BY TIMESPLITERS

ALASKA WILDERNESS LANDTOUR and
GRANDEUR OF THE GLACIERS

16th Aug Fly London to Seattle
Over night at WYNDHAM SEA-TEC HOTEL
17th Aug Fly Seattle to Fairbanks
Fly to Fairbanks for overnight stay at the Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge on the Chene River 4 ½ Hrs flight

18th Aug Fairbanks
Take a city tour, including the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, go gold panning during a tour of the El Dorado Gold Mine and later, take the stern wheeler river cruise ‘ Discovery’ on the Chena River. Stop at Old Chene Village, where native guides will share a glimpse into the history and culture of the Athabascan people. Overnight at Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge.

19th Aug Fairbanks to Denali
Ride the Midnight Sun Express to Denali National Park for a natural history tour. Later, motor coach to Denali State Park . Enjoy the Great Room, hot tubs, restaurant, trails and ranger programme during your overnight stay at the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge.

20th Aug Denali to Anchorage
Sightsee via motor coach to Talkeetna. Re board the Midnight Sun Express for Ultra Dome viewing as you travel along scenic Knik Arm and through the Matanuska Valley to Anchorage for your overnight stay, at Captain Cook Hotel overlooking Cook Inlet and the Chugach Mountains.

21th Aug Anchorage to Kenai
Sightsee via motor coach, passing Potter’s March, Beluga Point and Kenai Lake. A stop at Native Heritage Centre, 26 acre campus. Overnight at Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge. 2 nights, Hotel situated 300 feet above the Kenai River, bungalows with wood stove and next to Nature trail.

22nd Aug Kenai
Relax at the Lodge on Kenai River, enjoying the hot tubs
exercise room, restaurant, lobby fireplace and bungalow-style through the forest and along the buff. Overnight at Kenai rooms with wood burning stoves. The Nature Trail menders Princess Wilderness Lodge.

23rd Aug Kenai to Seward and Embark
Motor coach along scenic Seward Highway to Seaward to meet ship for lunch on board

Show time starring; Michel Lafleche and Comedian SARGE
Depart 10:00 PM

24th Aug College Fjord (glacier cruising) 6:30 – 9:30 PM
Show ‘Dance’ with Michel LaFleche, Susanne Orrell, Jon
Stewart and Melaine Wood.----Cabaret Show with Comedy
Magician Jeff Peterson

25th Aug Glacier Bay (glacier cruising) 10:30 – 8:30 PM
Great ice castles float serenely past in the radiant turquoise waters. Show ‘DANCE’ and SARGE

26th Aug Skagway (port of call) 5:30 – 8:15
Show ‘Salute to Broadway and Tribute to the Big Band Era

27th Aug Juneau (port of call) 5:30 – 4:00 LIBBY RIDDLES ‘ ‘HISTORY IN THE MAKING’ First woman champion to win the IDITAROD Sled dog race March 1985
Shows – Greg Bonham
Milt Abel

28th Aug Ketchikan (port of call)8:30 – 5:45
Shows – Ventriloquist Dan Horn
And show ‘ TRIBUTE ‘




29th Aug Inside Passage (cruising)
Spend the day cruising past the countless islands that fill the
scenic protected waterway of the Inside Passage.

30thAug Vancouver ARRIVE 7:30 AM – FLY AT 8:45 PM
Transfer to FOUR SEASONS HOTEL + 200 SHOPS
2 HOUR TRIP AROUND VANCOUVER
GRANVILLE ISLAND,GASTOWN, CHINATOWN, STANLEY PARK

Total Distance 1601 Nautical miles on cruise (1 Nautical mule = 1.15 Statute miles = 1.85 Kilometres = 6076 feet

31th Aug Arrive London 2:30 PM

The ship was very nice and we were in cabin Cabin A502 and our friends
were in a cabin on other side so we did go from side to side but the ship did turn so all had a good view.
All the places we were at night were very good and Princess does have the best places to stay in Alaska and on the train other cruise lines hooked on to our train.

Dining
There's the traditional five-course evening meal with sittings at 6 pm. and 8:15 pm. in the two grand dining rooms, Provence and Bordeaux. This is what we opted for.
Twin broiled lobster tail, Beef Wellington was the best but the wife loved the Sea bass

Public Rooms

The centrepiece of the ship is an eye-catching four-level atrium, whose sweep includes the ship's boutiques; Crooners, a retro Martini bar; Churchill's, a cigar lounge that's mindful of an English gentleman's club; a card room; and a library.

CabinsOur nicely appointed mid-priced ocean view double with balcony was roomier than some motel rooms we've stayed in -- with amenities that included a sizeable mini-refrigerator, a safe, complimentary slippers and robes, a TV, a daily delivery of ice and turn-down service. It also had a spacious closet. And while the shower-only bathroom is tight, it's efficiently designed.


Entertainment
There's something for everyone, ranging from Vegas-style shows and first-run movies to karaoke, virtual golf and casino gambling. Pick just about any spot in the public areas -- the lounges, the atrium, the pool decks -- and there's live music of one sort or another.

The Scholar Ship @ Sea program continues to focus on enrichment (to some degree) and offers a wide range of programming. On our cruise, there were pottery workshops, dance classes, lectures on fashion and bridge, and computer instruction.

Spa & Fitness

There's an ocean view gym with weight and elliptical machines, and treadmills. There are pulse group cycling, yoga, Pilates and aerobics classes. As the cycling instructor emphatically noted, "You must go fast! Push it hard!" Prices for the classes range from $10 to $40 -- and are even more costly for one-on-one personal training. Additionally, there are lots of seminars on everything from abs and metabolism to ageing and detoxifying. In fact, a passenger from Canada said she chose Coral Princess specifically for its fitness program in her effort to build a cruise around detoxification, fitness and the healthy eating she found on the Lotus Spa menu.

Next to the fitness centre is Lotus Spa, a serene Balinese-inspired health spa and salon featuring a stunning variety of treatments. How's this for multiple choice? A Tahitian scalp massage, a mud room for couples, "gentle touch" teeth whitening, and a cellulite reduction program, popular in Europe, called ionithermie algae detox -- and that's just for starters. In the "thermal sanctuary," you can relax in thermal grottos, aromatic steam chambers, sauna suites or hot stone loungers. To top things off, there's a beauty salon that's quite stylish, offering everything from regular haircuts to colour coding and hair consultations, eye and neck lifting treatments and sun glow makeovers.

One of the most wonderful places on-board is the relatively quiet Promenade deck, a terrific place to walk or run (2.8 circuits equal one mile). I just sat and watched others do this.