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Celebrity Cruises' Top-Rated Trio Returns to Alaska in 2007
MIAMI, April 25
The enchanting land of 5,000 glaciers, four mountain ranges and three
million lakes will greet vacationers onboard Celebrity's Summit,
Infinity and Mercury next year, when the trio of top-rated ships
returns for another season of cruises and cruisetours in Alaska.
Bookings opened today for Celebrity's 2007 Alaska season, running from
May through September.
Following a 13-night West Coast and Alaska voyage departing San
Francisco and concluding in Vancouver, Celebrity's Infinity will
reprise its seven-night Hubbard Glacier cruises roundtrip from
Vancouver, British Columbia, on Sundays, from May 20 through September
9, 2007. In addition to spending hours beside ice-blue Hubbard
Glacier, Infinity will visit Ketchikan, Juneau and Icy Strait Point,
Alaska, along with a cruise through the Inside Passage.
Infinity will conclude its 2007 Alaska season with a 13-night voyage
departing Vancouver on September 16, ending in San Francisco, with
ports of call in Sitka, Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan and Icy Strait
Point, Alaska; a cruise beside Hubbard Glacier; and Nanaimo and
Victoria, British Columbia.
Celebrity's Summit sets sail from Los Angeles on May 12, 2007, on a
13- night cruise ending in Vancouver, where the ship resumes its
seven-night Northbound Alaska cruises on alternating Fridays from May
25 through August 31, 2007. The ship's seven-night Southbound Alaska
cruises will depart from Seward, Alaska, on alternating Fridays. Ports
of call on both itineraries include Juneau, Skagway, Icy Strait Point
and Ketchikan, Alaska, along with a cruise through the Inside Passage
and beside Hubbard Glacier.
Summit will wrap up its 2007 Alaska season with a 14-night Ultimate
Alaska voyage departing Vancouver September 14, ending in San Diego,
California, with ports of call in Ketchikan, Skagway, Juneau, and
Sitka, Alaska; a cruise through the Inside Passage and beside Hubbard
Glacier; Victoria, British Columbia; Seattle, Washington; and San
Francisco and Catalina Island, California.
Mercury's 2007 Alaska season will be preceded by Celebrity's first
cruise taking guests to the land of some of the West Coast's best
known winemakers, when the ship sets sail from San Francisco on April
27 for a seven-night cruise to Vancouver. Ports of call include
Monterey, Calif.; Astoria, Oregon; Seattle, Wash.; and Victoria, B.C.
Mercury launches its 2007 Alaska season with a seven-night Hubbard
Glacier cruise departing Vancouver May 4. Ports of call include
Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan, Alaska, along with a cruise through the
Inside Passage and beside Hubbard Glacier, ending in Seattle, where
Mercury will depart roundtrip on seven-night Hubbard Glacier cruises
from May 11 through September 14, 2007, visiting Juneau, Skagway and
Ketchikan, Alaska, in addition to sailing beside Hubbard Glacier.
Celebrity "toasts" its 2007 Alaska season with a second wine country
cruise when Mercury departs Vancouver on November 2 for a 10-night
cruise to San Diego, with ports of call in Victoria, Seattle, Astoria,
and Catalina Island, in addition to an overnight stay in San
Francisco.
To see more of Alaska and Canada, Celebrity presents another season of
unforgettable cruisetour options, pairing exceptional land-based
adventures with two of Celebrity's three ships in the region, Summit
and Infinity.
An Alaskan cruise onboard Summit becomes an incredible journey when
paired with a cruisetour, fully escorted by a knowledgeable tour
director and featuring the state's abundant historic sites and natural
wonders. Guests can choose from up to 20 pre- or post-cruise
itineraries ranging from three to six nights, each offering a
selection of activities in destinations including the historic gold
rush town of Fairbanks, the coastal town of Seward, and Denali
National Park, home of the famed Mt. McKinley. Seventeen of the
cruisetour packages include segments on Celebrity's luxurious,
glass-domed railcars, Wilderness Express(R), the most spacious in the
industry.
Guests sailing on Infinity's Hubbard Glacier cruises have the option
of four fully escorted cruisetour options in the majestic mountains of
western Canada. The five-night Canadian Rockies packages visit cities
including Vancouver, Calgary, Kamloops and Banff, with each including
two days of rail travel and meals in Rocky Mountaineer's RedLeaf
Service railcars. The three- night Whistler, B.C., cruisetours offer
the best of both urban and rural Canada, with two nights in the resort
town of Whistler, and one night in Vancouver.
Celebrity Cruises offers a comfortably sophisticated, upscale cruise
experience with highly personalized service, authentic five-star
dining, and extraordinary attention to detail. Its nine ships and the
line's service, cuisine and spas consistently dominate top travelers'
surveys. Celebrity sails in Alaska, Bermuda, California, the
Caribbean, Europe, the Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, the Mexican Riviera,
the Panama Canal and South America. For more information, call your
travel agent.
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