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Arrive: Thu 10 May 2018 / Depart: Thu 10 May 2018 at 18:00
A city of vast proportions, Tokyo is also one of the most dynamic and exhilarating cities in the world. At one time known as Edo, or ‘Gate of the River’ for its location at the mouth of the Sumidagawa River, it first gained importance in 1603, when Tokugawa Ieyasu established his military government, or ‘shogunate’ here. From a little-known backwater town, Edo grew into a city from which the Tokugawa clan governed all of Japan. By the late-18th century, it had become the most populous city in the world. When the Tokugawa clan fell from power and the authority of the emperor was restored in 1868, he moved the capital from Kyoto to Edo. At this point, the city also was renamed Tokyo, which means ‘Eastern Capital’.
Arrive: Sat 12 May 2018 at 08:00 / Depart: Sat 12 May 2018 at 23:00
Arrive: Sun 13 May 2018 at 08:00 / Depart: Sun 13 May 2018 at 17:00
Located in the southern part of Hokkaido Island, Hakodate was founded during the feudal era and one of the first Japanese ports opened to international trade. In 1854, Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S. Navy arrived and a treaty was signed, opening Hakodate, Yokohama and Nagasaki to trade with the West. Soon, a customs office was established, treaty countries opened consulates in the city, and foreign culture and technology were introduced. The subsequent influx of foreign settlers left a lasting influence, which is apparent in the Euro-American style architecture that still exists today.
Arrive: Mon 14 May 2018 at 08:00 / Depart: Mon 14 May 2018 at 17:00
Arrive: Thu 17 May 2018 at 07:00 / Depart: Thu 17 May 2018 at 18:00
Arrive: Sun 20 May 2018 at 08:00 / Depart: Sun 20 May 2018 at 14:00
The Aleutians are a chain of more than 300 small volcanic islands extending in an arc from the Kamchatka Peninsula towards Alaska. The islands became the stepping stones of history that attracted Russian explorers to Alaska in the 18th century. Along the treeless, windswept islands, one can see onion-domed churches mixed in with rusted Quonset huts, weed-covered bunkers and shell casings; reminders of the bitter campaigns fought here between American and Japanese forces during World War II.
Arrive: Tue 22 May 2018 at 08:00 / Depart: Tue 22 May 2018 at 19:00
The Alutiiq, Kodiak's first settlers, were no doubt drawn to the region by its plentiful fish, sea mammals and shellfish, riches still very much in evidence today. Lured by valuable sea otter pelts, Russian merchants established a settlement on Kodiak Island in 1784 and made Kodiak the first capital of Russian America as well as a major fur-trading center. Modern times brought the town a devastating volcanic eruption in 1912, blanketing the town in nearly two feet of ash, and a series of tsunamis from the infamous earthquake of 1964, virtually destroying the waterfront. Kodiak today is home to some 700 fishing vessels, as well as the country's largest Coast Guard station. No other animal so evokes the North American wilderness, as do the grizzly and brown bears in Alaska. It is estimated there are about 30,000 brown bears and grizzlies in Alaska. Kodiak Island is estimated to have several thousand brown bears and in past years the bears outnumbered the people.
Arrive: Wed 23 May 2018 at 08:00 / Depart: Wed 23 May 2018 at 17:00
Nestled among rolling hills and overlooking Kachemak Bay and the Kenai Mountains is the seaside community of Homer, Alaska. People have inhabited Kachemak Bay for thousands of years, drawn to its abundant, diverse land and marine animals and relatively mild climate. In the 1800's, homesteaders and coal miners made up the area's population and Homer became a booming town until the demand for coal diminished in the early 1900's. Some years later, the commercial harvest and processing of fish became the mainstay of the local economy. Today, Homer's economy relies on commercial fishing and the growing tourism industry. It is a gateway to outdoor Alaska adventures.
Arrive: Thu 24 May 2018 at 07:00 / Depart: Thu 24 May 2018
Seward, founded in 1903, is named after the Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln, William H. Seward, who endeavoured to purchase the land we know today as Alaska. It is a small, fishing village that has become a fairly busy port, due to its access to the state's highway, something many Alaskan towns lack. It is the southernmost terminus for the Alaska Railroad and is the closet port to Anchorage for those embarking cruise ships. Anchorage is located in south central Alaska, where to the east, the Chugach Mountains serve as the backdrop for the city's magnificent skyline. To the west are the expansive, steel-coloured waters of Cook Inlet, named after the explorer Captain James Cook who sailed into the area in 1778. Anchorage was incorporated as a city in 1920. Though steadily growing, it remained a relatively small frontier town until the beginning of World War II. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Anchorage found itself on the front lines of the conflict. Airfields, roads, and other buildings were constructed during the war. After World War II, the infrastructure was left behind, creating the framework for Anchorage's development. On January 3, 1959, Congress voted Alaska into statehood.
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