Alaska cruise line guide
Alaska by tradition: mid-size ships, live narration on deck, and Glacier Bay built into most routes.
Holland America has sailed Alaska for decades, and its 2026 season rests on six mid-size ships and three homeports: Seattle, Vancouver, and Whittier. Most routes thread Glacier Bay, and several add Hubbard Glacier or College Fjord on the same voyage. The line's style suits travelers who want fewer crowds, longer port calls, and a ship small enough to feel intimate in the Inside Passage.
The fleet
Specs from each line's published ship fact sheets; itineraries reflect the 2026 Alaska programs.
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Routes
One schematic map per route variant, with the port calls in order.
7 nights · Round-trip from Seattle
Route in order
Scenic cruising
Ships on this route
Eurodam, Noordam
A Seattle loop that trades a sea day for a string of small ports: Juneau, Glacier Bay, Icy Strait Point, Sitka, Ketchikan, and an evening in Victoria.
7 nights · Round-trip from Vancouver
Route in order
Scenic cruising
Ships on this route
Koningsdam, Zaandam
Two scenic mornings, Tracy Arm and Glacier Bay, in a single week from Vancouver, with full days in Juneau and Skagway in between.
7 nights · Vancouver to Whittier, or the reverse
Route in order
Scenic cruising
Ships on this route
Nieuw Amsterdam, Westerdam
The Gulf of Alaska crossing, northbound with Glacier Bay and College Fjord, southbound with Hubbard Glacier. Whittier puts Denali and Anchorage within a land extension of the pier.
Personal travel planning
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