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Princess
Cruises
Grand class cruising™
Alaska Cruises
You haven't seen anything until you've seen a slab of ice hundreds
of feet high crack off the face off a glacier and crash with a sound like thunder into an ice-blue bay. If
it's glaciers you want to see, then Princess's "Voyage of the Glaciers" is the cruise for you!
| Ship Name |
Nights |
Destination |
Itinerary |
| Star, Dawn, Sun,
Sea or Ocean Princess |
7 |
Northbound
"Voyage of the Glaciers" |
From Vancouver, cruise
the Inside Passage, then on to Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay and College Fjord before arriving in
Anchorage (Seward). |
| Star, Dawn, Sun,
Sea or Ocean
Princess |
7 |
Southbound
"Voyage of the Glaciers" |
From Anchorage (Seward),
cruise the College Fjord, Glacier Bay, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan and the Inside Passage before arriving in
Vancouver. |
| Sea Princess |
7 |
Roundtrip
Inside Passage |
From Vancouver, cruise
the Inside Passage, then on to Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay or Hubbard Glacier, Sitka and the Inside Passage
once again before returning to Vancouver. |
Cruisetour Options
Princess has over 50 different cruisetours. One of them is
sure to please you. The tours below are just a sample of those offered. All of these tours can be combined with either the North or
Southbound "Voyage of the Glaciers" cruise. On the northbound cruises, the tour will begin after
the cruise, and on the southbound, the tour will be before the cruise. All itineraries shown are for
Northbound cruises. For Southbound cruises, the itineraries will be reversed.
|
Tour
|
# of
Days
|
Notes
|
|
Heart of
Alaska |
12 |
Visit the
port town and fishing village of Seward/Anchorage. Travel through the beautiful Kenai mountain range
& along the Turnagain Arm to Anchorage. Board the ULTRA DOME rail cars of the top-rated "Midnight
Sun Express" for luxury rail travel to Denali National Park. Your guide will stop for points of interest
during your natural history tour of Denali Nat'l Park. Optional activities include river rafting,
flight-seeing via helicopter or airplane, horseback riding and more. Catch the spirit of Fairbanks on a
leisurely cruise down the Tanana and Chena Rivers on board the sternwheeler "Riverboat Discovery"
to the Chena Indian village. See an Alaskan bush pilot in action, explore the El Dorado Gold Mine for a ride
aboard the Tanana Valley Railroad and much more. Take a walking tour of a mining camp, learn about miner
methods and try your hand panning for gold before your tour ends in Fairbanks. |
|
Heart of
Alaska |
13
|
Begin or end your
vacation exploring the charming town of Seward or partaking in an optional tour of Resurrection Bay or the
Alaska Sealife Center. Your city tour of Anchorage takes you to Lake Hood and the Alaska Native
Heritage Center, then give you some free time to explore on your own. Board the ULTRA DOME rail
cars of the top-rated "Midnight Sun Express" for luxury rail travel to Denali. Mt. McKinley is a
featured attraction of your tour into the park, weather permitting. Follow that with an optional tour
for river rafting, flight-seeing via helicopter or airplane or horseback riding. Join a nostalgic cruise
on the sternwheeler "Riverboat Discovery" and tour the city and the El Dorado Gold Mines. |
| Yukon
Gold Rush |
11 |
Take
a 4 day cruise from Vancouver on board the Regal Princess, through the Inside Passage, stop in Juneau and
arrive in Skagway. Enjoy the Days of '98 show, then take White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad for a trip
along the original gold fields route. Born of the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush and built through some of
Alaska's most ruggedly beautiful terrain. Ride the most scenic portion of the line-viewing spectacular
panoramas of the Sawtooth Mountains and the Lynn Canal, traveling past waterfalls and up mountain sides. Take
a motor coach tour along the Alaska Highway from Whitehorse to Tok, then continue on to Fairbanks. Enjoy
a "Riverboat Discovery" cruise, and a city tour with a visit to El Dorado Gold Mine. Take a
motor coach tour to Denali National Park, Board the ULTRA DOME rail car to Anchorage and marvel at the 26
glaciers of College and Harriman Fjords from a catamaran before your cruisetour ends in Anchorage. |
| Alaska
Wilderness/ Kenai |
14 |
Your
adventure includes a 6-night land tour combined with a 7-night north or southbound "Voyage of the
Glaciers" cruise. Your land vacation begins after you disembark after lunch. You will
sightsee by motor coach to Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge for an overnight stay. In the morning, take a
nature trail loop that meanders through the forest and along the bluff, enjoying spectacular views of
salmon-filled Kenai River. The following day, you will motor coach to Anchorage for an overnight stay,
stopping at Alaska Native Heritage Center en route. The next day, board the Midnight Sun Express for
sightseeing to Denali. Overnight at Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge. From there, you will enjoy
a natural history tour, then board the Midnight Sun Express for an overnight in Fairbanks at the Princess
Riverside Lodge. In Fairbanks, you will take a sternwheeler river cruise, featuring native artists and
Iditarod sled dog team, Tour El Dorado Gold Mine. You will overnight in Fairbanks one last time before
your cruisetour ends. |
| Alaska
Wilderness/ Explorer |
15 |
Enjoy
lunch before disembarking. Motor coach to Anchorage through Kenai Peninsula and along Turnagain
Arm. Overnight in Anchorage. From there, experience the Far North. Fly to Prudhoe Bay
beyond the Artic Circle. Enjoy a tour of oil fields and Trans-Alaska pipeline. Dip your toes in
the Artic Ocean. Overnight in Prudhoe Bay. A stunning motor coach
ride through spectacular Brooks
Range and across the mighty Yukon River await you the next day. This #1-rated wildlife-viewing tour
travels caribou country, where massive heards migrate. Overnight in Coldfoot. While traveling via
motor coach to Fairbanks, watch for Dall sheep, moose and bears. Spend two nights at the Fairbanks
Princess Riverside Lodge. In Fairbanks, enjoy a Chena River sternwheeler cruise, featuring Athabascan
village and Susan Butcher's Iditarod sled dog team. Evening options feature focus on the aurora
borealis in Northern Lights Photosymphony. From there, board the Midnight Sun Express for a scenic
southbound journey. At Denali National Park, take a natural history tour with views of Mt. McKinley**
and overnight at Denali Princess Lodge. Enjoy a sled dog demonstration, hiking trails and optional
activities. Ride the rails to Alaska's largest city, Anchorage, where you can explore on your own,
where cruise tour ends. |
| Alaska
Wilderness/ Copper River |
12 |
After
disembarking in Seward, you will motor coach to Whittier for a two-hour cruise through Prince William Sound to
spectacular Valdez. Enjoy Thompson Pass, Worthington Glacier, Bridal Veil Falls, and Chugach
Mountains. You will enjoy two nights at Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge. The Princess
Lodge is set on 200 acres of pristine wilderness with views of Mt. Drum, Mt. Sanford and Mt. Wrangell-gateway
to the largest U.S. national park (as big as six Yellowstones!). Visit McCarthy and Kinnicott Mines,
fish famous Copper River, and walk to Kennicott Glacier**. Enjoy sunsets, signature Alaskan cuisine,
and warm up by the fireplace. From Copper River, motor coach sightsee to Denali National Park.
Take in views from lodge deck, hot tubs and restaurants, and enjoy optional activities. Overnight at
Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge. The next day, enjoy views of Mt. McKinley** from lookout points on
natural history park tour. Watch for wildlife as you ride the rails on Midnight Sun Express to
Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge for your overnight stay. Your cruisetour ends in Fairbanks. |
**weather permitting
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