August 9, 2005

Princess Cruise Lines

Dawn Princess

When you're making your Alaska vacation decision,  this is all you really need to know...to do Alaska justice, a Gulf of Alaska cruisetour combining a cruise with a land tour featuring Princess Wlderness Lodges and a luxury dome rail car should be your first and only choice.  Princess Cruise Lines has devoted over 160 years to developing the perfect cruise and has spent millions of dollars creating the Princess tradition on land.  So come aboard and join us while we enjoy Grand Class cruising on the Dawn Princess---a vacation like none other!

Tour Includes:

• Round trip deluxe motorcoach transportation to Omaha
• Roundtrip air transportation from Omaha
• Trip cost includes government fees & taxes, luggage handling, transfers, and entertainment & meals on ship
• Riverboat Cruise and Gold Mine Tour in Fairbanks, and the Natural History Tour in Denali
• Escorted by Gary & Connie Gannon

 (August 9, 2005 tour will travel in reverse of this itinerary)

Day		Port	Arrival Time	Departure Time
	1	Sail from Vancouver.
	1	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada		5:30 PM
	2	At Sea
	3	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States	6:30AM	2:30 PM
	4	Juneau, Alaska, United States	7:00AM	7:30 PM
	5	Skagway, Alaska	7:00AM	8:00 PM
	6	Glacier Bay Scenic Cruising, Alaska, United States	6:00AM	3:00 PM
	7	College Fjord Scenic Cruising, Alaska, United States	3:00PM	6:00 PM
	8	Whittier	2:30AM
	8	Enjoy a scenic motorcoach ride to Anchorage. Upon arrival, visit the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Check into your hotel for the night.
	9	Board the Midnight Sun Express for a rail journey to Talkeetna. Continue by motorcoach to the Mt. McKinley Princess Lodge for a 2-night stay in a true wilderness setting.
	10	Enjoy a full day at your own pace. Go fishing, hiking or flightseeing on an optional tour. Or, gaze at Mt. McKinley from the floor to ceiling windows of the Great Room.
	11	Transfer to Talkeetna where you'll reboard the train to Denali National Park. Check into the Denali Princess Lodge and enjoy the afternoon and evening on your own.
	12	Inlcuded is a natural history tour into the Park. Learn about the history and wildlife of Denali. Then, reboard the train to Fairbanks for a 2-night stay.
	13	Wake up to a Riverboat Cruise down the Chena and Tanana Rivers. You'll visit a re-created native village and see a bush pilot demonstration. Then, learn about gold rush history at the El Dorado Gold Mine. The evening is yours to enjoy.
	14	Your tour ends this morning in Fairbanks.