An Alaskan Cruise on the Disney Wonder Cruise Ship. Disney's inaugural voyage to Alaska.

Disney Wonder

This was a 7-night Alaskan Cruise through Alaska's Inside Passage.  The Inside Passage is a coastal route for oceangoing vessels along a network of passages which weave through the islands on the Pacific coast of North America.  The route extends from southeastern Alaska, in the United States, through western British Columbia, in Canada, to northwestern Washington state, in the United States.
The Disney Wonder has 11 decks, 964 feet long, 106 feet wide and a gross tonnage of 83,000.  It can accommodate 2,700 passengers, and 950 Cast and Crew Members.

The ports we visited were:
Vancouver, Canada
Tracy Arm, Alaska
Skagway, Alaska
Juneau, Alaska
Ketchikan, Alaska
Vancouver, Canada
The Alaskan Inside Passage

How big is Alaska?
  • 586,412 square miles - that's more than twice the size of Texas.
  • 6,640 miles of coastline, including islands
  • 33,904 miles of shoreline.
  • 3,000 rivers
  • 3 million lakes
  • 100,000 glaciers
The Great Land is an infinite playground for travelers to explore
and can be broken down into five regions for easy navigation:

  • Southcentral
  • Interior
  • Southwest
  • Far North
  • Inside Passage.

TravelAlaska.com

There are 822 Photos in the following sections.

Alaska
Day 1
Photos
 05/02/11  Fly from Rochester, NY to Vancouver, BC to stay at the Executive Airport Plaza Richmond hotel.

Alaska
Day 2
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 05/03/11  Board the Disney Wonder Cruise Ship and set sail for the Inside Passage of Alaska.

Alaska
Day 3
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 05/04/11  All day on the ship sailing up the coast between the US and Russia before entering the north entrance of Alaska's Inside Passage.

Alaska
Day 4
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 05/05/11  All day at Tracy Arm, a scenic cruise of the fjord. At the end of the fjord lays the translucent mountain masterpiece known as the Sawyer Glaciers. Comprised of twin massive ice sheets, the Sawyer Glaciers are 2 age-old, glowing, light-blue calving glaciers that sit magnificently perched at the head of Tracy Arm Fjord.

Alaska
Day 5
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 05/06/11  Skagway, AK a city renowned for unspoiled natural beauty and a storied history steeped in the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1880s.
Road the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad and traveled the very same route in a vintage train car that the miners of yesteryear traveled in as they set out in search of gold.
Stopped at the Yukon Suspension Bridge over the white-water rapids of the Tutshi River.
Took an Original Street Car Tour of the city of Skagway.

Alaska
Day 6
Photos
 05/07/11  Juneau is the largest capital in area in the United States and the only state capital accessible by air or ship only.
The Red Dog Saloon, built during the city's mining era, which is home to swinging saloon doors, saw dust floors, live music and unique memorabilia.
The Mendenhall Glacier, a half-mile wide, 1,800-feet deep ice field, is the most accessible glacier in Alaska.

Alaska
Day 7
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 05/08/11  Ketchikan billed as the "Salmon Capital of the World".
Bering Sea Crab Fishermen's Tour:
All aboard the Aleutian Ballad to meet the crew who shared with us the great history of the boat and give us an overview of the fascinating things to see on the tour.

Alaska
Day 8
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 05/09/11  Sailing back to Vancouver.

Alaska
Day 9
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 05/10/11  Arrive at Vancouver and disembark the Disney Wonder Cruise Ship.
Visit the Vancouver Aquarium home to over 70,000 animals.

Alaska
Videos
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