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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >> >Want to 'Get away from it all"? Learn about other cultures? Meet new colleagues, tour wonderful libraries, enjoy spectacular scenery? Come with us on our third annual.... > >LIBRARIANS' CRUISE TO ALASKA > >Departing Vancouver, B.C. on July 21, 1998 > >Sail aboard the S. S. Universe Explorer for 14 days, departing Vancouver, B.C. on July 21, 1998. >Enjoy wide open vistas, magnificent views of majestic glaciers and mountains. > >This will be a cruise that is open to the general public, but our group will place special emphasis on Alaskan libraries and librarians. The Explorer spends more time in more ports than any other cruise line, and you can really get to know the heart of this majestic land and its libraries. > >With the on-board lecture series, you'll gain an in-depth understanding of all you can see and do in this awe-inspiring frontier. Library tours and special evening discussion sessions will make the cruising experience for our group unique . Ten library visits are planned at the various ports-of-call. > >Our cabin allotment: [We can request other categories/decks, depending on >availability.] > >Category Deck Cabin Type Cost > > 4 Observation, Sun, Outside Standard Stateroom $2995 > Boat, Upper > > 5 Sun, Upper, Main Outside Standard Cabin 2895 > > 6 Sun, Upper, Main Inside Deluxe Cabin 2695 > >7 Bali Inside Economy Cabin 2495 > >All prices are for double occupancy. > >Cruise Schedule: [Itineraries may need to be adjusted subject to weather conditions.] > >Day 1 Embarkation: Vancouver, B.C. - departing 4 pm > 2 Cruising British Columbia's Inland Passage > 3 Wrangell > 4 Juneau > 5 Skagway > 6 Glacier Bay > 7 Yakutat Bay/Hubbard Glacier > 8 Valdez > 9 Seward > 10 Cruising Gulf of Alaska > 11 Sitka > 12 Ketchikan > 13 Cruising British Columbia's Coastal Waters > 14 Victoria, B.C. > 15 Vancouver, B.C. - Disembarkation - arrive 9 am > >These educational cruises are informal, with on-board lecturers and a 12,000 volume library. > >Please note that space is limited...Your deposit of $500 per person will hold a reservation for you. > >Credit: Participants may earn 3.0 CEUs for the 14 day program. These may be counted toward this department's Certificate of Professional Development. > >For further information, contact: >Professor Darlene E. Weingand, University of Wisconsin-Madison >School of Library and Information Studies, 600 N. Park St., Madison, WI 53706 >[log in to unmask] > > > > > >