August 18-30, 2027 | 7 Night Cruise
On The Norwegian Jade

Inclusions

• Roundtrip Airfare Allowance
• Motorcoach Transportation
• 5 Night Pre-Cruise Tour/Lodging
• 7 Night Cruise on the Norwegian Jade
• All Meals Onboard the Ship
• Cruise Entertainment
• All You Can Drink Package
• 3 Meals Specialty Dining
• Wi-Fi
• $50 Shore Excursion Credit Per Port
• $100 Onboard Credit
• Ship Staff Gratuities, Port Charges & Fees

Intinerary

Day 1:Depart for the Atlanta Airport. Enjoy your flight from Atlanta, GA to Anchorage, AK (Alaska Standard Time). Your local tour director will be waiting with the motor coach to transfer you to your hotel for 2 nights. Enjoy the evening at your leisure.

Dinner will be on your own.

Day 2: After breakfast, start the day with a city tour of Anchorage, including a visit to Lake Hood/Lake Spenard, the largest float plane base in North America. Next, head to Bird TLC to learn about Alaska’s Wild Birds. Meet one of the Ambassador species and visit the Bird TLC rehabilitation program. End the visit at the Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary. This afternoon, enjoy free time for lunch on your own. Then visit the Alaska Native Heritage Center to learn about Alaska native history, art, and culture. Dinner will be on your own this evening. 

Breakfast

Day 3: This morning checkout of your hotel and head to the Anchorage Rail Depot for Deluxe Dome Rail Service from Anchorage to Denali. Watch for glimpses of majestic views and wildlife along the way. Breakfast is included onboard. Upon arrival in Denali, check in to your hotel for 1 night. Dinner is included at the Denali Dinner Theater.

Breakfast, Dinner

Day 4: Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, followed by checkout. Embark on a Tundra Wilderness Tour in Denali National Park. Search the vast wilderness for bear, moose, caribou, and Da l sheep. This journey is narrated with a love for insight into the animals, flora, and fauna of this spectacular region. A light snack is included on the bus. Lunch will be on your own after the tour. Next, depart for Talkeetna and check into your hotel for 2 nights. Dinner will be on your own. 

Breakfast, Light Snack

Day 5: After breakfast, immerse yourself in one of Alaska’s most iconic traditions, the Iditarod Sled Dog Experience. Learn about the Iditarod and experience the thrill of riding a sled being pulled by sled dogs. Lunch will be on your own today. This afternoon, take a jet boat ride as you travel 20 miles of river with your naturalist, who will share stories of the history of the land and rivers. Enjoy the remainder of the day at your leisure. Dinner will be on your own.

Breakfast

Day 6: Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, followed by checkout. Depart for Whittier. Along the way, enjoy a stop at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center to see Alaska’s wildlife up close. Arrive at the cruise port and step aboard the Norwegian Jade for your 7-Night Alaskan Cruise. As the ship departs, settle in and take in sweeping views of dramatic coastlines, towering mountains, and pristine waters that define the Last Frontier.

Breakfast, Meals on the Ship

Day 7: Today it’s all about the views as you cruise Hubbard Glacier. The Hubbard Glacier is the largest tidewater glacier in North America. Its awe-inspiring, turquoise-colored face towers nearly 400 feet tall, 250 feet of which are underwater, while its icebergs are often three or four stories high. At nearly six miles wide, where the ice meets the ocean, and 76 miles long, viewing this massive glacial mass is an experience not soon forgotten. 

Meals on the Ship

Day 8: Arrive in Icy Strait Point, “where the north wind doesn’t blow.” Known for this famous saying, Icy Strait Point is the ideal landing spot for adventurers seeking a new experience. Breathtaking and exciting, Icy Strait Point truly takes you where the wild things are. It’s one of the few places in the world where wildlife outnumbers the human population. A trip here certainly satisfies your taste for adventure.

Meals on the Ship

Day 9: Today, you will dock in Juneau! Juneau has been called “Alaska’s Peak Experience,” certainly due in part to its unparalleled glacier viewing from such places as Tracy Arm Fjord, the Juneau Icefield, and Glacier Bay National Park. Kayak up one of the area’s many protected waterways, go flightseeing, tour historic downtown, or try your hand at panning for gold. The majestic Mendenhall Glacier lies nearly 12 miles outside Juneau, a trek worthwhile. 

Meals on the Ship

Day 10: For today’s adventure, explore Skagway. In a single year, from 1896 to 1897, this remote town along the Inside Passage grew from a few tents to a city of 20,000 gold seekers. Today, travelers come in search of other riches – to experience yesteryear along Skagway’s charming boardwalk lined with buildings that replicate those Gold Rush days.

Meals on the Ship

Day 11: Arrive in Ketchikan (Ward Cove). Thanks to its abundant rainfall, Ketchikan is surrounded by some of the world’s most lush wilderness. Its Tlingit Indian name, Kach Khanna, means “spread wings of the eagle.” Chances are you’ll see one of these magnificent birds perched atop a Sitka tree during your Alaska cruise to Ketchikan (Ward Cove).

Meals on the Ship

Day 12: Today, cruise the Inside Passage. Get ready for amazing views and wildlife like nowhere else as you sail through the islands of Alaska’s Inside Passage. This protected coastal waterway winds between towering mountains and forested islands, offering calm seas and extraordinary scenery at every turn. Sail past massive tidewater glaciers, misty fjords, and cascading waterfalls while keeping watch for whales, sea lions, bald eagles, and even bears along the shoreline.

Meals on the Ship

Day 13: Enjoy breakfast on the ship before disembarking in Vancouver, B.C. A motor coach will be waiting to transfer you to the airport for your return flight to Atlanta. Return home with your heart full of adventure and your cup overflowing with unforgettable Alaskan wonder.

Breakfast on the Ship