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Alaska. Alaska Inside Passage Adventure Voyage: Eastern Coves

Day 1: Arrival in Juneau

Welcome aboard! After meeting your crew and settling into your state room, join your fellow travelers in the common room for drinks and a welcome dinner.


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Dinner

Day 2: WIndham Bay, Chuck River Wilderness & Frederick Sound

Wake up to the glory of Windham Bay. Push your senses and your muscles with the exhilarating combination of sea kayaking and trekking. Or ride a skiff to the same shore and take a relaxing walk on a trail that boasts a 350-foot elevation gain. Back on board, we move into the waters of Frederick Sound – the summer feeding ground for the largest concentration of humpback whales in the Northern Hemisphere. Scan the water for movement and thrill as humpbacks, orca and stellar sea lions feed and eye us with curiosity.


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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Thomas Bay, Baird Glacier & Cascade Creek

Thomas Bay is known for glaciers, gold and quartz deposits, and an array of wildlife. Take on the exposed terminal moraine of the Baird Glacier Trail until you reach the top of the glacier. Choose guided kayaking and a lush forest trek on one of the scenic Cascade Creek trails. Or go big on the 5-mile hike to the glacially-fed and rarely visited Patterson Lake for spectacular kayaking. Travelers looking for relaxation can always enjoy a quiet day spent onboard, reading, napping, hot tubbing or arranging a massage. Dinner includes a reading from “The Strangest Story Ever Told,” a story about Thomas Bay and native bigfoot-like creatures call Kushtaka.


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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Leconte Bay, Ideal Cove & Wrangell Narrows

Wake to the sounds of “bergy bits” and brash ice as they gently roll past the hull of the ship as we navigate through the ice-rich waters of LeConte Bay, home to the Northern hemisphere’s most southerly tidewater glacier. Shake off sleep with a yoga class. Then rove through the ice-encrusted waters by kayak or skiff. A treasure trove of adventure and natural beauty awaits whether you kayak, hike at Ideal Cover, or explore by skiff. After dinner, marvel at the sights as we turn toward Wrangell via the Wrangell Narrows, and are guided by over 30 bright red and green navigation lights, locally known as “Christmas Tree Lane.”

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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Wrangell, Chief Shakes Tribal House

Today is all about native culture, wildlife and wonder. Brush up on your Tlingit culture at Chief Shakes Tribal House for native storytelling and visit Kiksetti Totem Park on Front Street to view recently carved totem poles and hear their unique story. The afternoon offers some of the most scenic kayaking of the trip along the 5-mile Canoe Pass. End the day with a soak in the hot tub or watch a DVD movie as the vessel cruises toward Yes Bay on the northern end of Behm Canal.


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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: Yes Bay

It is tough to say “no” in Yes Bay which may be why wildlife abounds here and in the surrounding Tongass National Forest. Watch for humpback whales, orca, porpoise, seals, sea lions, brown bears, black bears, mink, marten, eagles and otters. Say “yes” to a kayak tour up the bay and choose your wildlife hike: Wolverine Creek Trail and the scenic hike following the river to Lake McDonald. After lunch, wile away the hours over a good book, take out a kayak for a leisurely paddle, or enjoy in the good fun of platform diving contests and swim racing around the ship.


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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7: Misty Fjords National Monument

Watch the sun rise over the steep and sometimes sheer walls of the Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness Area, a haven for ducks, brown and black bear, mountain goats, Sitka deer, mink, moose, river otters and other marine wildlife who ply the waters of Behm Canal and the inlets. Glide through Walker Cove by kayak (close-in or long distance) and stop at shoreline beaches to stretch your legs. Or explore it all by skiff, soaking in the splendor of this largely forgotten corner of the world. Man the rope swing, race around the ship and show off with a platform dive, if you dare. This evening, you will be greeted with cocktails as you join the captain in a farewell toast. Then reminisce about your Alaskan journey over a sumptuous Alaskan seafood and prime beef dinner. After dining we gather to talk and share our video footage on the lounge's flat screen TV's.


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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8: Ketchikan - Disembark

A bon voyage breakfast ends our journey; however there are many enticing ways to extend your journey from here. A flight or helicopter tour over the Juneau Ice Field, trekking over Mendenhall Glacier and exploring the ice caves or dog mushing or consider joining us for the return trip from Ketchikan to Juneau on our entirely different itinerary through the equally beautiful Western Coves.


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Departures available on request
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    6/1 - 6/8/2013

    6/15 - 6/22/2013

    6/22 - 6/29/2013

    6/29 - 7/6/2013

    7/6 - 7/13/2013

    7/13 - 7/20/2013

    7/20 - 7/27/2013

    7/27 - 8/3/2013

    8/3 - 8/10/2013

    8/10 - 8/17/2013

    8/17 - 8/24/2013

    8/24 - 8/31/2013

    8/31 - 9/7/2013

    9/7 - 9/14/2013

    9/14 - 9/21/2013

Dates listed are current scheduled departures only, other departure dates are available.

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