Juneau, Alaska

DEPART at 09:00 PM on Friday, July 21, 2023

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For thousands of years, the Juneau area was the home for the Tlingit people and was originally settled by the Auke tribe. The many different groups of native peoples inhabiting Alaska commonly refer to themselves as Inuit. In the area that is now known as Juneau, the Inuit people took advantage of the abundant food and natural resources provided by the areas land and sea. Their descendants continue many historic Inuit practices of gathering clams, gumboot chitons, grass and sea urchins to this day. Juneau, Alaska’s capital, is accessible only by air and sea, due to the rugged mountain terrain that surrounds the city. It has been a world-class travel destination since the early 1900’s.

Tracy Arm or Endicott Arm, Alaska

ARRIVE at 08:00 AM on Saturday, July 22, 2023
DEPART at 05:00 PM on Saturday, July 22, 2023

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A short distance south from Juneau, where Holkham Bay cuts into the coastline under a dramatic back-drop of high snow-capped peaks and the verdant Tongass National Forest, lies the entrance to Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness. From Holkam Bay, the waterway is bisected into Tracy Arm to the north and Endicott Arm to the south. Our captain on that day will decide which arm to navigate. Each arm terminates at a stunning blue river of ice: North and South Sawyer glaciers in Tracy Arm and Dawes glacier in Endicott Arm. Just think of it, thousands of years ago these now-distant glaciers joined in Holkham Bay, more than thirty miles from their present locations. Extremely active, the glaciers calve frequently, filling their fjords with icebergs, some three stories in height.

Shore Excursions in Tracy Arm or Endicott Arm, Alaska

Shore Excursions

• North/South Sawyer Glacier or Endicott Arm by Zodiac
• North/South Sawyer Glacier or Endicott Arm by Kayak
• Glacier Exploration by Catamaran

Wrangell, Alaska

ARRIVE at 08:00 AM on Sunday, July 23, 2023
DEPART at 06:00 PM on Sunday, July 23, 2023

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One of the thousands of islands of the Alexander Archipelago, Wrangell Island sits at the heart of the Tongass National Rain Forest and receives approximately 80 inches of rain per year. The city of Wrangell, a true Alaskan frontier town, sits at the northern end of the island, a short distance from the mouth of the mighty Stikine River. The history of Wrangell is deeply rooted in the Tlingit people, the fur trade and the gold rush. The Stikine River trade route brought the Tlingit people here thousands of years ago, evidenced by some forty petroglyphs at Petroglyph Beach State Historic Site and Totem Park.

Shore Excursions in Wrangell, Alaska

Shore Excursions

• Rainbow Falls Adventure Hike
• Anan Creek Bear Viewing & Photography
• Kunk Lake Nature Hike by Jet-Boat
• Wrangell Highlights
• Island Heritage Discovery
• Scenic Wrangell: Out the Road
• Fishing the Inside Passage
• Shakes Glacier by Jet-Boat
• Stikine River & Wilderness Glacier by Jet-Boat
• Spectacular Le Conte Glacier: Ice & Wildlife by Jet-Boat

Rudyerd Bay (Misty Fjojrds), Alaska

ARRIVE at 08:00 AM on Monday, July 24, 2023
DEPART at 06:00 PM on Monday, July 24, 2023

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Scottish-American naturalist John Muir compared the 2,294,343-acre Misty Fjords National Monument to his favorite place in America, Yosemite National Park. Often shrouded in mist, Misty Fjords is a true wilderness. Its vertical granite cliffs, which reach 3,000 feet above sea level, descend another 1,000 feet below the water’s surface. Carved by glaciers and covered in a green carpet of mosses and lichens, Misty Fjords receives more than 150 inches of rain per year. Western hemlock, Sitka spruce, and western red cedar dominate the prolific vegetation along its shore. Mountain goats, brown and black bears, coastal wolves, sea lions, bald eagles, ravens, Dall's porpoises, orca and humpback whales can be spotted along its shorelines and throughout its waters.

Shore Excursions in Rudyerd Bay (Misty Fjojrds), Alaska

Shore Excursions

• Misty Fjords by Zodiac
• Misty Fjords by Kayak
• Misty Fjords Explorer by Catamaran

Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada

ARRIVE at 08:00 AM on Tuesday, July 25, 2023
DEPART at 11:00 PM on Tuesday, July 25, 2023

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Founded in 1910, the town was named for Prince Rupert, who was a governor of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670. Prince Rupert is the northern terminus of the Canadian National Railway and an important port for goods moving towards Alaska. Prince Rupert, set amongst the coastal mountains, is the jumping-off point for travelers joining the coastal ferries to Haida Gwaii, Vancouver or north to Alaska. Highlights include the quaint Cow Bay with its shops and restaurants, the Museum of Northern British Columbia, the totem carving house or the stunning sunken gardens.

Shore Excursions in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada

Shore Excursions

• Prince Rupert City Highlights & Museum
• North Pacific Cannery Exploration Walk
• Butze Rain Forest Nature Walk
• Whales & Marine Life Discovery Cruise
• Wilderness Jetboat Adventure
• Canada’s Wilderness via Seaplane
• Great Canadian Seaplane Adventure
• Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Watch

Scenic cruising Grenville, Whale & Princess Royal Channels

ARRIVE on Wednesday, July 26, 2023

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Grenville Channel is a long, well-protected channel along the northern British Columbia coast between the large Pitt Island and the mainland. It is an important shipping lane, and you are likely to see ships of many different types and sizes as you pass through. Whale Channel is a picturesque waterway separating Gil Island from Princess Royal Island in British Columbia’s Inside Passage. Surrounded by snow-capped mountain ranges and teeming with marine life, It is a diversion from the main shipping lane, located roughly halfway between Prince Rupert and the First Nations village of Klemtu. The Princess Royal Channel separates the largest island along British Columbia’s coast from the mainland. It is located roughly halfway between Bella Bella in the south and Prince Rupert in the north, in one of the province’s most remote areas. The island is uninhabited, except for two small villages in the channel, the First Nations community of Klemtu on Swindle Island and Hartley Bay on the mainland.

Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada

ARRIVE at 06:00 AM on Thursday, July 27, 2023
DEPART at 04:00 PM on Thursday, July 27, 2023

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Located on the now-dormant Alert Bay volcanic belt, Cormorant Island is host to Vancouver Island's oldest northern community, the small town of Alert Bay. It is located in the traditional territory of the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nation and today is a blend of both aboriginal and pioneer culture. A walk along the shores of this tiny 0.69-square mile island will amaze you with its history, spectacular views and abundant wildlife. Remnants of its former fish-salting plant from the 1800's remain along the harbor. The U'mista Cultural Centre is Canada's longest-running First Nations museum and home to the famed Potlach Collection

Shore Excursions in Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Shore Excursions

• Cormorant Marine Park by Zodiac
• Cormorant Marine Park by Kayak
• Best of Alert Bay
• Alert Bay Highlights
• First Nation’s Village Island

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

ARRIVE at 09:00 AM on Friday, July 28, 2023

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The humble beginnings of the City of Vancouver, in the settlement of Gastown on Burrard Inlet, rose out of the old growth forests and the sawdust of the old Hastings Mill. Its location between the Pacific Ocean and the snow-capped coastal mountains creates one of the most idyllic settings of any city in the world. As a world-class city it has the best of both worlds, intermingling urban sophistication with a sense of wilderness and outdoor adventure. Whether you are exploring Vancouver's diverse downtown core, strolling through the giant trees of Stanley Park or taking in the 20 miles of uninterrupted waterfront trails along the seawall, you are bound to fall in love with Canada's third largest metropolitan center, which is consistently ranked as one of most livable cities on earth.