Itinerary
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Land Tour: Vancouver
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8/20/2024 |
8/20/2024 |
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Vancouver is a thriving metropolis surrounded by natural beauty. With parks, beaches, gardens, museums, art galleries and the second-largest Chinatown in North America, Vancouver lives up to its promise of offering something for everyone. With modern buildings set against green, rolling hillsides, this city is breathtaking; no location offers a more spectacular view than Stanley Park - with a zoo, aquarium, totem poles and honking geese. A short walk from the park leads to Robson Street, which offers the town's best window-shopping. Stores with European flavor share the avenue with delicatessens and tea rooms ready to serve. As architectural heart of the city, Robson Square features a central plaza with a food fair and an old provincial courthouse, which now houses Vancouver Art Gallery. Be sure to stop at 8 Pender St. - "the narrowest building in the world." Other points of interest include the Museum of Anthropology; Japanese-style Nitobe Memorial Garden; and VanDusen Botanical Garden. Capilano Canyon is site of the world's longest and highest suspension footbridge.
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Land Tour: Vancouver
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8/21/2024 |
8/21/2024 |
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Vancouver is a thriving metropolis surrounded by natural beauty. With parks, beaches, gardens, museums, art galleries and the second-largest Chinatown in North America, Vancouver lives up to its promise of offering something for everyone. With modern buildings set against green, rolling hillsides, this city is breathtaking; no location offers a more spectacular view than Stanley Park - with a zoo, aquarium, totem poles and honking geese. A short walk from the park leads to Robson Street, which offers the town's best window-shopping. Stores with European flavor share the avenue with delicatessens and tea rooms ready to serve. As architectural heart of the city, Robson Square features a central plaza with a food fair and an old provincial courthouse, which now houses Vancouver Art Gallery. Be sure to stop at 8 Pender St. - "the narrowest building in the world." Other points of interest include the Museum of Anthropology; Japanese-style Nitobe Memorial Garden; and VanDusen Botanical Garden. Capilano Canyon is site of the world's longest and highest suspension footbridge.
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Land Tour: Air Travel
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8/21/2024 |
8/21/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Cruise Starts (Embarkation)
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8/21/2024 |
8/21/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Nome
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8/21/2024 |
8/21/2024 |
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"There's No Place Like Nome!" Nome, Alaska is most known for being the finish line for the annual Iditarod Race, where dogs and mushers travel 1,049 miles from Anchorage. End of the Trail activities are usually held all month long in March. The list of things to do is a mile long in Nome, including exploring the local wilderness, taking a dog sled ride, Russia is 1 hour away by plane, watch Native dancers, and even have lunch with the Elders at the local Senior Center.
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At Sea
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8/22/2024 |
8/22/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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8/23/2024 |
8/23/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Point Barrow
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8/24/2024 |
8/24/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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8/25/2024 |
8/25/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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8/26/2024 |
8/26/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Smoking Hills
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8/27/2024 |
8/27/2024 |
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The Smoking Hills are located in the eastern coast of Cape Bathurst, Canada. It has been known as “land of the sour water” by native Eskimos, referring to the acidic ponds that have been formed due to the mountains. The Smoking crates have been burning for centuries now, and are certainly a sight not to be missed.
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Ulukhaktok
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8/28/2024 |
8/28/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Cambridge Bay
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8/29/2024 |
8/29/2024 |
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Cambridge Bay is located on the southeast coast of Victoria Island in the Region of Nunavut, Canada. The natives named the area Ikalultuutiak meaning “good fishing place.” The area has long been inhabited by Paleo-Eskimos who hunted caribou and seals in 1800 BCE. 500 years ago, the modern Inuit have populated present day Alaska. In 1839 when the town was first visited by Europeans, the area has since been renamed honoring Prince Adolphus, Duke I of Cambridge. By the 1920’s trade became rampant and settlements slowly developed welcoming the Anglican & Roman Catholic missionaries that built schools and municipals soon after.
Visitors can enjoy the annual winter season outdoors hunting, dog sledding, camping and viewing wildlife. Visitors can fish the innumerable lakes and ponds, hike Ovayok Territorial Park or go birdwatching at Queen Maud’s Migratory Bird Sanctuary.
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Gjoa Haven
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8/30/2024 |
8/30/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Fort Ross
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8/31/2024 |
8/31/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Beechey Island
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9/1/2024 |
9/1/2024 |
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Beechey Island is located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago of Nanavut, Canada. It is known for the Franklin Expedition in 1845 and the search for the Northwest Passage, and was declared a Territorial Historic Site.
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Dundas Harbour
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9/2/2024 |
9/2/2024 |
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Dundas Harbour is a quiet harbor on Devon Island where hawks nest, muskoxen graze and walrus can be spotted just off shore. This abandoned Qikiqtaaluk settlement in Nunavut was first established in 1924 as an outpost to curb foreign whaling, and the ruins of a few buildings remain along with one of the northernmost cemeteries in the world.
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Pond Inlet
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9/3/2024 |
9/3/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Captain's Choice
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9/4/2024 |
9/4/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Captain's Choice
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9/5/2024 |
9/5/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Baffin Bay
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9/6/2024 |
9/6/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Ilulissat
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9/7/2024 |
9/7/2024 |
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Ilulissat means icebergs in Greenlandic, and the town has a beautiful location at the mouth of an ice fjord that is filled with enormous icebergs, and is the most productive glacier in the northern hemisphere. North of Ilulissat lies the settlement of Oqaatsut/Rodebay, where some of the old buildings from colonial times are today restaurants or huts available for rent. Ilulissat is a modern town but is also know as the dogsled town for all its sleds and snow dogs, and visitors can share in the sledding fun.
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Sisimiut
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9/8/2024 |
9/8/2024 |
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Sisimiut is a growing town located in western Greenland. It is one of the main village destinations in Greenland, and an administrative center for the Qeqqata Municipality. The population of Sisimiut was recorded of 5,598 inhabitants living in the town in 2013. One of the main attractions is the multicolor Northern Lights of the Aurora Borealis that take place during the months of September to April. Aside from this amazing phenomenon, many visitors come to Sisimiut to enjoy activities such as fishing, hiking, and dog sledding.
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At Sea
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9/9/2024 |
9/9/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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9/10/2024 |
9/10/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Red Bay
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9/11/2024 |
9/11/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Corner Brook
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9/12/2024 |
9/12/2024 |
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The City of Corner Brook - in Canada's Newfoundland and Labrador province - is nestled among the Long Range Mountains, which are a continuation of the Appalachian Mountain belt, stretching up from Georgia in the southern United States. Theatre and art are alive in Corner Brook. Corner Brook is Newfoundland and Labrador's "Host City" and is ideally positioned to host major sporting events. Experience picturesquesque Corner Brook from many groomed walking trails or visit the Captain James Cook Monument and bask in the glory of the sun setting over the Bay of Islands. Step back in time at the Corner Brook Museum and Archives or the Railway Society of Newfoundland Historic Train Site. Explore the downtown area and discover unique gifts and crafts and dine out in one of the City's many fine restaurants. Take a scenic drive along the coast of the Bay of Islands or have a more extreme adventure in Gros Morne National Park, just one hour away.
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At Sea
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9/13/2024 |
9/13/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Halifax (Nova Scotia)
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9/14/2024 |
9/14/2024 |
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Halifax is Atlantic Canada’s center of business, research and education. Strong emphasis is placed on cultural diversity, historic restorations and the preservation of heritage and culture. The Halifax Citadel Fortress dominates downtown Halifax. Take a stroll along the waterfront past restored buildings and warehouses of Historic Properties, or a walk in delightful Public Gardens, the oldest Victorian gardens in North America. Halifax’s sister city of Dartmouth lies on the opposite shore and is reached via the oldest saltwater ferry in North America. The spectacular view of Halifax harbor makes the trip worthwhile. Housed in former Dominion Building, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia features Nova Scotia folk art and maritime artists. A two-hour walk will easily show you the major highlights of historic and scenic Halifax. Visit Historic Properties, St. Paul’s Church and Province House, the latter two being the oldest buildings in the city. Granite Springs is rated one of the finest 18-hole golf courses in Atlantic Canada.
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