COMMON SENSE TRAVEL CLUB

Take a cruise with Scott and Maria Hennen!

Call Tod Ganje at Travel Leaders-Travel Incorporated Moorhead, Minnesota at 800-225-8383 or 218-236-8383 or click here to send him an email.

Let’s set sail this summer! Join the Hennen Family for an Alaskan Cruise! Aboard the Holland America Line’s MS Rotterdam. Beauty and Adventure await you! We’ll cruise July 31st until Roundtrip from Seattle. To Ketchikan, Juneau, the famous Hubbard Glacier, Sitka then Victoria, British Columbia before returning to Seattle on August 7th…flying home that night. Come discover Wrangell-St. Elias, North America's largest national park, and experience the colossal Hubbard Glacier and St. Elias Mountain Range. Take a dogsled adventure in Juneau, learn about Tlingit culture in Sitka, flightsee over Misty Fjords National Monument in Ketchikan and visit Butchart Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia. Set your adventurous spirit free on an Alaskan Explorer cruise vacation. While we’re cruising, join the Chairman, Scott Hennen, for several Q & A sessions to talk about the hot political topics of the day. Cruise prices start at just $1325.33/ person

Here's the Exclusive Trips we've already booked:

July 31-August 7, 2010: 7 Day Alaska Explorer

Cruise-only price with taxes and host fees begins at $1325.33 per person for inside cabin.
Come aboard the newly renovated M.S. Rotterdam for a roundtrip from Seattle. Plus: Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan and Victoria.

Some of the on-board amenities include:

* Luxurious dining room,with fine art antiques serving five-course menus w/offerings from classic preparations and regionally-inspired cuisine
* Complimentary 24-hour in-room dining
* Luxurious euro-top beds and premium linens
* Flat-panel televisions w/DVD players
* Nightly turndown service
* Lavish Las Vegas-style production show
* Full-time travel guide on board
* Exclusive group cocktail party

Assistance for air and pre or post-cruise packages available:

218-236-8383 or 800-225-8383
10 South 4th Street, Moorhead MN
Check availability

Itinerary:

Juneau Alaska
Located at the foot of grand mountain peaks on the Gastineau Channel, the town of Juneau has the massive Mendenhall Glacier and the immense Juneau lcefields at its back door. Juneau is the place to let your imagination run wild. Explore the lush Tongass National Forest. Visit the rustic shops in town. Or get out and kayak, dogsled, raft, hike whale watch, flightsee or fish. There's no end to the adventure because of the long daylight hours. Climb aboard the Mt. Roberts Tramway for a great spot to hike and shoot a souvenir photo.

Hubbard Glacier
Come face to face with a gigantic wall of ice that fills your view and extends for miles in either direction. It's a titan on the move, advancing faster than almost any other glacier on the continent. When it reaches saltwater at Disenchantment Bay, the imposing architecture of this behemoth measures five miles in width and 40 stories in height, dwarfing even the largest ships. As you glide along this sparkling blue marvel, watch for seals basking on ice floes, listen for the loud deep rumble and wait for the mighty crack and thunderous crash. at any moment, you could be witness to an eternal drama as nature's hand sculpts icebergs before your wondering eyes.

Sitka, Alaska
The onion domes of St. Michael's Cathedral are your first clue that Sitka was once a Russian Settlement...the colonial headquarters of Count Baranof, no less. Discover the echoes of its heyday at a performance by the New Archangel Dancers. Be greeted by Tlingit native people, then stand on the spot where the United States took possession of Alaska in 1867 for $7.2 million, less than two cents per acre. The dramatic setting in the shadow of Mt. Edgecumbe is one of the lovliest in the Great Land. Take a stroll through old growth forest in Sitka National Historical Park, shop the downtown district, and poke around the Sheldon Jackson Museum for a close-up at some of the city's most prized arts, crafts, and Russian relics.

Ketchikan, Alaska
Built out over the water and climbing weathered stairways, Ketchikan clings to the shores of Tongass Narrows and drapes the mountains with a cheerful air. Besides the main attractions---Creek Street, the Tongass Historical Museum, Totem Bight State Park and Saxman Village, try a flightseeing trip to breathtaking Misty Fjords National Monument---a transformational adventure not to be missed. These deep water fjords left by retreating glaciers left granite cliffs towering thousands of feet above the sea and countless waterfalls cascading into placid waters. The souvenir photos you'll take from the pontoons of the plane are worth the trip alone.

Victoria, British Columbia, CA
A touch of England awaits: afternoon tea, double-decker buses, the famed Butchart Gardents----a brilliant tapestry of color spread across 50 blooming acres.