Cruise West's 2004 Alaska Itineraries

Spirit of Oceanus Northbound Coastal Odyssey- 13 Days, 12 Nights
Note: Zodiac usage and “wet landings” are delightfully spontaneous. Where conditions permit, you may step ashore on islands without a single trace of human habitation or visit tiny villages with no cruise ship moorage. Zodiac use is always weather dependent.

Day	Port	Arrive	Depart
1	Vancouver, B.C.
2	Cruising British Columbia
3	Prince Rupert, British Columbia
4	Cruise Misty Fjords
5	Petersburg, Alaska (Frederick Sound)
6	Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska
7	Glacier Bay (Cruising)
8	Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska
9	Sitka, Alaska
10	Gulf of Alaska (Cruising)
11	Prince William Sound (Cruising)
12	Kenai Fjords National Park (Cruising)
13	Anchorage, Alaska Disembark
14	Transfer to Airport Anchorage, AK

Sailing Dates
May 10, 2004	August 10, 2004
June 1, 2004

Spirit of Oceanus Northbound Coastal Odyssey- 13 Days, 12 Nights

Day	Port	Arrive	Depart
1	Anchorage, Alaska
2	Anchorage, Alaska (Embark)
3	Kenai Fjords National Park (Cruising)
4	Prince William Sound (Cruising)
5	Gulf of Alaska (Cruising)
6	Sitka, Alaska
7	Glacier Bay (Cruising)
8	Juneau, Alaska
8	Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska
9	Petersburg, Alaska (Frederick Sound)
10	Cruise Misty Fjords
11	Prince Rupert, British Columbia
12	Inside Passage (Cruising)
13	Vancouver, British Columbia

Sailing Dates
May 20, 2004	August 20, 2004
July 29, 2004

Gold Rush Voyage- Northbound 11 Days, 10 Nights Seattle to Juneau or reverse

Day	Port	Arrive	Depart
Fri	Seattle, Alaska
Sat	San Juan Islands
Sun	Desolation Sound
Mon	Northern British Columbia (Cruising)
Tue	Ketchikan, Alaska
Wed	Petersburg, Alaska (LeConte Bay)
Thu	Frederick Sound/ Tracy Arm
Mon	Sitka, Alaska
Tue	Glacier Bay (Cruising)
Wed	Skagway, Alaska
Thu	Juneau, Alaska

Sailing Dates (Spirit of Alaska)
May 8,2004
Sailing Dates (Spirit of Columbia)
May 9,2004	May 29, 2004
Sailing Dates (Spirit of Discovery)
May 19, 2004
Sailing Dates (Spirit of Endeavour)
May 3, 2004
Sailing Dates (Spirit of 98)
May 10, 2004

Gold Rush Voyage- Southbound 11 Days, 10 Nights Seattle to Juneau or reverse

Day	Port	Arrive	Depart
1	Juneau, Alaska
2	Skagway, Alaska
3	Glacier Bay (Cruising)
4	Sitka, Alaska
5	Frederick Sound/ Tracy Arm
6	Petersburg, Alaska (LeConte Bay)
7	Ketchikan, Alaska
8	Northern British Columbia (Cruising)
9	Desolation Sound
10	San Juan Islands
11	Seattle, Alaska

Sailing Dates (Spirit of Alaska)
September 1,2004
Sailing Dates (Spirit of Columbia)
May 19,2004	September 7, 2004
Sailing Dates (Spirit of Discovery)
August 21, 2004
Sailing Dates (Spirit of Endeavour)
September 2, 2004
Sailing Dates (Spirit of 98)
August 26, 2004

Alaska's Inside Passage- Northbound 9 Days, 8 Nights Ketchikan to Juneau or reverse
Note: Select dates in July and August will visit Hyder for premium bear-viewing opportunities at FishCreek instead of Misty Fjords and Metlakatla.* Hyder with its bear viewing opportunity replaces Metlakatla on these departures.

Day	Port	Arrive	Depart
1	Ketchikan, Alaska
2	Misty Fjords, Alaska
3	Petersburg, Alaska
4	Tracy Arm/ Sawyer Glaciers
5	Sitka, Alaska
6	Glacier Bay (Cruising)
7	Skagway and Haines, Alaska
8	Juneau, Alaska
9	Juneau, Alaska (Transfer to Airport)

Alaska's Inside Passage- Southbound 9 Days, 8 Nights Ketchikan to Juneau or reverse
Note: Select dates in July and August will visit Hyder for premium bear-viewing opportunities at FishCreek instead of Misty Fjords and Metlakatla.

Day	Port	Arrive	Depart
1	Juneau, Alaska (Transfer to Hotel)
2	Juneau, Alaska (Embark)
3	Skagway and Haines, Alaska
4	Glacier Bay (Cruising)
5	Sitka, Alaska
6	Tracy Arm/ Sawyer Glaciers
7	Petersburg, Alaska
8	Metlakatla, Misty Fjords
9	Ketchikan, Alaska

Sailing Dates (Spirit of Discovery)
May 28, 2004	July 30, 2004
June 18, 2004
Sailing Dates (Spirit of Endeavour)
May 12, 2004	July 7, 2004
May 26, 2004	July 21, 2004
June 9, 2004	August 4, 2004
June 23, 2004	August 18, 2004
Sailing Dates (Spirit of 98)
May 19, 2004	July 14, 2004
June 2, 2004	July 28, 2004
June 16, 2004	August 11, 2004
June 30, 2004

9A Daylight Yacht Tour- Northbound 6 Days, 5 Nights or 5 Days, 4 Nights Ketchikan to Juneau or reverse.  On these tours you will overnight in hotels and cruise during the day.

Day	Port	Arrive	Depart
1	Ketchikan, Alaska
2	Misty Fjords
3	Wrangell & Petersburg, Alaska
4	LeConte Bay, Alaska
5	Frederick Sound & Tracy Arm
6	Juneau, Alaska (Transfer/Flight home)

Daylight Yacht Tour- 10A Southbound with Glacier Bay- Southbound 6 days, 5 nights or 5 Days, 4 nights Ketchikan to Juneau or reverse. On these tours you will overnight in hotels and cruise during the day.

Day	Port	Arrive	Depart
1	Juneau, Alaska
2	Tracy Arm & Petersburg, Alaska
3	LeConte Bay, Alaska
4	Wrangell & Ketchikan, Alaska
5	Ketchikan, Alaska (Transfer to Airport)

Sailing Dates (Sheltered Seas)
May 29, 2004	July 17, 2004
June 5, 2004	July 24, 2004
June 12, 2004	July 31, 2004
June 19, 2004	August 3, 2004
June 26, 2004	August 10, 2004
July 3, 2004	August 17, 2004
July 10, 2004	August 24, 2004

Daylight Yacht Tour- 10AA with Glacier Bay- Southbound 6 days, 5 nights or 5 Days, 4 nights Ketchikan to Juneau or reverse. On these tours you will overnight in hotels and cruise during the day.

Day	Port	Arrive	Depart
1	Glacier Bay,  Alaska (Transfer/Flight home)
2	Glacier Bay & Juneau, Alaska
3	Tracy Arm & Petersburg, Alaska
4	LeConte Bay, Alaska
5	Wrangell & Ketchikan, Alaska
6	Ketchikan, Alaska

Sailing Dates (Sheltered Seas)
June 18, 2004	July 23, 2004
June 25, 2004	July 30, 2004
July 2, 2004	August 6, 2004
July 9, 2004	August 13, 2004
July 16, 2004	August 20, 2004

Voyage to the Bering Sea- Northbound 14 days, 13 nights Anchorage to Nome or reverse
Note: Zodiac usage and “wet landings” are delightfully spontaneous. Where conditions permit, you may step ashore on islands without a single trace of human habitation. Zodiac use is always weather dependent, therefore exact schedule of port calls and on-shore exploration may vary from the itinerary as described above. Cruise West provides calf-length boots for wet landings. Charter flight times between Anchorage and Nome may cause schedule adjustments in either city.

Day	Port	Arrive	Depart
1	Anchorage, Alaska
2	Anchorage, Alaska (Embark)
3	Kenai Fjords National Park
4	Kodiak, Alaska
5	Katmai National Park
6	Shumagin Islands, Alaska
7	Dutch Harbor/Unalaska, Alaska
8	Pribilof Islands
9	Nunivak, Yukon Delta National Wildlife
10-12	Provideniya, Russia Chukotka Peninsula, Novaye Chaplino, Gambell or Savoonga, Little Diomade.
13	Artic Circle
12	Nome to Anchorage (Disembark-Plane ride)

Sailing Dates (Spirit of Oceanus)
June 11, 2004	July 5, 2004

Voyage to the Bering Sea- Southbound 14 days, 13 nights Anchorage to Nome or reverse
Note: Zodiac usage and “wet landings” are delightfully spontaneous. Where conditions permit, you may step ashore on islands without a single trace of human habitation. Zodiac use is always weather dependent, therefore exact schedule of port calls and on-shore exploration may vary from the itinerary as described above. Cruise West provides calf-length boots for wet landings. Charter flight times between Anchorage and Nome may cause schedule adjustments in either city

Day	Port	Arrive	Depart
1	Anchorage, Alaska (Sheraton)
2	Fly to Nome, Alaska (Embark)
3	Artic Circle
4-6	Provideniya, Russia Chukotka Peninsula, Novaye Chaplino, Gambell or Savoonga, Little Diomade.
7	Nunivak, Yukon Delta National Wildlife
8	Pribilof Islands
9	Dutch Harbor/Unalaska, Alaska
10	Shumagin Islands, Alaska
11	Katmai National Park
12	Kodiak, Alaska
13	Kenai Fjords National Park
12	Nome to Anchorage

Sailing Dates (Spirit of Oceanus)
June 23, 2004	July 17, 2004

Glacier Wonderland- 5 Days, 4 nights or 4 Days, 3 nights round trip from Anchorage/Whittier

Day	Port	Arrive	Depart
1	Whittier, Alaska (Motorcoach from Anchorage to Whittier)
2	College Fjord & Esther Passage (Cruising)
3	Cordova & Copper River, Alaska
4	Chenega Glacier and Knight Island, Prince William Sound
5	Whittier, Alaska to Anchorage

Sailing Dates-Spirit of Alaska (4 night)
May 24, 2004	July 12, 2004
May 31, 2004	July 19, 2004
June 7, 2004	July 26, 2004
June 14, 2004	August 2, 2004
June 21, 2004	August 9, 2004
June 28, 2004	August 16, 2004
July 5, 2004	August 23, 2004
Sailing Dates-Spirit of Alaska (3 night) Excludes Cordova/Copper River
May 28, 2004	July 16, 2004
June 4, 2004	July 23, 2004
June 11, 2004	July 30, 2004
June 18, 2004	August 6, 2004
June 25, 2004	August 13, 2004
July 2, 2004	August 20, 2004
July 9, 2004

Wilderness Waterways 9 Days, 8 Nights Round trip from Juneau Cruise 15A

Day	Port	Arrive	Depart
1	Juneau, Alaska (Hotel Stay)
2	Juneau, Alaska (Embarkation)
3	Tracy Arm Fjord (Cruising)
4	Kake, Alaska
5	Inside Passage (Cruising)
6	Sitka, Alaska
7	Icy Strait
8	Glacier Bay (Cruising)
9	Juneau, Alaska

Sailing Dates-Spirit of Discovery
June 11, 2004	July 23, 2004
July 2, 2004	August 13, 2004
July 9, 2004
Sailing Dates-Spirit of Columbia
June 7, 2004	August 2, 2004
June 14, 2004	August 9, 2004
July 5, 2004	August 16, 2004
July 12, 2004	August 23, 2004
July 19, 2004	August 30, 2004
July 26, 2004