SOLD OUT Alaska Cruise on the Celebrity Millennium, August 2023
About North Vancouver, British Columbia
Enjoy the breathtaking scenery of Alaska on this almost all inclusive cruise. Sit back and relax as we take care of all the details on this trip of a lifetime. Whether you are you celebrating a special anniversary or birthday or fulfilling a bucket list dream, this is the trip for you.
August 30 - September 8, 2023 Highlights:
- 7 night cruise on the Celebrity Millennium from Vancouver to Seward
- Stops in Ketchikan, Icy Strait Point, Juneau and Skagway
- Sail Hubbard Glacier
- Classic Beverage Package, Surf Internet and Gratuities Included
- Wildlife Tour from Seward to Anchorage
- Pre cruise nights in Toronto and Vancouver
- Hosted by a Stonetown Travel team member
Day 1: Wednesday August 30, 2023
Your luxury minibus will provide shuttle service to Toronto, where you will spend the night prior to your flight to Vancouver at the Double Tree Toronto Airport. Spend time getting to know your fellow travellers.
Day 2: Thursday, August 31, 2023
After a relaxing night's sleep, you will be transferred from the hotel to Toronto Airport for your flight to Vancouver. Details about flights will be confirmed in October of 2022. After gathering your luggage, the group will be taken by private shuttle to the Holiday Inn and Suites Downtown Vancouver. Spend the rest of the day enjoying the sights of this bustling metropolis. You might want to visit Canada Place and take a virtual tour of Canada at Flyover Canada or take in the scenery from the top of the Vancouver Lookout. Stroll along the seawall and into Stanley Park for more stunning scenery.
Day 3: Friday, September 1, 2023
Your private group shuttle will take you to the pier at Canada Place around noon. You will have the afternoon to get acquainted with the ship before departure later in the afternoon. Don't miss the sail away party on the pool deck to toast the trip and enjoy the sights as you sail out of Vancouver into the Inside Passage. (L,D)
Day 4: Saturday, September 2, 2023
Today you will be enthralled with the scenery on both sides of the ship as you continue the journey through the Inside Passage. Be on the lookout for bald eagles, whales, dolphins and waterfalls as you sail through the rugged islands that make up the North American Fjordland. (B,L,D)
Day 5: Sunday, September 3, 2023
Today you will wake up in Ketchikan Alaska. Known as the salmon capital of the world, this town is also home to the Tlingit people. Totem poles can be found around the community. Stroll along Creek Street to see the bordellos from the Gold Rush days that have been converted into shops and restaurants. Or venture by boat or seaplane into Misty Fjord National Monument. (B,L,D)
Day 6: Monday, September 4, 2023
Icy Strait Point is the port of call today. If viewing wildlife is on your list, get your binoculars ready today. Go searching for wildlife like humpback whales, orcas, seals, eagles and brown bears. Or you might want to learn more about the Tlingit peoples and the community's fishing heritage. (B,L,D)
Day 7: Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Juneau, the capital of Alaska is the next port of call. A twenty minute ride from the pier will take you up close to a glacier. You can hike around Mendenhall Glacier before heading back into the city. Close to the pier is the base of the Mount Roberts Tram that will take you up 1800 feet for panoramic views over Juneau and surrounding glaciers. (B,L,D)
Day 8: Wednesday, September 6, 2023
The final port of call is Skagway. Not to be missed is the White Pass and Yukon Railroad that follows the route of the gold seekers of the late 1890's. Vintage steam locomotives take you high into the summit of White Pass for breathtaking views of mountains, glaciers, waterfalls, tunnels and trestles. (B,L,D)
Day 9: Thursday, September 7, 2023
Today will be spent cruising, with approximately four hours spent at Hubbard Glacier, the longest tidewater glacier in the world. The glacier is seven miles wide, seventy-six miles long and as tall as a thirty storey building. Onboard naturalists will provide commentary over speakers as the ship moves silently through the water. You might hear the glacier cracking and booming as it calves into the bay. (B,L,D)
Day 10: Friday, September 8, 2023
All good things must come to an end. Today you will disembark the ship and take a narrated wildlife tour into Anchorage. You will be dropped off at the airport for your return flight home. After you have collected your luggage at Toronto Airport, your luxury minibus will transport you back to St. Marys. (B)
Pricing:
$1950 CAD per person double occupancy based on Category I2 Inside Cabin. $2475 CAD per person for an ocean view cabin. $3100 CAD per person for a balcony cabin.
Airfare is additional.
Inclusions:
- Roundtrip transportation St Marys to Toronto, including gratuities
- Overnight Accommodation in Toronto
- Transfer to Toronto Airport from hotel, including gratuities
- Transfer from Vancouver Airport to Holiday Inn and Suites Vancouver Downtown, including gratuities
- Transfer from Holiday Inn to pier, including gratuities
- 7-night cruise on the Celebrity Millennium including all meals in complimentary restaurants, Classic Beverage Package, Surf Internet and Gratuities
- Wildlife Tour from Seward to Anchorage
Not Included:
- Roundtrip airfare from Toronto
- Excursions while on board the ship
- Trip cancellation and interruption insurance and out of country medical insurance
- Items of a personal nature
- Meals not indicated
Prices are based on a minimum of 22 travellers and subject to change with fewer numbers.
You will visit the following 4 places:
Skagway
Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska on the Alaska Panhandle. The port of Skagway is a popular stop for cruise ships, and the tourist trade is a big part of the business of Skagway. The White Pass and Yukon Route narrow gauge railroad, part of the area's mining past, is now in operation purely for the tourist trade and runs throughout the summer months. Skagway is also part of the setting for Jack London's book The Call of the Wild and for Joe Haldeman's novel Guardian.
Juneau
The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900. Juneau is home to Perseverance Theatre, Alaska's only professional theater. The city hosts the annual Alaska Folk Festival and Juneau Jazz & Classics music festivals, and the biennial Celebration. The Juneau Symphony performs regularly. Downtown Juneau boasts dozens of art galleries, which participate in the monthly First Friday Gallery Walk and the enormously popular December Gallery Walk held in the first week of December. The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council coordinates events while fund-raising, distributing some grant money, and operating a gallery at its office in the Juneau Arts & Culture Center, 350 Whittier Street. On summer Friday evenings open-air music and dance performances are held at Marine Park.
Ketchikan
Ketchikan is an Alaskan city facing the Inside Passage, a popular cruise route along the state's southeastern coast. The city is named after Ketchikan Creek, which flows through the town, emptying into the Tongass Narrows a short distance southeast of its downtown. Civic boosters have dubbed the community the "Salmon Capital of the World". The Misty Fiords National Monument is one of the area's major attractions, and the Tongass National Forest has long been headquartered in Ketchikan, mostly in the city's historic Federal Building.
Anchorage
Anchorage (officially called the Municipality of Anchorage) is a unified home rule municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. With an estimated 300,950 residents in 2013, it is Alaska's most populous city and contains more than 40 percent of the state's total population; among the 50 states, only New York has a higher percentage of residents who live in its most populous city. Located in the south-central portion of Alaska at the terminus of the Cook Inlet on a peninsula, Anchorage is a common refueling stop for many international passenger flights and is home to a major FedEx Hub which the company calls a "critical part" of its global network of services. Anchorage has been named an All-America City four times, in 1956, 1965, 1984–85, and 2002, by the National Civic League. It has also been named by Kiplinger as the most tax-friendly city in the United States. It's also known for its cultural sites, including the Alaska Native Heritage Center, which displays traditional crafts, stages dances and presents replicas of dwellings from the area’s indigenous groups.