2009 End Of Summer Trip To Alaska

Cruise number 13, 7th on Princess

after this cruise our days on Princess will be 79, on all cruises 141

Happened in Aug & Sept 2009

Time since cruise 14 years 7 months 23 days

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Map of land based tour

Itinerary

Day Time Activity Overnight
Day 1 (Fri) 8/281235 - 1334
1435 - 1648
1815 - 2110		TPA to MEM, Northwest-1209 (DC9-656 mi)
MEM to LAX, Northwest-177 (A319-1616 mi)
LAX to YVR, Alaska-705 (737-1071 mi)		Vancouver Airport Hilton
Day 2 (Sat) 8/29all daySightseeing Vancouver  wiki 
Stanley Park		Vancouver Airport Hilton
Day 3 (Sun) 8/300900 - 1400
 		Whale Watching
Sightseeing Vancouver		Vancouver Airport Hilton
Day 4 (Mon) 8/311200 - 1500
1630		Boarding the Island Princess
Depart Vancouver for Inside Passage		Island Princess - D601
Day 5 (Tue) 9/1all dayCruising the Inside PassageIsland Princess - D601
Day 6 (Wed) 9/20630 - 1400
1000 - 1130		Ketchikan, Alaska wiki
Duck Tour		Island Princess - D601
Day 7 (Thur) 9/30800 - 2100
1130 - 1500		Juneau, Alaska more wiki
Whale Watch		Island Princess - D601
Day 8 (Fri) 9/40700 - 2030
1200 - 1600		Skagway, Alaska more wiki
White Pass Summit Excursion		Island Princess - D601
Day 9 (Sat) 9/50600 - 1500Cruising Glacier Bay wiki
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve		Island Princess - D601
Day 10 (Sun) 9/61730 - 2030Cruising College Fjord wikiIsland Princess - D601
Day 11 (Mon) 9/70030
0700 - 1000
??		Arrive Whittier, Alaska wiki
Disembark the Island Princess
Transfer to Anchorage Hilton		Anchorage Hilton
Day 12 (Tue) 9/8all dayChugach State Park
Matanuska Glacier		Denali Fireside Cabins
Day 13 (Wed) 9/9all dayTalkeetna  wiki
K2 Aviation		Denali Fireside Cabins
Day 14 (Thur) 9/10all dayTravel to DenaliGrizzly Bear Cabins
Day 15 (Fri) 9/11all dayDenali National Park
Husky Homestead Tour
Nenana River Rafting		Grizzly Bear Cabins
Day 16 (Sat) 9/12all dayTravel to HomerLands End Resort
Day 17 (Sun) 9/131030 - 1730Nature Tour - CancelledLands End Resort
Day 18 (Mon) 9/142350travel to anchorage
ANC to MSP, Northwest-390 (757-2512 mi)		on plane
Day 19 (Tue) 9/150808
1030 - 1437		Arrive MSP from ANC
MSP to TPA, Northwest-436 (757-1308 mi)		home

 

Here's the movie for the trip. This is my first movie with an HD camera.


Booking summary

booking summary


Here's a picture of the ship.

picture of the boat


And here's a picture of our cabin.

picture of our room


Island Princess Ship Video

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