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Alaska Inside Passage Cruise • July 31, 2010
7-night Alaska Inside Passage cruise featuring guest clinician
William Payn, professor of music at Bucknell University. In addition to the handbell workshop, a multitude of experiences await you: the largest glacier, Mendenhall Glacier, in Juneau; the gold rush history in Skagway; the scenic cruising of Alaska’s star, Glacier Bay; and more!
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Cruise of the Bells XI itinerary
Date |
Port |
Arrive |
Depart |
Jul 31 |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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5:00 PM |
Aug 1 |
Inside Passage Scenic Cruising |
Aug 2 |
Tracy Arm Fjord - This 26-mile-long fjord is another of Alaska's most dramatic glacier settings. The panorama of 7,000-foot mountain peaks and nearly vertical rock cliffs is astounding. Icebergs make their way to the sea in all sorts of wondrous shapes. Tucked away at the end of this remarkable waterway are two very active reminders of the Ice Age - the twin Sawyer Glaciers, calving icebergs into the jade-colored inland sea. Kittiwakes, mountain goats and seals are a common sight. Whales and bears may even make an appearance in this magical place. |
8:00 AM |
Noon |
Aug 2 |
Juneau - Located at the foot of grand mountain peaks on the Gastineau Channel, Juneau has the massive Mendenhall Glacier. It’s the place to let your imagination run wild. Explore the lush Tongass National Forest or the rustic shops in town. Get out and kayak, dogsled, raft, hike, whale watch, flightsee or fish. There’s no end to the adventure because of the long daylight hours. |
2:30 PM |
10:30 PM |
Aug 3 |
Skagway - You can only imagine the frightful conditions endured by the gold prospectors who passed through to the Yukon, with a mandatory ton of supplies to be hauled with them over the steep and treacherous Trail of '98. Today, summertime visits to Skagway require nothing of the sort, but you can still ride the antique White Pass & Yukon narrow-gauge railway up through silvery-purple rock faces, past Deadhorse Gulch, to see what it was like back then. |
7:00 AM |
9:00 PM |
Aug 4 |
Glacier Bay Scenic Cruising - As Biosphere Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Glacier Bay National Park; protects a unique ecosystem of plants and animals living in concert with an ever-changing glacial landscape. How does it feel when a monumental chunk of ice splits off a glacier and crashes into the sea? The sound is like thunder. The impact shoots water hundreds of feet into the air. You hold your breath as you catch the moment on film. Then you wait for it all to happen again. And it does. Glacier Bay has more actively calving tidewater glaciers than anyplace else in the world. |
7:00 AM |
4:00 PM |
Aug 5 |
Ketchikan - Built over the water and climbing weathered stairways, Ketchikan clings to the shores of Tongass Narrows. Besides the main attractions - Creek Street, the Tongass Historical Museum, Totem Bight State Park and Saxman Village, try a flightseeing trip to breathtaking Misty Fjords National Monument. |
10:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Aug 6 |
Inside Passage Scenic Cruising |
Aug 7 |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
7:00 AM |
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 Guest Clinician William Payn
Dr. Payn is a professor of music, director of choral studies and the chair of the Department of Music at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where he directs the Rooke Chapel Choir and Rooke Chapel Ringers. Both choirs have performed all over the world and have appeared nationally on public television. He is also the director and conductor of Susquehanna Valley Chorale and Orchestra.
In addition to his many professional accomplishments, awards, and recognitions, Dr. Payn has been the festival conductor and clinician at many AGEHR events. He was granted Honorary Life Membership in 2005 to the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers, Inc. He is always in great demand as a clinician, teacher, and conductor. This is Dr. Payn’s second time as our BOC Cruise guest clinician, and we look forward to his leadership again.
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Book by October 15, 2009 and you’ll receive $10 shipboard credit per person for an inside stateroom, $15 shipboard credit per person for an outside stateroom and $20 shipboard credit per person for a verandah.
For a limited time, reserve your cabin with a reduced deposit of only $425 per person. Book now to avoid disappointment! |
Inside Stateroom from $1,462
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Ocean view Stateroom from $1,712 |
Verandah from $2,312 |
Includes all Bells of the Cascades’ activities, a hosted cocktail party, all meals
and entertainment aboard the ship, and all taxes and port charges.
For questions and inquiries, call 800-888-7025, email bells@azumano.com or cruise-info@bellsofthecascades.org
www.bellsofthecascades.org
Rates are per person, based on double occupancy, subject to availability, and may change without notice. Rates do not include airfare. Taxes are subject to change. Additional rules and restrictions apply. Participants must book their cabin through Azumano Travel to take part in any bell ringing activities. |
