Alaska & the Inside Passage - Seward to Vancouver Cruise

Day 1 - Seward

Arrive: Sun 06 July 2025

Seward is a port city in southern Alaska, set on an inlet on the Kenai Peninsula. It’s a gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park, where glaciers flow from the Harding Icefield into coastal fjords. Surrounded by peaks, the fjords are a whale and porpoise habitat. The city’s Alaska SeaLife Center has seals and puffins, and fishing boats fill Seward Harbor. To the west, a trail leads to the summit of Mount Marathon.

Day 2 - Seward

Depart: Mon 07 July 2025

Seward is a port city in southern Alaska, set on an inlet on the Kenai Peninsula. It’s a gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park, where glaciers flow from the Harding Icefield into coastal fjords. Surrounded by peaks, the fjords are a whale and porpoise habitat. The city’s Alaska SeaLife Center has seals and puffins, and fishing boats fill Seward Harbor. To the west, a trail leads to the summit of Mount Marathon.

Day 3 - Valdez

Arrive: Tue 08 July 2025 / Depart: Tue 08 July 2025

Valdez is a city in the Chugach Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to the 2010 US Census, the population of the city is 3,976, down from 4,036 in 2000. The city was named in 1790 after the Spanish Navy Minister Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán.

Day 4 - Yakutat Bay (US)

Arrive: Wed 09 July 2025 / Depart: Wed 09 July 2025

Day 5 - Icy Strait Point, Alaska

Arrive: Thu 10 July 2025 / Depart: Thu 10 July 2025

The Icy Strait is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska, at about 58°16?41?N 135°38?48?W. The strait separates Chichagof Island to the south and the Alaska mainland to the north

Day 6 - Skagway

Arrive: Fri 11 July 2025 / Depart: Fri 11 July 2025

Day 7 - Juneau

Arrive: Sat 12 July 2025 / Depart: Sat 12 July 2025

Day 8 - Sitka

Arrive: Sun 13 July 2025 / Depart: Sun 13 July 2025

Sitka is an Alaskan city and borough near Juneau, the state capital. It's spread over Baranof Island, part of Chichagof Island and others. It was part of Russia until 1867 and St. Michael’s Orthodox Cathedral is topped with an onion dome. The 1842 Russian Bishop’s House is nearby. Sitka National Historical Park is the site of Russia’s defeat of the indigenous Tlingit people and has a trail dotted with totem poles.

Day 9 - Ketchikan

Arrive: Mon 14 July 2025 / Depart: Mon 14 July 2025

Ketchikan is an Alaskan city facing the Inside Passage, a popular cruise route along the state's southeastern coast. It's known for its many Native American totem poles, on display throughout town. Nearby Misty Fiords National Monument is a glacier-carved wilderness featuring snowcapped mountains, waterfalls and salmon spawning streams. It's also home to rich wildlife including black bears, wolves and bald eagles.

Day 10 - Inside Passage

Day 11 - Vancouver, Canada

Arrive: Wed 16 July 2025 / Depart: Wed 16 July 2025

Vancouver, a bustling west coast seaport in British Columbia, is among Canada’s densest, most ethnically diverse cities. A popular filming location, it’s surrounded by mountains, and also has thriving art, theatre and music scenes. Vancouver Art Gallery is known for its works by regional artists, while the Museum of Anthropology houses preeminent First Nations collections.