September 3, 2010 Alaska Temple Tour Cruise
To Reserve: Call 800-217-7660 or 801-850-1498
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Join Rob & Chris Johnson and Dave Hadlock as your hosts and speaker on an Alaska Temple Tour Cruise. Departing out of Seward, Alaska, this cruise will combine beautiful, scenic cruising with the opportunity to attend the Seattle, Anchorage and newly built Vancouver Temples. Stops on this cruise include Hubbard Glacier, Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway. On days when we do not have port stops, Dave Hadlock will enlighten with presentations that will address temple topics. Join a fun, LDS group on this unique opportunity to be enlightened and uplifted as you cruise to Alaska!
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Arrival
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Departure
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Fri, Sept 3
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Steward, Alaska | 9:00 PM | |
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Sat, Sept 4
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At Sea, Hubbard Glacier | 2:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
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Sun, Sept 5
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Juneau, Alaska |
9:00 AM
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9:00 PM |
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Mon, Sept 6
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Skagway, Alaska |
7:00 AM
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8:30 PM |
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Tue, Sept 7
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Icy Strai Point, Alaska |
7:00 AM
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3:00 PM |
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Wed, Sept 8
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Ketchikan, Alaska |
7:00 AM
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3:00 PM |
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Thur, Sept 9
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Day at Sea | ||
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Fri, Sept 10
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Vancouver, British Columbia |
12:30 AM
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Royal Caribbean (Radiance of the Seas): Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas offers the ultimate “at sea” experience by combining speed, added comfort, greater open spaces, sweeping ocean vistas and an exceptional cruise staff committed to serving your every whim. Among her spectacular features are the 10-story glass-constructed Centrum, glass elevators facing the sea, and the highest percentage of outside staterooms in the Royal Caribbean fleet.
Temple Tour Package $900 (cash price — $950 Credit Card price) – Includes Airfare (from SLC), hotels, meals and transportation to temples. Let us know if you would like to book your own flight. We can discount the cost of the package.
One of things that makes this Alaska cruise unique is the option of adding on visits and sessions at three different temples. You can purchase a pre & post cruise tour package that will include your hotels, meals, transportation and visits to the Anchorage temple before the cruise and the Vancouver and Seattle temples after the cruise.
September 2nd: Fly into Anchorage. We will split the group up depending on arrival time. Some will attend the Anchorage temple this evening. Others will attend the next morning prior to getting on the ship. We will have the rest of the 3rd to tour some of the beautiful Anchorage area. (Dinner included).
September 10th: After getting off the ship, we will have a bus pick us up to take us to the new Vancouver temple. From there we will transfer to Seattle. We will either go to the Seattle temple this afternoon or early Saturday morning. (Dinner)
Speakers/Guides
Rob & Chris Johnson: Rob and Chris have traveled extensively as owners of Temple West Travel Group. They have taken groups to many of the LDS temples throughout the United States. They are well organized and are a blast to travel with.
Dave Hadlock: Dave has completed the course work at BYU for a master in Ancient Near Eastern Studies with an 
emphasis on the Old Testament. His passion is the study of Old World culture, language, and ritual. He is particularly interested and has studied extensively the symbolic meanings of ancient scripture and the temple. He has conducted many cruises and tours through the proposed Book of Mormon lands, Israel and other locations. He has taught many years of gospel doctrine and institute classes. He is a board member of the Book of Mormon Archaeological Forum. Don’t miss his presentations if the doctrines and symbols of the temple are of interest to you.
Rates: Few cabins remain at the advertised rates. Pricing is subject to availiability.
All Rates are per person based on double occupancy. 3rd and 4rth persons in same cabin travel at reduced rates. Organize 8 double occupancy cabins and cruise for free.
| Inside | $480 |
| Ocean w/window | n/a |
| Balcony | $1150 |
| Port Charges/taxes/fuel surcharge | $375 |
Terms and Conditions
Additional Charges: Advertised rates do not include port charges, shore excursions, airfare, or gratuities. We are not commissioned with the airlines, so we book our flights online. We will be happy to book your air if you would like or we can help you book it online yourself.
Booking Requirements: A $300 deposit, per person, is required to confirm your cruise reservations. $250 is refundable until June 18, 2010 when balance is due.
Temple Tour Deposit: $100 deposit holds your spot on the temple tour portion of this cruise. Once airfare is purchased, this tour is non-refundable.
Passports: Passports are required for this sailing!
Contact us toll free at: 800-217-7660 or 801-850-1498
Enhanced Denali Pre/Post Cruise Package
(Add $1700 per person – Includes 2 additional days for Denali & associated tours)
Tuesday, Aug 31 Fly to Anchorage.
Wed, Sept 1 This morning, we board our motorcoach as we tour north to Denali National Park. This evening we go to the Denali Dinner Theater to experience Alaskan Salmon and BBQ ribs while we enjoy the true-to-life Gold Rush tale of adventure in early 1900s Alaska.
Thursday, Sept 2 This morning, we travel deep into Denali National Park on the Tundra Wilderness Tour viewing wildlife, such as grizzly, caribou, moose and more in this 6.2 million acres of wilderness. Later we return to Anchorage to meet up with the rest of our group. Note: This will be a long day. The tour begins early. Denali to Anchorage takes several hours.
Friday, Sept 3 This morning we attend the Anchorage Temple. We then travel on our motorcoach south along the scenic Seward Highway to the coast community of Seward for cruise embarkation.
Sept 3-10 Royal Caribbean Cruise on Radiance of the Seas
Friday, Sept 10 After our cruise debarkation, we attend the brand new Vancouver Temple. We then travel to Seattle to attend a session in the Seattle Temple. This evening we stay near the airport.
Sept 11 Fly to Salt Lake CIty.