Guided Exploration by Large Ship
An exploration of Alaska’s Inside Passage, glaciers, and ports. Accompanied by an onboard guide, while enjoying a boutique cruise line experience in the evening.
PORTS OF CALL (OVERNIGHTS)
Day 1 – Seward (Embark Ship)
Day 2 – Hubbard Glacier
Day 3- Juneau
Day 4 – Icy Strait Point
Day 5 – Skagway
Day 6 – Ketchikan
Day 7 – At Sea
Day 8 – Vancouver (Fly Home)
** Itineraries are guidelines and due to permitting and the nature of our explorations, changes may occur and the order of days may vary by departure.
What is the Celebrity Cruises enhancement?
Designed as a fully guided exploration by large ship with your John Hall’s Alaska guide while visiting the highlights of Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage combined with enjoying the luxurious and relaxing lifestyle of onboard cruise life.
Inside Passage Cruise
Guests who enjoy the popular Celebrity Cruises experience traveling Alaska’s Inside Passage from Seward to Vancouver can customize a trip by adding on shore excursions (additional cost) while in port. A full selection of shore excursions are available by visiting www.CelebrityCruises.com.
Pair an Inside Passage experience with a land tour
If matching one of these cruises with a land tour we are happy to help you reserve extra hotel stays and exciting optional excursions to fill the time between your land tour and the start of your cruise. For most land tours, the cruise will begin the following day and extra overnights/activities are not required.
Itinerary
Depart Anchorage and head south on the Seward Highway along Turnagain Arm where your luxury cruise ship awaits. Spend the next seven days sailing through Alaska’s Inside Passage waters.
Dinner On Board
Today’s voyage takes you to the massive ice wall of Hubbard Glacier. Hubbard is the second most active tidewater glacier in Alaska. Watch glacial ice cascade down into the ice choked waters below.
Meals On Board
Dock in Alaska’s Capital City, Juneau. Optional shore excursions are available to purchase at this port including the Mount Roberts Tram, experience Mendenhall Glacier by helicopter, or whale watching excursions.
Meals On Board
Welcome to the “Gateway City to the Klondike Gold Rush!” This historic community still has the feel of an 1898 boom town. Enjoy touring this unforgettable and historic town. Shore excursions are available for purchase including the Skagway Street Car, White Pass and Yukon Route Railway and Dog Sledding by helicopter.
Meals On Board
Just 22 miles southeast of Glacier Bay National Park, Icy Strait Point is the only native owned and wilderness port in Alaska. It has been the homeland of the Hoonah Tlingit natives for thousands of years. Optional shore excursions are available for purchase including the mountaintop gondola, North America’s ZipRider and ATV adventures.
Meals On Board
Known as the “Salmon Capital of the World”, this vibrant community offers a number of adventures for its visitors. Optional shore excursions are available in this port including the Bering Sea Crab Fisherman’s Trip, visiting Totem Parks and fishing.
Meals On Board
Hug the coastlines of Alaska and British Columbia taking in the scenery offered by the Inside Passage. Keep an eye open for marine wildlife during your day at sea.
Meals On Board
Dock at Canada Place Pier this morning. Disembark and pass through Canadian customs before being transferred to the Vancouver or Seattle airport.
Breakfast On Board
LAND TOURS THAT PAIR WITH THIS ITINERARY:
GRAND SLAM ALASKA
Match this itinerary with these land tour departure dates:
June 6, 2024
July 4, 2024
August 15, 2024
View Grand Slam Alaska land itinerary and combo pricing.
Departures and Pricing
VIEW PRICING FOR GRAND SLAM + CELEBRITY CRUISES
PER PERSON PRICING INCLUDES
CELEBRITY SUMMIT: Accommodations; fully-guided service; airport transfers; daily activities; meals, baggage handling, corresponding gratuities; port charges and taxes; and personalized John Hall’s Alaska signature windbreaker. When added to one of our interior Alaska land tours, the price also includes transfers to/from the vessel.
LAND TOUR + CELEBRITY SUMMIT: When added to one of our interior Alaska land tours, the price also includes the transfer to Seward for embarkation. Large Parties: Please contact our office if you are traveling with a larger party who requires triple and/or quad pricing.
2024 CELEBRITY SUMMIT SAVINGS
Booking Discount – Book by January 31, 2024, to SAVE $800 per person on a land tour + cruise package. For bookings made February 1, 2024 and after – SAVE $500 per person on land/cruise combinations by attending a John Hall’s Alaska travel seminar any time of year.
Onboard Dining: Every meal served on board the Celebrity Summit is a casual dining experience. During mealtimes, guests are seated in the main dining room with any choice of seats.
Large Parties: Please contact our office if you are traveling with a larger party who requires triple or quad pricing and/or multiple cabins.
HOW TO RESERVE THIS TOUR
A deposit of $500.00 USD per person is required within ten days of booking your reservation. Deposits are fully refundable up until 90 days prior to departure.
Mastercard, Visa, Discover, American Express, and personal checks are acceptable forms of deposit payment. To confirm your space by credit card, please contact our office: 800.325.2270. Alaska Specialists are available for tour bookings 7:30am-5:30pm M-F and 8am-4pm on Saturday.
ARRANGING YOUR FLIGHTS
LAND TOUR + CELEBRITY SUMMIT CRUISE: When added to one of our interior Alaska land tours, the price also includes the transfer to Seward for embarkation.
CELEBRITY SUMMIT CRUISE: This itinerary begins in Seward, Alaska, and ends in Vancouver, Canada. On Day 8, flights may depart Vancouver after 12pm and Seattle after 5pm.