Apr 25, 2008
At last! Sharp discounts on seven-night cruises to Alaska, starting and ending in Seattle
The Alaskan cruises leaving from Vancouver (as many of them do) usually involve a higher airfare than those leaving round-trip from Seattle. Cost-conscious travelers will therefore favor the Seattle-originating ships, even though they generally stop at one fewer port in Alaska than the Canadian-originating ships, a very small price to pay.
It's therefore surprising to find Online Vacation Center (tel. 800/329-9002) currently offering prices as low as $699 for a seven-night cruise of Alaskan waters, leaving round-trip from Seattle, and stopping in Ketchikan, Juneau, Sitka, Glacier Bay, and Victoria along the way. These are aboard five departures of three Holland-America ships, as follows:
June 27, 2008, seven nights aboard the Amsterdam, Seattle round-trip, as little as $699.
June 22 and 29, 2008, seven nights aboard the Westerdam, Seattle round-trip, as little as $699.
June 21 and 28, 2008, seven nights aboard the Oosterdam, Seattle round-trip, as little as $699.
All three are excellent ships of a high-quality cruiseline with a long record of cruising Alaskan waters. Because Holland America has grandfather rights to go into Glacier Bay for a day (a towering highlight of Alaskan cruising), the cruises themselves are as good as they get, and the $699 price a major bargain. I'm happy to have spotted the deal.
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It's therefore surprising to find Online Vacation Center (tel. 800/329-9002) currently offering prices as low as $699 for a seven-night cruise of Alaskan waters, leaving round-trip from Seattle, and stopping in Ketchikan, Juneau, Sitka, Glacier Bay, and Victoria along the way. These are aboard five departures of three Holland-America ships, as follows:
June 27, 2008, seven nights aboard the Amsterdam, Seattle round-trip, as little as $699.
June 22 and 29, 2008, seven nights aboard the Westerdam, Seattle round-trip, as little as $699.
June 21 and 28, 2008, seven nights aboard the Oosterdam, Seattle round-trip, as little as $699.
All three are excellent ships of a high-quality cruiseline with a long record of cruising Alaskan waters. Because Holland America has grandfather rights to go into Glacier Bay for a day (a towering highlight of Alaskan cruising), the cruises themselves are as good as they get, and the $699 price a major bargain. I'm happy to have spotted the deal.
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