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Western Canada and the Inside Passage

The majestic vistas, expansive protected parklands and western Canadian culture combines with an unforgettable Alaskan Cruise up the Inside Passage on a captivating 17-day coach and cruising tour.

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Overview

The relaxed lifestyle of the Alberta ranchlands give way to the national parks of the Rocky Mountains, teeming with wildlife amidst spectacular and unique geography. The high mountains of Whistler and the Coastal range are the gateway to the historic streets of Vancouver, followed by the ‘green city’ of Seattle. Boarding a comfortable, full service Holland America Cruise, sail north through the dramatic scenery of the Pacific Northwest coastline. With ports of call at several Alaskan destinations such as Ketchikan and Juneau, this cruise provides a true sampling of the wonders of Alaska.

Arrive at Calgary’s International Airport and transfer independently to your downtown hotel. After an individual check-in, the remainder of the day is free to explore the streets of this dynamic city, famous for its annual Stampede. The tour director will contact you in the late afternoon. Overnight in Calgary.


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Meals Included: Room Only

Sandman Hotel Calgary City Centre

Property Location
With a stay at Sandman Hotel Calgary City Centre, you'll be centrally located in Calgary, steps from Century Gardens and minutes from McDougall Centre. This eco-friendly hotel is within close proximity of TELUS Spark and Shaw Millennium Park.

This morning we set out to meet fellow travellers at breakfast before we tour the sights of Calgary. We admire such modern and historic landmarks as the Calgary Tower, Fort Calgary and the skyscrapers of the commercial district. Leaving Calgary behind we set our sights on the Rocky Mountains, which can already be seen, far off in the distance. Experience the majesty of the mountains as we first travel through the foothills and then enter Banff National Park. We tour the region around Banff amidst snow-capped peaks, sparkling glaciers and emerald green lakes and see landmark Banff Springs Hotel, Bow Falls
and Tunnel Mountain.

Overnight in Canmore.

Canadian breakfast included.


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Meals Included: Bed and Breakfast

Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre

Property Location
Located in Canmore, Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre is in the mountains and convenient to Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre and Silvertip Golf Course. This eco-friendly resort is within close proximity of Canmore Golf and Curling Club and Cross Zee Ranch.

The entire day is at leisure to tour Banff and browse through the many boutiques and specialty shops along Banff Avenue. An optional full-day tour is offered to the Columbia Icefield. The tour starts with
a visit to Lake Louise, followed by a scenic drive to the world famous Icefields Parkway. At the spectacular Columbia Icefield we board an Ice Explorer vehicle that will take us onto the surface of the ancient Athabasca Glacier for an incredible and unique sightseeing experience. Alternately, you may also take an optional 12-minute helicopter sightseeing tour of the Spray Lakes and Spray Valley. The
flight path takes you over the forested slopes of Mount Buller, offering a dramatic view of the shale patterns and rocky outcroppings of the surrounding mountains of the Goat Range.

Overnight in Canmore.


Continental breakfast included.


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Meals Included: Bed and Breakfast

Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre

Property Location
Located in Canmore, Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre is in the mountains and convenient to Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre and Silvertip Golf Course. This eco-friendly resort is within close proximity of Canmore Golf and Curling Club and Cross Zee Ranch.

Our drive today is on the famed Trans-Canada Highway, following a route charted by the railroad engineers and fur traders of the mid 1800s. We continue our tour of the Canadian parks system as we cross the jagged Kicking Horse Pass into British Columbia’s Yoho National Park. From the highway, we are treated to a dazzling display of vast icefields, deep canyons, dense forests and glacier-fed streams. One awe-inspiring landscape follows another en route to Glacier National Park. We continue through the Monashee and Selkirk mountain ranges to the rugged interior town of Kamloops.

Overnight in Kamloops.

Continental breakfast included.


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Meals Included: Bed and Breakfast

Ramada by Wyndham Kamloops

Welcome to top hotels in Kamloops the RAMADA INN KAMLOOPS HOTEL; where your comfort comes first. An excellent choice for families, couples and business guests, with breath-taking panoramic views, well-appointed rooms and thoughtful amenities that put us a step above other Kamloops hotels experience.

Kamloops to Whistler We can expect a day of dramatic scenery changes when we drive through the ranch lands and head for the coastal mountains. An optional Floatplane Sightseeing Tour over Garibaldi
Park gives you an inspiring view of a natural preserve of volcanic peaks, alpine lakes and meadows. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight in Whistler.

Continental breakfast included.


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Meals Included: Bed and Breakfast

Whistler Village Inn And Suites

Location, Value & Choice, Whistler Village Inn + Suites has it all! Whistler Village Inn + Suites puts you in the in the heart of Whistler Village. Shops, restaurants, nightclubs and the Gondolas for Whistler and Blackcomb mountains are all less than a two-minute walk away. Relax in any style with a choice of hotel rooms, lofts and suites with balconies overlooking Whistler village. Only minutes from championship golf courses and abundant outdoor adventure, to get the most out of your Whistler-Blackcomb experience, the Whistler Village Inn + Suites is where you want to be. Ski and Bike Storage available.

We drive south along the spectacular Sea-to-Sky Highway through a dramatic landscape of jagged fjords and glaciated mountain peaks. We leave the countryside behind and explore the metropolis of Vancouver on a sightseeing tour. Highlights include Stanley Park, Prospect Point, English Bay, historic Gastown, bustling Chinatown and much more. The afternoon is free to discover more of this coastal gem.

Overnight in Vancouver.

Continental breakfast included.


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Meals Included: Bed and Breakfast

Sandman Hotel Vancouver City Centre

Situated in the heart of Downtown Vancouver, Sandman Hotel Vancouver City Centre is located directly across the street from both Rogers Arena and BC Place making this the ideal spot for all concerts, sporting events, and everything downtown has to offer.

The Pacific Ocean and the Coast Mountains form the backdrop to your day at leisure in Vancouver. You might want to do some shopping down on Robson Street, relax in Vancouver’s playground Stanley Park or stroll through the markets of Granville Island. You can also go on an optional full-day tour to Victoria, the charming provincial capital that is proud of her maritime heritage. Before taking the ferry back to Vancouver, you will visit Butchart Gardens, one of the world’s great floral displays set in a reclaimed stone quarry.

Overnight in Vancouver.

Canadian breakfast included.


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Meals Included: Bed and Breakfast

Sandman Hotel Vancouver City Centre

Situated in the heart of Downtown Vancouver, Sandman Hotel Vancouver City Centre is located directly across the street from both Rogers Arena and BC Place making this the ideal spot for all concerts, sporting events, and everything downtown has to offer.

Today you check out of your hotel and are transferred to the Vancouver cruise terminal where you board Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam and are welcomed by the crew who will be your hosts for your cruising adventure. Familiarize yourself with amenities of the ship and watch the sun set over the water from the wide decks of this magnificent craft. The ship weighs anchor and sets sail this afternoon for one of the most famously beautiful passages in the world.

Breakfast and dinner included.

Overnight on board the Nieuw
Amsterdam.


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Meals Included: Half Board

Holland America, Nieuw Amsterdam

The second of signature-class ships, ms Nieuw Amsterdam celebrates historic New York City, once called Nieuw Amsterdam, with its inspired design and an art collection valued at more than $3 million. While on board enjoy cooking classes and hands-on workshops from America's Test Kitchen. Hone your video-editing skills at a Digital Workshop powered by Windows®. Dine in your choice of specialty restaurants. Or rejuvenate in the Greenhouse Spa & Salon.

Enjoy the fantastic scenery on the first full day of cruising, travelling through the Inside Passage. Just beyond the deck rails, the gems of Alaska are laid open in a spellbinding vista of rain forests, glaciers,
fjords and white-capped peaks. Along the way it is common to view whales and sea lions at play along the coastlines as well as a near countless assortment of marine bird life.

Overnight on board the Nieuw Amsterdam.

Full board included.


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Meals Included: Full Board

Holland America, Nieuw Amsterdam

The second of signature-class ships, ms Nieuw Amsterdam celebrates historic New York City, once called Nieuw Amsterdam, with its inspired design and an art collection valued at more than $3 million. While on board enjoy cooking classes and hands-on workshops from America's Test Kitchen. Hone your video-editing skills at a Digital Workshop powered by Windows®. Dine in your choice of specialty restaurants. Or rejuvenate in the Greenhouse Spa & Salon.

Travel the Stephens Passage as it flows into the Boundary Ranges at Tracy Arm, a narrow, twisting, 48 -kilometre-long fjord that ends at the twin Sawyer glaciers. Lush rain forest gives way to ancient stone as
the land dramatically rises to 2100m towering peaks, the waterway ending at the twin Sawyer Glaciers. Arriving in the port of Juneau, take some time to explore this unique state capital and its frontier culture and spirit.

Overnight on board the Nieuw Amsterdam.

Full board included.


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Meals Included: Full Board

Holland America, Nieuw Amsterdam

The second of signature-class ships, ms Nieuw Amsterdam celebrates historic New York City, once called Nieuw Amsterdam, with its inspired design and an art collection valued at more than $3 million. While on board enjoy cooking classes and hands-on workshops from America's Test Kitchen. Hone your video-editing skills at a Digital Workshop powered by Windows®. Dine in your choice of specialty restaurants. Or rejuvenate in the Greenhouse Spa & Salon.

Cruising to the Gold Rush stopover town of Skagway, travel in the footsteps of the prospectors that either continued on to the gold fields, or remained to create the historic town that still thrives today. Perhaps take some time to ride the antique White Pass & Yukon narrow-gauge railway, step into the Red Onion Saloon or peruse the restored buildings and wooden boardwalks of the
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.

Overnight on board the Nieuw
Amsterdam.

Full board included.


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Meals Included: Full Board

Holland America, Nieuw Amsterdam

The second of signature-class ships, ms Nieuw Amsterdam celebrates historic New York City, once called Nieuw Amsterdam, with its inspired design and an art collection valued at more than $3 million. While on board enjoy cooking classes and hands-on workshops from America's Test Kitchen. Hone your video-editing skills at a Digital Workshop powered by Windows®. Dine in your choice of specialty restaurants. Or rejuvenate in the Greenhouse Spa & Salon.

An exciting day cruising ahead, exploring the famous waters of Glacier Bay - home to Glacier Bay National Park. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the park boasts a unique ecosystem of plants and animals living in concert with an ever-changing glacial landscape. When a monumental chunk of ice splits off a glacier and thunders into the sea, the impact shoots water dozens of metres into the air. Glacier Bay has more active ‘calving’ (splitting
off) tidewater glaciers than anyplace else in the world.

Overnight on board the Nieuw Amsterdam.

Full board included.


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Meals Included: Full Board

Holland America, Nieuw Amsterdam

The second of signature-class ships, ms Nieuw Amsterdam celebrates historic New York City, once called Nieuw Amsterdam, with its inspired design and an art collection valued at more than $3 million. While on board enjoy cooking classes and hands-on workshops from America's Test Kitchen. Hone your video-editing skills at a Digital Workshop powered by Windows®. Dine in your choice of specialty restaurants. Or rejuvenate in the Greenhouse Spa & Salon.

Cruise into the port of Ketchikan today, set along the shores of the Tongass Narrows, unique for its many shops and houses built suspended above the water. Known as the Salmon Capital of the World, this lively town also is home to Creek Street, the Tongass Historical Museum, Totem Bight State Park and the Saxman Village. The town is surrounded by natural wonders, inviting all visitors to discover their wild side amidst the wilds of the Alaskan landscape.

Overnight on board the Nieuw Amsterdam.

Full board included.


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Meals Included: Full Board

Holland America, Nieuw Amsterdam

The second of signature-class ships, ms Nieuw Amsterdam celebrates historic New York City, once called Nieuw Amsterdam, with its inspired design and an art collection valued at more than $3 million. While on board enjoy cooking classes and hands-on workshops from America's Test Kitchen. Hone your video-editing skills at a Digital Workshop powered by Windows®. Dine in your choice of specialty restaurants. Or rejuvenate in the Greenhouse Spa & Salon.

Today the ship slowly retraces its voyage along the Alaskan and British Columba coastlines. Watch how the landscape slowly and subtly changes as you descend into the more southern and warmer climate of the Pacific Northwest temperate area.

Overnight on board the Nieuw Amsterdam.


Full board included.


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Meals Included: Full Board

Holland America, Nieuw Amsterdam

The second of signature-class ships, ms Nieuw Amsterdam celebrates historic New York City, once called Nieuw Amsterdam, with its inspired design and an art collection valued at more than $3 million. While on board enjoy cooking classes and hands-on workshops from America's Test Kitchen. Hone your video-editing skills at a Digital Workshop powered by Windows®. Dine in your choice of specialty restaurants. Or rejuvenate in the Greenhouse Spa & Salon.

Early this morning you arrive in the port of Vancouver and disembark the Nieuw Amsterdam. You transfer individually to
Vancouver’s International Airport in time to check in for your return flight.

Breakfast included.


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Meals Included: Bed and Breakfast

Price Includes

Sightseeing tour of Calgary. Sightseeing tour of Vancouver. Sightseeing tour of Victoria. Banff and Lake Louise region tour Columbia Icefield Ice Explorer ride Ferry cruise through the Gulf Islands to Vancouver Island Admission to Butchart Gardens Transfer from hotel to Cruise Terminal on Day 10 Days 1 - 9: 9 breakfasts and 1 dinner; Full board starting with dinner on Day 9 and ending with breakfast on Day 17 7 night return cruise from Vancouver to Alaska, on board Holland America, Nieuw Amsterdam Transportation by modern tour coach Experienced tour driver Tour director from Day 1 - 9 First-class (or best available) accommodation Baggage handling (1 piece per person) Provincial Taxes and Federal GST.

HOLLAND AMERICA ACCOMMODATIONThe Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam cruise ship featured in the Rockies Trail and Cruise programme offers 3 cabin types: inside cabin, outside cabin and balcony. The balcony and outside cabins have an either a window or sliding glass door. The inside cabin does not have a window.All cabins feature:Two lower beds convertible to queen, approximately 16.25 sq metres, complimentary 24-hour room service, Dual voltage 110/220 AC, Fourpillows in every stateroom, complimentary use of bathrobes, 100% Egyptian cotton towels, bathroom accessories & hair dryer, complimentary beach towel service, plentiful storage space in your bathroom & wardrobe, laundry service*, 23” LCD-HD Interactive television system to view & select shore excursions, order room service & watch movies*, luggage delivery, individual safe, direct-dial telephone, thermostat-controlled air-conditioning, mini-bar*.*at additional chargeBOOKING REQUIREMENTSFull legal names of all passengers travelling must be supplied at the time of booking and are required to receive confirmation of a cabin. Passengers must be 21 years or older to check into a cabin on their own.                                          

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