Goin' Cruisin'

What’s life like on an Alaskan charter bus? Join our driver guides as they cruise the frontier – there won’t be any rock stars on this tour bus, but there sure is some wildlife!

Bonnie- Assistant General Manager

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While attending Utah State University in Logan, Utah, I had a good friend that spent a summer at Denali Princess working at the front desk. Upon her return, she shared stories of hiking in the Park, wildlife viewing and of all the other adventures she had during the 4 month... Read More

Wade – Driver Guide

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My Experience I love my job! I was born and raised in Fairbanks Alaska and love showing my home to visitors. Our passengers are always happy and fun to talk to. My fellow employees, whether Driver/Guides, outfitters or supervisors, are very professional and always willing to help. I try to give my... Read More

Christina – Administrative Assistant

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Working in Alaska since 2002 has been a pleasure! I started as an Outfitter in 2002 as a summer job back in my high school years. It proved to be fun, fast paced, and exciting to work in tourism and being my first real job, I had a real sense... Read More

Nancy – Training and Transportation Supervisor

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I first started working for in 2002 as a driver-guide in Ketchikan, Alaska. I had recently graduated from college and wanted to take one year off before I committed to graduate school. I saw an ad for AlaskaTourJobs.com on the internet and I applied on a whim. I had applied after... Read More

Ron – Driver Guide

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My first year with Princess and Holland America. I became involved in the cruise industry specifically as a driver-guide during the summer of 2008. Several couples and individuals who have worked for the company for many years as Outfitters/Passenger Service Representatives, had been encouraging me to give it a try. Some... Read More

Linda – Outfitter

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I started working for Princess in May of 1998. I was a newly retired elementary school teacher. I knew Princess was a very organized business because my husband and I several years prior to retirement took a Caribbean cruise with them. I remember how everything was all prepared for us. We... Read More

Sandra’s Story – Around the world on the ships & now enjoys a rewarding career in Seattle:

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I started working in Alaska tourism while in college working on my bachelor’s degree in Hotel / Restaurant Administration. I went to work for a small cruise line in Seattle. The first season I worked in the accounting office in Seattle and the next year I went to... Read More

Dave’s Story – From Driver Guide to Vice President!

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I began my career with Princess as a seasonal driver/guide in Skagway, Alaska in 1985, while attending Pacific Lutheran University and finishing my Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Coincidentally, this was the same year Princess, under the Royal Hyway Tours moniker, began motorcoach operations in the state of Alaska.... Read More

Shandra – Transportation Services Manager

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I never thought that I would go to the Yukon Territory. I never thought that I would drive a bus. I never thought that I would work in the field I graduated in! Yet, in the fall of 2003 my good friend arrived home from Skagway Alaska insisting that driving... Read More

Robin – Division Manager

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I am starting my 8th summer season working for Princess and Holland America in Skagway, Alaska. The snow is still four feet thick at the top of the White Pass Summit, made famous by the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. Within a few weeks, the trees and flowers will be blooming,... Read More