Vacations To Go


Exploring Alaska Holland America Cruise

 

Day 1 Saturday September 14th  
8:00 a.m. Depart: Spokane  
    (Cross the border on Hwy 99. It will become Hwy 91. Continue on Hwy 91A. After crossing the river, go left on Marine Way. Turn right on Boundary Rd. Go left on 49th and right on Rupert. Go right on Euclid.)  
3:00 p.m. Arrive: Vancouver, BC 412
  Lodge: Cozy 2 beds $238/$79.33 each
3219 Euclid Avenue
Vancouver, BC
(604) 615-6088
 
    (Walk left on Euclid. Turn left on Joyce.)  
  Do: Joyce-Collingwood Skytrain-Expo Line  
  See: HAL Koningsdam (7-4)  
    Sapphire Princess (7:30-4)  

 

Day 2 Sunday September 15  
10:00 a.m. Depart: Hotel  
    (Go right on Euclid and left on Spencer. Turn right on Hwy 1A. It will go left. Turn right on Cambie St and left on Hwy 7A. turn right on Howe.)  
10:40 a.m. Arrive: Vancouver 9.4 km
  Do: YVR long term parking $169.25  
4:00 p.m. Depart: Vancouver  
  Lodge: Holland America Noordam  

 

Day 3 Monday September 16th
  Do: Day at Sea
  Lodge: Holland America Noordam

 

Day 4 Tuesday September 17th
  Do: Day at Sea
  Lodge: Holland America Noordam

 

Day 5 Wednesday September 18th
10:00 a.m. Arrive: Kodiak
12:30 p.m. Do: Shuttle bus to town
  See: Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center (9-5)
402 Center Ave
    (Walk straight ahead.)
    Kodiak History Museum (10-4) $10
    (Go right on Center St. Take the 1st right on Mission Rd. On the right side.)
    Holy Resurrection Orthodox Cathedral
    (Go right up Kashevaroff Ave. Turn right on Bay Rd.)
    Alutiiq Ancestors' Memorial
    (Go left on Mill Bay Rd. Turn right on Center. Go left on Rezanof Dr. On the left side.)
    Bearfoot Bakery (7-5)
100 Center
    Kana Marketplace Mall
111 W Rezanof Dr
    (Go right past the Key Bank.)
    Norman's Fine Gifts (11-6)
    (Continue right. At Mission Rd turn left. On the right side.)
  Do: Shuttle bus to cruise port
5:00 p.m. Depart: Kodiak
  Lodge: Holland America Noordam

 

Day 6 Thursday September 19th
9:00 p.m. Arrive: Anchorage
    (Follow the shore south.)
    Captain Cook Monument
    Oscar Anderson House Museum-closed
Oldest house in Anchorage 1915
    Orca Sculpture
    (At the end of the park turn left on 7th. It will turn left on Pacific. Go right on 5th. Go left on L St.)
    Cult Classic Bakery (8-3)
510 L St Suite 105
    (Continue left on L St. Turn right on 4th.)
    Trapper Jack's Trading Post (10-6)
701 W 4th
    Once in a Blue Moose (10-7)
545 W 4th
    Grizzly's Gifts (9-10)
501 W 4th
    (Cross the street and turn right. In the park.)
    Flight of the Raven: Elizabeth &U Roy Peratrovich statue
    Visit Anchorage Log Cabin Visitor Center (9-5)
William Henry Seward Monument-Behind it
546 4th
    Polar Bear Gifts (8-10)
600 W 4th
    Tiny Gallery (9-6)
706 W 4th Ave
    The Antique Gallery (10-6)
1001 W 4th
3:00 p.m. Do: Ray-Cook Inlet Photo Experience $199.95 (4 hrs)
  Lodge: Holland America Noordam

 

Day 7 Friday September 20th
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12:00 p.m. Depart: Anchorage
  Lodge: Holland America Noordam

 

Day 8 Saturday September 21st
2:00 p.m. Arrive: Valdez
    (Go right on Hazelet. turn right on Egan Dr. Go left on Chenega. Go right on Fiarbanks. On the left side.)
  Do: Second Time Around (11-6)
113 Fairbanks Dr
    (Continue to Meals and turn right. Go left on Richardson Hwy.)
    Valdez Alaska Arch
105 Chitina Ave
    (Go right on Chitina. Turn right on Harbor Dr. Go left on Meals Ave. Turn left on Hazelet.)
  Arrive: Cruise Shop
6:00 p.m. Do: Pinnacle Grill $162.84
9:00 p.m. Depart: Valdez
  Lodge: Holland America Noordam

 

Day 9 Sunday September 22nd
  Do: Day at Sea
5:15 p.m.   Dinner-Alaskan Seafood Boil $123.90
  Lodge: Holland America Noordam

 

Day 10 Monday September 23rd
  See: Glacier Bay
  Lodge: Holland America Noordam

 

Day 11 Tuesday September 24th
7:00 a.m. Arrive: Skagway
9:15 a.m. Do: White Pass Rail & Yukon Expedition-Waitlisted (8.25 hrs) $249.95

You've traveled so far already, now is a great time to make the 65-mile journey into the Yukon.

Board a deluxe motor coach and experience the magic and the mystery of the famed Yukon Territory. Your adventure begins on the docks of Skagway and soon you'll be climbing the South Klondike Highway to the top of the White Pass -- 3,292 feet above sea level -- with views of majestic peaks, waterfalls, and glaciers from the coach. Leaving White Pass and the USA behind, you'll enter Canada and the unspoiled and untamed beauty of the Yukon Territory.

Marvel at the chain of lakes that form the headwaters of the Yukon River, explore the rustic town of Caribou Crossing (Carcross). Snap a quick photo of the world's smallest desert (time permitting), and enjoy the tales of the Klondike Gold rush provided by your guide throughout your journey.

A stop at Caribou Crossing Trading Post is an opportunity to satisfy your wilderness appetite with a delicious chicken barbecue lunch complete with Grandma's all-you-can-eat homemade donuts.

Tour Yukon's most extensive Wildlife Museum, strolling among the creatures of Yukon's past and present, with favorites including steppe bison, grizzly bears, monster moose, woolly mammoth, and the world's largest mounted polar bear. Absorb some authentic Canadian culture with Caribou Crossing's newest exhibit -- the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Heritage Center. This interpretive display focuses on the history of Canada's Mounties and highlights their role in the Yukon Territory during the Klondike Gold Rush.

At the Dog Musher's Village, visit with Iditarod dog mushers and take pictures with sled dogs and husky puppies; or, for an extra fee, join them for a dog-cart ride with actual Iditarod and Yukon Quest dogs. Kids and adults alike will enjoy the petting farm.

Back at Fraser, British Columbia, you'll board the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad for a truly unforgettable ride down this historic and breathtaking narrow-gauge track.

  Do: Walk the town
9:00 p.m. Depart: Skagway
  Lodge: Holland America Noordam

 

Day 12 Wednesday September 25th
12:00 p.m. Arrive: Sitka
  Do: Cruise Shuttle to Harrigan Centennial Hall
    (Go right and right again on Lincoln. On the left side.)
  Do: Russian Bishop's House (9-5)
Sitka National Historical Park-stamp book
The Russian Bishop's House is one of the few surviving examples of Russian colonial architecture in North America. Imperial Russia was the dominant power in the North Pacific for over 125 years. Sitka (known as New Archangel at the time) was the Russian colonial capital. The Bishop's House was completed in 1842 and was the center of Russian Orthodox Church authority in a diocese that stretched from California to Siberian Kamchatka.
    (Go right on Lincoln.)
    The Bayview Outlet Store (10-5)
334 Lincoln
    Simply Salmon
332 Lincoln
    St Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church (1848)
240 Lincoln
    Alaskas Blue Eyed Bear Gift Shop
209 Lincoln
    Sitka Lighthouse Company Store (9-7)
203 Lincon
    Russian American Gift Shop (10-6)
134 Lincoln
    Tongass Threads Consignment Store (10-6)
236 Lincoln
    (Turn right around the church on Maksoutoff St. Go left on Harbor Dr. On the right side.)
  Do: Shuttle to cruise port
9:00 p.m. Depart: Sitka
  Lodge: Holland America Noordam

 

Day 13 Thursday September 26th
1:30 p.m. Arrive: Ketchikan
  Do: Shops
9:00 p.m. Depart: Ketchikan
  Lodge: Holland America Noordam

 

Day 14 Friday September 27th
7:00 a.m. Arrive: Prince Rupert
    (Go right following the ocean. Just past he casino look left.)
    Pillsbury Guest House-oldest house 1908
It was built for and was occupied by Grand Trunk Pacific railroad dignitaries and their families for a century. 
    (Continue following the ocean.)
    Mother Grey Whale and Calf Statue
    Kwinitsa Railway Museum (9-12, 1-5)
    Waterfront Gazebo
    (Use Bill Murray Dr to cross the railway tracks. It will become 2 St. Go right on 2 Ave.)
    Good Times Games (11-7)
302 2 Ave
    (Across the street)
    Ocean Centre Mall (8-5)
309 2 Ave
    (Continue left.)
    Pollyco (Rupert Square) Mall (9:30-6)
500 2 Ave
    Walmart (8-9)
500 2 Ave
    ( Go back on 2 Ave. Turn right on 2 St. Go left on 3 Ave. On the left side.)
    Salvation Army Thrift Store (9:30-5:30)
212 3 Ave
    (Across the street.)
    Shutter Shack Holdings Ltd (10-5)
221 3 Ave
    (Continue right/east on 3 Ave. Go left on Cow Bay Rd.)
    Cow Bay Gift Galley (10-5:30)
24 Cow Bay Rd
   

Homework (11-5:30)
145 Cow Bay Rd

    Seahorse Trading Co (11-5:30)
215 Cow Bay Rd
    Atlin Terminal Gift Shop/ Prince Rupert Visitor Information Centre (9-6)
215 Cow Bay Rd #100
    (Walk right to the shuttle.)
6:30 p.m. Do: Canaletto
4:00 p.m. Depart: Prince Rupert
  Lodge: Holland America Noordam

 

Day 15 Saturday September 28th
  Do: Day at Sea
  Lodge: Holland America Noordam

 

Day 16 Sunday September 29th  
7:00 a.m. Arrive: Vancouver  
9:00 a.m. Depart: Vancouver  
4:00 p.m. Arrive: Spokane  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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