Journey to the North Pole Cruises is all about the magic of Christmas, entertaining kids and the kids at heart. Passengers on the cruise are greeted by friendly elves, and quickly discover that the Grinch is planning to sabotage the voyage. To every child's delight, the cruise boat gets past the Grinch and finds Santa and his elves at the North Pole, where Santa reads each child's name from his "nice list."

The 40-minute Journey to the North Pole Cruise departs nightly from the North Pole Cruise Terminal at The Coeur d'Alene Resort Plaza Shops. Cruise dates for 2013 are Nov. 22-Jan. 1. Cruise times are 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.