Planning and enjoying a vacation in Alaska

Chandrashekhar Sathaye

Basic requirements

• Passport• US Visa multiple entry• Canada Visa Single entry• And Money!

Alaska

• Next to Canada and Northwest of the US• “Purchased” by the US from Russia in 1867 for

7.2 million dollars (2 cents per acre)• Became a state of the US in 1959

Economy

• Seafood• Petroleum and natural gas• Gold mining and other mining• Wood products• Tourism

When to go

• May to September• Peak season July – August temp 10-25 deg C

How to go

• Fly and land – Anchorage, Fairbanks

• Cruise and Land– Vancouver and Seattle– Roundtrip vs north/southbound

Why Cruize?

• Cruize giant floating hotel where you can rest at night

• Enjoy the icebergs• Enjoy the fjords• Glimpses of aquatic wildlife in Alaska• Shore excursions

Combo

• Niagara Falls• Western canada• West coast usa

research

• Tripadvisor• Cruizecritic

Helpful booking sites

• Make my trip• Expedia• Vacations to go

Selection of Cruize• More than 10 cruize companies• Different sizes of cruize ships• Catering to different age/social groups– Disney cruizes– National geographic cruizesWe chose Holland America’s “Amsterdam”Small sized ship (2000 passengers)Get closer to glaciers

Clothing

• Layered clothing • Rainwear : Ketchikan rains 360 days in a year!

Special Clothing

Shore excursions

• Floatplanes• Helicopters• Bears and land wildlife including birds like Bald

eagle• Whales and aquatic wildlife• Glaciers and icebergs• Culture• Shopping – the Gems and diamonds

Floatplanes

Floatplanes

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Bears and Salmon Run

Traitors cove bear watching

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Whale watch

• Humpback whales• Cruizeship• Private boat excursion• Juneau – Harv and Marv

The whale watchers!

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Glaciers and Icebergs

Davidson Glacier

Seal on iceberg

From our balcony

Sea lions

Bald Eagle

The Culture

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A walk through Tongas forest

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And Enjoying the Cruize

Enjoying the cruise

• Casino• Theatre• Shows• Cards• Chess• Jogging track• Bicycle track• Swimming pool• Jacuzzi

Sunrise on the Cruize

Medical centre on the cruize

Thank you!