Day One: Embark Juneau – Spend the day enjoying Alaska’s capital city, inaccessible by road. Transfer to your ship to begin your cruising adventure. D
Day Two: Frederick Sound & Tracy Arm – Humpback Whales abound in Frederick Sound. Cruise under Tracy Arm’s sheer 1,500-foot vertical cliffs toward the twin Sawyer Glaciers. BLD
Day Three: Wrangell & Petersburg – Today visit the Alaskan community of Wrangell, located at the Northern tip of Wrangell Island, here you will tour their local museum and see a collection of Wrangell’s early history. Later, receive a warm welcome at the Norwegian-heritage fishing village of Petersburg, inaccessible to large cruise ships. In Petersburg enjoy the Leikarring Dancers perform in the Sons of Norway Hall. BLD
Day Four: Wilderness Cruising – Discover the joys of wilderness exploration. Your Captain and Exploration Leaders know these waters intimately – and weather permitting you’ll use inflatable craft for closer review of these remote shores. BLD
Day Five: Sitka – Only small ships can negotiate Peril Strait and Sergius Narrows, the “inside” route of Sitka on Baranof Island. A walk through Sitka’s National Historic Park reveals towering totems watching over the temperate rainforest. Keep an eye out for playful otters, Sitka black-tailed deer and bald eagles. BLD
Day Six: Icy Strait – Watch for gentle humpbacks as they feast on small fish and tiny krill churned by upwelling currents from the Pacific Ocean. Watch for behaviors such as spouting, sounding, breaching, flipper-slapping and lunge feeding. You may see rare bubble feeding if you’re very lucky. The Coves and inlets of Icy Strait offer enticing opportunities to get out and explore by inflatable craft. Be sure to keep a watchful eye for Steller’s sea lions, orcas, harbor seals and porpoise. BLD
Day Seven: Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve – Declared by many to be the most extraordinary and untouched place in the world, Glacier Bay was first established as a National Monument in 1925 and has since enjoyed the highly protected status of National Park, Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site. Glacier Bay National Park shows you
the earth in transition. The glaciers here are receding rapidly, leaving their wake scoured cliffs and deep fjords. Glide past massive glaciers of all varieties (hanging, tidewater, and valley) and soak up the expert guidance of a National Park Service Ranger and the Native Cultural Interpreter who will board the ship for your visit. BLD
Day Eight: Juneau – Disembark in Juneau this morning, and transfer to the airport for your flight home. B

-Whales Guaranteed! Yes, we guarantee whales on this Alaska’s Inside Passage trip. We will refund $250 of your cruise price if we don’t see whales (and we have never had to make good on our guarantee before – our knowledgeable crew knows where the action is).
-Cruise West has more permits into Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve then any other cruise line. Spend a full day in Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve.
-Visit Tongass National Forest
-Inflatable excursion craft get you up-close
-Onboard Exploration Leaders, Park Rangers and Native Cultural Interpreters provide educational enrichment
-All onboard gratuities and services are included
-Included shore activity in every port (shore activity is pre-set by Cruise West, cultural experience or city tour for example)
-More intimate experience – only 138 guests at maximum
-Binoculars and umbrellas available in every cabin for guest use
-Fine cuisine onboard and complimentary non-alcoholic beverages included in fare
-Ability to visit remote islands and ports the big ship
-Airport transfers and baggage handling provided on embarkation and disembarkation day

B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner
Prices are per person based on double occupancy. Single, triple and quad available, call or email for pricing.

Special 20% discount departure July 4, 2010 only BOOK NOW!

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**Combine our special Cruise West rates on Alaska's Inside Passage "Cruise Only" with one of our custom Denali land packages and compare to Cruise West's "13 nights, Land tour/Cruise 9B".

We can package our special Cruise West rates with your own independent custom land vacation:
• 1 night Fairbanks
• Riverboat Discovery
• Train to Denali
• 2 nights Denali at a park entrance area hotel
• Denali National Park tour
• Train to Anchorage
• 1 night Anchorage
• Flight to Juneau
• 1 night Juneau hotel
Combine this 5 night independent custom vacation combined with our specials on Cruise West's 7 night July 4 extra special priced departure and save big! For example in the AA category cabins plus the above itinerary saves over $2000 PER PERSON when compared to the similar Cruise West June 28 package 9B!  And, the beauty of doing an independent land vacation is that together we can create your very own custom itinerary and do what you want, when you want!  Contact Alaska Cruises & Vacations by Tyee Travel before we're sold out!  Great savings on ALL departures!

We use the same or comparable accommodations and transportation! Contact Alaska Cruises & Vacations by Tyee Travel now for more details!

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