7-Night Alaska Cruise on ms Zaandam — Round-trip Vancouver (Aug 5, 2026)

Seven Seas Explorer

Aug 5 – Aug 12, 2026

7 nights · from Whittier

Island Princess

Aug 5 – Aug 12, 2026

7 nights · from Vancouver

Norwegian Joy

Aug 5 – Aug 14, 2026

9 nights · from Seattle

Viking Venus

Aug 5 – Aug 15, 2026

10 nights · from Seward

Explainers

Seattle or Vancouver: How to Choose Your Alaska Cruise Homeport

Seattle means easy US flights and round-trip Inside Passage loops with a Victoria stop. Vancouver means one-way Gulf routes, Glacier Bay lines, and no PVSA detour. How to pick.

Ports

Whittier vs Seward: Alaska's Two Anchorage Gateway Cruise Ports

Whittier and Seward are the turnaround ports linking Alaska cruises to Anchorage and Denali. One sits 60 miles away behind a shared road-rail tunnel; the other is a 4-hour scenic train ride.

Explainers

Shore Power in Alaska: How Cruise Ships Plug In and Why It Only Works Sometimes

Princess plugged in at Juneau in 2001 — the first cruise ship shore-power connection in the world. 25 years later the Alaska grid still can't always supply it. Here's why.

Ports

Seattle's Two Cruise Piers: Pier 91 vs Pier 66

Seattle handles 330 cruise calls and 2.1 million passengers in 2026 across two terminals: Pier 91 (Smith Cove) and Pier 66 (Bell Street). They work very differently. Here's how to choose.