Alaska cruises are booming in popularity. In Juneau, the state's capital and cruise hub, some locals have had enough.

Chris Gray Faust, executive editor of Cruise Critic, recommends fingerless gloves. "In Alaska, I take so many photos that I like to have my fingers free. But I still want my hands to be warm.

Looking to book a cruise to see Alaska's wildlife ... Brooks Falls is the site for iconic photos of bears catching salmon that are jumping over the falls, and you may be able to view the bears ...

If there’s one place in the world to coax a confirmed cruise-sceptic onto the water, it’s Alaska, where the spectacular wildlife and landscapes are all but unreachable by other means.

Still, I was excited as I boarded the glacier cruise boat for a day of cruising around Prince William Sound, located on the south coast of Alaska. The boat didn't look that big from the outside ...