Latest News
$350 per person value-added savings on two-week Seattle-Juneau yacht cruises
by American Safari Cruises
Posted on December 28th, 2009 | Originally published in Press Release
SEATTLE, WA – Guests on American Safari Cruises’ two-week Inside Passage inclusive luxury yacht sailings between Seattle and Juneau can save $350 per person on a nearly 900-mile journey filled with close-up exploration of wildlife and wilderness. With special lower spring and fall pricing, the total savings brings beginning costs down to just over $500 per day per person. To qualify for the savings, cruises must be booked by March. 31, 2010.
The 15-day, 14-night cruises aboard the line’s three yachts depart from Seattle in late April-early May and return from Juneau in early September. “This is an exceptional opportunity to see the Inside Passage for less than our regular-season rates,” says Tim Jacox, executive vice president of sales and marketing. “After deducting the savings, the cruise fare ends up being as low as $750 total for the extra week. Add to that spending two days in Glacier Bay where our guests will be able to go ashore and hike with a park ranger – that’s something folks on the big ships can’t do because of ecology restrictions.”
The three vessels – the 145-foot, 36-guest Safari Explorer, the 120-foot, 22-guest Safari Quest and the 105-foot, 12-guest Safari Spirit – will offer a two-week itinerary that immerses travelers in the famed Inside Passage. The cruises touch on some of the most renowned Alaska sites, including two full days in Glacier Bay National Park, as well as out-of-the-way areas that few Alaska travelers see. The cruises also include visits to Washington state’s San Juan Islands and the Canadian Gulf Islands as they travel along rugged Vancouver Island. Throughout the cruises, wildlife will be a focus – orca whales, humpbacks, seals and sea lions, dolphins, porpoise, and birds on their northward migration. Alaska port calls will be Ketchikan and Petersburg.
All three yachts offer an on-deck hot tub, exercise equipment, two-person kayaks and motorized shore boats for close-up exploration, and a large-screen TV in the main salon. Exceptional cuisine is prepared with fresh, local ingredients, and the complimentary bar offers premium spirits, fine wines and microbrews. Staterooms offer king, queen and twin beds with Tempur-pedic mattresses, private heated-floor bathrooms (some with Jacuzzis), and DVD players. The guest-crew ratio is 2 to 1, with an all-American crew that includes professional naturalists and captains with extensive local knowledge.
Special amenities aboard the flagship Safari Explorer include a wine library, sauna, yoga sessions and complimentary massages from a wellness director/massage therapist, and a variety of cabins including two-room suites that can accommodate up to three persons.
Per-person, double-occupancy dates and rates are:
• Safari Explorer – April 30 and September 10; prices begin at $8,095.
• Safari Quest -- May 7 and September 10; prices begin at $8,295.
• Safari Spirit – April 30 and September 3; prices begin at $9,995.
American Safari Cruises pioneered yacht cruising in Alaska 12 years ago; the company is owned by InnerSea Discoveries, based in Seattle, WA Information: 888-862-8881