Cruising The Past Cruise News Cruise Ship History – Our new retro 1950s video celebrating cruising aboard Alaska Line’s SS ALASKA – First Class fares started at $190 per person – 12-Days at sea – Sailing from Seattle, Washington.
Our new historical video of a 1954 sailing aboard the SS ALASKA on a cruise to Alaska and the Inside Passage. A retro 50s look at a style of cruising and travel now vanished. Views of the ship leaving the Port of Seattle, with streamers, confetti and visitors waving goodbye — something rarely seen today. See the ship sail up the inside passage… with passengers dancing, dining, playing shuffleboard and man nostalgic scenes of an Alaska steamship far different from the massive ships sailing the Inland Passage today.
Alaska Line brochure – in 1920s – fares were $90 and up per person first class for 12-Days…
The Alaska Steamship Company operated passenger service from Seattle to all ports in Alaska from 1895 until 1954. During the summer weekly sailings visited the Inside Passage. The line challenged all kinds of winter conditions and operated year round offering regular sailings as far north as Nome. These are family films and footage taken during the 1920s through the 1950s.
The SS ALASKA sailing the inside passage…
Alaska Steamship Line vessel in Juneau – 1940s…
