Gulf cruises give you the advantage of seeing more of Alaska since you are sailing in one directions so you are always seeing new country. Start or end in Seward Perfect for including land cruise tour into interior Alaska Usually includes day of glaciers at College Fjord, Prince William Sound Gulf Cruise is the perfect itinerary if you plan to extend your cruise with a land tour into Alaska s interior to Denali Park, Fairbanks, or other areas. Most cruise lines have packages that make it a seamless transfer from your cruise to your land portion. All cruise lines will give you the option of sailing north bound out of Vancouver or Seattle or southbound out of Seward. Small ships vary from this on certain sailings.
Some people prefer to experience their land tour prior to the cruise.
Others prefer to start in Vancouver or Seattle and cruise north, taking a land tour after their cruise. There is no better or worse in this choice. All your experiences will be the same, only in different directions. However passengers who have made a decision are at times quite adamant that one way is better than another. It is all up to convenience and personal choice.