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Alaska Discovery Land & Cruise
featuring a 7-night Holland America Cruise
12 DAYS
$6,146
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*Rate is per person, land only, double occupancy, tour inclusions and available options may vary based on departure date.
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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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Accommodation
Westmark Fairbanks
Night 1
McKinley Chalet Resort-Holland
Nights 2-3
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge - Holland
Night 4
Holland America
Nights 5-11
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This has been sent previously. The tour manager in my group was so distracted with something else she read a book while on the bus/train and never showed us a thing. She expected us to get out in the rain , walk in puddles to shops and be picked up in an hour on the land trip while she went to the hotel and waited. She looked at the phone during dinner to see her dogs at doggie day care. When asked where a meeting was on the ship she replied”look it up on the map”! Name:Tessa Moore. Collette has not been good about any type of apology! These are only a few of what happened with our tour guide….she did nothing and we expected to tip her?? We never saw her on the ship except at dinner, late each night!
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Best was our Denali tour. We could see the mountain peaks and also saw many wild animals. The weather was great as was our tour guide Bob Brown.
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Excellent tour guide, (Bob Brown), wonderful food, great entertainment, mild weather. Great room porters, (Ketul and Tom). Will travel again with Collete!Frederick Hovatter
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Bob was outstanding in all areas of the tour. Extremely knowledgeable individual about every aspect.
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The crab feast was awesome
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Very nice for being 1st time cruisers.Did not disappoint. What was included.Was very nice.We also did some excursions thru Holland which were very nice.I just wish we were able to spend more time at some of the ports to be able to sight see alittle more.This started out as a Christmas conversation that was going to be my 3 siblings and spouses. Then got opened up to 38 of us friends,classmates,neighbors,All from the town of Port Byron Il and surrounding areas.My sister in law Kris Klavon was the one that did all of the working putting this together and she was the most help to alot of us that are not phone savvy and computer users.She deserves alot of the credit for this trip.My husband and I enjoyed our trip.
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We had no idea that Collette was turning us over to Holland America and that we would be traveling with such a large group, plus three other cruise ships everywhere. The Westmark Hotel in Fairbanks is a filthy dump. An activity should have been planned in Fairbanks as you brought us in two days before the tour started. I called Collette three weeks before the trip to confirm wine would be served with dinner on the ship and was told YES. That didn't happen. We could have just booked through Holland America and cut Collette out. This was nothing like our first Collette trip to Italy. Chris, our tour guide was helpful with the logistics. On some excursions, there wasn't even room for him. For our preference, it was too many days on the ship. Please tell Holland America to correct their literature: it's JOHNS Hopkins, not John.
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Todd was an excellent tour director. Always attentive to his travelers and a delight to be with.. Collette added a tour of Vancouver (at no expense) on the last day instead of us having to spend all day at the airport for our late night flight. Very special..
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We saw a great deal of Alaska. The trip was wonderful. We loved the lodges and train and the cruise. The long flight from Vancouver/Seatle for seniors was not the best. It was a long 24 hours to get home.
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Train ride from Denali to TelketnaThomas Anderson
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The pre-cruise extensiopn was teh highlight, especially the Domed Rail car Ride through the wilderness was breathtaking.
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Would have preferred a return trip by rail instead of boat.
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Mendenhall Gardens and Glacier was superb. Todd A. did a remarkable job for our group.
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Love it
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Flory at the omelette bar was amazing always had a smile on her face . Wanted to know what you did each day
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I loved the Misty Fjords Flightseeing option. It was amazing! The pilot land us on a remote lake. (It was a float plane, which I probably wouldn't/t have signed up for had I known earlier, but glad I did!) Beautiful Day...perfect for a little flightseeing in Ketchikan Alaska!Leslie Gossard
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It was a wonderful tour Todd was excellent. Tour busses were nice and so were accommodations. Loved the cruise ship and the excursions. Whale Watching was the best ever. Glacier Bay was beautiful. Thus is great package for all. Don't miss it.Donna Schaefer
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I enjoyed the beauty of Alaska and learning about the history, custom and culture of past and present.
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Buses were always there on time--overall every thing went well. The bad was the plane connections, way too much wait time.Marjorie Walchli
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Seeing the whales or plane ride
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We had a wonderful time on the land and cruise, our tour director was great. Look forward to traveling with Collette again.Pamela Dethloff
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Beautiful views. Great tour managerDean Johnston
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Every day was wonderful! Loved the whale watch & the band in The Rolling Stone lounge.Janice Stephens
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Two things come to mind for me seeing the overall beauty of the mountains and the wonders of the glaciers gave me a peaceful feeling. We hope to continue traveling with Collette in the future.Kenneth Cleek
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Seeing Denali all 3 days of our land tours. Seeing so much wildlife bears moose Fox caribou dall sheep etc
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Everyday was a different experience. Hard to decide what was best.
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Scenery, pacific ocean, mountains, landscapes, abundant beauty of nature everywhere and the fantastic cruise with delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner with numerous choices. Cleanliness and fresh food. Embarking and disembarking process well organized and smooth. Variety of experience from Chena River ride, dog mashing site, float plane demonstration and ride in Ketchikan. Train ride in White pass and day visits to Skagway, Talkeetna, Fairbanks, Juneau , Anchorage
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Alaska is beautiful. Our your guide Barry was excellent. Some of the hotels did not have air conditioning and it was hot when we were there, so sleeping was a little uncomfortable. I took the optional Fly by sea plane into the Misty Fjords National park and it was breathtaking! The train ride from Denali to Tallketna was also a highlight of the trip. All the coach drivers were pleasant and very informative about the local culture and landscape.Patricia Perles
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very enjoyable
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Train ride was my favorite. It was amazing. 😁
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There was sooo much it’s hard to narrow down. Seeing Denali, riverboat ride seeing Iditarod dogs and learning about Granite the dog, Noordam cruise ship, excellent food and staff. Michael was a wealth of information on all areas. All the coach drivers gave us information as traveling. Ohhh the whale watching boat ride was filled with the most whales to see. Highly recommend. It was our first cruise.Pamela
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Barry, our tour guide, was wonderful! The mix of activities was perfect. We were able to see and do a lot during our time in Alaska.Susan Ruckman
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The Westmark in Fairbanks needs some room updating
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Loved Whale watching excursion and Talkeetna and views of Denali! The Heart of Delali and musical about Fairbanks were grat too. The Cruise was nice - not such a big ship so did not feel overwhelmed. Food was great and the staff awesome!Lou Jacobs
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Flying in a day early (before the official tour started) gave us time to explore Fairbanks and the adjoining town of North Pole. The local residents were friendly and helpful. We were only on the cruise ship for two hours before seeing our first Orcas. The views were non-stop and seeing the whales and sea otters will be unforgettable. Our tour manager -Kathi Fil-gave us suggestions and led walking tours of all the ports (Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan).
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The whole tour was very good except for the last day. Collette really messed up there. They were going to drop us off after leaving the ship at 10:00 AM in the airport, and our plane didn’t leave until 11:50 PM! Our director from the University who was the organizer for this trip, got ahold of Collette and came up with an all day bus tour in Vancouver. However, by then everyone was “toured out” and exhausted. The bus driver did a great job of trying to keep us entertained, but how much is there to see in Vancouver for 7 hours? It was poor planning all the way around. Also, the train trip excursion should have included lunch and a drink. Food was expensive and went through the lunch hour. We have been on other train excursions, and lunch was always included. Go Ahead Travel always makes sure those the train trips are special.Sharon Klonowski
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I enjoyed spending time in Denali. We saw a lot of wildlife and learned about the area.Dorothy Johnson
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I highly recommend this trip to anyone looking to go to Alaska!
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I thought the tour was well-planned and well executed. Our tour manager, Ann Boulais, was well-prepared and always ready to help in any way possible. My main complaint was on the lateness of our flights out of Vancouver on June 9th. We had to spend eleven hours in the airport waiting for our flight. I would pay a few more bucks for an earlier flight.Jeffrey Lamphier
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It was our first trip to Alaska. Very pleased with everything. Happy we did the land tour before the cruise. The cruise was relaxing and had amazing food. We would both highly recommend this trip to all our friends. Thank you for the great memories!! LaurieLaurie Knutson
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This trip was fabulous and beyond expectations. Our tour director, Kathy Fil, kept us up to date every day with excursions and walking tours. We took advantage of her knowledge and Collette is lucky to have her.Betty Jean Body
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Absolutely worthwhile. Couldn't have been any better.John Rader
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Suggest arriving in Fairbanks day before. Long day of flights, late arrival and early departure the next day. Very tiring!
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All was memorable but whale watch was best seen momma whale trying to teach baby whale to dive and seen 2 different groups of orcas
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I enjoyed the entire trip, but my favorite was the land part at the Denali chalet. We saw elk, moose, deer, and lots of animals. Loved the outdoor music provided around the fire rings at night. Great trip.William Grayson
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Viewing the Denali and the train ride.
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Whale watching where we saw orcas and humpbacks!Nancy Walkup
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Paddle wheel boat tourJane Grayson
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The train ride from DenaliAnita OConnor
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Booking process was poor. Feel that Collette could have made recommendations so that layovers were not so extreme. It tainted the start of the tour but evening else was fineSusan Gessman
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Great tour guide - Ann - wonderful trip
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Organized, excellent tour guide, great sites, nice combination of land and cruise tour.Mary Holmgren
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Our director Merrin was outstanding! Only shortcomings was the crowded bus & train experiences with not enough stops for taking photos (that’s my passionate hobby). Hotel in Talkeetna was wonderful the others just okay.Richard Leiendecker
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We had a great trip to Alaska. Our tour guide was exemplary and this contributed to our successful journey! Thank you, Collette!
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Learned so much on land portionKaren Imwalle
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Everything was coordinated well! Thank youAllen Imwalle
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Loved the land part of the trip. Denali park, the River boat, the train trip. I did not like the ship part. I liked getting off the ship and seeing the towns. I have motion sickness and the 1st and last days were not good.. I am just not a ship person. Will never do another cruise. Our room was great and our Steward Sonny and team were great.
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Talkeetna Lodge was great with an incredible view of the Alaska Mountain Range. Getting there was a fantastic trip from Denali on the train. We saw such beautiful scenery while riding in a glass dome train car.Rebecca Bondurant
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The tour manager was very organized and cleat in her communication. The Holland America Cruise Line was excellent.Michael Holmgren
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The train ride to Denali was my favorite, the train guide was entertaining and very knowledgeable!
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The first half was great, after the third day on the ship I began getting sicker everyday I have never been so sick in my life and by the time I got home I had Covid! Not an ideal vacation!Loretta Schlicker
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The trip was well planned out and we saw lots of Alaska. We chose Collette as they do an excellent job of trip planning and including amazing experiences. Plus our use truly guided us thru Alaska, giving us a bounty of information on history, geology, geography, wildlife and more.Judy Babbitt
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Having a cruise was ideal to Alaska It was alittle too long, 12 days. I'm glad I went, met new people. Weather was great
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No value for the added cost. This tour package is no different than others. Air package was poor. Cruise package was mediocre.Amy Wood
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Everyone enjoyed the trip, locations were great, the best part of the trip was the paddlewheel cruise on the Denali. Thanks.
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This was our first land/sea vacation but our 2nd trip using Collette. It exceeded our expectations. Alaska was beautiful at times breath taking. Some of the ground portions of the trip hotels were better than others. The Holland America cruise was awesome, the staff very friendly and helpful. Accomodations were to our liking.
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This was my second Collette trip. It was awesome, Alaska is beautiful. I enjoyed the tours and for the most part accommodations were satisfactory although having to wait nearly 8+ hours for our room in Fairbanks was unacceptable and uncomfortabe.
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Enjoyed all of our stops along the way. Great information shared with us.
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The tour had great included experiences, one excursion excellent, one just good, excellent and helpful tour leader who was always available. Accomodations were very good.
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First Cruise I ever took in my whole life. It was awesome, I loved every minute of it. So organized & I felt so safe.Deborah Cappel
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Everything on the tour was great!!!Robert Steptoe
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Tour was excellent except for the travel arrangements. The travel air arrangements both coming and going were extremely unacceptable. Long long waits between connecting flights and arrival at 3 AM
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All details handled, so professional and ready with an answer to any question. Will recommend and use Colette again on our next adventure.Thomas Liner
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Our tour guide was excellent. She was very informative both historically and geographically of the area.
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Nicely organized, great excursions 😊
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Beautiful scenery, enjoyable excursions, great company
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Favorite memory. People I met on the tour. Person in charge of our tour group was seen very little for assistance. Night shows became boring. Same thing each night. I will not return for another tour
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Your survey just like this tour . Doesn’t work disappointing. Collette continues to be poor.George Thomas
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Whale watching. Definitely trip to see Denali
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Collette changed air travel to coach travel after trip was paid for, 80 year old seniors were on this trip. This coach travel returned seniors home at 5:00 am. Karen Barkley from Collette refused to retuen any calls after the trip . Collette should be ashamed. Never Trust Collette!!!!!Kim Lucky
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advertised air from shreveport, after paid up in full, you changed to bus(13.5 hours ride)
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It was a good trip but didn’t like bus trips to Dallas, bus trip from Vancouver to Seattle, and bus trip from Dallas to Shreveport. I will not take another trip with this much bud travel.Dana Fletcher
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The coach trip from Vancouver to Seattle seemed to be unnecessary. Why didn’t we fly Vancouver to Dallas? The drive was too long due to traffic and the coach was uncomfortable.
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Collette lied and changed airtravel to coach travel after we payed for the trip. Karen Barkley refuses to return phone calls after trip is over.Frederick Lucky
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Collett did a good job planning everything Only complaint was some of the transportationDonna Jones
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Traveling on a bus when we paid for airline tickets, and then receiving a 200.00 voucher for our next trip with Collette! I will never travel with Collette again!!
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Flight schedules were horrible. Paid to stay in hotel for on 3 pm had first excretion befoream and had to have breakfast before we departed. Insane that your company didn’t realize travels do need to sleep.
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Just the overall experience combining the land and ocean tour together.Montgomery Hedgecoth
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met expectations and plans held as published
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Did not care for the 7 hour wait at airport. We could see the departing Alaskan Airlines flights and saw numerous flights earlier to Settle. There were also flights to Chicago that I’m I sure there would be flights available to Detroit. I also did not care for the different information were getting from Tour Director. We had infor for cruise company that we had a 2 :00 time to board ship. Then the cruise Director told us 5:00. I feel we were lost time on ship. Overall the Tour Director did a good job. He was always available if we needed him. Did not care for hotel in Denali . I didn’t like that you had to a shuttle to get to main building to eat or leave for tours. The building we were in didn’t have a refrigerator in our room and I had Meds to keep cold. Our view was an overgrown field not mountains. I didn’t like get our cruise information 2 weeks before the cruise. I did enjoy the sites in Denali. The hotel in Talkeetna was gorgeous and they had places you could sit and enjoy the mountains indoor and outdoors enjoyed that.
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Air transport wasn't good. We had very long waits and delays between flights. That was very tiring for us.John Lupp
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It was an outstanding trip!
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it was confusing with all the different luggage tags; but we figured it out.Doris Jonas Hansen
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The tour manager was excellent!! My favorite experience was seeing all the beauty!!Justin Farmer
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I DID NOT LIKE THE 3 DAYS BEFORE I GOT ON SHIP. EACH NIGHT A DIFFERENT HOTEL. HAD TO HAVE LUGGAGE OUTSIDE DOOR AT 6:30AM EACH HOTEL. THEN HAD BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS IN DINING ROOM BUT 1 MORNING HAD A TABLE AND THEY WERE TOO BUSY, HAD NO BREAKFAST, NOT EVEN A CUP OF COFFEE. HAD TO GET ON BUS AT 8:30AM THIS *****. ENTERTAINMENT ON SHIP WASN'T THAT GOOD AT ALL. LOUSY .....ROYAL CARRIBEAN ENTERTAINMENT WAS TOPS.Ruth Drum
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The whole trip was planned extremely well. We had the greatest time and saw some great sights.Richard Shirey
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Great tour guide during the tripKevin Kennedy
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Great tour guide, Colette took care of transfers and luggage during the whole tour. What a blessing!
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The details were all very well coordinated and our manager was well informed on what we could do at each stop along the way. For each port of call there was always a note under our door for what the options could be for the next day.Merlyn Foat
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Kathryn was very knowledgeable and helpful.Paul Pitzer
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Everything flowed without problems. Accompaning guide was good a coordinating thingsWilliam Vincent
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First two hotels were extremely sub-par. Would never stay in either again. Third hotel was "ok" but would not stay there again either.
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Arrived in Fairbanks at 1am and tour started at 7:45am. Exhausting. Saw nothing in Fairbanks. Felt rushed. Favorite was tour of Mendenhall Mt Tsongas gardens.Linda Mcgilvray
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it was great and fun trip enjoy the place went great time
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excellent trip, well planned and organizedMARY SMALL
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Trip was poorly planned by sonja and debbie didn’t care for people on trip or what happened to them only did what they wanted to we pay our money theirs was free and didn’t get to enjoy any of it had to spend extra money because they didn’t take of anybody but their little group it was a trip from Hell never be n treated so bad I want every dime of my money returned to me no crediit they shouldn’t be allowed to take out another group they don’t care or see about group every body’s on their own when you step on motorcoach they could care less where are on or left if a stop is madeMyra Page
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Wonderful tours and optional excursions. Well organized. Exceptional cruise portion. Great Food, Entertainment and events.Maureen Hollingsworth
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ONE OF THE HOTEL ROOMS ON LAND TOUR WAS VERY OLD AND NOT CLEAN IN FAIRBANKS.. THE HOLLAND AMERICA SHIP NOORDAM WAS ALSO VERY OLD, OUR STATE ROOM HAD TWIN BEDS THAT WERE NOT VERY COMFORTABLE. WE TRIED TO FIND A TOUR ON SUNDAY WHEN WE GOT OFF THE SHIP BUT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING TO DO EVERYTHING WAS ALL READY BOOKED, SO WE SPENT THE DAY IN THE VANCOUVER AIRPORT, ARRIVED THERE ABOUT 12 NOON AND OUR FLIGHT DID NOT LEAVE TILL AFTER 11 THAT NITE. FLIGHT FROM VANCOUVER TO NEWARK WAS NOT GREAT THEN OUR FLIGHT FROM NEWARK TO ALBANY GOT CANCELED AND WE HAD TO TAKE A UBER HOME TO ALBANY NY, OUR LUGGAGE WAS LOST AND WE HAD TO GO TO THE ALBANY NY AIRPORT TO PICK IT UP. SO NOW YOU KNOW WHY I THINK THIS EXPERIENCE WAS AVERAGE AFTER SPENDING $8148 I AM NOT VERY PLEASED WITH THE TRIP.. I AM ALSO WAITING TO BE FOR A REFUND FOR MY AIR FAIR FROM NEWARK TO ALBANY..Diana Ross
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Flight arrangements were horrible for both arrival & departure. Tours were too long--just driving around Denali looking for animals w/o even stopping at the NPS Visitor Center. Domed train ride was absolutely too long w/nothing to see except trees & mts. Towns where we stopped were basically tourist traps filled w/thousands of tourists.
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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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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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Train rides and the scenery were great. Barry is an awesome guide.
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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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Unorganized disembark E. coli flu onboard. Ate with sick peopleBetty Frankhouser
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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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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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Enjoyed the mixture of land and sea. Boarding proper buses was sometimes confusing when multiple buses were available.Nancy Davis
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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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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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Whale watching was a highlight of the trip.
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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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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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It would have been nice to have more meals included for land portion. (Breakfasts).J. David and Nicky Sine
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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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As sated above the tour director was excellent. Most of the hotels were ok but hardly the best.
