The Best of Alaska: Land & Sea

Sun, June 8, 2025

Depart on your Alaskan Adventure! Meet your expert Alaska tour guide who will be with you the entire trip! Depart from Harrisburg by motorcoach to transfer to the airport. From here you’ll board your flight to Fairbanks, Alaska! Dinner will be included tonight after arriving in the Land of the Midnight Sun! *Departure Airport TBA*

Mon, June 9, 2025

Enjoy breakfast at the resort before packing up and departing for a day full of Alaskan history! We’ll begin the day on the Chena River! Your three-hour tour will take you into the heart of Alaska and introduce you to a family who has made the rivers of Alaska home over five generations. You’ll get to experience a bush pilot demonstration, visit a native village and learn their way of life, and visit the home and kennel of the late four-time Iditarod champion Susan Butcher! Keep your cameras ready for all the excitement! Afterwards, enjoy a family-style meal and eat your fill of the hearty miner's beef stew, rustic roasted vegetables, a kale apple pecan salad, sourdough rolls and, for dessert, a German chocolate brownie. The day has only begun! Next, we’ll make our way to the Pipeline Viewing Area to get an up-close look at one of the world's engineering marvels. Here your guide will give you an overview of the Pipeline history and have time to look around and take pictures. Next up...did you know the North Pole is in Alaska?! We’re making our way to Santa Claus’ House for free time to visit his shop, have a chance to see his reindeer, and maybe even meet the big man himself! Relax as we make our way to Denali National Park where we’ll be staying the next 2 nights. Dinner will be included tonight at the resort.

Tue, June 10, 2025

Enjoy breakfast at the resort before taking a bus tour into Denali National Park! Incredible scenery, a narrated history of the park road, and some of the best opportunities to view the park’s wildlife and the tallest peak in North America, Denali (formerly known as Mt. McKinley) await you on this amazing tour. Afterwards, enjoy the rest of your day on your own!

Wed, June 11, 2025

After breakfast at the resort, check out and head to the train station. Enjoy the amazing views of Alaska as you make your way from Denali National Park to Talkeetna on the railroad. Once in Talkeetna you will have time to explore and grab dinner on your own. From here you’ll depart by motorcoach to Wasilla where we will spend the night.

Thu, June 12, 2025

After breakfast at the hotel, check out and depart for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Here you will experience a peaceful and scenic home for animals in need, such as moose, bears, bison, and wolves. Afterwards, you’ll make your way to Seward, gateway to the Kenai Fjords National Park! Enjoy free time this afternoon to grab lunch on your own and browse the shops. Check in at the hotel for the evening and freshen up before enjoying a local dinner.

Fri, June 13, 2025

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel this morning and then it’s your choice what to do today! Option 1 is the Kenai Fjords Tour. This will be an additional cost of $270 per person. On this tour, there’s no telling what magical sights await as you journey up the coast from Seward on a unique ocean cruise, fully narrated by experienced captains and knowledgeable crew. One thing is for certain: the abundant wildlife and incredible landscapes - from tumbling glaciers and lush forests to towering walls of rock - you’ll see in Kenai Fjords National Park will create memories to last a lifetime. Kenai Fjords Tour includes lunch. Option 2 is a leisurely walking tour on the National Iditarod Historic Trail where you will learn the history of "The Last Great Race" followed by a trip to the Alaska Sealife Center, located on the shores of Resurrection Bay, a public aquarium and Alaska's only permanent marine mammal rehabilitation facility. This will be an additional cost of $50 per person. If you don’t feel up to either tour, relax until check out. Once everyone is back from their tours, depart for Anchorage where you will spend the night and have dinner on your own.

Sat, June 14, 2025

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before checking out and departing for the cruise ship in Whittier! You will experience driving through the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, a unique design that enables a single lane of traffic to travel directly over the railroad track. After boarding, enjoy your free time as you get to know the ship!

Sun, June 15, 2025

Today the ship will be scenic cruising through the Hubbard Glacier, the largest tidewater glacier in North America. It measures 76 miles long and plunges 1,200 feet into the depths of the bay. Its immense beauty and phenomenal blue hues are enchanting, even from afar. But it's when your cruise ship draws closer that its towering surface really impresses, dwarfing even the uppermost deck on your ship at a whopping 40 stories high. The area around Hubbard Glacier is also renowned for its wildlife, where whales, harbor seals and otters swim, brown bears, moose and black-tailed deer roam ashore, and a wide variety of seabirds soar gracefully across the sky.

Mon, June 16, 2025

Today the ship will be scenic cruising through the Glacier Bay National Park. As one of a select few cruise lines permitted to cruise the pristine waters, this breathtaking national park and preserve boasts some of the world's most spectacular tidewater glaciers. Glacier Bay National Park is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. During the day, Park Rangers will join the ship to share their knowledge of this amazing place. They may even help you identify wildlife, including humpback whales, sea otters, porpoises, harbor seals, black bears, mountain goats, bald eagles and large colonies of seabirds. Take in the scenery as you enjoy an unforgettable day of sailing through this dazzling park, where you'll glide along emerald waters and past calving icebergs, and can breathe in the crisp, fresh air to your heart's content.

Tue, June 17, 2025

Today the ship will stop in Skagway from 7:00am-8:30pm. Skagway was the gateway to the gold fields for the thousands who flocked to Alaska and the Yukon with the hope of striking it rich. Skagway may have boasted the shortest route to the Klondike, but it wasn't the easiest. Over 100 years ago, the White Pass route through the Coast Mountains and the shorter but steeper Chilkoot Trail were used by countless stampeders. By 1898, Skagway was Alaska's largest town with a population of about 20,000. Hotels, saloons, dance halls and gambling houses prospered. But when the gold yield dwindled in 1900, so did the population as miners quickly shifted to new finds in Nome. Today, Skagway has less than 1,000 residents. It still retains the flavor of the gold rush era. You will have the opportunity to book optional excursions for an additional cost on this day.

Wed, June 18, 2025

Today the ship will stop in Juneau from 6:30am-4:00pm. In 1880, Joe Juneau and Richard Harris searched for gold with the help of Native guides. After climbing mountains, forging streams and facing countless difficulties, they found nuggets "as large as beans." From their discovery came three of the largest gold mines in the world. By the end of World War II, more than $150 million in gold had been mined. Eventually the mines closed, but the town Joe Juneau founded became the capital of Alaska and the business of gold was replaced by the business of government. Some 30,000 people live in Juneau. Its total area makes it one of the biggest towns, in size, in the world. Only Kiruna, Sweden, and Sitka, Alaska, exceed Juneau's 3,248 square miles. Juneau is famous not only for gold and government but also for its breathtakingly beautiful glaciers and stunning views of both water and mountains. You will have the opportunity to book optional excursions for an additional cost on this day.

Thu, June 19, 2025

Today the ship will stop in Ketchikan from 10:00am-6:00pm. Known as Alaska's "First City" because it's the first major community travelers come to as they journey north, the name Ketchikan comes from a Tlingit phrase that means "eagle with spread-out wings," a reference to a waterfall near town. In the early 1900s, when gold was Alaska's claim to fame, fishing and timber industries were established here. The growth of these industries helped make this Inside Passage port Alaska's fourth-largest city. Visitors to Ketchikan will be intrigued by its rich Native heritage, which includes the world's oldest collection of totem poles at Totem Heritage Center. The Haida, Tlingit and Tsimshian are all a part of the city's colorful history. Ketchikan, with its abundance of salmon, is also a sportfishing paradise. You will have the opportunity to book optional excursions for an additional cost on this day.

Fri, June 20, 2025

Today is a relaxing day at sea! Spend your day as you like!

Sat, June 21, 2025

Depart the ship this morning in Vancouver, Canada. Transfer to the airport and fly home dreaming of your time in the Land of the Midnight Sun!

B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner