If you travel to Alaska only once,
a cruise-tour is your best choice.
Because planning the best cruise-tour poses so many choices and decisions,
it is highly recommended that you contact a AAA travel
agent. Check with your AAA travel agent for special departures which may include reduced costs and extra amenities.
Call toll-free at 1-800-770-5173 or contact your AAA office.
What you need to know to plan a cruise-tour
THE BEST CRUISE-TOURS 2011:
 
CELEBRITY and ROYAL CARIBBEAN
Enjoy the best of both worlds on a Celebrity
or Royal Caribbean Cruisetour: a spectacular Celebrity or Royal Caribbean cruise along the coast of Alaska combined with a fully escorted land tour into
the magnificent Alaskan interior. Package lengths range from 10-14 nights
and include their 7-night Alaska cruise. Nineteen of the twenty-one Cruisetours
feature an inclusive tour into Denali National Park, a 6.3 million acre park
home to Mt. McKinley and one of the largest wildlife habitats in the world.
Neither Celebrity or Royal Caribbean include Glacier Bay National Park but
do include an intriguing new cruise port, Icy Stait Point.
- Recommended: Cruise-Tour #6, 11 nights
Southbound: 4-night tour (escorted) and 7-night cruise
Tour: Fairbanks- 2 nights, Fairbanks city tour, Riverboat Discovery Sternwheeler
and El Dorado Gold Mine sightseeing, Rail, Denali - 2 nights, 4-hour Natural
History sightseeing, Motor coach to Anchorage and transfer to ship
Cruise (Celebrity Millennium or Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas):
Seward, Hubbard Glacier (cruising), Juneau, Skagway, Icy Strait Point,
Ketchikan, Vancouver.
Departures/Celebrity 2011: May 23 from $1,915, June 6 from $1,965, June 20 from
$2,015, July 4 from $2,015, July 18 from $2,065, August 1 from $2,065,
August 15 from $2,015, August 29 from $1,815
Departures/Royal Caribbean 2011: May 30 from $2,115, June 13 from $1,985,
June 27 from $2,15, July 11 from $2,055, July 25 from $2,065, August 8 from
$2,055, August 22 from $1,995, September 5 from $1,915
- Recommended: Cruise-Tour #11, 12 nights
Southbound: 5-night tour (escorted) and 7-night cruise
Tour: Fairbanks - 2 nights, Fairbanks city tour, Riverboat Discovery Sternwheeler
and El Dorado Gold Mine sightseeing, Rail, Denali - 1 night, 6-hour Tundra
Wilderness Sightseeing, Rail, Talkeetna - 1 night, Motor coach, Anchorage -
1 night
Cruise (Celebrity Millennium or Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas):
Seward, Hubbard Glacier (cruising), Juneau, Skagway, Icy Strait Point,
Ketchikan, Vancouver.
Departures/Celebrity 2011: May 22 from $2,165, June 5 from $2,315, June 19 from
$2,365, July 3 from $2,365, July 17 from $2,415, July 31 from $2,415, August 14
from $2,365, August 28 from $2,165
Departures/Royal Caribbean 2011: May 29 from $2,315, June 12 from $2,235,
June 26 from $2,265, July 10 from $2,245, July 24 from $2,265, August 7 from
$2,315, August 21 from $2,195, September 4 from $2,165
PRINCESS® » Princess bonus time Oct. 4 thru Nov. 19, 2010
You’ll find more choice and variety
with Princess® than any other cruise line. While they
didn’t invent the Alaska cruise-tour, they perfected
it and have features that make them a stand-out: Direct
to the Wilderness (rail service between Whittier and
Denali National Park that moves passengers in only
one day, providing the ONLY 10-night cruise-tour with
Denali), Custom-built lodges in prime locations, and every
cruise-tour includes a cruise visit to Glacier Bay
National Park, the premier glacier display in Alaska.
» View Princess 2011 Alaska e-brochure
- Recommended: Cruise-Tour #AB3, 10 nights
Southbound: 3-night tour (hosted) and 7-night cruise
Tour: Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge- 2 nights, Motor coach, Denali
Princess Wilderness lodge -1 night, 4-hour Natural History sightseeing, rail to
Whittier
Cruise (Island Princess): Whittier, Hubbard Glacier (cruising), Glacier Bay (cruising),
Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Vancouver.
Departures 2011: May 22 from $1,398, June 5 from $1,748, June 19 from $1,998,
July 3 from $1,998, July 17 from $1,998, July 31 from $1,998,
August 14 from $1,873, August 28 from $1,573, Sept. 11 from $1,198
Tour: Fairbanks – 2 nights, Sternwheeler and goldmine tour sightseeing, motor
coach, Denali Princess Wilderness lodge– 2 nights, 4-hour Natural History Tour
sightseeing, rail, Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness lodge – 2 nights, rail,
Whittier Cruise (Island Princess): 7-night Voyage of the Glaciers Cruise
(above).
Departures 2011: May 19 from $1,798, June 2 from $2,148, June 16 from $2,398,
June 30 from $2,398, July 14 from $2,398, July 28 from $2,398, August 11 from
$2,273, August 25 from $1,973, Sept. 8 from $1,598
HOLLAND AMERICA LINE
You’ll find similar Alaska
– Denali itineraries to Princess® (they are both owned
by the same parent company); but they offer and specialize
in another itinerary – Alaska and the Canadian Yukon,
where you sail for 3- or 4-nights between Vancouver
and Skagway, and then tour through the Yukon and Alaska. Holland America includes Glacier Bay National Park
on many (but not all) cruise-tours.
- Recommended: Alaska and The Yukon, Tour #4, 13 nights
Southbound: 9-night tour (escorted) and 4-night cruise
Tour: Anchorage- 1 night, rail, Denali -2 nights 6-hour Tundra Wilderness tour
sightseeing, rail, Fairbanks- 1 night, motor coach, Tok -1night, river cruise,
Dawson City-2 nights, Whitehourse-1 night, Skagway – 1 night
Cruise (ms Zuiderdam): Skagway, Glacier Bay (cruising), Ketchikan, Vancouver.
Price: from $2,499 based on 5/22/11 departure
Departures 2011: May 15, May 22, May 29, June 5, June 12, June 19, June 26,
July 3, July 10, July 17, July 24, July 31, August 7, August 14, August 21
- Recommended: Alaska, Tour #16, 12 nights
Southbound: 5-night tour (escorted) and 7-night cruise
Tour: Fairbanks – 2 nights, rail, Denali – 2 nights, 6-hour Tundra Wilderness tour
sightseeing, rail, Anchorage – 1 night
Cruise (ms Zaandam): College Fjord (cruising), Glacier Bay (cruising), Haines,
Juneau, Ketchikan, Vancouver.
Departures 2011: May 17 from $1,599, May 31 from $1,899, June 14 from $2,149,
June 28 from $2,399, July 12 from $2,399, July 26 from $2,449, August 9 from
$2,399, August 23 from $2,199, September 6 from $1,949
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