NAWJ Alaskan Cruise

May 22-29, 2011

Join NAWJ for a Mini-Conference onboard an Alaskan Cruise from May 22-29 of 2011.

Departure is set from Vancouver, B.C. on Sunday, May 22, sailing up the Inside Passage to Seward, Alaska, where we will disembark and travel two hours to Anchorage, Alaska for a reception hosted at Dana’s log home in the foothills of the Chugach Range on Sunday evening, May 29. Stops would include Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, and College Fjord. Judicial Education session(s) would be provided onboard the ship:

REGISTRATION

All persons wishing to attend the Alaskan Cruise Conference events must register as a participant. Non-NAWJ members must be a guest of a NAWJ member in good standing. Registration includes: one bottle of bon voyage champagne and chocolate covered strawberries per stateroom, judicial education programs, two on-board cocktail parties, transport from Seward to Anchorage, round trip transportation from Anchorage to Justice Fabe’s Anchorage home for a reception.

HOLLAND AMERICA

The deposit for the cruise is currently $700, and is fully refundable until March 7.
NAWJ is working with the Holland America Line (click here to get contact information) and the rates being offered (per person, based on double occupancy) are:

Inside Cabin, cost per person, double occupancy = $749.00, including all meals and port fees. Taxes and fees of $117.50 are extra.
Outside Cabin, double occupancy = $949.00, including all meals and port fees. Taxes and fees of $117.50 are extra.

Additional Information:

A $75 per cabin shipboard credit will be provided for both types of cabin.
Prices do not include airfare to Vancouver and return from Anchorage. Anchorage has nonstop service to Seattle, Portland, Salt Lake, and Chicago, and one-stop service to most major U.S. airports.
These prices include a double upgrade of cabin to a Large Inside cabin and a Large Outside cabin with full, unobstructed ocean view.
Shore excursion options are extra.

CRUISE SCHEDULE

Please view the Alaskan Cruise schedule here.

CRUISE DOCUMENTS

Following are various documents related to the cruise:

HOTEL INFORMATION

Hotel on the front end:

NAWJ is not securing a block of rooms on the front end. We are, however, recommending the Pan Pacific Hotel. Here is the link to the Pan Pacific:
http://www.panpacific.com/Vancouver/Overview.html
Be sure to check the various discount offer link at the lower right hand corner of the page.

Hotel on the back end:

NAWJ has secured a block of rooms at the Hotel Captain Cook at the rate of $181 plus tax (we need the group together for bus transport). The Group Code for reservations through their website, www.captaincook.com, is - judgesw10. Be advised that the rate that comes up on the online system is $191. This is a glitch in their system, and I will take care of making the adjustment for you. Or you can call the hotel at 800.843.1950 and tell them you are with the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ).

RETURNING FLIGHT INFORMATION

If you wish to return home on Sunday night rather than staying over at the Captain Cook Hotel until Monday, it is recommended that no return flight from Anchorage to your home be scheduled before a late evening red eye flight from Anchorage, either late on Sunday night, May 29th, or after midnight on Monday morning, May 30th (e.g. 1:00 a.m.) We will provide transportation at 9:00 pm after the reception at Justice Fabe’s house directly to the airport, which is less than a half-hour away. Thus, you would be safe in booking a flight after 11:00 pm.