Day 8 Whittier/Copper River - Disembark the ship and board a catamaran right at the cruise ship dock. Enjoy a scenic crossing of Prince William Sound to Valdez. Continue by motorcoach to the Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge for a 2-night retreat.

Day 9 Copper River - Enjoy a full day of leisure. Choose from many optional excursion that let you explore America's largest National Park - Wrangell-St. Elias. Overnight in the wilderness.

Day 10 Copper River/Denali – The Denali Highway takes you through unparalleled scenery as you head toward the fabled park. The Denali Princess Lodge is your home for two nights.

Day 11 Denali – This morning travel into Denali National Park on the 6 hr. Tundra Wilderness Tour. The rest of the day is free to relax or explore.

Day 12 Denali/Mt. McKinley - Travel to Talkeetna by luxurious Princess railcars, then onto the Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge by motor coach. Enjoy your night at the lodge.

Day 13 Mt. McKinley/Anchorage - Enjoy the morning at your leisure, then sightsee by motor coach to Anchorage for the night.

Day 14 Anchorage - Your tour ends this morning

Ketchikan is as picturesque as they come. The town is built on pilings out over the water and clings to the slopes of Deer Mountain. Visitors to this beautiful city will be intrigued by its rich Indian heritage, shown through the world’s oldest collection of totem poles at the Totem Heritage Center. Ketchikan, with its abundance of salmon, is also a sport fishing paradise. And, sightseers will be impressed with scenery of both the town and its surroundings, especially Misty Fjords National Monument

Juneau

This is the capital of the state of Alaska and a fascinating place to explore. You can walk right off the ship into downtown. Lampposts support hanging flowerpots, colorful banners hang outside storefronts and the Franklin Street area, with its National Register of Historic Places, is clean and neat as a pin. You can take a trip up the new tramway for spectacular aerial views.

Skagway

This was known to thousands of hopeful gold rushers as the gateway to the gold fields. Although it boasted the shortest route to the Klondike, it was far from being the easiest. Memories of the gold rush are everywhere. Skagway retains the flavor of the gold rush era with its false-front buildings. Step back in time at the historical Days of ’98 Show or at the atmospheric Red Onion Saloon.

Glacier Bay

The icy wilderness of this spectacular national park and preserve displays massive glaciers that stretch from the ice-draped St. Elias and Fairweather mountain ranges to the ends of majestic fjords. The park is also home to a spectacular world of marine life, including humpback whales, sea otters, porpoises and harbor seals.

College Fjord

Some of the best glacier viewing in the state can be seen at College Fjord. Tucked into the northern corner of Prince William Sound, this fjord boasts the world’s largest collection of tidewater glaciers-sixteen of them, named after Ivy League colleges by the Harriman Expedition that discovered them in 1899.

Lodging

Copper River Lodge – A peace retreat located near the entrance of America’s largest park, Wrangell-St. Elias. Our largest national treasure is home to 13-million acres of canyons and towering mountains, plus the continent’s largest collection of glaciers and wildlife.

Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge – over looks the Nenana River, located just outside the entrance to Denali National Park.

Mt. McKinley Wilderness Lodge – For centuries, people have traveled vast distances to see Mt. McKinley – the largest peak on the continent. The lucky ones today see it from the comfort of the Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge.