Alaska cruise line guide
A deep Alaska fleet, the Glacier Bay and Inside Passage classics, and cruisetours that add Denali by rail.
Princess fields one of the largest fleets in Alaska, sailing seven- and ten-night itineraries from Seattle, Vancouver, Whittier, and San Francisco. The program is built around two signatures: a full scenic day in Glacier Bay, and the one-way Voyage of the Glaciers, which pairs the Inside Passage with College Fjord and, on southbound sailings, Hubbard Glacier. Add a cruisetour and the ship becomes the middle of the trip, with Denali lodges and rail on either side.
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
Royal Princess
Juneau and Skagway come on back-to-back days, so you can pair a glacier helicopter flight with the White Pass railway. Glacier Bay follows as a full scenic day before Ketchikan and an evening in Victoria.
7 nights · Round-trip from Seattle
Route in order
Scenic cruising
Ships on this route
Star Princess
Star Princess takes the scenic day into Endicott Arm before a long afternoon and evening in Juneau, then a full day in Skagway and an evening call in Victoria on the way home.
7 nights · Vancouver to Whittier, or the reverse
Route in order
Scenic cruising
Ships on this route
Discovery Princess, Grand Princess, Coral Princess, Island Princess
Two glacier days in one voyage: Glacier Bay and College Fjord northbound, with Hubbard Glacier added southbound. The one-way run pairs naturally with a Denali cruisetour at either end.
10 nights · Round-trip from San Francisco
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Scenic cruising
Ships on this route
Ruby Princess
Ten nights from the Bay Area, with no flight to the Northwest required. Four Alaska days, a scenic glacier morning, and Prince Rupert on the way back south.
7 nights · Round-trip from Vancouver
Route in order
Scenic cruising
Ships on this route
Emerald Princess
A one-week loop from Vancouver with Juneau, Skagway, and a Dawes Glacier scenic morning, then Ketchikan before the run home through the Inside Passage.
Personal travel planning
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