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Voyage to the Bering Sea - Your Itinerary
19 days
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What's included:
- Scheduled direct flights, including all U.K. and overseas airport taxes and applicable fuel surcharges
- English-speaking naturalist guides during the cruise
- Private air-conditioned transfers in Vancouver and shared transportation in Anchorage
- Daily programme of activities and shore excursions during the cruise
- First class hotels in Vancouver and Anchorage. First class cruise; Superior Deck Cabin (see above ‘Your cruise ship’ for details). 13 breakfasts, 12 lunches and 12 dinners
- Minimum participation 2 passengers
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Day 1
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 Day 1
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Depart London Heathrow at midday on Air Canada’s non-stop flight to Vancouver (9 hours 55 minutes). On arrival transfer to The Fairmont Waterfront or The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver (based on Fairmont Room - please ask about room upgrades).
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Day 2
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 Day 2
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Free to explore the city’s many attractions and its waterfront location.
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Day 3
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 Day 3
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Morning flight to Anchorage (3 hours 25 minutes) for your stay at the Sheraton Hotel (or similar).
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Day 4
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 Day 4
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After morning sightseeing of Anchorage, continue to Whittier for embarkation on the Spirit of the Oceanus. The ship sails through Prince William Sound at the start of your 12-night cruise, travelling
approximately 1,245 km to Nome and the Arctic Circle where, subject to weather, you will cross the International Date Line.
Meals: B, D
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Day 5
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 Day 5
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Cruising the waters between the Alaskan mainland and the Kodiak Islands, passing the rugged landscapes of the Kenai Fjords National Park. Visit the Baranov and Alutiiq Museums and the Fish Tech Centre in Kodiak. Explore the remote shores of Katmai National Park. Possible landings on the Shumagin Islands in search of sea lions and sea birds on the Haystack Rocks. Visit the Museum of the Aleutians and the WWII Memorial Park on Unalaska Island. Wildlife spotting in the Pribilof Islands, searching out reindeer, fur seals and puffins, and exploring the remote islands of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge.
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 6
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 Day 6
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As above
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 7
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 Day 7
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As above
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 8
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 Day 8
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As above
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 9
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 Day 9
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As above
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 10
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Day 10
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As above
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 11
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Day 11
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As above
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 12
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 Day 12
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The next three days are spent cruising through the rugged landscapes of Russia’s Chukotka Peninsula, visiting remote settlements and learning something of the resident wildlife and the indigenous natives who hunt amongst the waters of the Bering Sea.
Meals: B,L, D
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Day 13
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 Day 13
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As above
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 14
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 Day 14
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As above
Meals: B, L ,D
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Day 15
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 Day 15
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Weather permitting, cruise into the northern waters beyond the Arctic Circle in search of humpbacks, minkes and bowhead whales.
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 16
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Day 16
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The ship arrives in the frontier community of Nome, where there will be time to explore before flying to Anchorage. Overnight at the Sheraton Hotel (or similar).
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Day 17
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 Day 17
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Spend this morning relaxing, before flying back to Vancouver. Transfer to The Fairmont Waterfront or The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.
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Day 18
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 Day 18
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An opportunity this morning to take advantage of your hotel facilities before an afternoon transfer to the airport for Air Canada’s non-stop flight to London.
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Day 19
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 Day 19
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Arrive London Heathrow in the morning.
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