VOYAGE TO THE BERING SEA ANCHORAGE TO NOME
14 days, 13 nights Departures in July 2008 Note:  Also available from North to South.
This epic voyage is truly a rare opportunity to explore the veritable outermost ends of the earth, and be among the very few who will ever visit Alaska’s final cruising frontier.
Ships which operate this route: Spirit of Oceanus - 114 guests Your Voyage to the Bering Sea is aboard the stabilizer-equipped Spirit of Oceanus.  She can cruise narrow waterways, drop anchor off remote islands, and visit even the tiniest villages.  Where there are no docks – quite often where there are no people, either – you will use Zodiacs to travel ashore, or up-close to rocky cliffs swirling with seabirds.
RARITIES EVERY SINGLE DAY
Do you seek the truly unusual?  How about traveling by Zodiac close to a wilderness shore in Katmai National Park, hoping to see a grizzly bear browsing along the beach.  Or stepping ashore on a beach in the Shumagin Islands littered with pieces of petrified wood.  On the Voyage to the Bering Sea, you will come into contact with people, places and cultures that few other travelers will ever see. From the very first day, our Voyage to the Bering Sea introduces you to destinations and experiences that are far from Alaska’s travel mainstream.  No other line regularly sails from the port of Anchorage.  No other line calls at Homer.  Then from Kodiak on, you’ll explore the ocean passages and isolated native cultures with thousands of miles of wilderness to yourself.
WILDLIFE EVERYWHERE
The remote islands of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge are thinly settled by people – but they absolutely abound in wildlife.  The cliffs, pinnacles and rocky shorelines of the Pribilof Islands and St Matthew are home to walrus, fur seals, and literally millions of seabirds.  To the southeast, you’ll seek brown or Kodiak bears by Zodiac at Geographic Harbor in Katmai National Park. Rare seabirds floating above, gray whales frolicking in the sea, great heaps of sea lions bellowing on the rocks – you will always want to keep your camera close at hand.  You might capture a masterpiece at any moment.
REMARKABLY VARIED PORTS OF CALL
No two port calls are alike.  Homer is an artists’ colony in a breathtakingly beautiful setting.  Kodiak is a hard-working timber and Coast Guard town, and Dutch Harbor is home to the Bering Sea fishing fleet. Then you get truly remote – St Paul in the Pribilofs, the Chukchi community of Yanrakynnot in Russia, Little Diomede. . .  Tiny villages open their arms to its rare visitors, to show you the very best of their community.
Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive in Anchorage Transfer to the Sheraton Hotel. Day 2 Sail from Whittier  Learn about Alaska’s cultures at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Transfer by motorcoach to Whittier to board the Spirit of Oceanus to begin your cruise, sailing through Prince William Sound.  (Breakfast Lunch Dinner) Day 3 Wilderness Cruising  The waters between the Alaska mainland and Kodiak Island are filled with intrigue. Be on deck to see the rugged coastline of Kenai Fjords National Park. Your Captain will determine the best spots to explore based on the local conditions.  (B L D) Day 4 Kodiak  Visit the Baranov Museum, the Alutiiq Museum and the Fish Tech Center, all in Alaska’s first Russian-American settlement.  (B L D) Day 5 Katmai National Park  Look for brown bears digging for clams as you explore the remote shoreline of Geographic Harbor, where migrating birds like the Arctic Tern stop.  (B L D) Day 6 Shumagin Islands  Conditions permitting, “wet land,” to explore tidal pools and the tundra.  Look for 8,200-foot Pavlov Volcano and seabirds, seals, and sea lions on Haystack Rocks.  (B L D) Day 7 Dutch Harbor  Here on Unalaska Island see the Museum of the Aleutians, and the World War II Memorial Park.  (B L D) Day 8 Pribilof Islands  St. George is a prime viewing site for fur seals and reindeer.  Watch for puffins, auklets, and murres.  (B L D) Day 9 Wilderness Exploration Go to remote islands such as fogbound Nunivak, part of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge.  You may spot wild musk oxen and caribou.  (B L D) Day 10 Exploring the Bering Sea Clear customs into Russia and take a tour of Provideniya.  Search the rugged shoreline of Russia’s Chukotka Peninsula. In three days of exploration, you may also visit these villages: Novoye Chaplino  This Yupik village claims kinship to Alaskan Eskimos. Yanrakynnot  These Chukchi subsistence hunters go after walrus, whales and other sea creatures.  Nearby, Whale Bone Alley runs along the shore for miles. Savoonga  Hailed as the “Walrus Capital of the World,” the natives here are subsistence hunters, living off the sea and land. (B L D) Day 11 Exploring the Bering Sea A second day of exploration.  (B L D) Day 12 Exploring the Bering Sea A third day of exploration.  (B L D) Day 13 The Arctic Circle  Cruise far north, perhaps to cross the Arctic Circle.  Possible whale sightings include grays, minkes, humpbacks, and bowheads.  (B L D) Day 14 Nome to Anchorage  See the spirit of Nome with a sightseeing tour of their Gold Rush fever history before leaving on your included flight to Anchorage.  Your tour ends upon arrival at the Anchorage airport.  (B L)
Departure Dates and Prices
Prices are per person sharing a cabin and are dependent on category of cabin chosen.  Please contact us for details.
Departure Dates Prices From  July 08 £5420  July 09  £5730