MIAMI, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whether guests long to glide along the Alaskan coastline in a 20-foot open-air fishing boat, travel by float plane to Anan Creek for a once-in-a-lifetime bear-viewing, or explore the wines and cheeses of British Columbia's Fraser Valley, Celebrity Cruises' new Alaska shore excursions are an ideal way to complement the line's stunning cruise and cruisetour itineraries through the Land of the Midnight Sun. Highlights of Celebrity's new Alaska excursions include:
Ketchikan, Alaska
* Neets Bay Bear Cruise -- Guests can enjoy a narrated drive to Clover
Passage before traveling by high-speed boat to Neets Bay to watch black
bears search for salmon in their native streams. From the boat, guests
may photograph and videotape the bears, eagles and seals in the area.
* Anan Creek Bear Watch -- Nature lovers can travel by float plane to one
of the only places in the world to watch -- and photograph -- both brown
and black bears feeding on salmon. Guests also may spy bald eagles
perching in the surrounding trees waiting for scraps left by the bears,
seals feeding on the harvest in the lagoon, and mink, marten and wolf
wending their way through the wilderness.
* Exclusive Skiff Touring -- Guests can get closer to the beauty of Alaska
aboard a private 20-foot, open-air skiff and customize the Alaskan
adventure of their dreams, whether that includes fishing for salmon,
halibut, or crab; scouting for wildlife; or hiking the ancient forest. A
personal guide navigates and narrates, taking travelers to special,
out-of-the-way places favored by the locals.
* Bering Sea Crab Fisherman's Tour -- Guests set sail on the same vessel
seen on the Discovery Channel's(TM) popular Deadliest Catch(TM) program,
modified for safety and comfort, on the calm, protected seas of
southeast Alaska. Seasoned fishermen share their stories of the Bering
Sea and its plentiful catches. As lines are pulled up, species brought
to the surface are placed in a live tank for observation or gently
released back into the wild.
* Historical Steam Paddle Wheel Waterfront Cruise -- Guests who board an
authentic steam-powered stern-wheeler are transported back in time to
the days of gold fever. Steam engines from 1884 power the paddle wheel,
musicians dressed in period-wear entertain, and a naturalist reviews the
area's history, including Creek Street, the town's former red light
district, and Whiskey Cove, where rumrunners hid their whiskey during
prohibition.
* Totem Bight State Park and Lumberjack Show -- This tour combines
Southeast Alaska's rich native heritage and the rough-and-tumble
pursuits of hardy pioneers. At The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show,
lumberjacks put their skills to the test in an action-packed
competition. Guests also visit Totem Bight State Park and walk through a
hemlock forest to an old Indian campsite filled with ancient totem
poles.
* Totems, Native Heritage and City Highlights -- This tour combines the
best of Ketchikan's culturally rich heritage, natural beauty and bawdy
past. It includes visits to Potlatch Totem Park, where indigenous
natives first settled; Deer Mountain Eagle Center, which features
storytelling, totems, a bonded pair of American Bald Eagles and other
birds of prey; and visits to the Creek Street haunts of bootleggers and
gamblers.
Skagway, Alaska
* White Pass Railway and City Highlights -- Guests board an 1890's-style
parlor car and retrace early gold seekers' original route -- built over
100 years ago -- up to the Yukon's White Pass Summit in Fraser, British
Columbia. Other highlights include the historical areas of Brackett
Wagon Road, Pitch Fork Falls, Dead Horse Gulch, the Tormented Valley,
downtown Skagway and the Gold Rush Cemetery.
* Yukon Exploration -- Guests travel into the Yukon by deluxe motorcoach
along the historic Trail of 98 Degrees to the White Pass Summit and into
the Yukon. This excursion features visits to Moore Bridge, Bove Island,
Tormented Valley, and Carcross, and a photo-op at the "Welcome to the
Yukon" sign. A stop at Caribou Crossing Trading Post includes lunch and
a visit with Yukon Quest mushers and their playful pups.
* Yukon Exploration and Suspension Bridge -- This excursion includes the
same features as the Yukon Exploration excursion, but also features a
stop at the Yukon Suspension Bridge, located above the rapids of the
Tutshi River. Guests experience jaw-dropping views when traversing the
bridge at nearly 57 feet above the rapids.
Icy Strait Point, Alaska
* Hoonah Sightseeing and Tribal Dance -- Hoonah is Alaska's largest
Tlingit village, and this excursion offers guests the opportunity to
glimpse authentic Alaska life. A local guide details the experiences of
Huna Tlingits who were forced from their ancestral lands of Glacier Bay
by the advancing glaciers, those who lived through the epic fire of 1944
that burned the entire village to the ground, and more. At the Native
Heritage Center Theater, the Huna Tlingit perform and dance in their
colorful regalia, proudly sharing their history through interpretive
song, dance and storytelling.
Vancouver, British Columbia
* Chef and Chauffeur with Airport Drop-off -- After debarking the ship and
claiming their luggage, guests embark on a culinary adventure through
some of the best food and wine experiences that the Fraser Valley has to
offer. This first-class culinary adventure includes secrets gleaned from
trail-blazing local chefs, farmers, fishermen, winemakers and cheese
artisans, all of whom produce common things uncommonly well. Farms and
vineyards include Swift Aqua Culture, Farmhouse Natural Cheeses, Limbert
Mountain Farm, Fort Wine Company, and either Vista D' Oro or Domaine de
Chaberton. An al fresco gourmet lunch is included.
Guests sailing Celebrity's Alaska itineraries can enhance their vacation by choosing from over 158 Alaska shore excursions. Beginning in May, Celebrity Infinity, Celebrity Summit, and Celebrity Mercury will sail a variety of seven-, 10- and 14-night Alaska cruises from Seattle and Vancouver. Ports of call include Icy Strait Point, Juneau, Skagway, Sitka and Ketchikan, Alaska, and Nanaimo and Victoria, British Columbia. The vessels also cruise through the Inside Passage and beside ice-blue Hubbard Glacier.
Celebrity presents exceptional pre- and post-cruise land-based adventures in the Pacific Northwest with Celebrity Summit and Celebrity Infinity. Celebrity Summit's pre- or post-cruise itineraries range in length and destination, and include highlights such as the historic gold rush town of Fairbanks, the coastal town of Seward, and Denali National Park, home of the famed Mt. McKinley. Seventeen of the cruisetour packages include segments on Celebrity's luxurious, glass-domed railcars, Wilderness Express(R), the most spacious in the industry.
Guests sailing on Celebrity Infinity's Hubbard Glacier cruises can choose from four fully escorted cruisetour options in the majestic mountains of western Canada. The five-night Canadian Rockies packages visit cities including Vancouver, Calgary, Kamloops and Banff, with each including two days of rail travel and meals in Rocky Mountaineer's RedLeaf Service railcars. The three-night Whistler, B.C., cruisetours offer the best of both urban and rural Canada, with stays in both Whistler and Vancouver.
Celebrity Cruises offers comfortably sophisticated, upscale cruise experiences with highly personalized service, authentic five-star dining, and extraordinary attention to detail. Celebrity sails in Alaska, Antarctica, Bermuda, California, Caribbean, Europe, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, Mexican Riviera, Panama Canal and South America, and will begin sailing in Australia and New Zealand this year. The line also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska, Canada, Europe and Australia through its cruisetour division. Noted for "The World's Best Large Ships," as voted by the readers of Conde' Nast Traveler (February 2007 Cruise Poll), Celebrity's current fleet will be joined by Celebrity Journey and Celebrity Quest this year, Celebrity Solstice in 2008, Celebrity Equinox in 2009, and Celebrity Eclipse in 2010. For more information, call your travel agent, or visit http://www.celebritycruises.com.
Ketchikan, Alaska
* Neets Bay Bear Cruise -- Guests can enjoy a narrated drive to Clover
Passage before traveling by high-speed boat to Neets Bay to watch black
bears search for salmon in their native streams. From the boat, guests
may photograph and videotape the bears, eagles and seals in the area.
* Anan Creek Bear Watch -- Nature lovers can travel by float plane to one
of the only places in the world to watch -- and photograph -- both brown
and black bears feeding on salmon. Guests also may spy bald eagles
perching in the surrounding trees waiting for scraps left by the bears,
seals feeding on the harvest in the lagoon, and mink, marten and wolf
wending their way through the wilderness.
* Exclusive Skiff Touring -- Guests can get closer to the beauty of Alaska
aboard a private 20-foot, open-air skiff and customize the Alaskan
adventure of their dreams, whether that includes fishing for salmon,
halibut, or crab; scouting for wildlife; or hiking the ancient forest. A
personal guide navigates and narrates, taking travelers to special,
out-of-the-way places favored by the locals.
* Bering Sea Crab Fisherman's Tour -- Guests set sail on the same vessel
seen on the Discovery Channel's(TM) popular Deadliest Catch(TM) program,
modified for safety and comfort, on the calm, protected seas of
southeast Alaska. Seasoned fishermen share their stories of the Bering
Sea and its plentiful catches. As lines are pulled up, species brought
to the surface are placed in a live tank for observation or gently
released back into the wild.
* Historical Steam Paddle Wheel Waterfront Cruise -- Guests who board an
authentic steam-powered stern-wheeler are transported back in time to
the days of gold fever. Steam engines from 1884 power the paddle wheel,
musicians dressed in period-wear entertain, and a naturalist reviews the
area's history, including Creek Street, the town's former red light
district, and Whiskey Cove, where rumrunners hid their whiskey during
prohibition.
* Totem Bight State Park and Lumberjack Show -- This tour combines
Southeast Alaska's rich native heritage and the rough-and-tumble
pursuits of hardy pioneers. At The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show,
lumberjacks put their skills to the test in an action-packed
competition. Guests also visit Totem Bight State Park and walk through a
hemlock forest to an old Indian campsite filled with ancient totem
poles.
* Totems, Native Heritage and City Highlights -- This tour combines the
best of Ketchikan's culturally rich heritage, natural beauty and bawdy
past. It includes visits to Potlatch Totem Park, where indigenous
natives first settled; Deer Mountain Eagle Center, which features
storytelling, totems, a bonded pair of American Bald Eagles and other
birds of prey; and visits to the Creek Street haunts of bootleggers and
gamblers.
Skagway, Alaska
* White Pass Railway and City Highlights -- Guests board an 1890's-style
parlor car and retrace early gold seekers' original route -- built over
100 years ago -- up to the Yukon's White Pass Summit in Fraser, British
Columbia. Other highlights include the historical areas of Brackett
Wagon Road, Pitch Fork Falls, Dead Horse Gulch, the Tormented Valley,
downtown Skagway and the Gold Rush Cemetery.
* Yukon Exploration -- Guests travel into the Yukon by deluxe motorcoach
along the historic Trail of 98 Degrees to the White Pass Summit and into
the Yukon. This excursion features visits to Moore Bridge, Bove Island,
Tormented Valley, and Carcross, and a photo-op at the "Welcome to the
Yukon" sign. A stop at Caribou Crossing Trading Post includes lunch and
a visit with Yukon Quest mushers and their playful pups.
* Yukon Exploration and Suspension Bridge -- This excursion includes the
same features as the Yukon Exploration excursion, but also features a
stop at the Yukon Suspension Bridge, located above the rapids of the
Tutshi River. Guests experience jaw-dropping views when traversing the
bridge at nearly 57 feet above the rapids.
Icy Strait Point, Alaska
* Hoonah Sightseeing and Tribal Dance -- Hoonah is Alaska's largest
Tlingit village, and this excursion offers guests the opportunity to
glimpse authentic Alaska life. A local guide details the experiences of
Huna Tlingits who were forced from their ancestral lands of Glacier Bay
by the advancing glaciers, those who lived through the epic fire of 1944
that burned the entire village to the ground, and more. At the Native
Heritage Center Theater, the Huna Tlingit perform and dance in their
colorful regalia, proudly sharing their history through interpretive
song, dance and storytelling.
Vancouver, British Columbia
* Chef and Chauffeur with Airport Drop-off -- After debarking the ship and
claiming their luggage, guests embark on a culinary adventure through
some of the best food and wine experiences that the Fraser Valley has to
offer. This first-class culinary adventure includes secrets gleaned from
trail-blazing local chefs, farmers, fishermen, winemakers and cheese
artisans, all of whom produce common things uncommonly well. Farms and
vineyards include Swift Aqua Culture, Farmhouse Natural Cheeses, Limbert
Mountain Farm, Fort Wine Company, and either Vista D' Oro or Domaine de
Chaberton. An al fresco gourmet lunch is included.
Guests sailing Celebrity's Alaska itineraries can enhance their vacation by choosing from over 158 Alaska shore excursions. Beginning in May, Celebrity Infinity, Celebrity Summit, and Celebrity Mercury will sail a variety of seven-, 10- and 14-night Alaska cruises from Seattle and Vancouver. Ports of call include Icy Strait Point, Juneau, Skagway, Sitka and Ketchikan, Alaska, and Nanaimo and Victoria, British Columbia. The vessels also cruise through the Inside Passage and beside ice-blue Hubbard Glacier.
Celebrity presents exceptional pre- and post-cruise land-based adventures in the Pacific Northwest with Celebrity Summit and Celebrity Infinity. Celebrity Summit's pre- or post-cruise itineraries range in length and destination, and include highlights such as the historic gold rush town of Fairbanks, the coastal town of Seward, and Denali National Park, home of the famed Mt. McKinley. Seventeen of the cruisetour packages include segments on Celebrity's luxurious, glass-domed railcars, Wilderness Express(R), the most spacious in the industry.
Guests sailing on Celebrity Infinity's Hubbard Glacier cruises can choose from four fully escorted cruisetour options in the majestic mountains of western Canada. The five-night Canadian Rockies packages visit cities including Vancouver, Calgary, Kamloops and Banff, with each including two days of rail travel and meals in Rocky Mountaineer's RedLeaf Service railcars. The three-night Whistler, B.C., cruisetours offer the best of both urban and rural Canada, with stays in both Whistler and Vancouver.
Celebrity Cruises offers comfortably sophisticated, upscale cruise experiences with highly personalized service, authentic five-star dining, and extraordinary attention to detail. Celebrity sails in Alaska, Antarctica, Bermuda, California, Caribbean, Europe, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, Mexican Riviera, Panama Canal and South America, and will begin sailing in Australia and New Zealand this year. The line also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska, Canada, Europe and Australia through its cruisetour division. Noted for "The World's Best Large Ships," as voted by the readers of Conde' Nast Traveler (February 2007 Cruise Poll), Celebrity's current fleet will be joined by Celebrity Journey and Celebrity Quest this year, Celebrity Solstice in 2008, Celebrity Equinox in 2009, and Celebrity Eclipse in 2010. For more information, call your travel agent, or visit http://www.celebritycruises.com.
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