchorage photo by our founder, Cindi Sanden.
What's inside the free guide
Everything a first-timer wishes they knew
How working with us works
Simple, and it costs you nothing extra
Download the guide
It answers the big questions on your schedule, no pressure and no obligation.
Book a free 20-minute Alaska Cruise Planning Call
Tell us who is traveling and what you want to see. Leave knowing the right route, the right ship, the right cabin, and the real price.
We handle everything
The cruise, the cabin, the cruisetour, the excursions, the flights and hotels around it. We are your team if anything comes up before, during, or after.
The part most people don't know: our planning doesn't cost you anything extra. You pay the same price or better than booking direct, and you get an advocate who books Alaska all season long.
In our travelers' words
Loved by travelers like you
Real reviews from real Awaken Travels clients.
"Awaken Travels has been fantastic! As a business owner/single traveller I have relied on them to coordinate trips/vacations overseas and domestic for me. I have been extremely pleased with their recommendations and the schedules they have arranged."Christie Nightingale
"Krystal is incredible! I waited too long to book a room for a Chattanooga wedding I'm attending and the prices had nearly doubled from the original block rates by the time I looked (and I had no luck when trying to call the hotels directly to ask if they would honor the block rate)."Aaron Fons
"Cindi Sanden at Awaken Travels planned our trip to Greece this summer. We hadn't been there in 30 years and had no idea where to start to plan our trip. She did an excellent job! The accommodations and tours were perfect and we had the best time. She also suggested some restaurants that were excellent."Georgia Contos
"We had a wonderful trip traveling along the Ocoee River thru the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. More fun when we arrived at the Mercier Orchards Apple Farm. Awaken Travels is my favorite get-away choice."Linda M
"Trip of a lifetime and Cindi with Awakens Travels was amazing! The trip was everything I had dreamed it would be and more. She made all the arrangements and each one was perfect. I will definitely be connecting with her for our next adventure! Thank you for making our dreams come true ❤️"Julie Ownbey
"Cindi and her team at Awaken Travels saved me so much time and she did an incredible job handling all the flights for our Agency Incentive Trip to Costa Rica. I needed 86 flights booked and she took the time to book each one of them and handle our guests' special requests."A Google User
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Inside Passage vs Gulf, which line and ship fit you, the glaciers to hold out for, the excursions worth booking, and how to lock in 2027 before the best sailings are gone. Delivered to your inbox in minutes.
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Denali National Park. National Park Service photo