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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
• ..\..\Videos\Niagara Falls and Alaska\kotekar disk 3\ffloatplane take off.MTS
Bears and Salmon Run
Traitors cove bear watching
• ..\..\Videos\Niagara Falls and Alaska\bear watch action (1) (1).mpg
Whale watch
• Humpback whales• Cruizeship• Private boat excursion• Juneau – Harv and Marv
The whale watchers!
• ..\..\Videos\Niagara Falls and Alaska\whale watch action (1).mpg
Glaciers and Icebergs
Davidson Glacier
Seal on iceberg
From our balcony
Sea lions
Bald Eagle
The Culture
• Walking tour of Skagway• ..\..\Pictures\trips\Canada and alaska\skagway
050.mov
A walk through Tongas forest
• ..\..\Pictures\trips\Canada and alaska\skagway 049.mov
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!