Day 1 • Juneau
Arrive in Juneau, Alaska's capital city. Transfer to a hospitality suite in preparation for your cruise. Board the Spirit of Alaska and begin your cruise down the Gastineau Channel.
Day 2 • Skagway and Haines
Visit Skagway and relive the Gold Rush in this picturesque setting. Take a streetcar tour around this charming town. Head down mountain-lined Lynn Canal for a visit to Haines, sharing a border with 20 million acres of protected wilderness. Visit Fort William H. Seward. This photographer's paradise abounds with birds, wildlife, fish, flowers and trees. Its resident artist population has works displayed in local galleries.
Day 3 • Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Designated as a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve, you'll enter this 3.3 million-acre nature wonderland where a National Park Service Ranger and a Native Cultural Interpreter will come onboard to offer information on the history, flora and fauna of this impressive region. Have your binoculars and cameras on deck as the Ranger helps you look for mountain goats, brown and black bears, moose, harbor seals, Steller sea lions and puffins.
Day 4 • Icy Strait - Captain's Choice Cruising
The annual summer conjunction of currents, bottom topography, and tidal energy causes an extraordinary bloom of plankton to occur. This bloom creates a biological richness that attracts creatures both large and small including mammoth humpbacks as well as sea lions and seals. Captain's Choice cruising may also include inflatable excursion craft outings to look for wildlife like brown bear and Sitka black-tailed deer.
Day 5 • Juneau
Disembark in Juneau. Or extend your stay with a variety of tour options.
Options: 4 Day / 3 Night option (817B) available departing on Saturdays
