CLASS D - Deck 10
CLASS E - Deck 9
CLASS F - Deck 8
CLASS G & H - Deck 7

• Deluxe Suites
• 301 sq. ft.
• Suite: 252 sq. ft.
• Balcony: 49 sq. ft.

Glimpse an orca breaching the surface of a glassy bay from your own private balcony. Or share exciting moments with like these with new found friends among Coda travelers. Severn Sea's Mariner 's space ratio is one of the highest at sea, so there is always plenty of room out on deck to marvel at the wonders. Cruising on a smaller ship make a big difference in Alaska. After all, how can you feel moved by the majesty of it all when you're waiting in line? Our tours allow a behind-the-scenes, hands-on experience of this vast frontier. You can go rappelling along the Yukon Trail or g0-carting in a private forest reserve. Try bottom fishing fro halibut and enjoy your catch for dinner. Other one of a kind experiences we recommend are a magical catamaran cruises through Stephens Passage that guarantees humpback whales or a ride is a vintage parlor car on an historic steam engine train, and hike through the dense coastal rain forest and along the Skagway River. Then sit down to dinner with friends and experience is all over again while sharing with them.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 -- DEPART HOME CITY TO ANCHORAGE, ALASKA Depart your home city to Anchorage, Alaska. Upon arrival, transfer to the Seven Seas Mariner in Seward, Alaska.During the Good Friday Earthquake of 1964, the residents of Seward were horrified to see a tidal wave over 100 feet tall wash away most of the waterfront. However, this charming town, embodying the famous Alaskan spirit and fortitude, was rebuilt and is now home to 3,000 residents. Seward was originally founded in 1903 as the southern terminus for the Alaska Railroad, a distinction it still holds today. Modern-day residents are primarily associated with commercial fishing, tourism and the railroad. The picturesque harbor with its colorful wood-frame houses and background of soaring cliffs looks out on Resurrection Bay, so named by a band of Russians explorers who found this calm spot along the storm-tossed Gulf of Alaska on Easter Sunday. Seward is also the gateway to spectacular Kenai Fjords National Park, with its distinctive rock formations, massive glaciers and abundant wildlife, including a colony of 40,000 puffins. Seward is a scenic town flanked by rugged mountains on one side and the salmon filled Resurrection Bay on the other. It is the only town on the eastern side of the Kenai Peninsula.

THURSDAY, JULY 3 -- HUBBARD GLACIER CRUISING Today we go Glacier Sightseeing. See the gigantic Hubbard Glacier--at 6 miles across, Alaska's longest--at the head of Yakutat Bay. Listen for the popping and cracking and shedding of tons of ice into the bay. as the ship gets close to the face of the glacier.

FRIDAY, JULY 4 -- SITKA, ALASKA In 1799, the Russian explorer Alexander Baranof founded New Archangel, a settlement adjacent to the Tlingit village of Sitka, This was the beginning of the first permanent Russian government settlement in North America. But three years later the settlement was destroyed by the Tlingit Indians in an attempt to reclaim their ancestral home. Their brief victory ended when Baranof returned in 1804, accompanied by Russian warships, and retook Sitka in the Battle of Alaska. Sitka became the Russian capital of North America. In 1867, the Imperial Russian flag was replaced by the Stars and Stripes when the United States purchased Alaska. With the discovery of gold, and the rapid population growth that followed, Alaska's capital moved north to Juneau in 1906. Today, picturesque Sitka, across the water from snow-capped Mount Edgecombe, is known for its fishing industry, an annual summer classical music festival and, of course, its many historic visitor attractions. On a clear day Sitka, the only city in Southeast Alaska that actually fronts the Pacific Ocean, rivals Juneau for the sheer beauty of its surroundings.

SATURDAY, JULY 5 -- TRACY ARM CRUISING Tracy Arm, like Glacier Bay, is another fjord in the southeast that features tidewater glaciers and steep 2,000 foot granite walls that rise straight out of the water. This steep-sided fjord, 50 miles southeast of Juneau, is highlighted by a pair of tidewater glaciers and a gallery of icebergs that float down the length of it. This 30-mile arm was an ideal choice for novice kayackers, as calm water is the norm here due to the protection the steep and narrow fjord wall provide. Seals and whales are often spotted while cruising Tracy Arm.

SATURDAY, JULY 5 -- JUNEAU, ALASKA In 1880, for Joe Juneau and Richard Harris, the going was slow and frustrating as they searched for gold with the help of Indian guides. Finally, after climbing mountains, forging streams and facing countless difficulties, they found nuggets "as large as beans." Out of their discoveries came three of the largest gold mines in the world. By the end of World War II, more than USD$150 million in gold was mined. Eventually the mines closed, but the town Joe Juneau founded became the capital of Alaska and the business of gold was replaced by the business of government. Some 30,000 people live in Juneau and its total area makes it the biggest town, in size, in North and South America - and the second largest in the world. Only Kirunda, Sweden, with 5,458 square miles, exceeds Juneau's 3,108 square miles. Few cities in the USA and none in Alaska are as beautiful as Juneau. Residents claim it is the most scenic capital in the country, while others describe it as a 'little San Francisco'.

SUNDAY, JULY 6 -- SKAGWAY, ALASKA Skagway (population of 800), a place of many names, much history and little rain, is the northern terminus of the Alaska Marine Highway. The town lies in the narrow plain of the Skagway River at the head of the Lynn Canal and, at one time or another, has been called Skaguay, Shkagway, and Gateway to the Golden Interior. It is known as the Home of the North Wind, and residents tell visitors that it blows so much here you will never breathe the same air twice. Skagway was known to thousands of hopeful gold rushers as the gateway to the gold fields. Although it boasted the shortest route to the Klondike, it was far from being the easiest. Over a hundred years ago, the White Pass route through the Coast Mountains and the shorter, but steeper, Chilkoot Trail were used by countless stampeders. The treacherous Chilkoot Trail, combined with the area's cruel elements, left scores dead. The gold rush was a boon to Skagway - by 1898 it was Alaska's largest town with a population of about 20,000. The town's hotels, saloons, dance halls and gambling houses prospered, drawing Skagway residents as well as the 10,000 people living in the tent city of nearby Dyea. But when the gold yield dwindled in 1900, so did the population of Skagway as the miners quickly shifted to new finds in Nome. Skagway retains the flavor of the gold rush era, especially on Broadway, with its false-front buildings, and in the Trail of '98 Museum, with its outstanding collection of memorabilia.

MONDAY, JULY 7 -- KETCHIKAN, ALASKA Ketchikan, otherwise known as the First City, has a population of almost 14,000 and is on the southwest side of Revillagigedo Island, only 90 miles north of Prince Rubert. It is the first stop the ferry makes in Alaska so tourists pile off the boat for their first look at the north country, and rarely does Ketchikan disappoint them. The town grew around salmon canneries and sawmills. The first cannery was built in 1883, and at one time Ketchikan was proclaimed the "Salmon Capital of the World", a title that reappeared in 1996 with a new welcome arch across Mission Street. A sawmill was built in the center of Ketchikan in 1903, and in 1954 the huge Ketchikan Pulp Mill was constructed at Ward Cove. However, in the 1970s over-fishing nearly collapsed the salmon fisheries while strikes began to mar the logging industry. If you stay in Ketchikan longer than an hour, chances are good that it will rain at least once, if not several times. The average annual rainfall is 162 inches, but has been known to be more than 200 inches. Despite all the rain, the only people with umbrellas are tourists. First City residents never seem to use umbrellas , nor do they let the rain interfere with their daily activities, even outdoor ones, whether it be fishing, hiking, or having a softball game. If they stopped everything every time it rained, Ketchikan would cease to exist.

TUESDAY, JULY 8 -- AT SEA Enjoy a day at sea to relax, have spa treatments or take full advantages of the many amenities on board.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 -- VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA This morning, disembark in Vancouver and transfer to the airport for your return flight to your home city.