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Destinations

Remark
A wee bit more emphasis on famous wreck dives

Trip Commentary:
Southbound -- Juneau to Prince Rupert (8 days/7nights) This particular itinerary is suitable for anyone interested in diving and touring Alaska but especially good for "wreck divers". Our guests often fly into Juneau on the day before boarding and spend time touring and looking around. Shore options include a visit to the Mendenhall Glacier, taking the local tram up to the alpine meadows, a heliseeing flight or cultural First Nations presentation (and rafting trip?) by the local Tlingit. Otherwise, you should fly into Juneau in the early afternoon in time to board the Nautilus at 1600 AK time. Afternoon departure for a relaxing and scenic dinner cruise of the Lynn Canal and likely our first sighting of humpback whales before a warmup dive and anchoring overnight. Day 2. Divers will have the opportunity to dive the wrecks of the passenger steamer Princess Sophia and passenger liner Princess Kathleen. Fisherman will find they are in good company. Paddlers should have lots to keep them busy as well. Evening cruise to Gilbert Bay to anchor overnight. Day 3. You will have the opportunity to hike up a salmon stream with possible grizzly bear sightings'. We will plan to be underway for an afternoon and evening exploration of the icebergs, waterfalls and glaciers of spectacular Tracy Arm. Anchor overnight in a beautiful steep-sided fjord. Day 4 will be our chance to explore Admiralty Island which is home to the densest population of both grizzly bears and eagles anywhere in North America. Today will feature one of our prime dives of the trip -- the very rarely visited State of California which is a steamship vertically orientated with the bow of the wreck at 100 fsw. Day 5. Our plan is to stop in at the stellar sealion colony at Yasha Island for some big animal diving/kayaking/shore hiking and fishing and then steam over to some beautiful natural hotsprings on Baranoff Island. During our morning transit of Frederick Sound, there is an extremely high probability that we will have the opportunity to drift and kayak with a number of humpback whales. Day 6 promises a couple of excellent dives and visit to the picturesque and quintessential Alaskan community of Meyers Chuck followed by a late afternoon arrival in Ketchikan. Day 7. Dive, paddle and fish Foggy Cove (and keep our fingers crossed for more bears), Dundas Island and evening arrival in Prince Rupert, Canada. Day 8. Morning disembarkation in Prince Rupert for your connecting flight back home. Please note that we operate with the philosophy that one of the best things about expedition yacht cruising is the flexibility to change itineraries 'mid-stream' and take advantage of changing conditions. For example, if the weather is beautiful, and the winds are calm, we might suggest diverting to the north end of the Queen Charlotte Islands for a tour of an ancient Haida village, a stroll along a deserted 2 mile long west coast beach or the exploration of a bird sanctuary. The above itineraries are intended as an example only and our actual routing may be different. Notes on the activities. There are some excellent dives on the outer coast of Alaska as well as some very interesting wrecks in the Juneau area. We will likely do 12 - 14 'feature' dives during an 8 day / 7 night trip. However, please remember that these trips are the 'full meal deal' with lots of other activities including kayaking, fishing, birding and shorehikes as well as upclose viewing of icebergs, calving glaciers, spectacular scenery, black and grizzly bears, humpback whales, orcas, natural hot-springs, etc. Fishermen will have the opportunity to go fishing for salmon or halibut from our small 8 hp skiffs. Please note that these skiffs are intended for use in sheltered waters only and that we do not allow jigging for rockfish along reef structures. Kayakers will have lots of opportunities to go paddling in our Necky Santa Cruz kayaks with instruction available to less experienced paddlers. We hope that you will join us and promise you a wonderful experience that you will never forget! We welcome all feedback, comments and ideas.