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August 1 – 15
Land and cruise tour

15-Day Alaska’s Mighty Glaciers & Denali National Park Cruise Tour

A 6-Night Land Tour including Denali National Park and A 7-Night Glacier Discovery Cruise Aboard Holland America Line’s Four-Star ms Ryndam with 1 Night in Vancouver!

The coastal glories of Alaska are, without a doubt, stunning. But to fully experience this great state, we must travel inland to Denali National Park, home to grizzlies, moose, and caribou ... all in the shadow of massive Mt. McKinley, North America’s highest peak. This tour starts with six days of overland adventure.  We’ll visit fascinating Anchorage Talkeetna, Fairbanks, Denali National Park, and Seward, and enjoy a mix of interesting city tours, a riverboat cruise in Fairbanks, and a train ride on the famous McKinley Explorer in a guaranteed dome car.

The 15-Day cruise tour includes:

  • INCLUDED Roundtrip airfare from Seattle — a $500 per person value!
  • 6-Night Vantage-Exclusive Land Tour of Alaska’s interior - including 7 meals and sightseeing: Anchorage City Tour, Fairbanks City Tour, Sternwheeler Cruise, Salmon Bake Dinner at AlaskaLand, Full-Day Tundra Wildlife Tour at Denali National Park with box lunch, Exciting Train Ride in a Domed Railcar on the McKinley Explorer, and much more. Plus, you’ll enjoy included hotel accommodations in Anchorage, Talkeetna and Fairbanks while on tour.
  • 7-Night Glacier Discovery Cruise aboard Holland America Line’s Four-Star ms Ryndam.
  • 1 INCLUDED night in Vancouver at the all-suite Hilton Vancouver Airport Hotel with a panoramic city tour — a value of $400 per couple!
  • Included talk on Alaska’s 50th anniversary, “Then and Now”
  • 6 Ports-of-Call and Glacier Cruising
  • Onboard during your cruise: naturalists and native Alaskan artist-in-residence, and a park service ranger
  • Exciting Port Calls and Breathtaking Glacier Cruising — full days in most ports
  • All Shipboard Meals
  • All Shipboard Amenities, Activities, and Entertainment
  • An experienced Vantage Program Manager to accompany you throughout your journey
  • All Transfers and Baggage Handling for those making their air arrangements through Vantage (except in customs)
  • Vantage 5% Travel Credit received upon your return, good towards your next Vantage Memorable Journey®

August 6 – 15
Cruise-only tour

10-Day Alaska’s Wildlife, Wilderness and Hubbard Glacier Discovery Cruise Tour

A 7-Night Glacier Discovery Cruise Aboard Holland America Line’s Four-Star ms Ryndam with 1 Night in Vancouver and 1 Night in Anchorage!

For a shorter itinerary, choose the 10-Day Cruise Tour with 1 night in Vancouver, British Columbia and 1 night in Anchorage, Alaska. Enjoy the same glacier cruise as the 15-day itinerary, with calls in Sitka, Skagway, Juneau, and Ketchikan; as well as a couple cruising days through the Yakutat Bay, by Hubbard Glacier, and along the world-famous Inside Passage. Plus, you’ll receive an included night at the Hilton Vancouver Airport Hotel in Vancouver before our cruise, and 1 night after our cruise at the First-Class Westmark Anchorage Hotel in Anchorage with a buffet breakfast daily and included sightseeing on a panoramic city tour.

This 10-Day cruise tour includes:

  • Roundtrip Airfare from Seattle — a $500 per person value!
  • 7-Night Glacier Discovery Cruise aboard Holland America Line’s Four-Star ms Ryndam
  • 1 Night in Anchorage — a value of $800 per couple at the First-Class Westmark Anchorage with panoramic city tour and buffet breakfast
  • 1 Night in Vancouver — a value of $400 per couple at the all-suite Hilton Vancouver Airport Hotel with panoramic city tour and buffet breakfast
  • Included talk on Alaska’s 50th anniversary, “Then and Now”
  • Exciting Port Calls and Breathtaking Glacier Cruising — full days in most ports
  • All Shipboard Meals
  • All Shipboard Amenities, Activities, and Entertainment
  • Exclusive Vantage Extras — a professional Program Manager, Hospitality Desk, private cocktail party on board
  • All Transfers and Baggage Handling for those making their air arrangements through Vantage (except in customs)

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    If you have questions, please contact Gwen Harrington, Alumni Travel Coordinator, at 540/231-6285 or by e-mail at alumnitravel@vt.edu.

    Booking Options

    Important: Use the following codes to be placed with the Virginia Tech Alumni Association group...

    • BM75100
    • 8698
    • HAS09

    3 ways to reserve your trip today...

    1. Call Vantage Travel at 800/322-6677
    2. Mail in Reservation Form:
      - Letter
      - 10-day
      - 15-day
      Virginia Tech
      Alumni Association

      c/o Vantage Deluxe World Travel
      90 Canal Street
      Boston, MA 02114
    3. Call Gwen Harrington, Alumni Travel Coordinator, at 540/231-6285 or by e-mail at alumnitravel@vt.edu.