CruisePortInsider.com Adds To Its Coverage of Alaskan Cruise Ports With Its New Profile Of Skagway

May 9, 2011 - PRLog -- PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – Is taking the White Pass & Yukon Route railway the “must do” excursion in Skagway, or should I go hiking instead?  How many ships and their passengers are going to be in Skagway when I’m visiting the town? Where do I find the town’s internet cafes and Wi-Fi hotspots, and how do I get there? And since I’m only going to be there for six or seven hours, where should I eat for lunch?

If you’re headed on an Alaskan cruise this summer, these questions may be top of mind on your upcoming trip to Skagway, the third most popular cruise port in Alaska. Just in time for your trip, CruisePortInsider.com has augmented its coverage of Alaskan cruise ports to include the frontier town of Skagway. When added to its coverage of Juneau, Ketchikan, Seward, Kodiak, Whittier, Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia, travelers to these popular cruise ports now have a single, authoritative source to refer to when researching what to do and what to expect when they arrive in each of these exciting ports of call.

Cruise passengers will find the site’s insightful commentary and recommendations on what to do in these cruise ports to be invaluable, helping them to answer their Big Question: “If I’m only going to be in port for 8 hours, and I may never go back, what should I do when I get there?”

“The small town of Skagway will host almost 700,000 cruise passengers this year,” said Bob Haefliger, publisher of Pasadena-based CruisePortInsider.com. “We’ve compiled all the critical, helpful and insightful information that cruisers want to know--and need to know--when visiting Skagway.”

CruisePortInsider.com provides detailed Basic information on each cruise port, a fascinating short History of the port and a variety of helpful Maps of the cruise port, including maps to the local ATMs, Cyber Cafes plus recommended shops and restaurants. CruisePortInsider.com also offers a comprehensive rundown on every Shore Excursion sold by each of the major cruise lines, Videos of the excursions and attractions in each port that let you experience the port before you get there, and an extensive On-Your-Own section that helps guide cruisers in selecting independent activities, discovering regional culinary traditions and choosing dining options. The site also provides shopping tips on the unique things to buy in each port, as well as helpful, unbiased information on where to buy them.

One of the site’s newer and more popular features is its Cruise Ship Schedules section for each port. A link to the Cruise Ship Schedules can be found at the bottom of each port’s “Basics” page. Whether you’re curious about what other ships will be in port when you arrive, or you what to know what terminal your ship will be using in each port, CruisePortInsider has the answers you’re looking for.

“Now, whether you’re looking for basic information on each port, ships’ schedules, port histories, maps, extensive descriptions of the shore trips offered by the cruise lines, helpful On Your Own information and recommendations, or videos for each port, we’ve got it covered,” added Haefliger. “There’s no better, more comprehensive and up-to-date guide to each of these exciting cruise ports on the internet than CruisePortInsider.com.”

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CruisePortInsider.com, based in Pasadena, California, provides cruise passengers with the Internet’s most comprehensive information on Alaskan, Caribbean and Mexican Riviera cruise ports and activities available in each port.