Cruise itinerary
8-Night Americas Cruise from Vancouver Island, British Columbia
8 nights · Americas · 9 ports of call
8-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 2 more.
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At a glance
- Ship
- Azamara Pursuit
- Cruise line
- Azamara
- Duration
- 8 nights
- Region
- Americas · Alaska · North America
- Departs
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- Returns
- Seward, Alaska
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Where this voyage takes you
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day1
Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Depart 17:00
- Day2
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
- Day3
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
- Day4
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
- Day5
Haines, Alaska
Arrive 10:30 · Depart 17:00
- Day6
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
- Day7
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
- Day8
Valdez, Alaska
Arrive 13:00 · Depart 18:00
- Day9
Seward, Alaska
Arrive 7:00
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
Upcoming departures
- 5 Aug 2027
Upcoming sailings of this itinerary — a NestCruise advisor confirms current availability and your fare.
8-Night Americas Cruise from Vancouver Island, British Columbia FAQ
Which ports does this cruise visit?
This 8-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 and Seward, Alaska.
How many days are spent at sea?
2 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 Seward, Alaska.
How long is this cruise?
8 nights aboard Azamara Pursuit.
When does this itinerary sail?
Upcoming departures include 5 Aug 2027. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.