SEATTLE, June 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland
America Line has broken ground on a new "Base Camp" complex at the
company's McKinley Chalet Resort near the entrance to Alaska's Denali
National Park. Expected to be complete for the 2016 Alaska
cruise season, Base Camp is part of Holland America Line's ongoing
enhancement program at the property that also includes room
updates, upgrades to soft goods and hotel decor and additional
modifications.
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The McKinley Chalet Resort provides accommodations for guests on
Holland America Line's Land+Sea Journeys that combine an
Alaska cruise with an overland
tour to Denali National Park and
beyond. Base Camp will be centrally located between the main part
of the property, containing the reception hall, dining facilities
and guest rooms, and the riverfront guest rooms that provide
stunning views of the Nenana River.
"Our McKinley Chalet Resort is the premier destination hotel in
Alaska, and the addition of Base
Camp to this already-spectacular property will make the guest
experience all the more memorable and enriching," said Orlando Ashford, Holland America Line's
president. "Base Camp enables us to showcase Alaska and Denali
National Park on a whole new level by bringing even more of
the local history to our guests through art, dining and music."
Base Camp will serve as a new gathering area to relax, shop,
dine and enjoy music and entertainment. The largest building in the
complex will be the grand 7,800-square-foot restaurant reaching two
stories high to showcase views of the neighboring mountains for
dining guests. Those wanting to quench their thirst or listen to
live music can visit the Gold Nugget Saloon, home to the "Music of
Denali Dinner Theater" that becomes a bar and music venue after the
show.
At the center of Base Camp is an amphitheater with a covered
performance stage and a semicircle of bench seating for guests to
enjoy a variety of local shows, ranger talks and
demonstrations.
The new location also will feature cozy fire pits to gather
around on cool Alaska evenings;
outdoor seating for guests who wish to enjoy the scenery; three
retail shops offering local goods; and an artist-in-residence cabin
where Alaska native and local
artists will display and discuss their works.
Walking paths in and around Base Camp show off the property's
mountainous landscapes and beautiful setting nestled just across
the Nenana River from Denali National
Park.
Alaska-based companies heading
up the McKinley Chalet Resort's enhancement project include general
contractor Dawson Construction and Stantec, which is providing
engineering services. Additional firms involved are lead and
landscape architect The Portico Group, restaurant architect
Heliotrope Architects, structural engineering company Michael
Leonard Associates and project manager Costigan Integrated, all of
Seattle, Wash.
Spanning nearly 60 acres, the McKinley Chalet Resort currently
features 478 rooms, fine and casual dining, an on-site dinner
theater, on-site raft departures and walking trails along the
Nenana River.
Holland America Line's Land+Sea
Journeys combine the "must-see" of Denali
National Park with the "seldom-seen" wonders of the
Yukon, including one- or two-night
stays in the heart of the Klondike Gold Rush country and up to
three-night stays at Denali National
Park.
This year, the Land+Sea Journeys run May through September and
offer 13 options, ranging in total length from 10 to 20 days in two
distinct series: Yukon+Denali Land+Sea Journeys and Denali Land+Sea
Journeys. All Land+Sea Journeys combine a three- to seven-night
Holland America Line cruise with an overland adventure that
includes a one-, two- or three-night stay at Denali National Park as a centerpiece of the
Alaska experience.
Each Land+Sea Journey also showcases places such as the gold
rush town of Dawson City, charming
Seward, historic Fairbanks, colorful Skagway and the historic narrow-gauge White
Pass and Yukon Route Railroad.
For more information about the Alaska Land+Sea Journeys and
Holland America Line, contact a travel professional, call
1-877-SAIL-HAL (1-877-724-5425) or visit hollandamerica.com. The
Holland America Line Alaska tablet app also is available in the
Apple, Android or Windows app stores.
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About Holland America Line [a division of Carnival
Corporation and plc (NYSE: CCL and CUK)]
Holland
America Line's fleet of 15 ships
offers more than 500 cruises to 415 ports in 98 countries,
territories or dependencies. One- to 110-day itineraries
visit all seven continents and highlights include Antarctica, South
America, Australia/New
Zealand and Asia voyages;
four annual Grand Voyages; and popular sailings to ports in the
Caribbean, Alaska, Mexico, Canada/New England, Europe and the Panama Canal. The line
currently has a new 2,650-guest ship, ms Koningsdam, on
order for delivery in April 2016 from
Fincantieri shipyard, as well as a second Pinnacle Class ship due
for delivery in November 2018.
Fleetwide, the company features Signature of Excellence
enhancements, a commitment totaling more than $500 million, that showcase the Culinary Arts
Center presented by Food & Wine magazine — a state-of-the-art
onboard show kitchen where more than 60 celebrated guest chefs and
culinary experts provide cooking demonstrations and classes —
Explorations Cafe powered by The New York
Times, Digital Workshop powered by Windows, teens-only
activity areas and all-new stateroom amenities highlighted by
flat-panel TVs and plush Euro-top Mariner's Dream Beds.
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