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<\/picture><\/a>Where is Homer?<\/strong><\/p>\nHomer <\/a>is on the Kenai Peninsula at the southernmost edge of Alaska at the very end of the famed Alaskan Highway. The easiest\u00a0to visit this authentic fishing town is on an Alaskan cruise\u00a0that stops in Homer, or by adding a cruisetour to the beginning or end of your Alaskan cruise that that stops or starts in\u00a0Seward or Whittier. So fishing is not your thing? There\u2019s much more to do in Homer than fish for Halibut.<\/p>\n If you love being surrounded by snow-capped mountain ranges, have an eye for wildflowers and wildlife then you’ll love this town. There are many trails, but the most popular is the Homer Spit.<\/p>\n Homer\u2019s biggest attraction is the\u00a0Homer Spit,<\/b>\u00a0which is a 4.5 mile stretch of land that extends out to the sea. Locals and tourists enjoy the nature walk along the extension out to sea.\u00a0 While on this spectacular hike you can take in views of\u00a0the Chugach mountain range and ocean at the same time. And, if you want to do some salmon fishing it\u2019s a popular fishing hole.<\/p>\n So how can I get to Homer on an Alaskan cruise?<\/b><\/p>\n Norwegian Cruise Lines’ 13-Day Authentic Alaska cruise plus land tour<\/p><\/div>\n Norwegian Cruise Lines\u2019 13-Day Authentic Alaska Cruisetour<\/b> makes a stop in Homer. You can choose to take the 7-Day Sawyer Glacier cruise first and head northbound from Vancouver. Or, you can take the cruise southbound from Whittier after the land tour. The land portion is a 6-day fully escorted motor coach and railroad tour where you\u2019ll spend a night in Fairbanks, two nights in Denali, a night in Anchorage and a night in Homer<\/b>.<\/p>\n Holland America\u2019s 14-day Alaskan Explorer cruise<\/b> sails\u00a0round trip from Seattle. You\u2019ll get to see Homer as well as Kodiak Island\u2014which very few cruise lines visit. It\u2019s the ultimate cruise-only itinerary which starts in Seattle, and stops at Vancouver Island, Ketchikan, Tracy Arm, Juneau, Icy Strait Point, Anchorage, Homer<\/b>, Kodiak, Hubbard Glacier, Sitka and Victoria before it returns to Seattle. Click here for a complete list of \u00a0Holland America’s 2014 cruisetours<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cruisers can expect a new and improved Homer in 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n The City of Homer has spent $6 million improving the port to make it possible for more cruise ships\u00a0to\u00a0stop in Homer. The residents of Homer are embracing these improvements across the city and are ready to welcome more tourists to their town. It\u2019s going to be a popular new cruise port for Alaskan cruises because it is truly an unexpected Alaskan treasure.<\/p>\n It\u2019s time to book your Alaskan cruise for 2014<\/b><\/p>\n Now is the time to book your Alaskan cruise for next year. Call a CruiseExperts.com agent today to get more information on Alaskan cruises and cruisetours. Call 1-888-804-CRUIse(2784) or visit our website at \u00a0www.CruiseExperts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Join our Inner Circle and “Like” us on Facebook<\/b><\/p>\n Join our\u00a0Inner Circle<\/a>, or “like” us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0 to receive the latest information on the hottest deals offered by all the cruise lines. Pehaps you’re looking for information on river cruises in Europe. Give us a call — we’re here to help!<\/p>\n Thank you City o f Homer<\/a> for the great pics<\/p>\n Thank you Robert Lutz for the featured picture of your great Halibut catch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Homer claims to be the \u201cHalibut Fishing Capital of the World\u201d Be ready to catch a big fish. The record weight of a Halibut caught in Homer\u00a0is 459 pounds. But it\u2019s more likely the\u00a0big boy you catch will be in the neighborhood of\u00a0100-300 lbs.; not a bad day fishing. This\u00a0big catch of the day for … Visit Homer, Alaska for the Halibut on your Alaskan cruise<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":44807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,19,10,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alaska","category-destinations","category-did-you-know","category-informative"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/picture><\/a>What is the Homer Spit?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/picture><\/a>