Three Generations Experience Alaska
I would like to thank you again for a job well done, it's hard to believe that an event like ours utilizing so many different forms of transportation. With so many stops could be accomplished without a hitch. When we arrived at a new destination the people were waiting for us and we had sufficient time to perform our task without being hurried. This is particularly amazing considering my sons and grandsons ranged in age from eight years to 50 years(the ones that were 50 years of age were the most trouble).
I would like to add the following comments about our trip. If I were to do it over again. I think we should schedule events in the a.m. that do not require good visibility, we need to consider that the a.m. in Alaska will normally involve fog and low cloud cover, which makes sightseeing almost impossible. The afternoon gives you the best chance for some clear skies and sunshine. The only real negative part of our trip was that the people at the Chalet hotel and restaurants seem to have an indifferent to rude attitudes.. The real positive aspects of our trip, where many, in particularly [1] The great Alaska fishing lodge was very nice accommodations and great food. The people there were very attentive and saw to our every need, and in a couple of instances went way out of the way to help us. [2] When we got to Nome, Alaska our host/guide/gold bigger /and historian hit a home run in every category. I told him before we left that I felt that he had really given my family something that they could take with them and keep and I was right, they are still talking about him. [3] The dinner theater at the Chalet was well worth the money and time in both good food and entertainment. [4] The train ride would be a most or anyone visiting Alaska, the train was cleaned , food was good and the host in our car kept us well-informed and pointed out all points of interest and where the animals were on the trip up. P.S. I wish we would have scheduled an off day in the middle of our trip to recharge our batteries.
I hope your business dealings with us was both profitable and pleasant, because I really appreciated your patience and effort to make an old man's dream something that his family will remember.
Daniel T. Scully
We still have a couple of really good trips still available this summer.
Our cruises through British Columbia in search of the Spirit Bear is a prime example.
With over 30 years experience cruising the Inside Passage we can provide an experience few if any can match.
We just recently had a family group cancellation due to a medical emergency on trip #8 - July 3rd - 10th a fantastic time frame in Alaska for wildlife.
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Subject: Alaska - Press Release
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http://www.seiberspace.com/Alaska/ - a good walkthrough of the boat and what you can expect to see on your trip done by one of our passengers
Contact: John Swanson
Company Name: All Aboard Yacht Charters
Phone: 1-800-767-1024
Email: allaboard@alaskacharters.com
Website: www.alaskacharters.com
If you're tired of being just a number on a mega cruise ship, explore Alaska aboard the Classic Yacht Discovery with just 10 other passengers. This small, intimate yacht allows the crew to get to know you by name, and it also allows you get up close and personal with the bears, whales, and glaciers like no large cruise ship could.
All Aboard Yacht Charters has been providing the ultimate wildlife, natural history and fishing expedition style cruises in Alaska’s inside passage since 1981. Catering to small groups of no more than 10 passengers on our scheduled 8 day cruises you’ll see all Alaska has to offer in an intimate setting where nature has a front row seat. Whale watching, bear viewing, glacier tours, walking in magical rain forests, fishing and kayaking are just some of our daily activities. The real Alaska “up close and personal”.
Our Crew includes a USCG Licensed Captain / Naturalist ( with 30 years cruising experience in Alaska) , a 1st Mate, A Gourmet Chef and Steward. The Classic yacht Discovery has 6 clean comfortable private staterooms, a beautiful teak dining and main salons a covered fantail lounge and excellent decks for viewing wildlife. The yacht carries 4 sea kayaks, a rowing skiff and 2 Boston whalers for shore excursions and fishing. The vessel has all the modern conveniences and the latest safety equipment. All Aboard Yacht Charters has permits to Southeast, Alaska's two bear observatories both Anan and Pack Creek. Both are limited entry and offer unparallel bear viewing opportunities. As one of Southeast, Alaska's longest term eco tour operators our permits issued by the US Forest Service allow us shore access to many of these remote areas where our shore excursions are always a highlight of our trips. Admiralty Island "the Fortress of the Bears" where bears outnumber people is one such place.
For those select few people who really want to see and experience the best of Alaska, the grandeur of Alaska we do have the Alaska Small Ship Cruise for you. We were one of the very first eco tour operators in Southeast Alaska. Many things have changed since then, however, one thing remains constant and that is our desire to do the best possible Alaska Cruise we can. We know the area better than any other tour operator and will endeavor to make this the most memorable vacation experience of your lives.We love Alaska, it's beauty, it's wildlife, it's raw nature. We care deeply about the impact we have as tour operators on the fragile Eco system. The animals we observe we consider friends rather than objects, we are the uninvited guests, after all.
What our passengers have said:
"In all the traveling I've done in all the trips I've taken, I don't think any has affected me the way my trip down the 1000 miles of the inside passage did. I felt truly alive in the embrace of nature, felt that I was a part of it - that it wasn't something outside of me, something for me to use, even something for me to protect the way I'd protect a valued possession. It's never been harder, or seemed more wrong to come home." Jim Molnar
"John, You are a kindred soul. Your sharing of feelings and knowledge of the world you love allow others to truly see Alaska for what she is. A place that puts a persons world and life into perspective. I know this to be true because it happened to me. Jeanne and I both agreed that this was the vacation we enjoyed the most and hopefully we will do it again, we just want to continue receiving the rewards that the "Discovery has to offer. Thanks and the best always, Glenn"
"To the Crew, Yes I can name you all, but to do so would seem to put you in order of importance. Each & everyone of you have made this trip a great experience. You all have your part that you handled. Thanks forever for an experience that I will not forget. The wildlife, the fishing, the food, the camaraderie will not be lost or forgotten. God Bless this boat and all of you. Peggy Sue & Will "
Thank you, John Swanson