We refer to daylight at midnight in the summer as "the midnight sun". Daylight hours during summer solstice in Barrow observes the midnight sun for 84 days of continuous sunshine from May 10 to August 2nd. In the winter the situation is pretty much reversed. The sun sets at noon on November 18 in Barrow and doesn't show again until midday of January 24th. Again Alaska is a very large area, and the midnight sun varies in each location.

Alaska is known as the Land of the Midnight Sun because of the really long days you may experience in April through September. It's really quite a feeling to be cruising the Inside Passage, stepping out to your private balcony and enjoying the view at 11:00 pm at night! The amount of daylight you experience while in Alaska depends upon where you are and when you traveling. See similar questions...

The fireworks display is at 10pm every night and rounds off our outdoor show which starts at 9.45pm on the Outdoor Stage (next to Smuggler’s Snacks in the middle of the park). See similar questions...

Whenever you arrive! We are open for the business of fishing from mid-May until the end of October. You will want to time your vacation to the fish you wish to target. Visit our Planning Your Trip page for some helpful hints and be sure and call us with any questions at (800) 284-3474. We can review a few fishing scenarios and let you choose what fits best for you and your party. Customizing your package is our specialty. See similar questions...

A state the size of Alaska needs it own time zone. We are one hour behind the Pacific Time Zone and four hours behind the East Coast Time Zone. When it is 12 noon in New York, then it is 8:00am in Anchorage. See similar questions...

Alaska is ever-changing throughout its cruise season. The Alaska cruise season runs between the months of mid-May and mid-September, but guests can often expect cruise prices to be more favorable in early May and September. A more popular time of travel is during the summer months of June, July, and August, a period when sunnier weather and warmer temperatures are generally expected. Late May and early June usually offer more wildlife viewing, because their young were just born. See similar questions...

Every summer month has something special to recommend it: late May and early June may still have snow on the ground and fewer leaves on the trees. This makes spotting wildlife (with their Spring newborns) easier. Late June and July feature stupendous wildflowers (including our famous fireweed) and, generally, warmer temperatures. This time period also offers the opportunity to experience Alaska's midnight sun. See similar questions...

Alaska is on Alaska Standard Time and in its very own time zone from the remaining states in the United States. Alaska is four hours behind Eastern Standard Time, three hours behind Central Standard Time, two hours behind Mountain Standard Time, and one hour behind Pacific Standard Time. Alaska is one hour ahead of the Hawaiian Islands time zone. For our foreign travelers, we are nine hours behind the United Kingdom and ten hours behind most European Countries. See similar questions...

There are two seasons for Alaska - Shoulder Season, Mid Season and Peak Season. Shoulder Season includes cruises in May and September. Mid Season is June and August, and Peak season is the last week in June, all of July, and the first week in August. Peak Season tends to cost more because the weather is better and that is when more people can travel. The kids are out of school and that's when folks take their family vacation. Since demand is higher, so are the prices. See similar questions...

Summer is a time of long days. Above the Arctic Circle, the day can be 24 hours long or months long. In Anchorage, almost 400 miles south of the circle, the summer solstice day is 19.5 hours long. Winter has much shorter days. Above the Arctic Circle, the night can last for months, although lingering twilight brightens the sky. In Anchorage, the shortest day still provides 4.5 hours of daylight. See similar questions...

In Umbria in June the days are longest and it gets dark around nine thirty or ten o'clock. In December we have the shortest days and it gets dark around four thirty. See similar questions...

If the "extra brightness" box is unchecked, check it. Each monitor is different, and many have differrent distributions of brightness to the naked eye (this is called "gamma"). See similar questions...

In most cases Bareboat insurance regulations do not permit you to sail after dark. Exceptions are made in some areas for purposes of making a night crossing in order to make a daylight landfall. See similar questions...

Visitors aren't allowed to move by themselves in the dark room as it could put the waiters at risk (remember the waiters/guides are blind and need clear walkways to work around the tables). If you wish to move or need to leave the dark room to go to the restrooms for instance, you just have to call your waiter; they will assist you anytime. See similar questions...

Would be fun but, no toilets aren't in the dark! The toilets are located on ground floor level and first floor lounge and are fully lit. See similar questions...

When astronomers add up the masses and luminosities of the stars near the Sun, they find that there are about 3 solar masses for every 1 solar luminosity. When they measure the total mass of clusters of galaxies and compare that to the total luminosity of the clusters, they find about 300 solar masses for every solar luminosity. Evidently most of the mass in the Universe is dark. See similar questions...