Alaska Cruise Trip - Our Full Story

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Alaska Cruise Resources

1. 10 Top Tips for a GREAT Alaska Holiday!
2. 6 Most Common questions when planning for an Alaskan Cruise Tour
3. Cruise Dining 101 - Types of Cruise Meals

Alaska Diamond Princess Cruise story so far...

Day 1 (Embarkation)

1. Embarkation
2. Oceanview Double with Balcony at Caribe Deck
3. Vancouver Sailaway
4. It's Dinner and Showtime!

Day 2 (At Sea)

1. Breakfast + Shopping + Lunch
2. Naturalist Presentation
3. Exploring the Diamond Princess
4. Afternoon Tea, First Formal Night & Dance Show

Day 3 (Ketchikan)

1. Cruising into Ketchikan
2. Neets Bay Bear Cruise
3. Exploring Downtown Ketchikan

Day 4 (Juneau)

1. Whale Watching Trip
2. Mendahall Glacier Viewing
3. Sights of Juneau
4. Shopping and Dining in Downtown Juneau

Day 5 (Skagway)

1. Yukon Expedition & White Pass Scenic Railway
2. Caribou Crossing - Animal Farm, Dog Sled Ride and Wildlife Museum
3. Carcross, Lake Bennett and White Pass & Yukon Route Railway
4. Exploring Skagway Downtown

Day 6 (Glacier Bay National Park)

1. Glacier Bay National Park Scenic Cruising
2. Margerie Glacier and Grand Pacific Glacier
3. John Hopkins Glacier

Day 7 (College Fjord)

1. College Fjord

Day 8 (McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge)

1. Journey on the McKinley Express
2. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge
3. Mountain View Dining Room 

Day 9 (Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge)

1. Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge
2. Denali Natural History Tour

Day 10 (Denali / Fairbanks)

1. King Salmon Restaurant Breakfast
2. Fairbanks Riverside Cruise Part 1 *New*
3. Fairbanks Riverside Cruise Part 2 *New*
   
4. Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge *New* 

Alaska Diamond Princess Cruise Meals Full Menu

1. Day 1 Welcome Dinner
2. Day 2 Breakfast
3. Day 2 Luncheon
4. Day 2 Captain's Welcome Dinner
5. Day 3 Dinner
6. Day 4 Dinner (Italian)
7. Day 5 Dinner (Chef's Dinner)
8. Day 6 Dinner (Captain's Gala Dinner)
9. Day 7 Breakfast
10. Day 7 Dinner

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Day 7 Diamond Princess Alaska Cruise - College Fjord – Last day of Scenic Cruising

Alaska Cruise (College Fjord) . 2012 . Sep 21

This is the last day of our 7 night Alaska cruise vacation on board the Diamond Princess and the second day of scenic cruising as we sail to College Fjord. Alas, unlike the good weather we enjoyed just the day before at the Glacier Bay National Park, today is marked with stormy weather, with rain pelting down on us non-stop. It was a perfect condition for glacier-making, but a horrible time for glacier and wildlife viewing.
The Dimond Princess arrived off College Fjord approximately at 5pm amd sailed for Whittier at around 730pm.

College Fjord is so named because it consists of a series of glaciers named after Ivy League colleges in the East Coast of the United States.   Incidentally, the glaciers on the one side of the channel are named after male colleges and the ones on the other side, after the female colleges. In the peace and calm of the waters, it is hard to believe that this exact site was the epicentre of a major earthquake in 1964.

Dinner 

As the Diamond Princess started to sail off towards Whittier, we made our way to the Dining Room for our dinner. It was the last dinner on board, and as though to leave an impression on its customers, the Chef presented the best dinner we had so far. Check out the menu here!

Join us in our next article as we disembark from the beautiful Diamond Princess and begin our land tour across Alaska.

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