AlaskaA NEW A Message from John Waggoner CEO, Victory Cruise Lines and American Queen Steamboat Company Please join me in welcoming the brand-new Ocean Victory to Alaska! Sailing for the first time in Alaska in April 2021, this is a brand-new ship, built specifically for this beautiful land – and a brand-new way to discover one of America’s greatest treasures, the innermost regions of Alaska’s Inside Passage. This ship is the most environmentally sensitive vessel ever to sail these waters, a ship meticulously designed for responsible expedition travel. And this itinerary is one of a kind, carefully curated by Alaska's most experienced exploration experts. We all look forward to welcoming you on board! Late afternoon in the Inside Passage NewTHIS IS AAlaska AUTHENTIC ALASKA WITH THE ALL-NEW OCEAN VICTORY™ Designed for intimate access and unscripted exploration in Alaska's most delicate environments, this ship will take you into remote regions others simply cannot reach. THE VICTORY SMALL-SHIP ADVANTAGE Only a small ship can provide unmatched access to the wonders of Alaska’s Inside Passage combined with the luxury of beautiful private and public spaces designed for your comfort. IMPECCABLE PERSONAL SERVICE Always at hand, never intrusive. Enjoy personal, intuitive service that makes you feel like an honored guest in a private home. Experience one of the highest-rated service levels in small-ship cruising. EVERY TASTE A DELIGHT Feast on sustainably harvested local seafood and regional specialties. Indulge in hand-crafted accompaniments and desserts. Look forward to every flavor to end your day of custom-curated experiences. GENUINE ENGAGEMENT Exclusive shore excursions and onboard discussions are curated to bring you deeper insight and richer understanding of the wilderness and cultures we explore. SPACE IS LIMITED. Only a few travelers will experience Alaska this way. Make sure you are among them — book early and SAVE! Please contact your Travel Professional or Call 1-888-907-2636 and speak with a Victory Alaska Specialist. VICTORYCRUISELINES.COM | 888-907-2636 1 YOUR PORTAL TO A NEW ALASKA TRACY / ENDICOTT ARMS FREDERICK SOUND SITKA PETERSBURG WRANGELL BEYOND THE MISTY FJORDS 4. ORDINARY Discover an Alaska KETCHIKAN experience that gives you a new perspective on travel. Environmentally sensitive. Scientifically curious. Personally enriching. Connect with the fragile wilderness around you, with like-minded travelers, with each other and with yourself. Pages 4 - 9 FIORDLAND VANCOUVER VICTORIA SEATTLE Viewing the Milky Way at sunset 2 SPACE IS LIMITED. BOOK EARLY. 888-907-2636 YOUR PORTAL TO A NEW ALASKA EXPLORE OCEAN VICTORY ONBOARD INCREDIBLE 10. WITH EXPERTS 12. Innovative engineering 16. EXPERIENCE 20. ITINERARIES Partnerships with and game-changing From mouth-watering Discover the Alaska’s top environmental, design put Ocean Victory at the five-course meals to some of delights of Ocean Victory’s cultural, wildlife and marine forefront of Alaska exploration. the most spacious private areas unique sailings in 2021 – three specialists make this a journey A patented X-BOW® hull allows a at sea, discover all Ocean Victory distinct expeditions through of inspiration. Learn by doing smoother, more comfortable ride has to offer. Return from a day Alaska and British Columbia, – and take part in actual as well as unprecedented access of exploration to the gracious to a unique 17-day sailing on-site, hands-on research to views. Pages 12 - 15 hospitality of fine dining, through Costa Rica and Mexico experiments with world-class spectacular viewing spaces to San Diego. Fewer than 200 professionals. Pages 10 - 11 and perfect service. spaces are available on each Pages 16 - 19 departure. Pages 20 - 29 VICTORYCRUISELINES.COM | 888-907-2636 3 Sawyer Glacier of Tracy Arm BEYOND Exceptional A NEW SHIP IN A NEW ALASKA This is Alaska as you never imagined. Wild. Remote. Accessible only to those who care enough to find it. And you can – aboard the all-new Ocean Victory, a ship so perfectly suited to its environment that it seems to have been created precisely for this time and place. As a matter of fact, it was. From its ingenious X-BOW hull to its exploration- friendly loading stations, Ocean Victory leaves only a whisper in her wake. Slicing smoothly through waves as though they weren’t there, the ship will cradle you in stable comfort. The unique patented design embraces these pristine waters instead of plowing through them, so you’ll sail with a level of clean-burning fuel efficiency that is unmatched. Brilliantly designed stabilizers make dropping anchor unnecessary, leaving the delicate seabed undisturbed. Match this with expert researchers traveling with you, sharing their insights at every point, and you have Alaska from an entirely new perspective. Your Alaska. 4 BOOK EARLY AND SAVE! 888-907-2636 Exceptional “Once you come to Alaska, you never go all the way home.” ~ Anonymous 5 Paddling in a secluded cove of the Inside Passage 6 SPACE IS LIMITED. BOOK EARLY. 888-907-2636 BEYOND YOUR Experience BECAUSE YOU CRAVE SOMETHING DIFFERENT Ocean Victory’s Alaska is unique – in the truest sense of the word. No two days are the same. No two voyages are alike. There’s nothing on earth quite like it. This is a journey for travelers who want to know more, see more, understand more, and experience more. Ocean Victory is a small ship – and this Alaska is for a discerning few. For those who come to seek, not just to see. For people who cherish the pure wildness of this place and want to preserve it for all who come after them. For all who understand the difference betweengoing to a place and being there. Ocean Victory’s Alaska is not right for everybody. It is exactly right for you. VICTORYCRUISELINES.COM | 888-907-2636 7 Spirit Bear of British Columbia 8 BOOK EARLY AND SAVE! 888-907-2636 BEYOND YOUR Expectations THIS IS YOUR MOMENT Once in a very great while a singular set of circumstances come together to create an opportunity you may have dreamed about, but never realized. This is just such a time. Ocean Victory’s inaugural season marks a new era, a time for exploring The Great Land with an expedition ship built expressly for this place, these waters, this purpose. With experts who are anxious to share their knowledge with you for the first time in this environment. With like-minded travelers who cherish this magnificent place as much as you do. The months ahead may offer you many opportunities, but none quite like this one. There may be other trips in your future, but none quite like this one. Go ahead and live your dream. VICTORYCRUISELINES.COM | 888-907-2636 9 Exploring Tracy Arm by Zodiac 10 SPACE IS LIMITED. BOOK EARLY. 888-907-2636 BEYOND Exploration Over a million travelers will go to Alaska in 2021. But you will be one of only a few who will actually be in Alaska. Be fully present in the innermost reaches of Southeast Alaska’s hidden wilderness. Be completely connected to the people and cultures in remote indigenous villages. Be wholly aware of the rare access you will enjoy – and the value of protecting this delicate environment for those who come after us. DISCOVER BY DOING Explore coastal secrets, stunning waterfalls, ancient glaciers and hidden villages in the company of our exclusive world-class expedition partners. ONBOARD EXPEDITION EXPERTS CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC Your specially trained Expedition Team brings STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR an impressive accumulation of experience COASTAL MARINE SCIENCES and expertise to every day of your voyage. Dedicated to the conservation of our planet’s Your captain will take full advantage of every marine environment, Cal Poly’s research students opportunity for unscheduled exploration. And and faculty will travel with us to bring a unique each day will be filled with exploration – on guided level of understanding and passion for the waters kayak groups, in expert-led Zodiac trips, in the we explore to our journey. They’ll share access comfort of the Expedition Lounge with engaging to ongoing research, and invite you to participate expert conversation and on professionally led in active marine research and education along photography sessions. the way. SITKA SOUND SCIENCE CENTER FIVE FINGER LIGHTHOUSE Enjoy eye-opening discovery in a behind-the- Scientists from the Alaska Whale Foundation, scenes visit to Sitka Sound Science Center, where working with the historic Five Fingers Lighthouse you’ll share new findings in its studies in coastal research team, will come aboard when weather resilience, the impact of marine debris, and and scheduling permit. They will share fascinating special projects that demonstrate how seemingly insights from their work with Frederick Sound’s different disciplines such as science and art can abundant population of humpback whales. You’ll come together to make something amazing. Sitka eavesdrop on these giants’ private communication Sound Science Center is a nonprofit corporation through special hydrophones – with experts to with a mission of science education and research. interpret their secret language. VICTORYCRUISELINES.COM | 888-907-2636 11 A NEW SHIP. A NEW ERA. A NEW ALASKA. It begins when Ocean Victory embarks on a landmark A New expedition to the pristine wilderness of Alaska in spring 2021. Ocean Victory is the first ship of her kind to sail in DAY IS DAWNING Alaska – the first ever built to ensure the perfect comfort of guests and the ultimate protection of the delicate environment in which we explore. Your experience begins even before you step aboard. The very look of this extraordinary ship announces her commitment to excellence in seakeeping. 12 BOOK EARLY AND SAVE! 888-907-2636 Misty Fjords National Monument And once you’re settled into your spacious stateroom, you’ll be hard pressed to pull yourself away to explore every deck of your expedition home.