Depart from London to Seattle and transfer to first-class airport hotel for overnight accommodation.

Fly to Anchorage and transfer to Whittier. Alternatively, take a pre-cruise tour to the Alaska wilderness. Embark Diamond Princess or Island Princess, settle into your cabin, and explore the ship's facilities. Sail evening

This coastal bay is home to the mighty Hubbard Glacier. You may see seals, sea otters or bald eagles riding on the ice floes broken from the glacier. The glacier is 76 miles long, regularly calving huge icebergs which crash into the sea.

See the amazing glaciers as you crusie the bays of this National Park, with narration by a Park Ranger. A highlight is the huge Margerie Glacier.

Arrive in Skagway this morning. Stoll down Broadway for a feel of the pioneer days. Perhaps stop at a gold-rush style saloon bar. Take the White Pass and Yukon railway into the heart of Canada's Yukon gold-rush territory. Depart evening.

Arrive in Juneau, Alaska's capital, for a full day. Take the Mt Roberts Tramway for a bird's eye view of the city. Don't miss an excursion to the Mendenhall Glacier, perhaps with whale watching in Icy Strait, or watch for brown bears on Admiralty Island.

Arrive afternoon. Visit the infamous Creek Street, or take a float plane trip to the wilderness of Misty Fjords, enjoy shopping, visit the totem pole collection, or perhaps hike to the top of Deer Mountain. Depart early evening.

Cruise through some of the most beautiful scenery in the world as you travel from Alaska to British Columbia.

Arrive early am. Disembark the ship this morning and fly home overnight.