Email Larry & Joy
725 Snowden Road
White Salmon, WA 98672
1-800-613-2789
2008 Dates of Sailing
• Sunday departures round
trip Portland, Oregon
March 23, 30
April 6, 13, 20, 27
May 4, 11, 18, 25
June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29*
July 6, 13, 20, 27
August 3, 10, 17*, 24*,
31
September 7*, 14, 21,
28
October 5, 12, 19, 26
November 2, 9
*Special rates June 29, August 17, 24, September 7
Ship Features
• 142 guests
• 230 feet in length
• 14 knots cruising speed
• US registered
• All 71 staterooms have large river view windows, writing desk, color TV and DVD
• 25 staterooms with verandahs
• Passenger elevator to all decks
Columbia & Snake River Itinerary
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Day 1 PORTLAND, OREGON
Transfer from Portland International Airport (PDX) to the Hilton is included.
Embarkation begins at the Hilton Embassy Suites Portland Airport hotel
lobby with sign-in between 11:00 am and 2:30 pm. Transfer by deluxe
motor coach is a 3:00 pm. The first dining experience is supper. Early
diners begin at 5:30 and late diners at 6:45. Country Club Casual dress
is always appropriate at all meals. No formal attire is required.
Day 2 THE DALLES, HOOD RIVER, COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE
Enter the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and experience nature's
cathedral. Multnomah Falls, Beacon Rock, Rooster Rock, Crown Point, The
Bridge of the Gods, Maryhill Museum, Stonehenge (replica) and the Columbia
Gorge Discovery Center Museum--each has a story to tell. Transit Bonneville,
The Dalles and John Day locks-and-dams to complete a very full day.
Day 3 PENDLETON, UMATILLA LANDING, COLUMBIA & SNAKE RIVER
CRUISING
Highlights include a tour of the Pendleton Underground, Pendleton Woolen
Mills and the Tamastslikt Cultural Center of the Cayuse, Umatilla and
Walla Walla Tribes. Transit McNary, Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little
Goose and Lower Granite locks-and-dams.
Day 4 CLARKSTON, LEWISTON, HELL'S CANYON
Panoramic vistas soothe mind and body as you follow the majestic Snake
River upstream into North America's deepest canyon. Mountains tower 8,000
vertical feet on both the Idaho and Oregon sides of the river. Enjoy
a sit-down, ranch style lunch with checkered table cloths at an isolated
wilderness ranch. View ancient Indian petroglyphs up close. View the
exact location where Chief Joseph forded the river on his Trail of Tears.
Begin your journey back downstream.
Day 5 COLUMBIA RIVER CRUISING
Cruise the Columbia River with a full day devoted to sightseeing from
the riverboat. Relax. Get to know your family better. Enjoy the promenade
deck with it's 360 degree views or just read a book in one of the lounges
from the ship's library.
Day 6 RAINIER, LONGVIEW, MOUNT SAINT HELENS
Transit Bonneville lock-and-dam. Cruise downstream through the northern
Willamette valley with verdant views of evergreen forests, fields and
natural wildlife areas. Shore tour from Longview or Rainier, Washington
by deluxe motor coach to Mount Saint Helens Visitor Center where exhibits
and films bring the 1980 eruption to life again. Weather permitting,
view the inside of the crater from a safe distance at a nearby overlook.
Day 7 ASTORIA, LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER CRUISING
Dock in Victorian Astoria with views of the Pacific Ocean from Coxcomb
Hill. Shore tour to Fort Clatsop where the Corps of Discovery spent the
winter of 1805-6. Tour the world famous Columbia River Maritime Museum.
All aboard in the evening for the Captain's Gala Farewell Dinner.
Day 8 PORTLAND, OREGON
After a full sit-down breakfast, disembarkation begins at 8:00 am with
included transfers back to the airport in time for flights outbound at
noon. We trust you will journey home with a life time of enriching memories.
