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Grand Princess - Sailing Alaska

  • Vancouver
  • Juneau
  • Skagway
  • Ketchikan
  • 7 nights from
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  • Trip Code: CR-1395

Holiday Overview

Cruise to Alaska onboard the Grand Princess. Offering 7-night sailings, round-trip, from Vancouver, this is an ideal opportunity to cruise Alaska as part of your Canada holiday. The perfect way to start or end your Canada Holiday.

The Grand Princess is an elegant ship, making you feel welcome from the moment you step onboard, with attentive service from the friendly Princess staff you’ll find your Princess ship truly is your home away from home.

Relax during your stay at the Sanctuary an adult only spa located on the top deck providing the best views in a relaxing area with soothing music, refreshing drinks and an attentive serenity steward service. Other wellness facilities you can enjoy during your stay onboard the Grand Princess includes the Lotus Spa and Fitness Centre.

Enjoy exquisite onboard dinning at a variety of restaurants from speciality dinning, casual dining and complimentary dinning. The Grand Princess offers a wide variety of restaurants, with something for every guest to enjoy including Crown Grill, Sabatini’s Italian, Alfredo’s/Gigi’s Pizzeria and Crab Shack.

Learn something new with Princess Discovery at SEA™ enrichment programs. Watch chefs prepare a range of gourmet meals where you can learn how the delicious meals onboard are prepared. Take part in a wine pairing class where you can taste a variety of wines from around the globe. In the evening enjoy a variety of world-class entertainment including movies under the stars, Broadway-style shows, live music and more.

The Grand Princess sails roundtrip from Vancouver every Tuesday. Call our Canada Experts today to start planning your spectacular Canada and Alaska holiday.

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Day 1 - Depart Vancouver

Set sail from Vancouver for your spectacular 7-night Alaska Cruise onboard the Grand Princess.

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Day 2 - At Sea

A day at leisure at sea, enjoy the onboard facilities. Relax at the Lotus Spa where you can enjoy a variety of treatments or use the onboard fitness centre. There is also a selection of pools and hot tubs to relax as you begin to set sail towards Alaska.  

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Day 3 - Juneau, Alaska

In 1880, it was slow going for Joe Juneau and Richard Harris as they 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.

Today Juneau is famous not only for gold and government but also for its breathtakingly beautiful glaciers and stunning views of both water and mountains.

Unmissable Experiences

Juneau

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Day 4 - Skagway, Alaska

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. Many a would-be miner perished on the treacherous Chilkoot Trail.

The gold rush was a boon and 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 flavour of the gold rush era.

Unmissable Experiences

Skagway

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Day 5 - Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier (Scenic Cruising)

This narrow fjord is located approximately 50 miles southeast of Juneau and is part of the Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness area. Breathtaking Endicott Arm extends over 30 miles long, with nearly one-fifth of its area covered in ice. At the head of the fjord, tidewater glaciers, such as the Dawes Glacier, regularly expel enormous chunks of ice into the waters below in a magnificent process known as calving. During the summer when Princess ships visit, icebergs float along the surface of the glistening water in an array of sizes, from just a few inches up to three stories wide.

Protected within the Tongass National Forest, Endicott Arm is a haven for wildlife. Black and brown bears, deer, wolves, harbour seals, mountain goats and a variety of seabirds have been spotted in the area.

As you glide through the pristine fjord, you'll first pass by a lush forest where a number of beautiful waterfalls cascade down, and then you'll be treated to views of snowcapped mountains and blue-tinged glaciers more spectacular than you could ever imagine.

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Day 6 - Ketchikan, Alaska

Ketchikan is known as Alaska's "First City" because it's the first major community travellers come to as they journey north. Located on an island, Ketchikan began life as an Indian fishing camp. 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 in Ketchikan. 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 Centre. The Haida, Tlingit and Tsimshian are all a part of the city's colourful history. Ketchikan, with its abundance of salmon, is also a sportfishing paradise. Sightseers will be impressed with both the scenic town and its surroundings, especially Misty Fjords National Monument.

Unmissable Experiences

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Day 7 - At Sea

Another day at sea allowing you to enjoy the onboard facilities.

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Day 8 - Disembark Vancouver

This morning disembark from the cruise ship in Vancouver as your time on the Grand Princess has come to an end.

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