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Inside Passage

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  1. a natural sheltered waterway used as a sea route along the U.S.-Canadian coast, extending from Seattle, Washington, to Skagway, Alaska. 950 miles (1,529 km) long.


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Cruising the Inside Passage typically includes stops in Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, and sometimes Sitka, along with a British Columbia port if your cruise sails from the United States.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025

Known as the North Shore Inside Passage, the sparsely populated region has a craggy coastline of thick boreal forest, interspersed with billion-year-old bedrock and small artisan communities.

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022

Peggy Cleveland says fall is an ideal time for a road trip to Canada or a cruise of Alaska’s Inside Passage.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2022

The Inside Passage is the historic north and south route that cruise ships and Alaska state ferries follow through the waters of southeast Alaska and British Columbia.

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2022

The slow journey up the Inside Passage unfolded in a gauzy reverie of anticipation.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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