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Holland America Line Offers You The Best Alaska Cruises & CruiseTours To Alaska & The Yukon

In 2006, Holland America Line offers more natural wonders, more national parks, and the best value for your vacation to Alaska and the Yukon.

Alaska Cruises
7-Day Alaskan Explorer Cruises from US $849 Inside passage on three great ships roundtrip from Seattle Friday departures - ms Zaandam to Glacier Bay National Park Saturday departures - ms Oosterdam to Hubbard Glacier and Yakutat Bay Sunday departures - ms Westerdam to Glacier Bay National Park or Hubbard Glacier and Yakutat Bay		7-Day Glacier Bay Inside Passage Cruises from US $849 The quintessential Alaska cruise roundtrip from Vancouver Glacier Bay & Sawyer Glaciers Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan Saturday departures - ms Zuiderdam Wednesday departures - ms Volendam Sunday departures - ms Ryndam, ms Veendam		7-Day Glacier Discovery Cruises from US $899 Inside passage and Gulf of Alaska between Vancouver and Anchorage Sunday departures - ms Veendam & ms Ryndam to Glacier Bay/College Fjord plus Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway or Haines Friday departures - ms Statendam to Hubbard Glacier, Ketchikan, Juneau, Icy Strait Point and Skagway or Sitka
Alaska Cruise Tours
Tours 1-6 11- to 15-Day Great Land Klondike CruiseTours from US $1,849 Historic 1898 wilderness trail Denali National Park Kluane National Park program Gold Rush history in Dawson City and Skagway Tombstone Park near Dawson 102 miles of Yukon River cruising		Tours 7-10 11- to 13-Day Great Land Wilderness CruiseTours from US $1,499 Al-Can highway scenic route Denali National Park Kluane National Park Spectacular scenery on the Al-Can Highway McKinley Explorer® luxury railcars White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad Yukon Rendezvous dinner show Gold Dredge No. 8 gold panning Riverboat Discovery in Fairbanks 3- or 4-night Inside Passage cruise featuring Glacier Bay or twin Sawyer Glaciers		Tours 11-29 11- to 20-Day Glacier Discovery CruiseTours from US $1,499 Denali via luxury cruise and domed rail 7-day Holland America cruise Glacier Bay & College Fjord or Hubbard Glacier Denali National Park Kenai Fjords National Park Seward & the Kenai Peninsula Gates of the Arctic National Park Prudhoe Bay Arctic Journey McKinley Explorer luxury railcars Alyeska Prince Hotel

CRUISETOUR 16, 13-DAY SB FROM: Fairbanks, Alaska TO: Vancouver, B.C. SAILING DATE: July 2, 2006 SHIP: ms Statendam

TOUR Day Port 1 Fairbanks Fly to Fairbanks meet your Tour Director and transfer to your hotel. Spend the rest of the day at leisure in Alaska's second largest city, at the edge of the wilderness. 2 Fairbanks Your EXTRA DAY in Fairbanks starts at the riverboat landing. Here, you'll board a sternwheeler Discovery III for a cruise along the storied Chena and Tanana Rivers. Soak up native culture, gold rush history, and local color as you visit a replicated Athabascan native village and view native crafts, see a fishwheel in action and watch a dogsled demonstration. You'll see a bush pilot take off and land on the water and meet Susan Butcher of Iditarod fame, or members of her family, at her famed sled dog kennel. At Gold Dredge No. 8, a National Historic Site, you get to browse the mining exhibits, pan for gold and enjoy a hearty miner's stew in the dining hall. Tonight, take advantage of the Midnight Sun and venture out to Pioneer Park for an authentic Alaskan Salmon Bake (optional). 3 Fairbanks/Denali National Park Board the McKinley Explorer, Holland America Line's luxury domed railcars. Cross the Mears Memorial Bridge, travel through the scenic Tananan-Kuskokwim Lowlands, and watch for views of Mt. McKinley as you near Denali National Park. A transfer takes you to the accommodations at your inviting lodge, the finest at the park. The rest of the afternoon is free to craft your own wilderness experience with an organized tour. The Nenana is an exciting river to run and you can opt for a wild ride through the canyon or a calmer float trip past majestic scenery. Horseback riding is peaceful and quiet, flightseeing lets you see Alaska as few get to do, and you can fly fish, golf, explore the backcountry by jeep, or journey into the past aboard a covered wagon. These are the kinds of experiences that make your stay in Denali truly memorable! 4 Denali Begin your EXTRA DAY at Denali with an early morning Tundra Wilderness Tour that travels to mile 53 of the park road and offers opportunities to view wildlife from caribou and moose to Dall sheep and grizzly bears. A viewpoint at Stony Hill Overlook provides fabulous views of Mt. McKinley, weather permitting. The rest of the afternoon is yours to explore. You can hike to Horseshoe Lake or hop a shuttle to the new Denali Visitor Center. Organized flightseeing, horseback riding and golfing tours are another option. And there's tasty barbeque and a hilarious musical revue to enjoy at the optional Cabin Nite Dinner Theatre. 5 Denali/Anchorage Wake up to a morning at leisure. Then re-board the McKinley Explorer for the continuation of your rail journey to Anchorage. Optional lunch and dinner are available to enhance your sightseeing experience. Soak in the magnificent views as you cross the Hurricane Gulch Bridge and glide from one mountain, forest and river scene after another. Here you'll enjoy an overnight stay downtown with mountain views in every direction. 6 Anchorage/Seward This morning depart by luxury motor coach skirting Cook Inlet and Turnagain Arm as you cross through the Chugach and Kenai Mountains on your way to Resurrection Bay and the port town of Seward. Say "good-bye" to your Tour Director as here your ship awaits and lunch and dinner are included onboard. 7 College Fjord cruising or Hubbard Glacier/Yakutat Bay cruising 8 Glacier Bay National Park cruising or Icy Strait Point 9 Haines or Skagway 10 Juneau 11 Ketchikan 12 Inside Passage scenic cruising 13 Disembark in Vancouver