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!

Disembark and meet your Tour Director and relive the Days of 1898. Learn the history and lore of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park on a two-hour tour.

Board the nostalgic White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad and climb through some of Alaska’s most spectacular country. Then travel via luxury motor coach into Canada’s Yukon Territory. Today’s discussion by your driver and Tour Director will focus on the region’s natural and gold rush history en route to Whitehorse, on the banks of the Yukon River.

This UNESCO World Heritage Site encompasses the second tallest mountain in North America — Mt. Logan — and numerous other titanic peaks. The world’s largest non-polar ice field is a Kluane attraction best appreciated on a flightseeing excursion. Designed exclusively for Holland America guests, local interpreters lead you on your choice of hikes from easy to strenuous. And all feature rich wildlife habitat and superb scenery.

You’re off along the Alaska Highway past the peaks of the St. Elias Mountains and the sparkling waters of scenic Kluane Lake. Today’s discussion 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. 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 Fairbanks for an overnight stay.

Start your adventure aboard the sternwheeler Discovery III for native culture, gold rush history, and local color. You’ll even meet Susan Butcher of Iditarod fame, or members of her family, and watch a bush pilot demonstration. At Gold Dredge No. 8, you’ll browse the mining exhibits and pan for gold during an informative tour.

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. Upon arrival at the Denali National Park, transfer to your inviting lodge. After settling in to your room, get out and explore.

Your EXTRA DAY at Denali National Park begins with an early morning departure for the Denali Tundra Wilderness Tour. Enjoy 6-8 hours of narrated touring with a driver/guide as you travel 53 miles of the Park Road for great wildlife viewing. Caribou, moose, grizzly, wolves and Dall sheep are frequently sighted. And dramatic Mt. McKinley viewpoints are afforded from several lookouts. Later return to your lodge to relax or take your choice of optional activities.

After a morning at leisure reboard the McKinley Explorer to Anchorage. Transfer to your downtown hotel and say "good-bye" to your Tour Director.

The Wilderness Enthusiast: With extra time for Denali and Kluane national parks, the AL-CAN Highway’s broad open vistas and the Inside Passage, wilderness and wildlife viewing opportunities abound on this tour.

The History Buff: You will travel the famous AL-CAN Highway. An engineering marvel during WWII, you will learn of Gold Rush history, it’s 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.

Alyeska Resort Post CruiseTour Option: The only Alaska hotel to be included on Condé Nast’s Gold List, Alyeska Resort is nestled in the Chugach National Forest. Including a four-diamond restaurant with a view of seven nearby glaciers, extending your CruiseTour here will be a most relaxing journey.

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: Gold Panning at Gold Creek. Relive Juneau’s gold rush history and pan for gold at Last Chance Basin, site of the original gold strike in 1880. Then you’ll have a hands-on experience panning for gold—keeping all that you find!

Kluane National Park: St. Elias Hike. Enjoy the St. Elias trail in the company of an interpreter as you travel through aspen stands, boreal forest and sub-alpine environments. Discover Kluane’s diverse plant and animal life and then lunch in the beauty of St. Elias Lake.

Fairbanks: Alaska Salmon Bake & the Palace Theater. A delicious all-you-can-eat dinner of barbequed salmon, halibut, cod and prime rib. Afterwards enjoy the rollicking Golden Heart Revue as you make your way into Gold Rush Town.

Denali National Park: Black Diamond Golf Excursion. A unique golfing excursion high in the mountains of Alaska on a 9-hole rugged links course. Includes clubs, a cart, souvenir logo bag and as many balls as you need to finish your round.