TOURS, ETC : SUN PRINCESS HEADS FOR ALASKA.Byline: Daily News The Sun Princess For the Northern Yan empress, see . Sun Princess may refer to one of two cruise ships:
Alaskan cruises depart from Vancouver, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography , and include stops at Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay of Hubbard Glacier and Sitka before returning to Vancouver. Information: (800) 568-3262. Pedal power: Tour de Lane offers two cycling tours of paved forest roads in Oregon's Lane County this summer. The tours - July 14-17 and Aug. 17-20 - include camping accommodations, hot showers, meals, gear transport, medical and mechanical services. Cost is $295 per person. Information: (800) 778-4838. Thar n. 1. (Zool.) A goatlike animal (Capra Jemlaica) native of the Himalayas. It has small, flattened horns, curved directly backward. The hair of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is very long, reaching to the knees. she blows: Sealife Adventures offers a June 30 day trip aboard the 88-foot Condor out of Santa Barbara to see blue and humpback whales that come to the Santa Barbara Channel The Santa Barbara Channel is that part of the Pacific Ocean which separates the mainland of California from the northern Channel Islands. It is generally south of the city of Santa Barbara, and west of the city of Ventura. in the summertime to feed. The expedition includes a visit inside Santa Cruz Island's sea cave and a tour of the underwater reefs and kelp forests, narrated by a diver via underwater intercom. Cost is $65 for adults, $35 for children under 12. Information: (310) 373-2949. Bundle up: Quark Expeditions offers two summer adventure cruises to the geographic North Pole aboard the Yamal, the world's most powerful icebreaker icebreaker, ship of special hull design and wide beam, with relatively flat bottom, designed to force its way through ice. When the icebreaker charges into the ice at full speed, its sharply inclined bow, meeting the edge of the ice, rises upon it, and the weight of , designed to keep shipping lanes open along Russia's Northern Sea route Northern Sea Route, Russia: see Northeast Passage. . The July 5-21 voyage is roundtrip from Murmansk, Russia, with a pre- and post-cruise overnight in Helsinki. The Aug. 6-23 trip includes a pre-voyage overnight in Anchorage and a flight across the International Date Line to Pevek on the edge of Siberia, where passengers board the ship. Per-person, double-occupancy fares range for both expeditions range from $17,900 to $22,900. Information: (800) 356-5699. Off the Strip: Black Canyon River Raft Tours, 22 miles from the Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is a 4 mi (6.7 km) section of Las Vegas Boulevard South, most of which has been designated an All-American Road. in Boulder City, offers three-hour floats down the Colorado River through Nov. 30. Trips on pontoon-fitted rafts start at Hoover Dam and float 12 miles downriver down·riv·er adv. & adj. Toward or near the mouth of a river; in the direction of the current: swam downriver; a downriver canoe race. Adv. 1. to Willow Beach. Cost is $64.95 per person for adults, or $74.95 with transportation from any Las Vegas hotel, and $35 for children age 6-11. All trips include lunch. Information: (800) 696-7238. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: The Sun Princess, which debuted last winter, heads f or Alaska through September. |
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