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- Ports of Call: Vancouver, British Columbia | Ketchikan, Alaska | Juneau, Alaska | Skagway, Alaska | Seattle, Washington.
- 2009: May 02.
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| Day | Port | Arrive | Depart |
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| Saturday, May 2, 2009 |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
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04:00 PM |
| Sunday, May 3, 2009 |
Cruise Alaska''s Inside Passage |
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| Monday, May 4, 2009 |
Ketchikan, Alaska |
07:00 AM |
03:00 PM |
| Tuesday, May 5, 2009 |
Juneau, Alaska |
07:00 AM |
01:30 PM |
| Tuesday, May 5, 2009 |
Cruise Sawyer Glacier |
01:31 PM |
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| Wednesday, May 6, 2009 |
Skagway, Alaska |
07:00 AM |
05:00 PM |
| Thursday, May 7, 2009 |
Prince Rupert |
04:00 PM |
10:00 PM |
| Friday, May 8, 2009 |
At Sea |
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| Saturday, May 9, 2009 |
Seattle |
08:00 AM |
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Information above subject to change, please confirm details at time of booking. |
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Sample Shore Excursions:
- Totem Bight & Ketchikan City Tour: The Northwest Coastal Native lore is historically rich. Your guide will interpret the myths depicted on the totem poles lining the trail to Totem Bight State Park. Explore an authentic ceremonial clan house and check out the trading store too.
- Ketchikan Cultural Discovery Tour: See eagles eye to eye. Visit the Deer Mountain Hatchery and Eagle Center and get close-up photos of eagles in natural settings. The Center is housed in the Totem Bight State Park. Next stop, explore the Totem Heritage Center.
- Saxman Native Village Tour: Discover the living culture of Southeast Alaska's Native Americans. Tribal elders have passed on their traditions that come alive in the Village's Beaver Clan House. Enjoy ceremonial dances, storytelling and rituals. Visit the Saxman Totem Park and Village Carving Center.
- Lighthouse, Totems & Eagles Excursion Tour: Lots to see including eagles. Your boat tour offers views of the Guard Island Lighthouse, a lush rainforest, historic Ward Cove Cannery, the floating city of Loggerville, Revillagigedo Island of the rich and famous, and Guard and Gravina islands.
- Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show Tour: Tradition lives on. The world's best lumberjacks, as seen on ESPN, go head-to-head in events such as chopping, sawing, log rolling and more for the title of "Bull of the Woods". Fun to watch, but not to be tried at home.
- Wilderness Exploration & Crab Feed Tour: Board a guided catamaran and sail up a fjord to a remote crab estuary. You can assist pulling crab pots from the water for a hands-on, upclose look at the crabs. Now, off to the George Inlet lodge to enjoy a sumptuous crab feast.
- Ketchikan Salmon Sportsfishing Tour: Welcome to the "Salmon Capital of the World". Try your luck on a fishing boat as you journey to the Inside Passage. The skipper will assist you with equipment utilizing a downrigger. Bring a camera for your catch and for the glacier backdrops. Bring $20.00 cash for an Alaskan required fishing license to buy on the boat.
- Magnificent Misty Fjords Seaplane Tour: Wow! Glide over the scenic Tongass National Forest, majestic fjords and cascading waterfalls. You'll be astonished at the sheer walls of granite rising 3,000 ft. and the abundant wildlife. See Rudyard Bay and New Eddystone Rock too.
- Rainforest Canoe Adventure Tour: Good bye civilization. Board a 20-passenger canoe and follow your guide to a gorgeous secluded mountain lake. Watch the shoreline for wildlife as your guide shares the unique Indian history of the Ketchikan area. Snack included.
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[Cruises to Ketchikan, Alaska]
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Sample Shore Excursions:
- Juneau & Mendenhall Glacier Tour: See an overview of this fascinating capital city and its attractions. Then proceed to Mendenhall Glacier, the world's only drive-to glacier. The Visitor Center houses many glaciology exhibits. Cap off the day with a drive to scenic Auke Lake.
- Mendenhall Glacier & Gardens Tour: Like walking into a picture book, enter the Glacier Gardens Rainforest nestled near Thunder Mountain. Follow your guide up 580-feet past incredible scenery: the Mendenhall wetlands and Gastineau Channel. Tour Mendenhall Glacier next.
- Underground Juneau Gold Tour: There's gold in them thar hills! Relive Juneau's mining past as you venture up to Sheep Creek Valley to the 1913 Alaska Gastineau Mill. See a mining equipment display and go 360 feet underground for a closer look at how miners lived.
- Mendenhall Glacier & Gold Creek Salmon Bake Tour: Work up an appetite walking around the Mendenhall Glacier before you head off to the salmon bake. This traditional salmon bake will be all you can ask for and more.
- Historic Gold Mine, Panning & Salmon Bake Tour: Get rich quick! At least give panning for gold a try near the famous Alaska-Juneau gold mine, one of the world's largest hard rock mining operations. Then enjoy a delicious salmon bake where wild Alaskan caught salmon is grilled over an open alderwood fire. Afterwards, roast marshmallows over a crackling campfire and view the beautiful Salmon Creek waterfall.
- Whale Watching Adventure Tour: Have a whale of a time-- searching for humpback whales. Travel out to sea on a jet boat with a heated cabin and large viewing windows. Boats are equipped with binoculars and an underwater microphone. Listen for whales saying hello. Plus, we guarantee you'll spot a whale or receive $100 back.
- Four Glacier Helicopter & Dogsled Adventure Tour: No poodles allowed. Fly over three glaciers to the Middle Branch of the Norris Glacier to meet your musher/guide. Hear tales of the 1,000 mile Iditarod dog sled race and then take your own dog sled ride over the snow-covered glacier. This tour is non-refundable and weight surcharge applies.
- Mendenhall Glacier River Float Tour: Awesome! That will be your reaction to seeing hanging glaciers, towering peaks and glacial topography as you float down the river. Moderate rapids keep things exciting as your guide explains the natural phenomena around you.
- Mendenhall Glacier Lake Canoe Tour: Just like the Tlingit Natives did, you paddle to the face of the Mendenhall Glacier in a 28-foot, 12-person traditional Native canoe. Guides share legends and history of the area. A visit to Nugget Falls for a snack makes a perfect respite.
- Glacier View Sea Kayak Tour: Transfer by bus to scenic North Douglas Island for scenic views of the Mendenhall Glacier and Auke Bay. After receiving your gear and instructions, climb aboard your two-person kayak to navigate the Mendenhall Wetlands, where you'll have the opportunity to view the Mendenhall Glacier.
- Juneau Sportfishing Adventure: This adventure is an angler's dreams come true! Enjoy sport fishing for salmon in the calm, beautiful waters of the Inside Passage, just off Juneau's shore. You'll be trolling in one of southeast Alaska's finest fishing grounds, surrounded by some of the most glorious scenery on earth. Each boat has a US Coast Guard-approved captain and features enclosed cabins and marine heads.
- Rainforest & Sea Coast Nature Walk Tour: Hidden within the Southeast rainforest are secrets that our guides are eager to share. This eco-tour follows tranquil trails underneath old growth canopies along vintage wetlands. End at a pristine secluded beach. Learn about your surroundings as you go.
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[Cruises to Juneau, Alaska]
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Sample Shore Excursions:
- Juneau & Mendenhall Glacier Tour: See an overview of this fascinating capital city and its attractions. Then proceed to Mendenhall Glacier, the world's only drive-to glacier. The Visitor Center houses many glaciology exhibits. Cap off the day with a drive to scenic Auke Lake.
- Mendenhall Glacier & Gardens Tour: Like walking into a picture book, enter the Glacier Gardens Rainforest nestled near Thunder Mountain. Follow your guide up 580-feet past incredible scenery: the Mendenhall wetlands and Gastineau Channel. Tour Mendenhall Glacier next.
- Underground Juneau Gold Tour: There's gold in them thar hills! Relive Juneau's mining past as you venture up to Sheep Creek Valley to the 1913 Alaska Gastineau Mill. See a mining equipment display and go 360 feet underground for a closer look at how miners lived.
- Mendenhall Glacier & Gold Creek Salmon Bake Tour: Work up an appetite walking around the Mendenhall Glacier before you head off to the salmon bake. This traditional salmon bake will be all you can ask for and more.
- Historic Gold Mine, Panning & Salmon Bake Tour: Get rich quick! At least give panning for gold a try near the famous Alaska-Juneau gold mine, one of the world's largest hard rock mining operations. Then enjoy a delicious salmon bake where wild Alaskan caught salmon is grilled over an open alderwood fire. Afterwards, roast marshmallows over a crackling campfire and view the beautiful Salmon Creek waterfall.
- Whale Watching Adventure Tour: Have a whale of a time-- searching for humpback whales. Travel out to sea on a jet boat with a heated cabin and large viewing windows. Boats are equipped with binoculars and an underwater microphone. Listen for whales saying hello. Plus, we guarantee you'll spot a whale or receive $100 back.
- Four Glacier Helicopter & Dogsled Adventure Tour: No poodles allowed. Fly over three glaciers to the Middle Branch of the Norris Glacier to meet your musher/guide. Hear tales of the 1,000 mile Iditarod dog sled race and then take your own dog sled ride over the snow-covered glacier. This tour is non-refundable and weight surcharge applies.
- Mendenhall Glacier River Float Tour: Awesome! That will be your reaction to seeing hanging glaciers, towering peaks and glacial topography as you float down the river. Moderate rapids keep things exciting as your guide explains the natural phenomena around you.
- Mendenhall Glacier Lake Canoe Tour: Just like the Tlingit Natives did, you paddle to the face of the Mendenhall Glacier in a 28-foot, 12-person traditional Native canoe. Guides share legends and history of the area. A visit to Nugget Falls for a snack makes a perfect respite.
- Glacier View Sea Kayak Tour: Transfer by bus to scenic North Douglas Island for scenic views of the Mendenhall Glacier and Auke Bay. After receiving your gear and instructions, climb aboard your two-person kayak to navigate the Mendenhall Wetlands, where you'll have the opportunity to view the Mendenhall Glacier.
- Juneau Sportfishing Adventure: This adventure is an angler's dreams come true! Enjoy sport fishing for salmon in the calm, beautiful waters of the Inside Passage, just off Juneau's shore. You'll be trolling in one of southeast Alaska's finest fishing grounds, surrounded by some of the most glorious scenery on earth. Each boat has a US Coast Guard-approved captain and features enclosed cabins and marine heads.
- Rainforest & Sea Coast Nature Walk Tour: Hidden within the Southeast rainforest are secrets that our guides are eager to share. This eco-tour follows tranquil trails underneath old growth canopies along vintage wetlands. End at a pristine secluded beach. Learn about your surroundings as you go.
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[Cruises to Skagway, Alaska]
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