You have been dreaming of this vacation with anticipation. Your five-star vessel boasts fewer passengers, larger staterooms and more space than any other in Alaska. Today you will notice this refined elegance as you sail under the Lion’s Gate Bridge and enter the scenic wonders of the Inside Passage.

Steep coastal mountains and marine wildlife will be the backdrop to a relaxing day at sea. Whether with a massage in the Greenhouse Spa, a cooking lesson in the Culinary Arts Center or a game of chance in the casino, you’ll discover exciting daily activities and elegant service.

Tracy Arm is home to the beautiful twin Sawyer Glaciers where spires of ice calve into the fjord with a thunderous splash. In Juneau, you’ll have the day to explore Mendenhall Glacier or go whale watching, fishing or even dogsledding on a glacier!

Meet your Tour Director in Skagway and board the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad. A luxury motor coach will provide you passage into Canada’s Yukon Territory. Today’s discussion will focus on the region’s natural and gold rush history. In Whitehorse, you’ll check into your downtown hotel.

You’re off along the Alaska Highway past the peaks of the St. Elias Mountains and the sparkling waters of scenic Kluane Lake. Spend the day marveling at ancient, glacier-carved valleys. Today’s discussion by your driver and Tour Director will focus on native history and culture in the Yukon as well as the history of the Alaska Highway. We welcome you to remote Beaver Creek, Canada’s westernmost settlement, with our famed Yukon Rendezvous Dinner Show (included).

Enjoy more sights along the Alaska Highway. Scenes of the Tetlin Wildlife Refuge blend with the distant peaks of the Wrangell Mountains. Soon you’ll be driving past Delta Junction, the TransAlaska Pipeline and crossing the Tanana River. A pause at the famed Rika’s Roadhouse along the original wagon road echoes the past and offers tempting homemade pies. Today’s discussion will focus on gold mining and the local natural history. Arrive in Alaska’s "Golden Heart" city of Fairbanks for an overnight stay downtown.

Today you’ll board the McKinley Explorer, the largest domed railcars on the historic Alaska Railroad route, an Alaska Scenic Byway. Sit back and relax in the observation lounge and watch magnificent scenery glide by. You’ll arrive and check into your comfortable lodge and later, enjoy a 6-8 hour official Tundra Wilderness Tour of Denali National Park. Travel deep into the park for excellent chances of seeing wildlife — caribou, moose, grizzly, wolves and Dall sheep are frequently sighted. And enjoy dramatic Mt. McKinley viewpoints. Tonight, enjoy your accommodations at your inviting lodge.

After a morning at leisure reboard the McKinley Explorer on the way to Anchorage. Transfer to your downtown hotel for an overnight stay in Alaska’s largest city. Say "good-bye" to your Tour Director.

The History Buff: You will travel the famous AL-CAN Highway. An engineering marvel during WWII, you will learn of Gold Rush history, its fascinating construction story and the lore of the local First Nations people between Whitehorse and Fairbanks.

The Railroad Lover: Between the White Pass & Yukon Route’s narrow gauge trip back in time to Holland America Line’s luxurious, ultra-modern McKinley Explorer domed railcars, this tour includes 3 days riding the rails.

Anchorage & Portage Glacier: Add an extra night in Anchorage, plus a 7-hour tour including a cruise to Portage Glacier, aboard Holland America Line’s mv Ptarmigan. Traveling by deluxe motor coach, you will also see the wilderness of the Chugach and Kenai Mountains as you look for beluga whales in the scenic Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet.

Juneau: Historic Juneau Gold Mine Tour. Relive Juneau’s mining heritage at the once-largest producing gold mill. After a short ride to the mill ruins, enter into the 360-foot long tunnel through which crushed ore was once transported to the mill below. Next, pan for gold as you learn of mining’s current role in Juneau.

Fairbanks: Fort Yukon Arctic Circle Flightseeing. Fly over the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, the Yukon River and the Arctic Circle, landing at Fort Yukon. Athabascan native guides will inform you by sharing their way of life. Receive your official Arctic Circle club Certificate upon your return to Fairbanks.

Denali National Park: Cabin Nite Dinner Theatre. Savor family-style platters of salmon and marinated ribs as you enjoy a historical musical based on the life of Fannie, an adventurous woman who found fame and fortune in Alaska. The young and young at heart will love this show!