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ALASKA AND CANADIAN ROCKIES RAIL AND SAIL ONBOARD THE NORWEGIAN JEWEL ®
Anchorage ➡ Seward ➡ Hubbard Glacier ➡ Icy Strait Point ➡ Juneau ➡ Sawyer Glacier ➡ Skagway ➡ Ketchikan ➡ Inside Passage ➡ Vancouver ➡ Jasper ➡ Banff ➡ Calgary
ALASKA
ANCHORAGE
HUBBARD SEWARD GLACIER
1 SKAGWAY BRITISH Your journey begins with a transfer from Anchorage to Seward where you board your Gulf of Alaska 2 nights at sea ICY STRAIT POINT 1 1 COLUMBIA KETCHIKAN JUNEAU/ SAWYER GLACIER 1 ALBERTA Transfer between Jasper-Banff-Calgary cruise 1 night at sea JASPER 2
INSIDE PASSAGE 2 BANFF CALGARY
North Pacific VANCOUVER 1 Spend
Ocean Disembark your 1 night on VIA Rail Your journey ends in KEY cruise in Vancouver Calgary 1 Nights stay 1 Days at port
DAY 1 - ANCHORAGE TO SEWARD
Transfer from the Anchorage airport to the cruise port in Seward, Alaska to embark on the Norwegian Jewel ® . DAY 2 - CRUISE HUBBARD GLACIER
Get up close and personal with the gigantic Hubbard Glacier, North America's largest tidewater glacier. It's 1,350 square miles of blue ice and one of the most active in Alaska! DAY 3 - ICY STRAIT POINT Your experience at Icy Strait Point today includes the best of the surrounding natural resources and the fascinating regional culture. Watch humpback whales and brown bears in their natural habitat, and enjoy expressive Tingit dancing and art. Sample fresh Dungeness crab straight from the local waters. DAY 4 - JUNEAU Today you will dock in Juneau, Alaska. Juneau has been called “Alaska's peak experience,” certainly due in part to its unparalleled glacier viewing from such places as Tracy Arm Fjord, the Juneau Icefields and Glacier Bay National Park. Kayak up one of the area's many protected waterways, go flightseeing, tour historic downtown, or try your hand at panning for gold. DAY 5 - SKAGWAY Today, you'll sail into beautiful Skagway. In a single year from 1896 to 1897, this remote town along the Inside Passage grew from a few tents to a city of 20,000 gold seekers. Today, travelers come in search of other riches - to experience yesteryear along Skagway's charming boardwalk lined with buildings that replicate those Gold Rush days. DAY 6 - KETCHICAN Spend the day in Ketchikan. Its Tingit Indian name, Kach Khanna, means “spread wings of the eagle.” Chances are you'll see one of these magnificent birds perched atop a Sitka tree. Thanks to its abundant rainfall, Ketchikan is surrounded by some of the world's most lush
wilderness. DAY 7 - CRUISE INSIDE PASSAGE Today, sail through the islands of the Inside Passage and get ready for amazing views and wildlife like nowhere else! DAY 8 - VANCOUVER This morning, arrive in Vancouver! Today, enjoy a full day of sightseeing with your hop-on, hop-off city tour. Visit popular attractions including Stanley Park, Chinatown, Gastown and more! Head up to the top of the Vancouver Lookout for unbeatable views of the city, Coal Harbor, and surrounding mountains. DAY 9 - OVERNIGHT ONBOARD VIA RAIL This afternoon, make your way to the VIA Rail station for your scenic overnight journey to Jasper. While onboard, make your way to the dome car and enjoy the lovely views out your window. DAY 10 - JASPER Wake up on the train to sunrise in the Rockies! Enjoy more spectacular views as you wind your way to Jasper. Upon arrival, check in at your hotel for a two-night stay. DAY 11 - JASPER NATIONAL PARK Explore Jasper National Park, the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies today. On this tour, stand above the massive walls of Maligne Canyon for stunning views of rushing waterfalls, discover the mystery of the disappearing water at Medicine Lake and stroll the shores of Maligne Lake. DAY 12 - JASPER TO BANFF Today, enjoy a sightseeing adventure along the Icefields Parkways through the Canadian Rockies as you head south to Banff. Stop at the Columbia Icefield and board an Ice Explorer to go onto Athabasca Glacier. You’ll also visit the Glacier Skywalk, with a glass-floored observation platform jetting out over the Sunwapta Valley, you’ll have some amazing views
VACATION INCLUDES:
• 7 nights onboard the Norwegian
Jewel ® • 5 nights’ hotel stay • 1 night onboard VIA Rail ® • One-way VIA Rail ® in Economy class • Transfer from Calgary airport to
Banff hotel and Seward cruise port to Anchorage airport • Hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tour of Vancouver • Admission to the Vancouver
Lookout Tower • Sightseeing tour of the Icefields
Parkway from Jasper to Banff • Maligne Lake Cruise • Sightseeing tour of Banff including admission to the
Banff Gondola • Transfer from Banff hotel to
Calgary airport See page 52-53 for options to upgrade
(AT SEA) your experience with VIA Rail.
DATES AND PRICES:
May 2020 $2,849 June 2020 $3,249 July 2020 $3,349 August 2020 $3,199 Accommodations onboard the cruise ship are for Inside Cabins. Upgrades are available, call for pricing. Government taxes and fees applicable to the cruise are additional and not included. Prices are per person based on two people sharing a standard room, and are subject to availability and change. Single occupancy supplements apply. Some hotels require payment of local city taxes on arrival. See page 54. VIA RAIL travel is based on economy class unless otherwise stated.
of the valley, glaciers, lakes and mountains! DAY 13 - BANFF Enjoy some of the best sights of the Canadian Rockies on your guided tour. Learn about culture, geology and wildlife while exploring the spectacular sights of the renowned mountain town of Banff. Then soar up the Banff Gondola to the peak of Sulphur Mountain for a 360-degree view of six mountain ranges and the Bow Valley. DAY 14 - YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN CALGARY Today, a transfer will take you from your hotel in Banff to Calgary airport for your trip home.
FEATURED ACCOMMODATION
Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Jewel ® - Inside Cabin Vancouver - Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton, Downtown Vancouver Jasper - Chateau Jasper Banff - Buffalo Mountain Lodge
