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If all this attention on Redoubt Volcano, national parks and Alaska has you dreaming of mountain peaks, wilderness that goes on forever, pristine rivers and clear blue lakes; then call your travel agent and book a cruise.
After some research about the options, here's one that might help you fulfill that dream. It's a cruisetour (a cruise voyage plus land tours, onshore lodgings and rail travel) that Princess Cruises calls Explorer: Copper River. This ship to rail tour takes travelers on a breathtaking trip to Denali National Park & Preserve and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve.
Sound interesting? Here's an overview of Alaska national park cruisetours from Princess Cruises:
Princess Cruises will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Alaska's statehood in 2009 with a full season of cruisetour and cruise itineraries showcasing the best of the state, including the incomparable Denali National Park and Glacier Bay National Park. The schedule features complete land and sea vacations featuring the line's own wilderness lodges and Direct to the Wilderness rail travel combined with sailings through the state's dramatic glacier rimmed Gulf Coast.
The program offers four cruisetour categories, all featuring the state's top attractions - including at least two nights among the wilderness of the Denali area.
Throughout the May 9 to September 14 season, the Princess fleet will offer a total of 130 Alaska sailings, with Diamond Princess, Sapphire Princess, Coral Princess, and Island Princess traveling on the line's signature Gulf of Alaska sailings, Golden Princess, Star Princess and Sea Princess sailing the Inside Passage routes from Seattle and San Francisco.
Alaska Cruisetours - Direct to the Wilderness
Direct to the Wilderness tours feature trains conveniently waiting right at the Whittier cruise ship dock to offer passengers the only same-day luxury rail service between the ship and Denali Park -- the only experience of its kind. Explorer tours include visits to Denali and other areas in the state, with stays at Princess' Copper River or Kenai wilderness lodges or adventures in the north into the Arctic Circle.
Alaska Cruisetours - Explorer: Copper River
These combined cruise and land-tour packages put you at the doorstep of Alaska's inner beauty. Stay at the Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge, which overlooks America's largest national park, Wrangell-St. Elias. Enjoy a catamaran trip across pristine Prince William Sound. In addition, you'll enjoy two nights at Denali National Park.
- Denali National Park--Breathtaking vistas and the venerable Mt. McKinley make this a must-see on your Alaska cruise vacation
- Prince William Sound--Explore glaciers and wildlife on a dayboat cruise between Whittier and Valdez.
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park--Princess Cruises offers front-row seats to the largest mass of glaciers on the continent in Wrangell-St. Elias.
- Princess Rail Service--Princess rail cars offer full-dome panoramic view, bar service and passenger seating in dome, open-air outdoor observation platforms, full service dining salon with meals prepared to order, circular stairways to upper level, stainless steel self-contained kitchen and wireless public address system. Six cars comply with American With Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, including convenient hydraulic lifts to lower level.
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