FEATURE/It's Like, Juneau ... Alaskan Cruise for Half Price; June 5 Sailing Offers Seven-Night Cruise Starting At $2,100.JUNEAU, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--May 11, 1999-- Skip the June wedding circuit and discover a little romance of your own. Embark on an adventurous seven-night yacht safari from Juneau to Sitka onboard America Safari Cruise's 120-foot mega-yacht Safari Quest, which will take 22 guests to remote bays and native villages virtually inaccessible to both large and small ships. Best of all, the June 5 sailing is available for half the regular price, with promotional rates starting at just $2,100 per person, double occupancy. After spending the evening of June 4 at the Hotel Baranof in Juneau, guests will board the Safari Quest on June 5 for an intimate exploration of three scenic, wildlife-rich Alaskan islands -- Admiralty, Baranof and Chichagof. Two-person kayaks and motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. Zodiacs onboard the yacht enable guests to get as close to nature as they wish. Highlights of the expedition cruise will include a visit to Admiralty Island Admiralty Island A mountainous, heavily forested island of southeast Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago southwest of Juneau. Noun 1. National Park and Preserve, where bald eagles and brown bears abound; unparalleled whale-watching in the waters of Frederick Sound Frederick Sound (also called Prince Frederick Sound or Prince Frederick's Sound) is a passage of water in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska that separates Kupreanof Island to the south from Admiralty Island in the north. and Point Adolphus; and a walk along a spectacular marble grotto on Baranof Island Ba·ra·nof Island An island off southeast Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago. It was named after Aleksandr Baranov, who founded the town of Sitka on the island. . In addition, guests may soak in the secluded Baranof Warm Springs overlooking a roaring river Roaring River may refer to any of several rivers: In Canada:
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