Contessa, delivers for just 48 guests at a time a one-of-a-kind experience of Alaska. More than 700,000 people cruise Alaska each summer. Fewer than one percent will see it like this: surrounded by yacht-like comfort, with the freedom to tuck into tiny inlets, anchor in silent fjords and overnight next to the massive face of a glacier. You'll access narrow wildlife-rich channels, snug anchorages and remote communities beyond the reach of larger ships. Your visit is less intrusive. More serene. The captain pausing to linger here at a humpback feeding, there at a bear moseying along the shore. Unique shore excursions and guest speakers answer your questions of the day. And each evening, good company, Alaska-inspired cuisine and your amenity-rich stateroom inspire the most pleasant of dreams.