Shore & Land Excursions
Make the most of your vacation with a shore and land excursion that appeals to your interests. Knowledgeable, professional guides lead all excursions and offer special insights into the culture, history, wildlife, and geology of each destination. Discover first-hand how islanders went about the business of growing, harvesting and refining sugar in 18th century Barbados. Take an invigorating mush across a snow-covered glacier aboard an Alaskan dogsled. Or stroll through the maze of tiny streets in Mykonos, the birthplace of Apollo.
Alaska Gold Rush Highlights, SK62, Skagway, Alaska
This family friendly tour provides the highlights of the Alaska Gold Rush with a Salmon and Rib buffet. First, climb aboard the White Pass and Yukon Railway and ascend into the scenic mountains, hearing stories of the miners who made this sojourn on foot more than a century ago. Arriving in Fraser, board a motor coach to travel north to the Yukon Suspension Bridge. Then travel by motorcoach back to Skagway and the Klondike Gold Dredge. Enjoy a few laughs with a cast of costumed characters, straight from 1898, who will help you "stike it rich" by panning for gold in heated troughs. Savor wild Alaskan salmon and country spare ribs and assorted side dishes at the buffet. Bring your passport.
225.00 Adult (USD)
135.00 Child (USD)
0.00 Infant (USD)
N/A
Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary & Crab Feast, KE78, Ketchikan, Alaska
Experience two of Ketchikan's highlights on this combination eco-tour and crab feast. Enjoy a guided eco-tour walk into a dense Rainforest in Herring Cove. Cross elevated platforms to expand possible wildlife sightings. Possible wildlife sightings include bald eagles, black bear, seals, deer, and a variety of birds. See a Native totem carver at work and visit a Bald Eagle sanctuary, before heading to a crab feast at George Inlet Lodge. Enjoy freshly cooked Dungeness crab meal in a spectacular lodge setting along George Inlet. Fully narrated motorcoach tour to each venue. Tour order may vary.
163.00 Adult (USD)
114.00 Child (USD)
0.00 Infant (USD)
N/A
Alaskan Fishing & Wilderness Dining, KE20, Ketchikan, Alaska
This adventure allows you to experience the Alaskan way of life, and the fish, caught by you and prepared for you at an exclusive beach. You'll be outfitted from head to toe before boarding a stable, 20-foot open-air skiff and heading out to the fishing grounds. Experience saltwater bottom fishing, while catching your meal of rockfish, lingcod, snapper or halibut. Each guest fishes with their own provided rod and reel. After fishing, rendezvous at a remote beach to enjoy, your meal anchored by the fresh taste of your catch in a saffron-infused bouillabaisse, served around a roaring campfire. A valid one-day, $20.00 fishing license is required when 16 years and over.
306.00 Adult (USD)
274.00 Child (USD)
0.00 Infant (USD)
Minimum Age: 5 years; Maximum 90 years
Maximum Weight: 300 pounds
Alberni Valley Steam Powered Adventure, NN01, Nanaimo, British Columbia
After an orientation of Nanaimo, it's a narrated, scenic drive to Port Alberni's restored 1912 E&N railway station. Board carriages that will be pulled by a 1929 Baldwin steam locomotive and tour the city and the surrounding forest. Visit McLean Mill, the only steam-operated sawmill in Canada, and join a guided tour of the original camp and its buildings. The Mill & Train is exclusive to ship's guests' on tour.
129.00 Adult (USD)
94.00 Child (USD)
0.00 Infant (USD)
N/A
California Sunset Cruise, SF31, San Francisco, California
Join a casual two-hour evening cruise with hearty appetizers from the buffet, live guitar music, stunning bay views and one complimentary drink. Sail down the San Francisco waterfront, past the famous Alcatraz Island, Angel Island, sail into Tiburon and Sausalito and then under the Golden Gate Bridge. Participants must walk approximately 1 mile roundtrip to join the tour vessel. Guests are encouraged to dress in layers, as there are many microclimates in San Francisco, and a cruise of the bay can be windy and cool.
64.00 Adult (USD)
44.00 Child (USD)
0.00 Infant (USD)
N/A
City Heritage Walking Tour & Nanaimo "Dessert" Bar Delights, NN05, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Enjoy a 1.5 to 2 mile walking tour of downtown Nanaimo. Your local fun and friendly guide will take you on three major Heritage routes downtown, the Nanaimo "dessert" bar trail. You will see the Museum, Heritage Buildings, witness a cannon firing and indulge a famous Traditional Nanaimo Dessert Bar and a Nanaimo Bar Ice Cream Sandwich. You will receive a keepsake pin, and have time after for shopping or discovering more of this Harbor City. Tour includes shuttle to and from the pier to downtown.
39.00 Adult (USD)
29.00 Child (USD)
0.00 Infant (USD)
N/A
Cowichan Valley Grand Wine Tour, NN18, Nanaimo, British Columbia
This is a grand tour of the largest, most award-winning and oldest vineyards on Island. At the first vineyard you'll tour the winery, taste wine tasting, and have a glass of wine accompanied with wild pacific smoked sockeye salmon picnic style on a beautiful stone patio with scenic views. At your next vineyard you'll meet the owner and have a tour of the winery and tasting, accompanied with a glass of wine served with a fruit and veggie platter. At the last and oldest vineyard you will have a tasting and receive a keepsake wine glass and wine tote.
139.00 Adult (USD)
139.00 Child (USD)
0.00 Infant (USD)
Minimum Age: 19 years
Empress Tea & Butchart Gardens, VI52, Victoria, British Columbia
Bring Victoria's two icons together: the traditional Empress Tea experience paired with a tour of Butchart Gardens. Start your visit to Victoria with fully narrated drive to Butchart Gardens. Stroll the meandering paths and take in the beautiful array of blooms, scents and colors in the show gardens of Butchart. Then you are whisked off to the Empress Hotel for your Tea experience served in classic Empress style. Fine china, silver Tea service, experienced table service and delicious menu items are provided as you look out over the famed Inner Harbor. Approximately 1.75 hours at Butchart Gardens.
159.00 Adult (USD)
89.00 Child (USD)
0.00 Infant (USD)
N/A
Exclusive Flightseeing & Crab Feast, KE38, Ketchikan, Alaska
Combine two great Alaskan experiences: flightseeing in a floatplane and dining on Dungeness Crab. Take in panoramic views of the Tongass National Forest, mountains and waterfalls on your approximate 20 minute narrated flight. Then land at the George Inlet Lodge for true Alaskan hospitality - your host will greet you with a smoked salmon appetizer, salad, local Dungeness crab and cheesecake with Alaskan blueberry topping. Complimentary beer and wine are included with your meal. Come Hungry! Then enjoy a narrated motor coach tour en route to the cruise ship dock following your meal. Tour may run in reverse order.
225.00 Adult (USD)
176.00 Child (USD)
0.00 Infant (USD)
N/A
Farm to Table Dining & Coombs Country Market, NN19, Nanaimo, British Columbia
After an overview of downtown Nanaimo, drive to a countryside farm with views of Mt Arrowsmith that houses both a quaint cheese farm and a Fruit Winery. Enjoy an interactive experience accompanied by samples of artisan cheeses and handcrafted fruit wines, followed by a home-style BBQ, sustainable dining at its very best using ethically produced organic produce and ingredients from the farm itself, promoting farm-to-table dining. Later proceed to Coombs Village Market where, if you are lucky, you might even see the goats on the roof!
99.00 Adult (USD)
83.00 Child (USD)
0.00 Infant (USD)
Minimum Age: 19 years
Important: Please remember you have up to 4 days prior to your sail date to purchase your regular shore excursions online. If you are within the 4 days, you will then need to purchase your shore excursions onboard; land excursions would need to be purchased directly through your Tour Director on the land portion of the Alaska Cruisetour. For example, if you are sailing on October 18, you can make Shore & Land Excursion purchases online until October 13.
For additional Shore & Land Excursions information, please visit our frequently asked questions.