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7 Day Alaskan
Glacier Bay Inside Passage
departing
Wednesday September 15, 2010
onboard Holland America Line's
ms Volendam
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CAKECRUISE 2010 SCHEDULE
Day
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Itinerary
Activity |
Arrive
From |
Depart
To |
Wednesday
Sept 15 |
Vancouver, BC |
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5:00pm |
Thursday
Sept 16 |
At Sea |
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Friday
Sept 17 |
Tracy Arm, AK
Juneau, AK |
8:00am
2:30pm |
12:00pm
10:30pm |
Saturday
Sept 18 |
Skagway, AK |
7:00am |
9:00pm |
Sunday
Sept 19 |
Glacier Bay, AK |
7:00am |
4:00pm |
Monday
Sept 20 |
Ketchikan, AK |
10:00am |
6:00pm |
Tuesday
Sept 21 |
At Sea |
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Wednesday
Sept 22 |
Vancouver, BC |
7:00am |
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DESTINATIONS
Savor the Alaska experience
This classic cruise itinerary departs Vancouver on Wednesdays and offers a diverse exploration of Alaskan treasures. Relish three whole days of being completely spoiled by Holland America's award-winning crew as you enjoy scenic cruising through Glacier Bay National Park and Canada’s Inside Passage. Navigate intimate Tracy Arm to the twin faces of the Sawyer Glaciers. Dine on fresh salmon and Alaska King Crab legs. Walk in the footsteps of Klondike gold rush prospectors in Skagway. Experience the rich living culture of Southeast Alaska Natives in Ketchikan. Challenge yourself with an adventure tour in Juneau. This Glacier Bay Inside Passage itinerary is an excellent choice for first-time visitors to Alaska.
There is an extensive selection of shore excursions at each port.
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Vancouver, B.C., CA :
Galleries, boutiques, colorful public markets, restaurants of every ethnicity: this vital port city has them all. Visit vibrant Chinatown and Stanley Park, with its 1,000 acres of forests, gardens, lakes and lawns in the heart of the city. Sample shore excursions: Highlights of Vancouver & Granville Island; Stanley Park & Scenic Grouse Mountain.
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 Glacier Bay, AK :
As Biosphere Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Glacier Bay National Park; protects a unique ecosystem of plants and animals living in concert with an ever-changing glacial landscape. How does it feel when a monumental chunk of ice splits off a glacier and crashes into the sea? The sound is like thunder. The impact shoots water hundreds of feet into the air. You hold your breath as you catch the moment on film. Then you wait for it all to happen again. And it does. Glacier Bay has more actively calving tidewater glaciers than anyplace else in the world.
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 Juneau, AK :
Located at the foot of grand mountain peaks on the Gastineau Channel, the town of Juneau has the massive Mendenhall Glacier and the immense Juneau Icefields at its back door. Juneau is the place to let your imagination run wild. Explore the lush Tongass National Forest. Visit the rustic shops in town. Or get out and kayak, dogsled, raft, hike, whale watch, flightsee or fish. There s no end to the adventure because of the long daylight hours. Climb aboard the Mt. Roberts Tramway for a great spot to hike and shoot a souvenir photo.
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 Ketchikan, AK
Built out over the water and climbing weathered stairways, Ketchikan clings to the shores of Tongass Narrows and drapes the mountains with a cheerful air. Besides the main attractions - Creek Street, the Tongass Historical Museum, Totem Bight State Park and Saxman Village, try a flightseeing trip to breathtaking Misty Fjords National Monument--a transformational adventure not to be missed. These deep water fjords left by retreating glaciers left granite cliffs towering thousands of feet above the sea and countless waterfalls cascading into placid waters. The souvenir photos you'll take from the pontoons of the plane are worth the trip alone.
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 Skagway, AK :
The sidewalks are all but rolled up in Skagway come winter, so you can only imagine the frightful conditions endured by the gold prospectors who passed through en route to the Yukon, with a mandatory ton of supplies to be hauled with them over the steep and treacherous Trail of '98. Today, summertime visits to Skagway require nothing of the sort, but you can still ride the antique White Pass & Yukon narrow-gauge railway up through silvery-purple rock faces, past Deadhorse Gulch, to see what it was like back then.
Take your time and poke into every little store from the Trail Bench to Lynch & Kennedy's Dry Goods. The Red Onion Saloon, with its honky tonk piano and costumed barmaids, is a treasure trove of memorabilia featuring pictures of Klondike Kate, Peahull Annie and other vintage characters. To complete the picture of those rip-roaring days, visit the nostalgic Trail of '98 Museum. The Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park boasts restored buildings and wooden boardwalks that invite you to take a stroll into the past.
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 Tracy Arm AK :
This narrow, 26-mile-long fjord is another of Alaska's most dramatic glacier settings. The lush rain forest recedes to reveal a stunning canyon of bare rock. The panorama of 7,000-foot mountain peaks and nearly vertical rock cliffs is astounding. Waterfalls appear at every turn. Icebergs make their way to the sea in all sorts of wondrous shapes. And tucked away at the end of this remarkable waterway are two very active reminders of the Ice Age - the twin Sawyer Glaciers, calving icebergs into the jade-colored inland sea. Kittiwakes, mountain goats and seals are a common sight. Whales and bears may even make an appearance in this magical place.
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