Northbound Itinerary
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DAY 1 FRIDAY
Welcome to Vancouver, Canada! You will arrive
at the International Terminal and must claim your own baggage
as you clear Customs. After clearing Customs proceed to street
side outside of the International Arrival Terminal for your hotel
shuttle pickup. The Shuttle bus operates an airport pickup
every 20 minutes. Look for the Pacific Gateway Hotel Shuttle
Bus. The Discover Alaska Representative will be at the hotel
to meet you. Your accommodations for the evening are at the
Pacific Gateway Hotel.
DAY 2 SATURDAY
After breakfast at the hotel, you will board
a motorcoach to begin your day-long tour to Victoria and world-
famous Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island. After a ferry
ride to the island, your coach will take you on an island tour.
Admission to Butchart Gardens is included in your Discover
Alaska package. Later you may stroll through the charm-
ing downtown that lives up to its British-flavored name with
double-decker buses, turreted castles, fine British woolens and
delicate china. Overnight accommodations are at the Pacific
Gateway hotel.
DAY 3 SUNDAY
After breakfast at the hotel, you will board a
motorcoach for a tour of Vancouver including Granville Island,
Stanley Park, Queen Elizabeth Gardens, Chinatown, and his-
toric Gastown. Your tour ends at the exciting Canada Place pier
facility where you will board your Holland America 5-Star ship.
Lunch will be available at the buffet on the Lido Deck. Each
day, in your cabin, you will receive detailed port information
and precise arrival and departure times. The Holland America
Tour Manager representing Discover Alaska will be on board to
assist you.
DAY 4 MONDAY
Enjoy a relaxing day cruising the Inside
Passage, a thousand miles of protected waterways with land
close on each side of the ship. Explore the many fine ameni-
ties and activities aboard your 5-Star floating resort, or just
kick back and watch the wonderful scenery glide smoothly by.
Tonight is the Captain's Welcome Aboard Cocktail Party and
festive dinner.
DAY 5 TUESDAY
The fishing village of Ketchikan, perched in
the small space between mountains and sea, is today's port of
call. Your included Discover Alaska tour will give you this town's
colorful history and take you past the site of what was once
the world's largest wood pulp mills to Totem Bight State Park,
a former native campsite on the shoreline, where beautifully-
carved totems stand silently among cedar and hemlock trees.
Your guide will share native legends and history and take you
through the replica of a traditional clan house.
DAY 6 WEDNESDAY
Juneau is Alaska's state capital, but you
can only reach it by air or water no roads connect it with the
rest of the world. Discover Alaska's included tour takes you
through the city to the Macauley Fish Hatchery and to Menden-
hall Glacier. You can observe this distinctive "drive-in" glacier
from the US Forest Service observatory and enjoy a short,
refreshing walk on one of the nature trails in the area.
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AY 7 T
HURSDAY
Skagway is a step back in time with its
false-fronted buildings and wooden boardwalks, perfectly pre-
served as the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park and
gateways to the Trail of '98, which you may explore by vintage
railcar. In Skagway, find time to visit the Red Onion Saloon with
its costumed bar maids and honky tonk piano.
DAY 8 FRIDAY
As Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage
Site, Glacier Bay National Park protects a unique ecosystem
of plants and animals living in concert with an ever-changing
glacial landscape. Your cruise ship will be your visitor center for
this unforgettable day. Cruise from the Reid and Lamplugh gla-
ciers to the mighty Johns Hopkins surrounded by rugged peaks
and sheltering a seal pupping ground.
DAY 9 SATURDAY
Today you will traverse the Gulf of Alaska.
This is your last full day aboard your luxurious Holland America
floating resort. Be sure to take full advantage of all the many
activities aboard ship.
DAY 10 SUNDAY
You disembark in Seward, Alaska.
A deluxe motorcoach will take you to Alaska's largest city,
Anchorage; with a stop at Portage Glacier. At Portage Glacier,
you will board the mv Ptarmigan, cruising across Portage Lake
while you view the glacier and watch for fractures of ice break
off the glacier. After your cruise you will proceed to Anchorage.
Enjoy a tour on your motorcoach lead by an experienced guide
of the historic points of interest in downtown Anchorage; then
continue to the Anchorage Museum. After the tour you will be
taken to your First Class hotel in Anchorage. Breakfast, lunch,
dinner included.
Day 11 MONDAY
Transfers to the McKinley Explorer railroad
station begin at 7:15 AM. Your Tour Host will assist in directing
you. Breakfast and lunch aboard the train is included and
ull bar service is available. Enjoy expert narration as
the luxuri¬ous McKinley Explorer winds through spectacular
scenery in the wild Alaskan interior as you travel to Denali
National Park & Preserve. Watch in awe from the observation
lounge as you glide past rivers, waterfalls, mountains and
valleys. Keep watch for bald eagles, trumpeter swans and
beaver lodges as you enjoy food and bar service in the
elegant onboard dining room. Discover Alaska has included
a wonderful, all-you-can-eat Music of Denali lifted
straight out of old Alaska. Your accommodations for
the evening are at the McKinley Chalet Resort.
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