Cruising is the only way to experience Alaska’s glacier-carved fjords and monumental rivers of ice. Travel by sea gives you a front row seat to some of the world’s best glacier viewing. Nothing compares to the sight of a monumental glacier calving icebergs into the sea.

Exciting shore excursions let you explore the best of Alaska’s natural wonders and native cultures firsthand. Imagine a place where wildlife is all around you, including whales, dolphins, sea lions, otters, and every imaginable species of seabird. In ports of call, you have the option to hike, bike, raft, fish, dogsled, walk on a glacier and more.

Depending on how long you’d like to travel, choose from the options below for your unforgettable Alaska cruise:

Inside Passage – Depart from Vancouver or Seattle and travel north through the breathtaking Inside Passage. Wildlife abounds amidst the passage’s scenic fjords, lush forests, and majestic snow-capped mountains. Ports of call typically include Kechikan, Skagway, Juneau, and Sitka, with plenty of glacier viewing along the way. This round-trip vacation ends at your original point of departure. Additional pre- and post-cruise sightseeing stops are always available…ask your Best Cruises Alaska expert for details.

Glacier Route – See more of Alaska’s mountains and glaciers on this one-way passage along Alaska’s spectacular southeastern coastline. Depart northbound form Vancouver or southbound from Anchorage (Seward or Whittier). Visit many of the same ports of call as the “Inside Passage” cruise while enjoying extra time exploring the rugged mountains and awe-inspiring glaciers in the Gulf of Alaska. The “Glacier Route” gets you close to the heart of Alaska and is the itinerary that connects with all Alaskan cruise-tour vacations.

Alaska Cruise Specials

INSIDE PASSAGE 7- DAY CRUISES FROM SEATTLE

The biggest ships to cruise Alaska from Seattle

SATURDAY SAILINGS ON THE GOLDEN PRINCESS (Glacier Bay)

SUNDAY SAILINGS ON THE STAR PRINCESS (Tracy Arm)

 

7-DAY ALASKA EXPLORER VIA GLACIER BAY

Round-trip Seattle

"The #1 Rated Alaskan Cruise from Seattle"

Be surrounded by awesome scenic beauty everyday – from Seattle's beautiful Puget Sound to Southeast Alaska and back again. Watch massive glaciers calve in Glacier Bay or Wrangell-St. Elias National Parks. Explore Sitka's Russian legacy and Ketchikan’s Native Alaskan culture. Take an adventure tour in Juneau and visit Butchart Gardens in Victoria...

7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE VIA GLACIER BAY

Round-trip Vancouver

"Experience a full day in Glacier Bay National Park"

Marvel at Ice Age glaciers as you linger in Glacier Bay National Park and glide through lovely Tracy Arm to the twin Sawyer Glaciers. Find adventure in Juneau, gold rush history in Skagway and totem poles and Misty Fjords National Monument in Ketchikan. Sailing roundtrip from Vancouver B.C., watch for whales, Dall porpoises, eagles and sea otters in the Inside Passage.

14-DAY ALASKA EXPLORER VIA HUBBARD GLACIER

Round-trip Seattle

"Spend Two Weeks Immersed in Wonder"

Give yourself the time to take in more of Alaska’s stunning wonders and frontier towns. This incomparable 14-Day itinerary, roundtrip from Seattle, has twice the glaciers and double the ports. Cruise to Tracy Arm and Hubbard Glacier; visit Anchorage, Homer, Ketchikan, Juneau, Icy Strait Point, Sitka, Victoria and the "Emerald Isle" of Kodiak, home to the famed Kodiak bear.

7-Day Glacier Bay from Seattle via Glacier Bay

Norwegian Pearl

"Freestyle Cruising to Alaska"

Freestyle Cruising is all about giving you the freedom of choice to have your style of vacation. Relax or be adventurous. Eat a burger or filet. Dress up or go casual. And never have a fixed schedule or restriction to slow you down. It's your vacation, so make sure it's exactly what you've been day-dreaming about. No set dining times, no assigned tables, a relaxed dress code and more restaurants than days in the week on your ship, so you can enjoy whatever you're hungry for, whenever you're hungry.