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Sled dogs ALASKA
Denali Fairbanks
Talkeetna College Fjord Hubbard Glacier
Valdez
Anchorage Haines CANADA
Seward Juneau
Tracy Arm/
Endicott Arm
Prince William
Sound Petersburg
Point Adolphus Wrangell
Icy Strait Point
(Hoonah) Prince Rupert
Riverboat Discovery
Gulf of Alaska
Vancouver
Inside Passage

Route line is approximate.
USA

DAY 8 • SCENIC CRUISING DAY 11 • HAINES, ALASKA bridge. Stroll up to Petroglyph Beach State
HUBBARD GLACIER, ALASKA This quaint little town on North America’s Historic Park to see 1,000-year-old rock
Hubbard Glacier is the largest tidewater longest fjord borders 20 million acres of carvings or earn your bear badge at the
glacier on the North American continent protected wilderness. Outdoor adventures Anan Wildlife Observatory where viewing
at 76 miles long, 7 miles wide and are obviously high on the list here, from platforms let you watch bears chow down
30 stories tall at its face. It calves about kayak and raft trips to photo safaris. But on spawning salmon.
every 15 minutes and was named after you can also pass a very pleasant day just DAY 15 • PRINCE RUPERT, ALASKA
Gardiner Hubbard, the founder of the strolling the streets, meeting the locals,
National Geographic Society. and browsing shops filled with Native Tlingit Picturesque Prince Rupert, located on
arts and crafts. Kaien Island, just north of the mouth of the
DAY 9 • SCENIC CRUISING POINT Skeena River is rich in culture and heritage.
ADOLPHUS AND ICY STRAIT POINT DAY 12 • JUNEAU, ALASKA Prince Rupert was founded in 1910 on a site
(HOONAH), ALASKA Tiny Juneau is only reachable by air or sea that has been inhabited by First Nations
Every summer humpback whales make the – and odd circumstance for a state capital. people for over 10,000 years. The area is rich
3,000-mile journey from Hawaii to Alaska But oh, what scenery! Whether you go with wildlife like whales, eagles, salmon and
to feast on krill and schooling fish and one whale watching in Gastineau Channel or grizzly bears.
of the very best places to see them is off soar over the Boundary Range and its DAY 16 • SCENIC CRUISING
Point Adolphus. Humpbacks aren’t the only glaciers by helicopter, there’s no “wrong” CANADIAN INSIDE PASSAGE
mammals attracted to these nutrient-rich way to spend your day.
waters, either. On an excursion from Dense spruce forests and a labyrinth of
Icy Strait Point you can search for Alaskan DAY 13 • PETERSBURG, ALASKA hump-backed islands seem to merge and
coastal brown bears – the Spasski River Alaska’s Little Norway was founded part magically as we round each bend.
valley is famous for having one of the highest more than 100 years ago by Norwegian Aside from the beauty of the scenery,
densities of coastal brown bears in the world. fishermen and while it’s still a fishing town it’s entertaining to watch as life goes on —
today, it’s a fishing town with a difference. fishing boats fish, sailboats sail, orcas make
DAY 10 • SCENIC CRUISING TRACY The town still has a strong Norwegian the occasional appearance as they hunt for
ARM OR ENDICOTT ARM, ALASKA identity and is surprisingly passionate about their dinner. Yours will be served hot with
Like a trail of bread crumbs we follow ice the arts. Walls are decorated with murals, fine wine and good company.
debris up Tracy Arm, a 30-mile-long fjord sidewalks have decorative brass inlays, and DAY 17 • VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA
that terminates at the twin Sawyer Glaciers. traditional Norwegian rosemaling adorns
If weather and ice conditions permit, windows, doors and shutters. Arrive in Vancouver a changed person
we reach the terminus and watch an after your voyage through the Alaskan
unforgettable show as enormous slabs of DAY 14 • WRANGELL, ALASKA wilderness. Bid farewell to your traveling
ice calve off the glacier’s face. If ice blocks An impressive collection of totem poles companions and the crew of Star Breeze,
our way, we’ll cruise the broader Endicott highlights the town and Chief Shakes Island then turn your attention to exploring this
Arm where Dawes Glacier awaits. – well worth the short walk over a foot fair city in the time you have remaining.

DEPARTURE DATES:
Star Breeze: Jun 27; Aug 2*, 2023
*Itinerary varies, visit WindstarCruises.com for details.
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