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Glacier Discovery
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Glacier Discovery

Roundtrip Vancouver
May-Sep 2023
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Glacier Discovery
Roundtrip Vancouver
May-Sep 2023 on board on board Viking Longships Nieuw Amsterdam & Noordam New Ship
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  • RISK-FREE Refundable Deposit for only C$500/person
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  • With FREE AIR *
    • (from Vancouver or Toronto)
  • FREE d-none
    • (d-none )
  • FREE Transfers*
    • For Vancouver Gateway (Airport to Hotel to Ship)
    • For Toronto Gateway (Airport to Ship)
  • FREE Pre-Cruise Transfers
  • FREE Pre-paid Gratuities for 1st & 2nd guests
    • (Value: C$600-$660/couple)
  • FREE Specialty Dining ( Dinners)
  • FREE Drinks (select standard spirits, beers and wines)
  • FREE Bottled water, specialty coffees & teas
  • FREE Self-service laundry
  • FREE Shipboard Credits
    • (Call for details)
  • Taxes & Fees Included
  • PLUS  Travel Insurance ()
    Trip Cancellation & Interruption
    NO AGE LIMIT
    PRE-EXISTING CONDITION WAIVED
    NO MEDICAL QUESTIONNAIRE

    See: Insurance Coverage Summary / Resolution Policy
Cruise Connections Exclusive Price (CAD)
Cruise only, Gratuities, Travel Insurance & Taxes Included w/ Roundtrip Air*, Travel Insurance, taxes & fees

May 2023
Inside
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Balcony
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Neptune Suite
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Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
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May 21, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
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Noordam
$
$1,649
$
$1,999
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from/person
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Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$
$
$3,099
Jun 11, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,649
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$
$
$
Jun 18, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$
$
$3,099
Jun 25, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$2,699
$
$3,049

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Balcony
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Signature Suite
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Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$2,499
$
$
$
$
Jul 9, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$
$
$
Jul 16, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$2,499
$
$
$
$
Jul 23, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,699
$
$1,949
$
$2,399
$
$2,699
$
$
Jul 30, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$2,399
$
$2,699
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$

August 2023
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Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,699
$
$1,949
$
$
$
$2,699
$
$
Aug 13, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$2,399
$
$
$
$
Aug 20, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,599
$
$1,899
$
$2,399
$
$2,699
$
$2,999
Aug 27, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$2,399
$
$2,699
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$

September 2023
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Signature Suite
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AIR PROMO
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Sep 3, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,599
$
$1,899
$
$2,399
$
$2,699
$
$2,999
Sep 10, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$2,399
$
$2,699
$
$

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Roundtrip Vancouver Vancouver to Vancouver

DAY PORT TIME
1
Vancouver, B.C., CA
DEPARTS 04:00 PM
2
Scenic Cruising The Inside Passage
CRUISING ONLY
3
Ketchikan, Alaska, US
ARRIVES 07:00 AM
DEPARTS 03:00 PM
4
Juneau, Alaska, US
ARRIVES 10:00 AM
DEPARTS 10:00 PM
5
Skagway, Alaska, US
ARRIVES 07:00 AM
DEPARTS 09:00 PM
6
Glacier Bay
CRUISING ONLY, ROUTE TIME SUBJECT TO WEATHER ICE
ARRIVES 07:00 AM
DEPARTS 04:00 PM
7
College Fjord
CRUISING ONLY
ARRIVES 05:00 PM
DEPARTS 08:00 PM
8
Whittier, Alaska, US
ARRIVES 01:00 AM
DEPARTS 08:00 PM
9
Cruising Hubbard Glacier
CRUISING ONLY
ARRIVES 03:00 PM
DEPARTS 06:00 PM
10
Glacier Bay
CRUISING ONLY, ROUTE TIME SUBJECT TO WEATHER ICE
ARRIVES 08:30 AM
DEPARTS 06:30 PM
11
Skagway, Alaska, US
ARRIVES 07:00 AM
DEPARTS 09:00 PM
12
Juneau, Alaska, US
ARRIVES 08:00 AM
DEPARTS 06:00 PM
13
Ketchikan, Alaska, US
ARRIVES 11:00 AM
DEPARTS 07:00 PM
14
Scenic Cruising The Inside Passage
CRUISING ONLY
15
Vancouver, B.C., CA
ARRIVES 07:00 AM

 

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Nieuw Amsterdam & Noordam

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  • RISK-FREE Refundable Deposit for only C$500/person
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  • FREE Transfers*
    • For Vancouver Gateway (Airport to Hotel to Ship)
    • For Toronto Gateway (Airport to Ship)
  • FREE Pre-Cruise Transfers
  • FREE Pre-paid Gratuities for 1st & 2nd guests
    • (Value: C$600-$660/couple)
  • FREE Specialty Dining ( Dinners)
  • FREE Drinks (select standard spirits, beers and wines)
  • FREE Bottled water, specialty coffees & teas
  • FREE Self-service laundry
  • FREE Shipboard Credits
    • (Call for details)
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Noordam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$
$
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May 21, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$
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May 28, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
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$
$1,649
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$
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June 2023
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from/person
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Jun 4, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$
$
$3,099
Jun 11, 2023
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Noordam
$
$1,649
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$
$
$
Jun 18, 2023
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Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
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$
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$
$
$3,099
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$1,699
$
$1,999
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$
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$2,699
$
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July 2023
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Oceanview
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Balcony
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Signature Suite
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Neptune Suite
from/person
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Jul 2, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$2,499
$
$
$
$
Jul 9, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$
$
$
Jul 16, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$2,499
$
$
$
$
Jul 23, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,699
$
$1,949
$
$2,399
$
$2,699
$
$
Jul 30, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$2,399
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$2,699
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$

August 2023
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from/person
Balcony
from/person
Signature Suite
from/person
Neptune Suite
from/person
AIR PROMO
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Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,699
$
$1,949
$
$
$
$2,699
$
$
Aug 13, 2023
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Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$2,399
$
$
$
$
Aug 20, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,699
$
$1,899
$
$2,399
$
$2,699
$
$2,999
Aug 27, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$2,399
$
$2,699
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$

September 2023
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Oceanview
from/person
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Signature Suite
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AIR PROMO
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Sep 3, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,699
$
$1,899
$
$2,399
$
$2,699
$
$2,999
Sep 10, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$2,399
$
$2,699
$
$
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Cruise only, Gratuities, Travel Insurance & Taxes Included

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Inside
141-284 sqf
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Oceanview
169-267 sqf
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Balcony
213–379 sqf
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Signature Suite
273-456 sqf
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Neptune Suite
506-590 sqf
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from/person
May 14, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$
$
$
May 21, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
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$1,699
$
$1,999
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$
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May 28, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,649
$
$1,999
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$
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June 2023
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Oceanview
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Signature Suite
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AIR PROMO
from/person
Jun 4, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$
$
$3,099
Jun 11, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,649
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$
$
$
Jun 18, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$
$
$3,099
Jun 25, 2023
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$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$2,699
$
$3,049

July 2023
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Oceanview
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Balcony
from/person
Signature Suite
from/person
Neptune Suite
from/person
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Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$2,499
$
$
$
$
Jul 9, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$
$
$
$
$
Jul 16, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Nieuw Amsterdam
$
$1,699
$
$1,999
$
$2,499
$
$
$
$
Jul 23, 2023
Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
$
$1,699
$
$1,949
$
$2,399
$
$2,699
$
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Nieuw Amsterdam
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$1,699
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$1,999
$
$2,399
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$2,699
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Signature Suite
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Roundtrip Vancouver
Noordam
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$1,699
$
$1,949
$
$
$
$2,699
$
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$1,999
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$2,399
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$1,699
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$1,899
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$2,399
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$2,699
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$2,999
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Vancouver, B.C., CA

Once a trading post and a rough-and-tumble sawmilling settlement, today modern Vancouver, Canada is many things. Cruise to Vancouver and visit this bustling seaport. This city is a hub for outdoor enthusiasts looking for active things to do in Vancouver an ethnically diverse metropolis, and Hollywood of the North. Hemmed in by mountains and sea, Vancouver seduces visitors with its combination of urban sophistication and laid-back attitude against a backdrop of glass towers and modern sights and plentiful green spaces.

Enjoy enjoy local attractions, fun filled outdoor activities, and an innovative culinary scene on a Vancouver cruise excursion. Vancouver's culinary and cocktail scene is on the rise—and its excellent restaurants and hopping bars have a distinctively local stamp on them. If you are looking for where to go in Vancouver for music, theater and the arts, they are thriving in the city’s many museums, galleries and performance venues. Beyond the downtown attractions in Vancouver, days of exploration and sightseeing await among the colorful suburbs, unspoiled islands and the vast, rugged wilderness.

Scenic Cruising The Inside Passage

Alaska’s Inside Passage is a protected network of waterways that wind through glacier-cut fjords and lush temperate rain forests along the rugged coast of Southeast Alaska. Arguably one of the greatest cruising routes in the world, the Inside Passage stretches through stunning landscapes, from Misty Fjords National Monument to famed Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve.

Sailing the Inside Passage offers opportunities to spot some of Alaska’s most iconic wildlife, with humpback whales and orca plying the bountiful waters alongside the ships, bald eagles soaring overhead and brown bears lumbering on the shoreline. 

Numerous ports along the way recount Alaska’s colorful history. In Sitka, an onion-domed church marks Russia’s onetime foothold in the Americas; Ketchikan provides a glimpse of the Native Alaskan experience, with historic totem poles and native-arts galleries; and the legendary town center of Skagway bustles as it did at the turn of the 19th century, when it served as the rowdy Wild West gateway to the Klondike Gold Rush.

Ketchikan, Alaska, US

Take an adventure and cruise to Ketchikan, Alaska. Alaska's "First City" of Ketchikan is so named because it’s the first major landfall for most cruisers as they enter the picturesque fjords of the Inside Passage, where the town clings to the banks of the Tongass Narrows, flanked by green forests nurtured by abundant rain. 

Ketchikan has long been an important hub of the salmon-fishing and -packing industries. Visitors can try their luck on a sportfishing  or simply savor the fresh seafood at one of the local restaurants on a cruise to Ketchikan excursion. Ketchikanis also one of the best spots along the Inside Passage to explore the rich cultural sights of Native Alaskan nations like the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian. You can see intricately carved totem poles at the Totem Heritage Center and Totem Bight State Park, while the attractions of Saxman Village just outside of Ketchikan offers the chance to see Tlingit culture in action, with working carvers and a dance show in the clan house. On an Alaska cruise to Ketchikan don't forget to leave time to explore the sights in the town itself, including historic Creek Street, a boardwalk built over the Ketchikan Creek, where you can shop for souvenirs, smoked salmon and local art, while exploring gold rush­–era tourist attractions like Dolly’s House Museum.

Juneau, Alaska, US

Cruise to Juneau, Alaska and visit the most remote, most beautiful and strangest state capital in the United States. Surrounded by water, forest and mountain sights, visitors seeking things to do in Juneau indoors and outdoors can hike a glacier, eat fresh-caught fish on a seaside patio and tour a grand capitol building all in one day.

Juneau is known for its outdoor recreation, fresh seafood and fine dining. The city itself is pleasant, but the real highlight of a visit to Juneau is tracking down some wildlife. You can hike up Mount Roberts to chance upon wild deer and bald eagles. Most sightseeing and whale-watching tours head north to Auke Bay—bring a good pair of binoculars to get the best view of these majestic and surprisingly graceful creatures. If you prefer land mammals, catch a floatplane to a nearby wildlife reserve such as Chichagof or Admiralty Island to spy some bears lolling around on Alaska cruise excursion.

The sleepy, misty city of around 32,000—mostly fishermen and small-business owners—has a frontier town vibe, but welcomes more than a million visitors each summer to its natural attractions, cementing Juneau as Alaska’s number-one tourist destination. Experience this breathtaking city on an Alaska cruise.

Skagway, Alaska, US

At the height of the Klondike Gold Rush, the port town of Skagway served as the primary gateway to the legendary gold fields, and quickly grew into Alaska’s largest settlement. It was then a raucous frontier hub packed with trading posts, saloons and guesthouses. As the gold rush faded into the 1900s, so did Skagway—but today it has been reinvigorated as a gateway for a new kind of visitor: those looking to explore Alaska’s colorful history, pristine wildlife and unrivaled natural beauty.

Set sail on an Alaska Cruise and take an adventure in Skagway. At every turn, you’ll find yourself immersed in gold rush lore, from the infamous Red Onion Saloon that still keeps a pistol that Wyatt Earp left behind en route to the Klondike, to the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, a classic narrow-gauge railway that traverses rugged mountains and passes cascading waterfalls and towering glaciers as it connects Skagway to Whitehorse deep in the Yukon. Known as the "Garden City of Alaska," Skagway is filled with beauty and nature. Explore the town on a Skagway excursion. Much of the town has been preserved as part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, where rangers offer free walking tours around the historic district. Take an Alaska Cruise to Skagway and you’ll also find a vibrant local community, home to a rich collection of local galleries, curio shops and restaurants serving seafood plucked fresh from nearby waters.

Glacier Bay

On your cruise to Glacier Bay, close your eyes and take in the sounds—the creaks and groans of  “living” ice, the shrill cries of gulls and soaring eagles, the splash of a breaching humpback whale. Frosted peaks towering over mossy forests, wide tidewater glaciers (there are seven in the park), and marine wildlife are givens on Glacier Bay cruises, but every experience in this changing biosphere is unique.

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve is best explored on an Alaska Cruise or an Alaska Land+ Sea Journey cruise tour. Our ships are perfectly sized for the optimal experience. Prepare for inclement weather, even in summer and dress for rain. Pack a hat, gloves, wool or fleece layers, a warm coat and waterproof gear to comfortably admire the landscape from the open deck of your ship. There are glaciers, fjords, inlets, rivers, streams and wildlife galore on Glacier Bay cruises, so bring those binoculars.

 

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With the serene majesty of snow-flecked and forested mountains defining its shores, Glacier Bay National Park offers some of the most dramatic scenery in the world. Keep your binoculars and camera on hand as you cruise Glacier Bay to the mile-wide Margerie Glacier, where you may have a chance to witness ice calving. Wildlife abounds in Glacier Bay, so stay ready—you never know when you will see the fluke of a humpback rise out of the water or spot a lone brown bear wandering a wind-swept beach.

 

Glacier Bay with the Experts

On our Glacier Bay cruises and Alaska Land+Sea Journey cruise tours, local experts come aboard for an experience that is both filled with natural wonder and enriching. As a proud Authorized Concessioner for Glacier Bay National Park, we partner with rangers and local Huna Tlingit guides who provide expert insight into this diverse ecosystem and millennia-old culture. You will not only leave Glacier Bay with a shorter bucket list, you will have a deeper understanding and appreciation of this 3.3-million-acre UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

 

Your Glacier Bay Cruise Begins

As you cruise up the picturesque coast of Alaska’s panhandle toward Glacier Bay, immerse in all things Alaska by participating in Explorations Central™ (EXC®) activities, Glacier Bay’s natural history EXC Talks that aim to give an insider’s perspective on the destination. 

Attend the Glacier Bay Primer Talk before your cruise to Glacier Bay. Get important details about the National Park Service Rangers’ commentary and the presentation from the Huna Tlingit cultural guide, covering the area’s ecology, how advancing glacial ice forced the Huna Tlingit people from their home, and why it’s critical that wild lands remain wild.

 

Glacier Bay Cruise For the Kids

There’s plenty for little nature fans on cruises to Glacier Bay. Club HAL offers engaging age-appropriate activities for kids on your Glacier Bay cruise—and an exclusive Junior Ranger program for kids ages 3-16, available only in Glacier Bay.

 

The Taste and Tone of Alaska Onboard Your Glacier Bay Cruise

Dine on savory local salmon and other regionally produced foods, wines, and spirits from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest before catching evening entertainment. Enjoy jaw-dropping footage and rousing scores of BBC Earth's "Alaska In Concert", and the Alaska Stage Show; a captivating, animated stage experience bringing to life the cultural history of Glacier Bay and Tlingit traditions.

 

College Fjord

An Alaska glaciers cruise is the best way to see majestic, centuries-old rivers of ice cascading from the mountains to the sea. Glaciers have shaped many Alaska lakes, rivers and valleys one slow centimeter at a time. They’ve fascinated scientists and inspired artists for a long time. Scenic cruising College Fjord will bring you close to many glaciers—there’s even a spot where you can see eight at once. Your chances of watching ice thunder into the water is high, as the Prince William Sound is one of the most active areas for calving.

Out of all Alaska fjords, College Fjord is the most storied. The Harriman Expedition of 1899 with John Muir and other notable scientists traversed the College Fjord aboard the George W. Elder, funded by Ivy League colleges. All of the glaciers were named for various schools. As you travel into College Fjord, the glaciers on the left are named for women's colleges and those on the right are named for men's colleges. The names are Amherst, Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Harvard, Smith, Vassar, and Yale).

Harvard Glacier is the biggest – its face is a mile and a half across. In case you’re wondering, it is rumored that the scientists snubbed Princeton.

Whittier, Alaska, US
Holland America Line’s Alaska cruise tours now include the tiny town of Whittier. This remote village is nestled along breathtaking Prince William Sound, home to a stunning array of wildlife, including bald eagles, sea otters and killer whales, so have your camera ready. Whittier has the odd distinction of being almost entirely under one roof. No need to get in a car to go to the grocery store, bank or a friend’s house. All town services are sheltered from the often-inclement weather in this unique and practical way, and virtually all of Whittier’s approximately 220 residents live in the 14-story Begich Towers, originally a Cold War outpost for the U.S. Army. Not only will you experience Whittier’s small town charm on Alaska cruise, there is also plenty of outdoor activities like fishing, hiking, scuba diving and kayaking. It is also known for its high concentration of glaciers.

Cruising Hubbard Glacier

An Alaska cruise toward Hubbard Glacier feels like you’re approaching another planet in a tiny space craft. It is that big and that otherworldly. Among all the vanishing Alaska glaciers, Hubbard has a rapidly advancing ice margin— up to seven feet in one day—earning it the nickname, “the Galloping Glacier.” 

Hubbard Glacier cruises are so popular because of the glacier’s three-story icebergs that cannon into crystal waters, a process called calving. It’s also colorful. On clear days, Hubbard turns a stunning deep blue and on cloudy ones, its many ripples and icebergs shimmer in soft light.

This glacier dwarfs the other glaciers in Alaska. It is the longest tidewater glacier in North America and starts 122 kilometers (76 miles) back, pouring down off the shoulder of Mt. Walsh. It has an impressive terminal face that is 11 kilometers (7 miles) long and 106 meters (350 feet) above the water line, making its regular audience of Alaska cruise ships look like toy boats.

It’s a giant, but it’s not sleeping. Hubbard Glacier is one of the few Alaska glaciers that’s advancing and not succumbing to climate change. It sounds uplifting, but many fear that the expanding glacier will block the entrance to the fjord.

Glacier Bay

On your cruise to Glacier Bay, close your eyes and take in the sounds—the creaks and groans of  “living” ice, the shrill cries of gulls and soaring eagles, the splash of a breaching humpback whale. Frosted peaks towering over mossy forests, wide tidewater glaciers (there are seven in the park), and marine wildlife are givens on Glacier Bay cruises, but every experience in this changing biosphere is unique.

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve is best explored on an Alaska Cruise or an Alaska Land+ Sea Journey cruise tour. Our ships are perfectly sized for the optimal experience. Prepare for inclement weather, even in summer and dress for rain. Pack a hat, gloves, wool or fleece layers, a warm coat and waterproof gear to comfortably admire the landscape from the open deck of your ship. There are glaciers, fjords, inlets, rivers, streams and wildlife galore on Glacier Bay cruises, so bring those binoculars.

 

More About Glacier Bay Cruises

With the serene majesty of snow-flecked and forested mountains defining its shores, Glacier Bay National Park offers some of the most dramatic scenery in the world. Keep your binoculars and camera on hand as you cruise Glacier Bay to the mile-wide Margerie Glacier, where you may have a chance to witness ice calving. Wildlife abounds in Glacier Bay, so stay ready—you never know when you will see the fluke of a humpback rise out of the water or spot a lone brown bear wandering a wind-swept beach.

 

Glacier Bay with the Experts

On our Glacier Bay cruises and Alaska Land+Sea Journey cruise tours, local experts come aboard for an experience that is both filled with natural wonder and enriching. As a proud Authorized Concessioner for Glacier Bay National Park, we partner with rangers and local Huna Tlingit guides who provide expert insight into this diverse ecosystem and millennia-old culture. You will not only leave Glacier Bay with a shorter bucket list, you will have a deeper understanding and appreciation of this 3.3-million-acre UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

 

Your Glacier Bay Cruise Begins

As you cruise up the picturesque coast of Alaska’s panhandle toward Glacier Bay, immerse in all things Alaska by participating in Explorations Central™ (EXC®) activities, Glacier Bay’s natural history EXC Talks that aim to give an insider’s perspective on the destination. 

Attend the Glacier Bay Primer Talk before your cruise to Glacier Bay. Get important details about the National Park Service Rangers’ commentary and the presentation from the Huna Tlingit cultural guide, covering the area’s ecology, how advancing glacial ice forced the Huna Tlingit people from their home, and why it’s critical that wild lands remain wild.

 

Glacier Bay Cruise For the Kids

There’s plenty for little nature fans on cruises to Glacier Bay. Club HAL offers engaging age-appropriate activities for kids on your Glacier Bay cruise—and an exclusive Junior Ranger program for kids ages 3-16, available only in Glacier Bay.

 

The Taste and Tone of Alaska Onboard Your Glacier Bay Cruise

Dine on savory local salmon and other regionally produced foods, wines, and spirits from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest before catching evening entertainment. Enjoy jaw-dropping footage and rousing scores of BBC Earth's "Alaska In Concert", and the Alaska Stage Show; a captivating, animated stage experience bringing to life the cultural history of Glacier Bay and Tlingit traditions.

 

Skagway, Alaska, US

At the height of the Klondike Gold Rush, the port town of Skagway served as the primary gateway to the legendary gold fields, and quickly grew into Alaska’s largest settlement. It was then a raucous frontier hub packed with trading posts, saloons and guesthouses. As the gold rush faded into the 1900s, so did Skagway—but today it has been reinvigorated as a gateway for a new kind of visitor: those looking to explore Alaska’s colorful history, pristine wildlife and unrivaled natural beauty.

Set sail on an Alaska Cruise and take an adventure in Skagway. At every turn, you’ll find yourself immersed in gold rush lore, from the infamous Red Onion Saloon that still keeps a pistol that Wyatt Earp left behind en route to the Klondike, to the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, a classic narrow-gauge railway that traverses rugged mountains and passes cascading waterfalls and towering glaciers as it connects Skagway to Whitehorse deep in the Yukon. Known as the "Garden City of Alaska," Skagway is filled with beauty and nature. Explore the town on a Skagway excursion. Much of the town has been preserved as part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, where rangers offer free walking tours around the historic district. Take an Alaska Cruise to Skagway and you’ll also find a vibrant local community, home to a rich collection of local galleries, curio shops and restaurants serving seafood plucked fresh from nearby waters.

Juneau, Alaska, US

Cruise to Juneau, Alaska and visit the most remote, most beautiful and strangest state capital in the United States. Surrounded by water, forest and mountain sights, visitors seeking things to do in Juneau indoors and outdoors can hike a glacier, eat fresh-caught fish on a seaside patio and tour a grand capitol building all in one day.

Juneau is known for its outdoor recreation, fresh seafood and fine dining. The city itself is pleasant, but the real highlight of a visit to Juneau is tracking down some wildlife. You can hike up Mount Roberts to chance upon wild deer and bald eagles. Most sightseeing and whale-watching tours head north to Auke Bay—bring a good pair of binoculars to get the best view of these majestic and surprisingly graceful creatures. If you prefer land mammals, catch a floatplane to a nearby wildlife reserve such as Chichagof or Admiralty Island to spy some bears lolling around on Alaska cruise excursion.

The sleepy, misty city of around 32,000—mostly fishermen and small-business owners—has a frontier town vibe, but welcomes more than a million visitors each summer to its natural attractions, cementing Juneau as Alaska’s number-one tourist destination. Experience this breathtaking city on an Alaska cruise.

Ketchikan, Alaska, US

Take an adventure and cruise to Ketchikan, Alaska. Alaska's "First City" of Ketchikan is so named because it’s the first major landfall for most cruisers as they enter the picturesque fjords of the Inside Passage, where the town clings to the banks of the Tongass Narrows, flanked by green forests nurtured by abundant rain. 

Ketchikan has long been an important hub of the salmon-fishing and -packing industries. Visitors can try their luck on a sportfishing  or simply savor the fresh seafood at one of the local restaurants on a cruise to Ketchikan excursion. Ketchikanis also one of the best spots along the Inside Passage to explore the rich cultural sights of Native Alaskan nations like the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian. You can see intricately carved totem poles at the Totem Heritage Center and Totem Bight State Park, while the attractions of Saxman Village just outside of Ketchikan offers the chance to see Tlingit culture in action, with working carvers and a dance show in the clan house. On an Alaska cruise to Ketchikan don't forget to leave time to explore the sights in the town itself, including historic Creek Street, a boardwalk built over the Ketchikan Creek, where you can shop for souvenirs, smoked salmon and local art, while exploring gold rush­–era tourist attractions like Dolly’s House Museum.

Scenic Cruising The Inside Passage

Alaska’s Inside Passage is a protected network of waterways that wind through glacier-cut fjords and lush temperate rain forests along the rugged coast of Southeast Alaska. Arguably one of the greatest cruising routes in the world, the Inside Passage stretches through stunning landscapes, from Misty Fjords National Monument to famed Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve.

Sailing the Inside Passage offers opportunities to spot some of Alaska’s most iconic wildlife, with humpback whales and orca plying the bountiful waters alongside the ships, bald eagles soaring overhead and brown bears lumbering on the shoreline. 

Numerous ports along the way recount Alaska’s colorful history. In Sitka, an onion-domed church marks Russia’s onetime foothold in the Americas; Ketchikan provides a glimpse of the Native Alaskan experience, with historic totem poles and native-arts galleries; and the legendary town center of Skagway bustles as it did at the turn of the 19th century, when it served as the rowdy Wild West gateway to the Klondike Gold Rush.

Vancouver, B.C., CA

Once a trading post and a rough-and-tumble sawmilling settlement, today modern Vancouver, Canada is many things. Cruise to Vancouver and visit this bustling seaport. This city is a hub for outdoor enthusiasts looking for active things to do in Vancouver an ethnically diverse metropolis, and Hollywood of the North. Hemmed in by mountains and sea, Vancouver seduces visitors with its combination of urban sophistication and laid-back attitude against a backdrop of glass towers and modern sights and plentiful green spaces.

Enjoy enjoy local attractions, fun filled outdoor activities, and an innovative culinary scene on a Vancouver cruise excursion. Vancouver's culinary and cocktail scene is on the rise—and its excellent restaurants and hopping bars have a distinctively local stamp on them. If you are looking for where to go in Vancouver for music, theater and the arts, they are thriving in the city’s many museums, galleries and performance venues. Beyond the downtown attractions in Vancouver, days of exploration and sightseeing await among the colorful suburbs, unspoiled islands and the vast, rugged wilderness.

DAY PORT TIME
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Vancouver, B.C., CA
DEPARTS 04:00 PM
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Scenic Cruising The Inside Passage
CRUISING ONLY
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Ketchikan, Alaska, US
ARRIVES 07:00 AM
DEPARTS 03:00 PM
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Juneau, Alaska, US
ARRIVES 10:00 AM
DEPARTS 10:00 PM
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Skagway, Alaska, US
ARRIVES 07:00 AM
DEPARTS 09:00 PM
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Glacier Bay
CRUISING ONLY, ROUTE TIME SUBJECT TO WEATHER ICE
ARRIVES 07:00 AM
DEPARTS 04:00 PM
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College Fjord
CRUISING ONLY
ARRIVES 05:00 PM
DEPARTS 08:00 PM
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Whittier, Alaska, US
ARRIVES 01:00 AM
DEPARTS 08:00 PM
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Cruising Hubbard Glacier
CRUISING ONLY
ARRIVES 03:00 PM
DEPARTS 06:00 PM
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Glacier Bay
CRUISING ONLY, ROUTE TIME SUBJECT TO WEATHER ICE
ARRIVES 08:30 AM
DEPARTS 06:30 PM
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Skagway, Alaska, US
ARRIVES 07:00 AM
DEPARTS 09:00 PM
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Juneau, Alaska, US
ARRIVES 08:00 AM
DEPARTS 06:00 PM
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Ketchikan, Alaska, US
ARRIVES 11:00 AM
DEPARTS 07:00 PM
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Scenic Cruising The Inside Passage
CRUISING ONLY
15
Vancouver, B.C., CA
ARRIVES 07:00 AM

 

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