After 9 days in the Dominican Republic we enjoyed the sun and were able to adjust to the time difference of 6 hours, we went on to Montreal in Canada. From here started our almost 3-week round trip with a caravan through the east of Canada. Our flight from the Dominican Republic to Canada From Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, it is about 3,000 kilometers north to Montreal in Canada. The good thing is that both cities are in …
» Read the full blog postTravel Reports » North America
North America geographically includes Greenland (which is autonomously owned by Denmark), Canada, the USA and Mexico. The largest metropolitan areas include New York City, Mexico City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Toronto. North and Central America extends across all four climate zones of the world: in the north the continent reaches as far as the Arctic Circle and in the south as far as the tropics.
1 Day in New York – The Vessel & the High Line Park (USA)
After 7 hours of flying time, we arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport in the early morning from Alaska at around 8 a.m. Luckily, we didn’t have to go through immigration to get out of the airport because we came from Anchorage and it was a domestic flight. Since our onward flight to Frankfurt did not continue until 6 p.m., we still had enough time to drive in for a short time to Manhattan. There was a new attraction with …
» Read the full blog postAnchorage – Seward Highway & Alaska Wildlife Center (USA)
After checking out in the early morning on our cruise ship – the Royal Princess – we took the transfer bus from Princess Cruises from Whittier to Anchorage. The transfer took about 90 minutes, so we were at Anchorage airport around 10 a.m. Here we got off and were able to store our luggage for free at the airport in a room that was open especially for cruise guests. This service is offered until 5 p.m., then you have to …
» Read the full blog postCollege Fjord – A Scenic Cruise & Arrival in Whittier (USA)
The last day of our Alaska cruisewith Princess Cruises took us from Glacier Bay National Park along the west coast of Alaska to the Prince William Sound. From here, our Scenic Cruise starts through the College Fjord and the final drive to Whittier.
» Read the full blog postGlacier Bay National Park – A Scenic Cruise in Alaska (USA)
After the last days on our journey through the Inside Passage the cities of Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Haines, the last 2 days of our Alaska cruise with Princess Cruises were a “Scenic Cruise”. This means that the ship no longer docks in a harbour, but that you can admire the highlights of Glacier Bay National Park and college fjord directly from the ship.
» Read the full blog postHaines – Bears and bald eagles on the Chilkoot River (USA)
One of the main reasons why we always wanted to go to Alaska is the fascinating landscape and of course the wildlife! Once seeing bears in the wild, it’s been on our wish list for a long time ♥ And where’s better than in Alaska? Unfortunately, we were not lucky in Ketchikan and Juneau. Therefore, for our stop in Skagway we had chosen a very special trip to Haines, where the chances of seeing bears in their natural habitat were …
» Read the full blog postSkagway – Musher’s Camp & Dog Sled Adventure (USA)
Anyone who thinks that dog sledding is just for winter is wrong 🙂 Even in the summer months you can experience this adventure in Alaska. To get a glimpse of a dog sled camp, we took part in the Musher’s Camp & Sled Dog Experience after our walk through Skagway in the afternoon. Musher’s Camp in Skagway The trip via Princess Cruises takes just over 3 hours and costs USD 160 per person. For the tour we – and about …
» Read the full blog postSkagway – A walk through the old gold mining town (USA)
The old gold mining town of Skagway was the 3rd stop of our Alaska cruise with Princess Cruises. Since we had already laid out at 6.30 in the morning and our departure was not planned until 8.30 p.m., we had all day to explore the town and the surrounding area. Perfect for us, because we were able to take a bear-watching boat trip to Haines, explore the Old Town of Skagway and take part in a dog sled adventure 🙂
» Read the full blog postJuneau – A trip to mendenhall Glacier (USA)
After our Whale-Watching Tour in Auke Bay, our tour went even further. By coach we drove 10 kilometers to the parking lot of Juneau’s most popular attraction: the Mendenhall Glacier.
» Read the full blog postJuneau – Orcas and humpback whales at Whale Watching (USA)
After exploring the city of Juneau on our own in the morning, we had booked a trip with Princess Cruises to Whale Watching and Mendenhall Glacier in the afternoon.
» Read the full blog postJuneau – Things to do in the capital of Alaska (USA)
After exploring the small town of Ketchikan yesterday, we went on our Alaska cruise with Princess Cruises to Juneau – the capital of Alaska. Things to know about Juneau – the capital of Alaska It is often thought that Anchorage, as alaska’s best-known and largest city, is also the capital – but since Alaska became the 49th state to the United States in 1959, the small town of Juneau has been the capital of Alaska. It is home to the …
» Read the full blog postKetchikan – Totemp poles, bald eagles & salmon (USA)
After the start of our cruise in Vancouver and a quiet sea day through the Inside Passage without any sea, we arrived today in the small town of Ketchikan – the first stop of our cruise with Princess Cruises along the coast of Alaska.
» Read the full blog postVancouver – Tourist Attractions, Things to Do & Photo spots (Canada)
The starting point of our 7-day Alaska Cruise with Princess Cruises was Vancouver – in the very west of Canada. Here we landed at the airport at about 10 o’clock in the morning and then had a good 5 hours to explore the city before we had to check in on our cruise ship 🙂
» Read the full blog postRoyal Princess – Our ship for the Alaska Cruise (USA)
After 7 wonderful days on our river cruise with A-ROSA VIVA in France, the holiday went even further for us. From Paris we flew directly to Vancouver to take a 7-day ocean cruise with the Royal Princess along the coast of Alaska 🙂
» Read the full blog postVisa – Entry to Canada (eTA application) & to the USA (ESTA application)
After spending 7 wonderful days with A-ROSA in France, our journey went even further 🙂 Our next destination was Vancouver in Canada. From here we started our week-long Alaska cruise with Princess Cruises to Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay National Park up to Whittier (Anchorage). Our flight from Paris to Vancouver with Air Canada Via A-ROSA we had booked a transfer, which took us early in the morning from the ship in Saint Denis in just under 20 minutes to …
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