Princess Cruises Links Alaska Sailings With Rail and Lodge Stays
The cruise line offers about 30 cruise-tour combinations supported by five lodges, dedicated rail cars and more than 300 motorcoaches.
Princess Cruises operates five Alaska lodges and provides coaches and tour guides for cruise-tour extensions. Its roughly 30 Alaska cruise-tour options generally pair a seven-night Gulf of Alaska voyage with a land stay lasting three to eight nights.
The company’s Direct-to-the-Wilderness Rail Service uses 10 Midnight Sun Express Ultra Dome cars attached to the Alaska Railroad route. The service transports passengers between the cruise docks in Whittier and lodges in the Denali area. Princess also maintains a fleet of more than 300 motorcoaches for land journeys involving Fairbanks, Denali and the Kenai Peninsula.
Princess employs more than 2,000 seasonal shoreside workers across Alaska, according to the report. One documented tour traveled through Fairbanks, Denali and Mt McKinley before continuing by rail to Whittier, where guests boarded Grand Princess.
Among the company’s properties, Mt McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge opened in 1997. The lodge occupies 146 acres within Denali State Park near the Chulitna River.
