The Twilight phenomenon just hit a new high, with an all-Twilight, seven-night fan cruise to Alaska. Why Alaska? Well, beyond the fact that Alaska tends to be a popular place for cruises, it would fit with the Twilight lore about the Cullen vampire clan hunting animals in the wilderness there. Though the cruise won't set sail until August 2010, the phones have been ringing off the hook with bookings, prompting 12-hour phone-answering shifts for hosting company Cruises Cruises Cruises. “In the 20 years I’ve been in the business, I’ve never seen anything like this,” said owner Linda Wolf, who is a self-proclaimed Twilight fan. (She certainly is now, one imagines.)

Fans from all over the world are buying seats on this trip -- bookings have come in from Africa, Australia, France, Germany, and Mexico, as well as the US. The cruise arrives and departs from Seattle, another important geographical point in the Twilight series. Cruise events include a costume ball, a Q&A session with Twilight actors, game night featuring "Cullen Family Feud," and of course, movie viewings. Third-string Twilight stars Kellan Lutz (Emmett) and Ashley Greene (Alice) are slated to be aboard the cruise, and other "special guests" may be invited. The price of an all-Twilight cruise is not cheap: a single ticket based on double occupancy will run you $1,049 per person, pre-tax, for an inside cabin, plus a $150 "Twilight registration fee." If you happen to be an uber fan, which I imagine those who book on this cruise would be, there is an optional three-night pre-cruise add-on that tours Forks, WA, where the entire series is set. Check out the Twilight Fans Cruise MySpace page here, where you can find out the answers to important questions such as what pets the Cullens might keep. Sadly, neither Robert Pattinson nor his hair are expected on the cruise.