Cruise (7 days, $1,500-3,500/person): Inside Passage from Seattle or Vancouver, ports include Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, Glacier Bay. Pros: see glaciers from ship, all-inclusive food, no driving, marine wildlife (whales, otters), comfortable. Cons: limited time at each port, no interior Alaska. Land tour (10-14 days, $2,500-5,000): drive Anchorage → Denali → Fairbanks → Talkeetna → Seward. Pros: see Mt. Denali (highest peak), bears in wild, more flexible, deeper culture. Cons: lots of driving, weather-dependent flights. Combo (10-14 days, $3,500-6,000): cruise + 4-day land extension to Denali — best of both. Best season: May-September. Peak season July-August. Most affordable: shoulder season (May, September).