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Firstly, we managed to get a window table in the Chef’s Table restaurant and watched the mountains glide by as the sun slowly set, and then we were treated to a magnificent sunset seen from the balcony of our cabin. Skim Sitka's straits on board a rigid inflatable boat, or RIB, en route to a mouthwatering Alaskan feast. Gain fascinating insight into Sitka’s past and visit local sanctuaries that care for injured or orphaned animals. Enjoy Sitka and its stunning setting on the Gulf of Alaska as you discover its fascinating landmarks.
Discover where East & West converge
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The first day was registration and getting on board the ship and so our first real outing was the Resurrection Bay Wildlife cruise, which can be found via this link. Cruise the waters around Sitka in search of local wildlife en route to a delicious Alaskan feast. This 11-day journey from San Juan to San Juan (roundtrip) visits a new Caribbean port every day, where you will experience the rich influences of British, French and Dutch culture in the Lesser Antilles. This 15-day cruise from Stockholm to Bergen (or the reverse) journeys into the heart of Scandinavia and the Baltic to discover Stockholm, Helsinki, Berlin, Copenhagen, Bergen and charming historic city centers in Tallinn and Gdańsk. This 15-day cruise from Venice to Athens (or the reverse) showcases the glories of the Venetian and Hellenic Empires as you cruise Adriatic waters, uncovering rich history and culture along the way.
Panama Canal and the Pacific Coast
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Sail the Tsugaru Strait, surrounded by the slopes of Japan’s dramatic coastal mountains. Explore Japan’s center of education, economics and culture; see local landmarks and shrines. Experience the Alaskan wilderness; get up close to a glacier and marvel at the wildlife.
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The narrow-gauge railway was built in 1898 to get people over White Pass and it is now a key sightseeing opportunity in Skagway. However, it was raining when we arrived and so we chose to stroll around the town instead, checking out the historic buildings that still remain. Friends who went on the train ride were pretty impressed though, so perhaps this was a mistake!
By now, we were used to relatively cloudy conditions in the early morning with brighter sunny days later on, but our next visit to Ketchikan proved this wrong. Luckily, we had packed our rain clothing and so we were able to trudge through the rain to the Potlatch Park and their demonstrations and stories of the Tlinkit people and their totem pole carvings. Then we walked around the town, eventually finding the famous Creek Street houses and shops (and brothel).
In Alaska, cruise into glacier-strewn, mountain-ringed bays, stopping in former frontier towns to hear stories of trappers and lumberjacks. Stay current with special offers, news and destination-focused content. The cruise started in Seward although we had booked air using Viking and so we were taken by coach from Anchorage to Seward. If you are traveling with your own arrangements, the train from Anchorage pulls into Seward right by the ship, and so that seems to be a very easy way to get to the docks.
Keep watch for icebergs and calving glaciers as you sail the striking waters of Glacier Bay. Sail the Gulf of Alaska, surrounded by lush forests, mountains and gleaming glaciers. Witness some of Alaska’s pristine beauty; pass Yakutat Bay on the journey to Hubbard Glacier. Learn about the native craft and legends of totem poles or venture to Alaska’s misty fjords. To learn more about each port of call and our included as well as optional excursions, click on the individual days below. That evening actually turned out to be one of the highlights of the trip!
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Leaving Valdez, we traveled through the night to end up, the following morning at the Hubbard Glacier. There was a real cold wind that came down off the ice and across the bay and, to be honest, it was cloudy and wet as we arrived. The clouds cleared at little, and we were able to see the full majesty of the glacier.
This 15-day cruise from New York City to San Juan explores the pink sands of Bermuda and seven Caribbean ports, all steeped in Euro-Caribbean culture and stunning beauty. This 8-day cruise from Rome to Venice (or the reverse) allows you to experience the legacies of civilizations as you journey around Italy’s boot, and an overnight in Venice lets you explore this romantic city in depth. This 15-day voyage from Bergen to London (or the reverse) cruises from northernmost Scandinavia to the remote outposts of Scotland’s Shetland and Orkney Islands, viewing spectacular Norwegian fjords and visiting Bergen, Edinburgh and London. This 8-day cruise from Barcelona to Rome (or the reverse) highlights Catalonia’s rich culture—its art, architecture and history—with France’s famed southern coast and Italy’s Renaissance treasures taking center stage.
Today’s Sitka is a delight to explore by foot, its streets dotted with inviting art galleries displaying artwork inspired by the region’s natural beauty and rich heritage. The cruise ship fuel surcharge is additional revenue to Viking Cruises, as are any additional charges relating to currency fluctuation other than for fully paid cruise fares and full fares. Skagway was once the gateway to the gold-rich Canadian Yukon and is set in a stunning glacial valley. One remnant of its mining past is the narrow gauge railway that follows the original Yukon trail to the historic White Pass high in the surrounding mountains. Completed in 1900 as a means of transit for prospectors to reach goldfields during the Klondike gold rush, the route is preserved as a heritage railway.
For some reason, we were able to dock early in the morning and get off the ship, but then the ship went out into the bay and anchored as much larger cruise ships took our place at the dock! But arriving early meant that we could visit the various sights before the crowds descended from the other boats. We did take the shuttle to the small town of Hoonah, thinking it would be some sort of nice Tlinkit community, but it really has very little (OK, make that nothing) to make the journey worthwhile. Some people were walking there to save the cost of the shuttle bus, which must have been disappointing when they arrived. But Icy Strait Point now has two cable car/gondolas as well as a very fast zip line from the top of the mountain to the waterfront. I’ve written two stories about this day – one about the historic pier and salmon canning building, now a museum and shop and one about the cable car gondola ride up the mountain.
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We thought this might have been on the coast, but it is actually just a little inland along the fast-running creek. I’ve written a story here about using digital painting techniques to bring some life and warmth back into the rather drab scene on Creek Street in the rain. There is the National Historical Park here with a collection of many totem poles carved by the local Tlinkit people installed in the forest as well as a Raptor rescue center, both of which are an easy walk from the town. Both well worth a visit and you can see my recollections of the place in this story about Sitka. By Monday morning, we had reached the small town of Skagway set in its glacial valley. Skagway was built to support the gold rush that created so much wealth (and destroyed so many lives) in the 1890s as it was one of main ways that miners aiming to try their luck in the Klondike started their journey in Alaska.
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