Credited and published on: March 12, 2009 by travelpulse.com
Carnival Cruise Lines for the first time will operate seven-day Alaska cruises roundtrip from Seattle beginning in May 2010. In total, 17 week-long Alaska cruises will operate from the Port of Seattle from May 11 to Aug. 31, 2010, departing Tuesdays aboard the 2,124-passenger Carnival Spirit. Port calls include Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan, as well as Victoria Island and cruising Tracy Arm Fjord. The Carnival Spirit also features an onboard naturalist who educates guests on the region’s history and points out animal and marine life from the ship’s bridge. This year, the Spirit is operated open-jaw Alaska cruises between Vancouver and Whittier, the port for Anchorage. “Seattle is a terrific addition to Carnival’s industry-leading number of North American departure points,” said Lynn Torrent, Carnival’s senior vice president of sales and guest services. “It will provide our guests with a convenient and affordable air transportation option, as well as the opportunity for those in the Western region of the U.S. to drive to Seattle.”
Prior to the start-up of the new program, Carnival Spirit will operate two special voyages — a six-day Inside Passage cruise from Vancouver to Seattle departing May 5, 2010, and a seven-day Glacier Bay cruise from Seattle to Vancouver Sept. 7, 2010. Both voyages include a cruise through the Inside Passage along with calls at Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan. The seven-day cruise also includes a day of cruising in Glacier Bay. Reservations are being accepted for Carnival’s 2010 Alaska cruises from Seattle. For more information, please visit your local cruise travel agent.