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The Best of Alaska: Land & Sea
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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. (B, L, D)
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. (B, L, D)
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 fourthlargest 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. (B, L, D)
June 20, 2025
Today is a relaxing day at sea! Spend your day as you like! (B, L, D)
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)
Passport are required for this tour as you do enter Canada.
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