Azamara Pursuit — 35-Night Americas Cruise from Vancouver Island, British Columbia

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35-Night Americas Cruise from Vancouver Island, British Columbia

35 nights · Americas · 25 ports of call

35-night Americas cruise aboard Azamara Pursuit, departing Vancouver Island, British Columbia and calling at Cruising Inside Passage, U.S.A, Ketchikan, Alaska, Wrangell, Alaska, Haines, Alaska, Sitka, Alaska and Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska and 18 more.

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Ship: Azamara Pursuit
Cruise line: Azamara
Duration: 35 nights
Region: Americas · Alaska · North America
Departs: Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Returns: Tokyo

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Where this voyage takes you

Voyage route — calls shown in order; map is schematic.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day
1
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia
  Depart 17:00
Day
2
- Cruising Inside Passage, U.S.A
  Arrive 6:00 · Depart 18:00
  A day spent cruising the sheltered waterways of Southeast Alaska, where the ship threads between forested islands and steep fjords. Glaciers, waterfalls and wildlife such as whales, eagles and bears define the scenery along the route.
  - Tidewater glaciers
  - Forested fjords
  - Whale sightings
Day
3
- Ketchikan, Alaska
  Arrive 8:00 · Depart 22:00
  A southeast Alaska town built on stilts and boardwalks along the Tongass Narrows, long a centre of the salmon trade. It is known for the world's largest collection of totem poles and the historic boardwalk over Ketchikan Creek at Creek Street.
  - Creek Street
  - Totem poles
  - Tongass Narrows
Day
4
- Wrangell, Alaska
  Arrive 7:00 · Depart 14:00
  A small fishing town on an island near the mouth of the Stikine River in southeast Alaska. One of the oldest settlements in the region, it keeps a low-key feel, with totem poles, petroglyph beaches and jet-boat runs up the river through bald-eagle country.
  - Petroglyph Beach
  - Chief Shakes site
  - Stikine River
Day
5
- Haines, Alaska
  Arrive 10:30 · Depart 17:00
Day
6
- Sitka, Alaska
  Arrive 9:00 · Depart 18:00
  A small town on Baranof Island in southeast Alaska, once the capital of Russian America. Totem poles stand in the coastal national historical park, and the onion-domed cathedral and surrounding Tongass rainforest reflect its layered Tlingit and Russian past.
  - Sitka National Historical Park
  - St. Michael's Cathedral
  - Totem trail
Day
7
- Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska
  Arrive 11:00 · Depart 16:00
  A wide, advancing tidewater glacier in southeast Alaska, where a six-mile face of ice meets the sea at the head of Disenchantment Bay. Ships hold offshore as towers of ice calve into the water with a deep crack and roar.
  - Calving ice face
  - Disenchantment Bay
  - Tidewater glacier
Day
8
- Valdez, Alaska
  Arrive 13:00 · Depart 18:00
Day
9
- Seward, Alaska
  Arrive 7:00 · Depart 18:00
  A port on Resurrection Bay at the edge of Kenai Fjords National Park in south-central Alaska. A common start or finish for Gulf of Alaska sailings, it offers glacier and wildlife cruises, the Alaska SeaLife Center and the rail and road link to Anchorage.
  - Kenai Fjords
  - Exit Glacier
  - Alaska SeaLife Center
Day
10
- Kodiak, Alaska
  Arrive 8:30 · Depart 16:00
  A rugged fishing town on Kodiak Island off southern Alaska, set among emerald hills and sheltered coves. One of the largest commercial fishing ports in the United States, it is known for its Russian colonial heritage and for the brown bears of the surrounding wildlife refuge.
  - Kodiak brown bears
  - Russian Orthodox church
  - Fort Abercrombie
Day
11
At sea
Day
12
- Dutch Harbor, Alaska
  Arrive 9:00 · Depart 17:00
Day
13
At sea
Day
14
At sea
Day
15
At sea
Day
16
At sea
Day
17
At sea
Day
18
At sea
Day
19
At sea
Day
20
- Miyako, Iwate
  Arrive 8:00 · Depart 17:00
  A fishing port on the rugged Sanriku coast of northern Honshu, set on a deep bay backed by forested hills. The surrounding Rikuchu Kaigan shoreline is known for dramatic sea cliffs and rock formations, and the area was rebuilt after the 2011 tsunami.
  - Jodogahama Beach
  - Sanriku coast cliffs
  - Fresh seafood
Day
21
- Oarai
  Arrive 8:30 · Depart 18:00
Day
22
- Tokyo
  Arrive 5:30 · Depart 19:00
  Japan's vast capital on Tokyo Bay, a frequent turnaround for Asian and Pacific cruises. From the harbour, the city offers the temples of Asakusa, the crossing at Shibuya and the imperial palace grounds amid one of the world's largest metropolises.
  - Senso-ji Temple
  - Shibuya Crossing
  - Imperial Palace
Day
23
- Shimizu
  Arrive 8:00 · Depart 20:00
  A port on Japan's Suruga Bay, long celebrated for its views of Mount Fuji rising across the water. The pine-lined Miho no Matsubara shore and nearby green tea fields draw visitors when the great peak is clear.
  - Mount Fuji views
  - Miho no Matsubara
  - Green tea fields
Day
24
- Nagoya
  Arrive 8:00 · Depart 17:00
  A major industrial port and Japan's fourth-largest city, on Ise Bay in the centre of the main island. Its hilltop castle, the vast Atsuta Shrine and a local cuisine of miso-glazed dishes anchor a city that also serves as a gateway to the mountain town of Takayama.
  - Nagoya Castle
  - Atsuta Shrine
  - miso katsu
Day
25
- Osaka
  Arrive 9:00
  A major port and Japan's historic merchant city, set on the bay in the Kansai region. Famous for its street food and a moated castle, it serves as the gateway to the temples and deer park of nearby Nara and old Kyoto.
  - Osaka Castle
  - Dotonbori
  - Street food
Day
26
- Osaka
  Depart 18:00
  A major port and Japan's historic merchant city, set on the bay in the Kansai region. Famous for its street food and a moated castle, it serves as the gateway to the temples and deer park of nearby Nara and old Kyoto.
  - Osaka Castle
  - Dotonbori
  - Street food
Day
27
- Hiroshima
  Arrive 8:00 · Depart 20:00
  A river-delta city on Japan's Seto Inland Sea, rebuilt as a place of remembrance and peace. Its central Peace Memorial Park and preserved A-Bomb Dome mark the 1945 event, while the floating shrine of Miyajima lies just offshore.
  - Peace Memorial Park
  - A-Bomb Dome
  - Miyajima shrine
Day
28
- Kitakyushu
  Arrive 8:00 · Depart 20:00
Day
29
- Busan
  Arrive 8:00 · Depart 22:00
  South Korea's largest port city, set where mountains meet the sea on the country's southeast coast. It is known for the seafood halls of Jagalchi Market, the hillside murals of Gamcheon Culture Village and the broad sands of Haeundae Beach.
  - Haeundae Beach
  - Jagalchi Market
  - Gamcheon Village
Day
30
- Sakaiminato
  Arrive 13:30 · Depart 20:00
  A port on the Sea of Japan coast in western Honshu, near the sand dunes of the Tottori region. It serves as a gateway to Matsue and the Izumo-taisha shrine, and is known locally for the cartoonist Mizuki Shigeru and his yokai-themed road.
  - Mizuki Shigeru Road
  - Matsue Castle
  - Sea of Japan crab
Day
31
- Kanazawa
  Arrive 9:00 · Depart 18:00
  A castle town on Japan's Sea of Japan coast, spared the bombing of the war and rich in Edo-era heritage. It is best known for Kenroku-en, one of the country's three great landscape gardens, and the gold-leaf craft that gilds much of its lacquerware.
  - Kenroku-en garden
  - Higashi Chaya district
  - Gold-leaf craft
Day
32
- Niigata
  Arrive 7:00 · Depart 19:00
Day
33
- Akita
  Arrive 7:00 · Depart 18:00
  A port city on the Sea of Japan coast of northern Honshu, set where the Omono river meets the sea. Known for its rice and sake, the Kanto summer lantern festival and the samurai district of nearby Kakunodate, it is a gateway to the lakes and hot springs of Akita Prefecture.
  - Kakunodate samurai district
  - Kanto festival
  - Lake Tazawa
Day
34
- Aomori
  Arrive 8:00 · Depart 16:00
  A port city in northern Honshu, Japan, on Mutsu Bay at the top of the main island. It is known for its winter snows, fresh seafood and the giant Nebuta festival floats, with the Hakkoda mountains and apple orchards in the country around it.
  - Nebuta floats
  - Hakkoda mountains
  - Mutsu Bay seafood
Day
35
At sea
Day
36
- Tokyo
  Arrive 5:30
  Japan's vast capital on Tokyo Bay, a frequent turnaround for Asian and Pacific cruises. From the harbour, the city offers the temples of Asakusa, the crossing at Shibuya and the imperial palace grounds amid one of the world's largest metropolises.
  - Senso-ji Temple
  - Shibuya Crossing
  - Imperial Palace

Upcoming departures

5 Aug 2027

Upcoming sailings of this itinerary — a NestCruise advisor confirms current availability and your fare.

35-Night Americas Cruise from Vancouver Island, British Columbia FAQ

Which ports does this cruise visit?

This 35-night Americas cruise calls at Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Cruising Inside Passage, U.S.A, Ketchikan, Alaska, Wrangell, Alaska, Haines, Alaska, Sitka, Alaska, Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, Valdez, Alaska, Seward, Alaska, Kodiak, Alaska, Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Miyako, Iwate, Oarai, Tokyo, Shimizu, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Kitakyushu, Busan, Sakaiminato, Kanazawa, Niigata, Akita and Aomori.

How many days are spent at sea?

11 days are spent at sea; the rest are in port.

Where does this cruise depart from?

It departs from Vancouver Island, British Columbia and ends in Tokyo.

How long is this cruise?

35 nights aboard Azamara Pursuit.

When does this itinerary sail?

Upcoming departures include 5 Aug 2027. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.

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