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Alaska Discovery Land & Cruise
featuring a 7-night Holland America Cruise
12 DAYS
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Traverse the Pacific coast by land and sea aboard one of Holland America Cruise Lines’ lovely ships on a breathtaking journey that takes you from Alaska to Vancouver, British Columbia. Cruise the Sternwheeler Discovery and encounter Alaska’s diverse culture and rich history. Enjoy local dishes and a lively musical performance at the Denali Dinner Theater about the first brave men to summit Denali. Ride a luxury domed railcar from Denali to Talkeetna, soak in views of the incredible landscapes from glass-ceiling railcars and open-air observation platforms as guides provide expert commentary. Travel deep into Denali National Park for the best opportunities to view the region’s wildlife. Cruise through Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage, taking in rugged natural wonders. Explore Alaska’s gorgeous capital, Juneau. Visit Ketchikan, the “Salmon Capital of the World.” This is Alaska as you always imagined.
Your Tour Includes
- 4 Handpicked Accommodations
- 26 Meals
Included Highlights
- Fairbanks
- Sternwheeler Discovery
- Music of Denali Dinner Theater
- Denali National Park
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Accommodations
Westmark Fairbanks
Night 1
McKinley Chalet Resort-Holland
Nights 2-3
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
Night 4
Holland America
Nights 5-11
Trip Reviews
Live, Unedited, & Independent Traveler Reviews
Rating
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So many memories hard to choose just one. Really enjoyed Fairbanks and the land tours, Denali National Park was gorgeous
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Hiking with our Tour Manager, the beautiful scenery of Alaska and our Cruise Director on board ship.Larry Terhune
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All of it! Coordination of all information and all aspects of the tour was GRAND!
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Trip of a lifetime! We had great weather and our itinerary was top notch.
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The land excursion to Denali and the train ride to Anchorage were the highlights of the trip.Charles Hoelscher
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I feel the Princess line catered to the Asians. On my bucket list was to fish in Alaska which we did. The train rides were awesomeDianne Staudt
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Train rides and the scenery were great. Barry is an awesome guide.
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10 hours waiting in Seattle for Fairbanks flight was way too long & boring - made the day 24 hours without sleep. Bath tubs at the Lodges had rings around. Too quick/early turn around the next morning. Buffets there were good. Ship was too big & too many people. Customs at the end was awful with a lot of standing & waiting - no restrooms handy & too many people waiting to get thru, not only at Vancouver, but back into the States Won't sail with Princess again - formal dining was hard to understand staff & they were slow, couldn't tell us what the items were. The other buffets were nice, but the area too cold & too crowded. Room attendant didn't supply ice at the end of each day as was asked & had a doc. note to that affect.Audrey Mayer
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My most memorable experiences were in the interior of Alaska. I loved the time we spent on the Tundra Wilderness tour in Denali Park. I also loved the dome-top train ride through the Alaskan wilderness. I felt the interior was the most authentic and wished we could have had double the time there and less cruise.
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Mysty fjords plane ride was my husband's favorite, but it was all beautiful and a great experience.
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The excursions offered were excellent and affordable.Deborah Ormond
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Excellent service when neededJacquie Kovach
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Not enough time in the cities. Too much time on the ship.
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I liked the land tours the best. There was a variety of things to see and do.James Larsen
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River cruise whale watching TalkeetnaEdith wacksman
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Going into Denali National Park was realy enjoyable, loved seeing all the wild animalsSusan Collins
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Seeing Denali was the highlight. We enjoyed all the tour experiences included on land. Everything was well planned.Cynthia Eby
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Accommodations and food were just OKMichael Frosch
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There were so many great moments on our trip, it is difficult to chosen only one. The land portion was grat and I would sat that our tour of Denali National Park was my favorite experience. On the ship, I enjoyed the entertainment.Paul Lafleche
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Glacier Bay and Denali Park were the most memorable, and the Whittier Tunnel was also intriguing.David Gudas
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Glacier bay; viewing the glaciers. Animals in Denali.
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This was one of the best trips we have ever done. The places we saw were inspiringPauline Gudas
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Our Alaska vacation was truly a trip of a lifetime. I loved the train tour. It was informative and entertaining. Ann Boulais, our tour manager was always there for us and gave us valuable tips and a continuous narrative. We loved every minute of it! Thanks Ann. You are the best!SALLY MOULTON
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I really enjoyed the Sternwheeler Discovery in Fairbanks, AK
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What we did was great but I have gone to Alaska with other companies and the cost was less and we visited more attractions. Like the Alaska Pipe Line, Gold dredging... I just felt this tour was not up to Collette standards.Linda Blom-eiben
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Denali. Everything including the Wilderness tour, the lodging, the Riverboat Cruise. The walking tours that the tour manager had with us almost daily.Deloris Thompson
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Seeing wild life, whales & glaciers. Train ride was scenic.
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Alaska was good and cruise ship was good.
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The tour was Great, our guide was awesome. We loved the options of adding excursions. We loved our flight seeing Ketchican the best, landing in the middle of the fjord and experiencing the peacefulness.... Seeing and learning about the glaciers, experiencing life in Alaska was once in a lifetime for us. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was one of the hotels needed updated and the weather was record breaking highs and most the facilities did not have any kind of air conditioning. I also expected more meals to be included for the price.Melanie Norman
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The places we toured were all memorable. Meeting "new friends" was also part of the fun.
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Denali National Park, Hubbard Glacier, Mt. Mckinley, train ride, the Golden Princess cruise, everything was well planned.Our tour manager was topnotch!
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The land and Cruise line was great. Our room stewart, Anthony Cabial and our guys in the dining room Suban and Kotik were great. If you didn't like something they made sure you got a replacement or whatever you needed.Dianne Kugel
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Seeing Denali, killer whales and glaciersPaul Fisch
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The cruise portion. Beautiful, clean ship with great service, good food and entertainment.James Martin
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Excellent in all categories.Larry Hakel
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land tour was good but not the Princess CruiseCaridad Go
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Seeing the whales was an amazing experience.
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Unorganized disembark E. coli flu onboard. Ate with sick peopleBetty Frankhouser
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Out dogsled tour in Juneau on the glacierGregg Macklin
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All was excellent and amazing
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Denali natural history tour and the abundance of animals we were able to view.Robert Spangler
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All of the excursions exceeded our expectations.James Woodall
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We had a great trip to Alaska and my favorite part was the train ride. Great views, comfortable ride and the tour guide provided lots of information and history. Wonderful cruise on the Island Princess with great food.Shirley Fuller
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I especially enjoyed getting up close to the glaciers. Also, there were a few unexpected stops that really ramped up the itinerary.Joyce Shankleton
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Everything we wanted to do was either on the tour or could be bought along the way. How many people can say they actually got to dog sled on a glacier???Sandra Macklin
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Enjoyed the places we went to and choices of activities. This was my first ever tour/ cruise so if I go again it will be hard to out do this tour.Linda Payne
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Denali and the glaciers were incredible.
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I guess that is all the space I have but we were surprised no one contacted us over the review right after the trip. Solera our community is looking a another trip to Eastern Canada if Evan is the tour guide we wont go for sure.
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It was a trip of a life time and I loved every part of it.
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See previous forfeiting our cruiseKathleen Long
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The cruise and the glaciers were phenomenal.
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Just overall wonderful , the guide the , agenda, ectJon Torrey
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Enjoyed the mixture of land and sea. Boarding proper buses was sometimes confusing when multiple buses were available.Nancy Davis
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Seeing Denali - we were fortunate that the mountain revealed itself. And seeing Alaska from the water.Noreen Postman
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Not enough time to tour each city or port. Also, time allowed INCLUDED waiting for slower tourists to get on/off busses. You MUST add that on to the time allotted.
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I loved the land tour and we had a great tour guide.Geraldine Hommes
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Considering this was our first tour, we had no expectations but will measure all future tours by this experience. It's hard to pick one thing that made this trip all that it was except to say Collette and Princess Cruises was outstanding in finding the best of Alaska.Eileen Hall
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There were a few. I loved the train trip. Beautiful countryside. I loved the lodges we stayed in. The Paddleboat ride and lunch were great. One issue not so great was I was suppose to get a balcony on the ship which I did not get. The stateroom was not good. The flight home was not up to speed and then to be dropped off away from the gate and have to walk up a flight is stairs with bags was not fun. That could of been better.Karen Newman
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The tour itself was great and memorable however, our flight schedule was very bad. Very late start from departure location which caused us to arrive in Alaska within a 20 hour framework. I was the group leader from my area and was in no way involved in selecting the flight times.Barbara in Alabama
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On an Alaskan cruise??? Are you kidding?? Every day there were memorable experiences!Joan Church
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Land tour was exceptional. Loved Glacier Bay.Barbara Finch
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The experience on the cruise was fine. We were on the trip to see all we could of Alaska and really weren't into the entertainment and shopping which were major components of the Princess experience. We loved the river boat trip, the excursions into Denali and all the views of the coast as we cruised to Vancouver. The time we spent viewing the glaciers was unexpectedly amazing and awe inspiring. We were very disappointed that we were not able to book a minisuite on the cruise ship via Collette.
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The glaciers, bus tour in park with wild animals.
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Glacier and Denali national ParksSusan Bufton
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The Alaskan Discovery tour was better than I thought it would be. The views, people, food, lodges, etc. Everything was wonderful.Roberta Kempf
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Safety... luggage taken care of... over the top AK accommodations... Kathy Fil our tour guide was an absolute gift... Now fav experience... dome top train day with the most spectacular train guide and views
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Denali part was great--other half--poorJudy Brady
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Seeing wildlife was my goal. Saw two mama grizzlies with two cubs each, a fox with two kits, and a mama and little whale breaching. I had some great food. Talkeetna was very interesting.
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Most favorite: The whale watching tour where we saw a pod of 12 whales all breeching at the same time.Sandra Morris
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Seeing wildlife, up close and personal.Daniel Morris
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The guide was exceptionalNina Rowe
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Denali was one of our most favorite experiences. We saw a lot of wild life - photos on my cellphone . Many Grizzly Bears and Moose was seen along with the Dali Sheep!Sandra Kelly
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The scenery was absolutely breathtaking. Denali National Park was my favorite. We saw so much wldlife in their habitat, grizzybears, wolf, moose, reindeer,etc. The scenery here was beautiful as well.Marilyn Bialousz
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The whale watching was so much fun.Robert Kimble
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Bus tour through Denali National Park, train ride and Stern wheeler Discovery ride.Suzanne Abbruzzi
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We thoroughly enjoyed the Sternwheeler cruise, Denali tour, Denali Dinner theatre show, exploring Anchorage, ride to Whittier, and cruise with the various ports.
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Whale watching was a highlight of the trip.
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Great tour I would recommend to everyoneThomas Cahill
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We love to ride bicycles and were able to do two bike rides. And who ever imaged walking on a glacier or seeing seals from a paddle boat or landing a sea plane near a pod of whales? wow!Joseph Lugar
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Saw lots of wildlife. Loved Denali.
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There was a foul smell in roomKathleen Ananda
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Viewing the glaciers and our whale watching tour were both amazing...........Susan Rouw
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Our tour manager was Chuck Tracy. Chuck was truly outstanding! He was, in fact, the reason I have rated this tour so highly. My wife had some mobility issues and Chuck's compassion and thoughtfulness made our lives much easier during the tour and cruise. Walking is certainly taken for granted by those of us who have no impairment. This makes it difficult for the unimpaired to communicate the degree of rigor involved in boarding buses, ships and airplanes. This is especially evident in the descriptions of walking and stair climbing in the shore excursion information.Donald Westover
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Seeing Denali, seeing the wild life, Our tour guide was the best Chuck Tracy. Riding in the glass topped train. Every day was another new adventure. Meeting people from all over.John Sele
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Day in Denali was outstanding. Close up view of glaciers was incredible. Food on ship was not up to that experienced on other cruise lines.Albert
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Most memorable was the trip into Denali park. The least favorite part was the dominance of everything by Princess..
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The most memorable time for me was sitting in the dining room eating lunch and going past the glaciers. Another memorable time was watching the movie under the stars as the ship was gliding by the beautiful mountains. The train ride through Denali Park was amazing.The day was so clear that we have awesome pictures of Denali.Doris Konieczka
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Excellent, I would not hesitate to use your company again in the future. However, I would try to deal directly with Collette and not the travel agency. There was too much back and forth when all 3 of us were involved.Sandra
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We were happy with the locations we were brought to and where we stayed. We liked that we were able to have free time to visit locations we found interesting, and that our guide advised us of things we should see and not see. Some of the stops on the land portion of the trip we understood were tourist traps so we conducted our selves appropriately. We were able to get pictures of the local wild life while were on the bus tours. We found the towns of Alaska to be fun to see and the locations a once in a life time visit. We loved it.Christopher
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I enjoyed the entire experience.Ralph
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Our tour through Denali Natl. Park with super Naturalist/driver, Bill Watkins. Our 4 hr. train ride from Talkeetna to Denali. Riding on our tour bus with Ann Grier, our Collette guide. The unbelievable sights of wildlife, glaciers, and the geological changes due to the elevation and mountains. Our tour by the Star Princess Liner. This was our first experience on an ocean liner. Seeing 3 major cities in Alaska and stopping at the ports for a day each & visit with tour through Vancouver. Interesting to learn about each of the cities, people, cultures, economies.Karen
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It would have been nice to have more meals included for land portion. (Breakfasts).J. David and Nicky Sine
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As sated above the tour director was excellent. Most of the hotels were ok but hardly the best.
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