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b lu e o f g l Ac i A l i c e g l i s t e n s i n t h e s u n l i g h t .

A pod of porpoises surfaces, then disappears.

Snow that fell centuries ago moves from mountains to the sea. Catch your breath as ice-blue glaciers thunder
and crash. Welcome to the 49th state of wonder.
m s W e st e r da m i t i n e r A ry
Embark from Seattle, WA
DAy

PORT/DESTINATION

Saturday

Cruise Begins in Seattle, WA

Sunday

Scenic Cruising

Monday

Juneau, AK

Tuesday

Glacier Bay Scenic Cruising

Wednesday
Thursday

ARRIVE

DEPART
4:00 pm

1:00 pm

10:00 pm

Sitka, AK

7:00 am

3:00 pm

Ketchikan, AK

7:00 am

1:00 pm

Friday

Victoria, BC

6:00 pm

11:59 pm

Saturday

Seattle, WA

7:00 am

SAT: Board alaskan Cruise in seattle
Board your ship for departure at the Seattle cruise terminal. Cruise
up Puget Sound past the San Juan Islands. Overnight on the ms
Westerdam.
SUN: Cruise to alaska
Sail up the west coast of Vancouver Island, past the Queen
Charlotte Islands on your journey to the Alaskan Panhandle.
Overnight on the ms Westerdam.
MON: Port of Call Juneau, alaska
The massive Mendenhall Glacier and the Juneau Icefields are right
at Juneau’s back door. Explore the lush Tongass National Forest,
visit the rustic shops in town, whale-watch, flightsee, hike, kayak,
raft or fish. Overnight on the ms Westerdam.
TUES: sCeniC Cruise of GlaCier Bay
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Glacier Bay National Park &
Preserve protects a unique ecosystem. Be ready with your camera
as you listen for the thunderous sound of a glacier ‘calving’. Glacier
Bay has more actively calving tidewater glaciers than anyplace else
in the world. Overnight on the ms Westerdam.
WED: Port of Call sitka, alaska
The onion domes of St. Michael’s Cathedral are your first clue that
Sitka was once a Russian settlement. Discover the echoes of its
heyday at a performance by the New Archangel Dancers and be
greeted by Tlingit native people. Take a stroll through old-growth
forest in Sitka National Historical Park, shop the downtown district
and poke around the Sheldon Jackson Museum for a close-up look
at some of the city’s most prized arts, crafts and Russian relics.
Overnight on the ms Westerdam.
THURS: Port of Call ketChikan, alaska
Built out over the water and climbing weathered stairways,
Ketchikan clings to the shores of Tongass Narrows. Take time
to explore Creek Street, the Tongass Historical Museum,
Totem Bight State Historical Park and Saxman Village. Overnight
on the ms Westerdam.
FRI: Port of Call ViCtoria, British ColumBia
Established in 1843 by James Douglas as a fort for the Hudson’s
Bay Company, Victoria’s British ancestry is apparent in the
double-decker buses, horse-drawn carriages, formal gardens and
tearooms. Overnight on the ms Westerdam.
SAT: seattle deParture
After breakfast you will disembark the ms Westerdam
in Seattle.

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Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

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