Off the Clock

All work and no play? Forget it. Part of the joy of working in Alaska is experiencing life off the clock. Read about the adventures and experiences our employees enjoy with new friends in a new landscape.

Teresa- Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge

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My Name is Teresa and this is my 5th season working for the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge. I work at The Princess Homestead, our employee housing located in Healy. I lived right here in Healy, Alaska for 25 years……..yes year round. Its a great place to raise kids and enjoy a... Read More

Gary – Driver Guide

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Hi there. My name is Gary Braden. I’m from Greenbrier County, West Virginia. My summer started April 23rd when I landed in Fairbanks, AK at 10:30am. My friend picked me up at the airport and we went to his house, ate lunch and proceeded to cut up a moose calf... 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

Ashley – Driver Guide

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My husband and I met someone last summer who used to work for Princess on the train. She told me how much she loved it and that I should look into it. We went online and saw the Driver/Guide Position and knew that is what we would want to do.... Read More

Carly – Driver Guide

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It’s February, and I’ve hit a cross roads. I’m about to graduate from college and I don’t know what to do. Should I take that big job offer in Washington D.C., or take my grad school admission, or something completely different? I happened to choose completely different, and turns out... 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

Julie – Motorcoach Dispatcher

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I desperately needed a summer job for 2005. I was two weeks away from getting out of school and was starting to panic. I ran into a friend who mentioned her upcoming summer job in Alaska. I asked a few questions and she said that I should apply to work... Read More