MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1996 - SEWARD
Star Princess departed Seward at 9:30 pm with two Southwestern Alaskan
Pilots onboard. We then made our way down
Resurrection Bay and rounded Rugged island towards Montague Strait.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1996 - COLLEGE FJORD
During the night, we sailed through Knight Island Passage and Ferry
Passage. At 8:30 am, we were off Coghill Point, which marks the entrance
to College Fjord. Between Seward and College Fjord, Star Princess steamed
a distance of 144 nautical miles at an average speed of 16.9 knots. Approximately
45 minutes later, we were in sight of up to seven glaciers including Wellesley,
Vasar, Harvard and Yale. We left College Fjord at 9:30 am. Star Princess
steamed 20 nautical miles when cruising College Fjord. We then took an
easterly course across Prince William Sound where we disembarked our Southwest
Alaskan pilots at 12:15 am. We proceeded on a southerly course towards
Caps Hinchinbrook which marks the eastern exit of Prince William Sound
and then took a southeasterly course across the Gulf of Alaska towards
Glacier Bay.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1996 - GLACIER BAY
At 7:30 am, we were abeam Cape Spencer and after embarking two southeast
Alaskan Pilots we entered Cross Sound, then sailed through North lnian
Pass. We then cruised the northern part of Chicagof Island and at 10:30
am entered Glacier Bay and embarked the Park Rangers off Bartlett Cove.
Between College Fjord and Bartlett Cove, Star Princess steamed a total
distance of 404 nautical miles at an average speed of 20.0 knots. Our course
took us to the head of Tarr Inlet where we viewed both Marjerie and Grand
Pacific Glaciers between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm, we also stopped in front
of Lamplugh Glaciers at 5:00 pm. We then retraced our course to the mouth
of Glacier Bay when we disembarked the Park Rangers at Bartlett Cove at
7:45 pm. Star Princess steamed a total distance of 120 nautical miles when
cruising Glacier Bay. On leaving Glacier Bay we set various courses that
took us off Adolphus Point (whale area) and through Icy Strait and then
into the Lynn Canal.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1996 - SKAGWAY
We docked in Skagway at 5:45 am alongside the Railroad Pier. Between
Grader Bay and Skagway, Star Princess steamed a total distance of 114 nautical
miles at an average speed of 12.0 knots We departed Skagway at 7:30 pm
and retraced our route back down the Lynn Canal passing the town of Haines
one hour after sailing on our starboard side. We set a southerly course
through the Lynn Canal.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 90, 1996 - JUNEAU
Once out of Lynn Canal we passed through Favorite Channel and Stephen's
Passage. Then turned onto a northwesterly course
into the Gastineau Channel which took us to Juneau, where we docked
alongside the FKL Pier by 6:00 am. Between Skagway
and Juneau, Star Princess steamed a total distance of 93 nautical miles
at an average speed of 10.0 knots We departed Juneau
at 8:00 pm and retraced our route back down the Gastineau Channel and
into Stephen's Passage. Once through Stephen's
Passage, we set a southwesterly course through Frederick Sound.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1996 - KETCHIKAN
Shortly after midnight, we took a southerly course in Chatham Strait
and rounded Cape Decision at 3:00 am entering the Sumner Strait. This took
us around the northern tip of Prince of Wales Island and at 5:30 am, we
transited Snow Passage at 8:00 am, which took us into Clarence Strait and
then into Tongass Narrows. We docked in Ketchikan at 11:30 am alongside
Pier no. 2. Between Juneau and Ketchikan, Star Princess steamed a total
distance of 274 nautical miles at an average speed of 17.5 knots. We departed
from Ketchikan at 8:30 pm and continued down the Tongass Narrows. We disembarked
our Southeast Alaskan pilot at Point McCartey. We then set a southeasterly
course in the Dixon Entrance towards Triple Island, which is the Canadian
pilot station. We crossed the U.S/Canadian border at 9:30 pm and then embarked
our two Canadian pilots at 11:20 pm.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1996 - AT SEA
During the night, Star Princess sailed In the Hecate Strait. During
the morning we navigated into Queen Charlotte Sound and
around noon we were off Pine Island and proceeded our navigation eastbound
Into inside Passages. During the afternoon we
sailed into Queen Charlotte and Johnstone Straits. At 8:30 in the evening
we transited Seymour Narrows and few minutes later
we were off Campbell River, continuing our way south eastward bound
to Vancouver.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1996 - VANCOUVER
We passed under Lion's Gate Bridge at 6:30 am and were berthed alongside
Canada Place at 7:15 am. Between Ketchikan and Vancouver, Star Princess
steamed a total distance of 506 nautical miles at an average speed of 16.00
knots. We then were bussed to Vancouver Airport for the flight to Los Angeles.