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Crystal Serenity — 139-Night Americas Cruise from San Diego, California
Crystal Serenity

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139-Night Americas Cruise from San Diego, California

139 nights · Americas · 86 ports of call

139-night Americas cruise aboard Crystal Serenity, departing San Diego, California and calling at At Sea, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta, Acajutla and Playa Flamingo and 79 more.

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At a glance

Cruise line
Crystal
Duration
139 nights
Region
Americas · North America · West Coast US
Departs
San Diego, California
Returns
Vancouver, British Columbia

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Where this voyage takes you

San Diego, CaliforniaCabo San LucasMazatlánPuerto VallartaAcajutlaPlaya FlamingoPuntarenasMantaGuayaquilSalaverryCallaoHangaroa, Easter IslandAdamstownRaroiaFakaravaRangiroaPapeete, TahitiMooreaRaiateaBora-BoraPago PagoApiaSuvaLautokaChampagne Beach, Espiritu Santo IslandPort VilaMystery Island (Inyeug)Lifou IslandNouméaBay of IslandsAucklandTaurangaNapierWellingtonChristchurchDunedinMelbourne, VictoriaSydney, New South WalesNewcastle, New South WalesBrisbane, QueenslandAirlie BeachCairns, QueenslandAlotauPort MoresbyDarwin, Northern TerritoryKomodo IslandBaliSemarangSingaporeKo SamuiLaem ChabangKo KutPhú QuốcHo Chi Minh CityMuaraKota Kinabalu, SabahBoracay IslandManilaHong KongXiamenShanghaiBusanHiroshimaBeppu, Kyushu Island, OitaWakayamaNagoyaYokohamaHitachinakaSendaiHakodateAomoriKushiroKodiak, AlaskaSeward, AlaskaSkagway, AlaskaIcy Strait PointSitka, AlaskaWrangell, AlaskaVancouver, British Columbia
Voyage route — calls shown in order; map is schematic.

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day
    1
    • San Diego, California

      San Diego, California

      A relaxed harbour city in southern California, known for its mild climate and broad natural bay. The waterfront holds the historic Gaslamp Quarter and maritime museums, with the green expanse of Balboa Park and its zoo just inland.

      • Balboa Park
      • Gaslamp Quarter
      • San Diego Zoo
  2. Day
    2
    • At Sea

  3. Day
    3
    • Cabo San Lucas

      Cabo San Lucas

      A resort town at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, where the desert meets the Pacific and Sea of Cortez. Cabo San Lucas is known for its rock arch at Land's End, sport fishing, and the marina lined with restaurants and boats.

      • El Arco
      • Lover's Beach
      • Cabo marina
  4. Day
    4
    • Mazatlán

      Mazatlán

      A Pacific-coast resort city in Sinaloa, Mexico, strung along one of the longest seafront promenades in the country. The old town centres on the cathedral and Plaza Machado, while the Golden Zone draws beachgoers and the working harbour still lands shrimp.

      • El Malecón
      • Old Mazatlán
      • Stone Island
  5. Day
    5
    • Puerto Vallarta

      Puerto Vallarta

      A resort city on Mexico's Pacific coast, set where the Sierra Madre meets Banderas Bay. Its cobbled Zona Romántica and the seaside Malecón promenade anchor an old town of churches and galleries, with whale-watching in the bay through the winter months.

      • The Malecón
      • Zona Romántica
      • Banderas Bay
  6. Day
    6
    • At Sea

  7. Day
    7
    • At Sea

  8. Day
    8
    • Acajutla

      Acajutla

  9. Day
    9
    • Playa Flamingo

      Playa Flamingo

  10. Day
    10
    • Puntarenas

      Puntarenas

      A Pacific port city on a narrow sandy spit on Costa Rica's central coast. It serves chiefly as a gateway inland to rainforests and volcanoes, with a long beachfront promenade and boats out to the Gulf of Nicoya's islands.

      • Gulf of Nicoya
      • Beachfront paseo
      • Rainforest gateway
  11. Day
    11
    • At Sea

  12. Day
    12
    • Manta

      Manta

  13. Day
    13
    • Guayaquil

      Guayaquil

  14. Day
    14
    • At Sea

  15. Day
    15
    • Salaverry

      Salaverry

  16. Day
    16
    • Callao

      Callao

      Peru's chief seaport, on the Pacific beside Lima. Ships dock here for the colonial centre and museums of the capital, the cliff-top Miraflores district above the ocean, and onward journeys toward Machu Picchu and the Andean highlands.

      • Gateway to Lima
      • Miraflores
      • Historic centre
  17. Day
    17
    • At Sea

  18. Day
    18
    • At Sea

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    19
    • At Sea

  20. Day
    20
    • At Sea

  21. Day
    21
    • Hangaroa, Easter Island

      Hangaroa, Easter Island

      The only town on Easter Island, a remote Chilean island far out in the South Pacific. It is the base for visiting the giant carved moai statues that ring the coast, along with volcanic craters, a stone village site and small beaches nearby.

      • Moai statues
      • Rano Kau crater
      • Anakena Beach
  22. Day
    22
    • Hangaroa, Easter Island

      Hangaroa, Easter Island

      The only town on Easter Island, a remote Chilean island far out in the South Pacific. It is the base for visiting the giant carved moai statues that ring the coast, along with volcanic craters, a stone village site and small beaches nearby.

      • Moai statues
      • Rano Kau crater
      • Anakena Beach
  23. Day
    23
    • At Sea

  24. Day
    24
    • At Sea

  25. Day
    25
    • Adamstown

  26. Day
    26
    • At Sea

  27. Day
    27
    • At Sea

  28. Day
    28
    • Raroia

  29. Day
    29
    • Fakarava

      Fakarava

  30. Day
    30
    • Rangiroa

      Rangiroa

  31. Day
    31
    • Papeete, Tahiti

      Papeete, Tahiti

      The capital of French Polynesia, on the island of Tahiti in the South Pacific. Its waterfront market sells black pearls and tropical fruit, food-truck roulottes gather by the harbour at night, and it serves as the gateway to nearby Moorea and Bora Bora.

      • Papeete Market
      • Black pearls
      • Moorea ferry
  32. Day
    32
    • Papeete, Tahiti

      Papeete, Tahiti

      The capital of French Polynesia, on the island of Tahiti in the South Pacific. Its waterfront market sells black pearls and tropical fruit, food-truck roulottes gather by the harbour at night, and it serves as the gateway to nearby Moorea and Bora Bora.

      • Papeete Market
      • Black pearls
      • Moorea ferry
  33. Day
    33
    • Moorea

      Moorea

      A volcanic island in French Polynesia in the South Pacific, just northwest of Tahiti. Jagged green peaks rise above two deep bays, Cook's and Opunohu, with a turquoise lagoon, coral reefs and pineapple plantations on the slopes.

      • Cook's Bay
      • Mount Rotui
      • Lagoon snorkelling
  34. Day
    34
    • Raiatea

      Raiatea

      A mountainous island in French Polynesia's Society group, sharing a lagoon with neighbouring Tahaa. Regarded as a sacred heartland of Polynesian culture, it holds the great marae of Taputapuatea and serves as a base for inter-island sailing.

      • Taputapuatea marae
      • Mount Temehani
      • shared lagoon
  35. Day
    35
    • Bora-Bora

      Bora-Bora

      A volcanic island in French Polynesia, ringed by a turquoise lagoon and a barrier reef. The jagged peak of Mount Otemanu rises at its centre, while overwater bungalows, coral gardens and lagoon excursions draw visitors across the South Pacific.

      • Mount Otemanu
      • Turquoise lagoon
      • Coral gardens
  36. Day
    36
    • Bora-Bora

      Bora-Bora

      A volcanic island in French Polynesia, ringed by a turquoise lagoon and a barrier reef. The jagged peak of Mount Otemanu rises at its centre, while overwater bungalows, coral gardens and lagoon excursions draw visitors across the South Pacific.

      • Mount Otemanu
      • Turquoise lagoon
      • Coral gardens
  37. Day
    37
    • At Sea

  38. Day
    38
    • At Sea

  39. Day
    39
    • Pago Pago

      Pago Pago

      The capital of American Samoa, set on a dramatic deep harbour ringed by jagged green peaks in the South Pacific. The crater walls of an extinct volcano enclose the bay, with rainforest, traditional Samoan villages and a national park nearby.

      • Pago Pago Harbor
      • Rainforest peaks
      • National Park
  40. Day
    40
    • Apia

      Apia

      The capital of Samoa, set on the north coast of Upolu island in the South Pacific. A working harbour town backed by green ridges, it is known for its Sunday markets, the writer Robert Louis Stevenson's hilltop estate, and nearby waterfalls and lava-rock pools.

      • Robert Louis Stevenson Museum
      • Papaseea sliding rocks
      • Apia Market
    • Crossing the International Date Line

      Crossing the International Date Line

      A riverside town in An Giang Province on the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam, near the Cambodian border. Tân Châu is known for its silk-weaving tradition, floating fish farms, and as a quiet stop on Mekong river cruises.

      • Silk weaving
      • Mekong fish farms
      • Delta villages
  41. Day
    41
    • At Sea

  42. Day
    42
    • Suva

      Suva

      The capital of Fiji, set on the south-east coast of the main island of Viti Levu. A green, rainy harbour city, it keeps colonial-era buildings, a lively municipal market and the Fiji Museum amid the surrounding tropical hills.

      • Municipal market
      • Fiji Museum
      • Thurston Gardens
  43. Day
    43
    • Lautoka

      Lautoka

      Fiji's second city and main sugar port, set on the western coast of Viti Levu. It is a departure point for the Mamanuca and Yasawa islands, with their reef-fringed lagoons, and sits within reach of the drier coral coast and inland highlands.

      • Mamanuca Islands
      • Yasawa Islands
      • Viti Levu
  44. Day
    44
    • At Sea

  45. Day
    45
    • Champagne Beach, Espiritu Santo Island

  46. Day
    46
    • Port Vila

      Port Vila

      The capital of Vanuatu in the South Pacific, set around a harbour on the island of Efate. Its waterfront market, nearby reefs and lagoons, a cascading set of blue swimming holes and a relaxed Melanesian pace draw visitors ashore.

      • Mele Cascades
      • Blue Lagoon
      • Port Vila market
  47. Day
    47
    • Mystery Island (Inyeug)

      Mystery Island (Inyeug)

      A tiny uninhabited islet in southern Vanuatu, used as a tender stop for cruise ships in the South Pacific. Fringed by white sand and clear lagoon water, it offers snorkelling over coral reefs, with island markets set up by people from neighbouring Aneityum.

      • reef snorkelling
      • white-sand beach
      • island markets
  48. Day
    48
    • Lifou Island

      Lifou Island

  49. Day
    49
    • Nouméa

      Nouméa

      The capital of New Caledonia, a French territory in the South Pacific ringed by one of the world's largest lagoons. The town carries a Franco-Melanesian character, with waterfront markets and beaches along the Anse Vata and Baie des Citrons bays.

      • Anse Vata beach
      • Tjibaou Cultural Centre
      • Lagoon snorkelling
  50. Day
    50
    • At Sea

  51. Day
    51
    • At Sea

  52. Day
    52
    • Bay of Islands

      Bay of Islands

      A scenic subtropical region at the top of New Zealand's North Island, made up of many islands scattered across a sheltered bay. Known for sailing, dolphins and game fishing, it holds the historic settlements of Russell and Waitangi, where the country's founding treaty was signed.

      • Waitangi grounds
      • Russell village
      • Dolphin watching
  53. Day
    53
    • Auckland

      Auckland

      New Zealand's largest city, spread across a narrow isthmus between two harbours. Known as the City of Sails for its yacht-filled waters, it pairs a Sky Tower skyline with nearby volcanic cones, vineyards and black-sand surf beaches.

      • Sky Tower
      • City of Sails
      • Waiheke Island
  54. Day
    54
    • Auckland

      Auckland

      New Zealand's largest city, spread across a narrow isthmus between two harbours. Known as the City of Sails for its yacht-filled waters, it pairs a Sky Tower skyline with nearby volcanic cones, vineyards and black-sand surf beaches.

      • Sky Tower
      • City of Sails
      • Waiheke Island
  55. Day
    55
    • Tauranga

      Tauranga

      A harbour city on New Zealand's Bay of Plenty, guarded by the extinct volcanic cone of Mauao at the foot of Mount Maunganui. Its surf beaches and the geothermal springs of Rotorua inland make it a popular North Island call.

      • Mount Maunganui
      • Surf beaches
      • Rotorua geysers
  56. Day
    56
    • Napier

      Napier

      A Hawke's Bay town on New Zealand's North Island, rebuilt in Art Deco style after a 1931 earthquake. The seafront streets carry one of the world's finest concentrations of 1930s architecture, with surrounding hills given over to vineyards.

      • Art Deco quarter
      • Hawke's Bay wineries
      • Marine Parade
  57. Day
    57
    • Wellington

      Wellington

      New Zealand's capital, set around a deep harbour at the windy southern tip of the North Island. It is known for its cafés, the Te Papa national museum and the Cuba Street arts quarter, with the cable car climbing to gardens above the bay.

      • Te Papa museum
      • Cuba Street
      • Cable car
  58. Day
    58
    • Christchurch

      Christchurch

  59. Day
    59
    • Dunedin

      Dunedin

      A coastal city on New Zealand's South Island, built around a long natural harbour and shaped by Scottish settlers. It keeps Victorian and Edwardian architecture, and the Otago Peninsula at its edge is known for albatross, penguins, and seals.

      • Otago Peninsula
      • Royal albatross colony
      • Larnach Castle
  60. Day
    60
    • Sailing Dusky Sound

    • Sailing Milford Sound

    • Cruising Doubtful Sound

  61. Day
    61
    • At Sea

  62. Day
    62
    • At Sea

  63. Day
    63
    • Melbourne, Victoria

      Melbourne, Victoria

      The capital of Victoria in southeastern Australia, set on Port Phillip Bay along the Yarra River. Known for laneway coffee culture, street art and grand Victorian arcades, it spreads into leafy gardens, sporting grounds and the seaside suburb of St Kilda.

      • Laneway cafés
      • Queen Victoria Market
      • St Kilda
  64. Day
    64
    • Melbourne, Victoria

      Melbourne, Victoria

      The capital of Victoria in southeastern Australia, set on Port Phillip Bay along the Yarra River. Known for laneway coffee culture, street art and grand Victorian arcades, it spreads into leafy gardens, sporting grounds and the seaside suburb of St Kilda.

      • Laneway cafés
      • Queen Victoria Market
      • St Kilda
  65. Day
    65
    • At Sea

  66. Day
    66
    • Sydney, New South Wales

      Sydney, New South Wales

      Australia's harbour city, whose cruise terminal sits across the water from the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. The ferries at Circular Quay reach Manly and Bondi, while the historic Rocks district lies right beside the berths.

      • Opera House
      • Harbour Bridge
      • Bondi Beach
  67. Day
    67
    • Newcastle, New South Wales

      Newcastle, New South Wales

  68. Day
    68
    • At Sea

  69. Day
    69
    • Brisbane, Queensland

      Brisbane, Queensland

      Queensland's riverside capital in eastern Australia, a sunny city wrapped in a bend of the Brisbane River. Riverside walkways, the green South Bank parklands and a man-made city beach line the water, with rainforest hinterland not far away.

      • South Bank
      • Story Bridge
      • River City
  70. Day
    70
    • At Sea

  71. Day
    71
    • Airlie Beach

      Airlie Beach

      The gateway to Queensland's Whitsunday Islands, set on a hillside above a palm-lined marina on Australia's Coral Sea coast. Boats leave from here for the white silica sands of Whitehaven Beach and snorkelling trips out to the Great Barrier Reef.

      • Whitehaven Beach
      • Whitsunday Islands
      • Great Barrier Reef
  72. Day
    72
    • Cairns, Queensland

      Cairns, Queensland

      A tropical city in far north Queensland, Australia, set between rainforest and reef. It is the main launching point for trips out to the Great Barrier Reef, with a palm-fringed esplanade lagoon along its waterfront.

      • Great Barrier Reef
      • Esplanade lagoon
      • Daintree rainforest
  73. Day
    73
    • Cairns, Queensland

      Cairns, Queensland

      A tropical city in far north Queensland, Australia, set between rainforest and reef. It is the main launching point for trips out to the Great Barrier Reef, with a palm-fringed esplanade lagoon along its waterfront.

      • Great Barrier Reef
      • Esplanade lagoon
      • Daintree rainforest
  74. Day
    74
    • At Sea

  75. Day
    75
    • Alotau

      Alotau

  76. Day
    76
    • Port Moresby

  77. Day
    77
    • At Sea

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    78
    • At Sea

  79. Day
    79
    • Darwin, Northern Territory

      Darwin, Northern Territory

      A tropical harbour city on Australia's northern coast, capital of the Northern Territory. A frontier outlaw spirit lingers along its waterfront, the gateway to crocodile country and the wetlands and gorges of Kakadu National Park.

      • Kakadu wetlands
      • Waterfront precinct
      • Crocodile country
  80. Day
    80
    • At Sea

  81. Day
    81
    • Komodo Island

      Komodo Island

      A rugged island in eastern Indonesia, part of a national park in the Lesser Sunda chain. Famous as the home of the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard, it draws expedition ships for guided ranger walks, hilltop viewpoints and a rare pink-sand beach.

      • Komodo dragons
      • Pink Beach
      • ranger walks
  82. Day
    82
    • Bali

      Bali

      An Indonesian island in the Lesser Sunda chain, the country's Hindu cultural centre amid a Muslim-majority nation. Terraced rice paddies, cliff and sea temples, volcanic peaks and surf beaches give it a character all its own.

      • Rice terraces
      • Sea temples
      • Ubud arts
  83. Day
    83
    • Bali

      Bali

      An Indonesian island in the Lesser Sunda chain, the country's Hindu cultural centre amid a Muslim-majority nation. Terraced rice paddies, cliff and sea temples, volcanic peaks and surf beaches give it a character all its own.

      • Rice terraces
      • Sea temples
      • Ubud arts
  84. Day
    84
    • At Sea

  85. Day
    85
    • Semarang

      Semarang

      A port city on the north coast of Java, Indonesia, and the capital of Central Java province. A blend of Javanese, Chinese and colonial Dutch heritage shapes its old town, and it serves as the gateway to the great Buddhist temple of Borobudur inland.

      • Borobudur gateway
      • Old Town Semarang
      • Sam Poo Kong temple
  86. Day
    86
    • At Sea

  87. Day
    87
    • Singapore

      Singapore

      The island city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula and a key Southeast Asian cruise hub. From its modern terminal, the waterfront Marina Bay, the trees of Gardens by the Bay and the food stalls of hawker centres are all close by.

      • Marina Bay Sands
      • Gardens by the Bay
      • Hawker centres
  88. Day
    88
    • Singapore

      Singapore

      The island city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula and a key Southeast Asian cruise hub. From its modern terminal, the waterfront Marina Bay, the trees of Gardens by the Bay and the food stalls of hawker centres are all close by.

      • Marina Bay Sands
      • Gardens by the Bay
      • Hawker centres
  89. Day
    89
    • At Sea

  90. Day
    90
    • Ko Samui

      Ko Samui

      Thailand's second-largest island, set in the Gulf of Siam and ringed by palm-backed sand. Coconut groves cover the interior, while Chaweng and Lamai draw most of the beach crowd and the golden Big Buddha watches over the northeast coast.

      • Chaweng Beach
      • Big Buddha
      • Ang Thong park
  91. Day
    91
    • Laem Chabang

      Laem Chabang

      A deep-water container port on the Gulf of Thailand, serving as the main sea gateway to Bangkok and the seaside resort of Pattaya. Ships dock here for shore trips to the capital's temples and palaces, around two hours away by road.

      • Gateway to Bangkok
      • Pattaya beaches
      • Gulf of Thailand
  92. Day
    92
    • Laem Chabang

      Laem Chabang

      A deep-water container port on the Gulf of Thailand, serving as the main sea gateway to Bangkok and the seaside resort of Pattaya. Ships dock here for shore trips to the capital's temples and palaces, around two hours away by road.

      • Gateway to Bangkok
      • Pattaya beaches
      • Gulf of Thailand
  93. Day
    93
    • Ko Kut

  94. Day
    94
    • Phú Quốc

  95. Day
    95
    • At Sea

  96. Day
    96
    • Ho Chi Minh City

      Ho Chi Minh City

      Vietnam's largest city, still widely called Saigon, set on a river in the Mekong Delta region. French-era landmarks like the Notre-Dame basilica and Central Post Office sit amid motorbike-filled streets, with the Cu Chi tunnels reachable on a day trip.

      • Notre-Dame Basilica
      • Ben Thanh Market
      • Cu Chi Tunnels
  97. Day
    97
    • Ho Chi Minh City

      Ho Chi Minh City

      Vietnam's largest city, still widely called Saigon, set on a river in the Mekong Delta region. French-era landmarks like the Notre-Dame basilica and Central Post Office sit amid motorbike-filled streets, with the Cu Chi tunnels reachable on a day trip.

      • Notre-Dame Basilica
      • Ben Thanh Market
      • Cu Chi Tunnels
  98. Day
    98
    • At Sea

  99. Day
    99
    • Muara

      Muara

  100. Day
    100
    • Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

      Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

  101. Day
    101
    • At Sea

  102. Day
    102
    • Boracay Island

      Boracay Island

  103. Day
    103
    • Manila

      Manila

      The capital of the Philippines, a vast city on the bay where Spanish and Asian history meet. The walled district of Intramuros keeps Fort Santiago and San Agustin Church, and Rizal Park and the bayside promenade anchor the old centre.

      • Intramuros walls
      • Fort Santiago
      • Rizal Park
  104. Day
    104
    • At Sea

  105. Day
    105
    • Hong Kong

      Hong Kong

      A dense vertical city where Victoria Harbour separates Hong Kong Island from Kowloon. The Star Ferry crosses between them, the Peak Tram climbs to skyline views, and street markets, dim sum houses and temples fill the districts in between.

      • Victoria Peak
      • Star Ferry
      • Temple Street market
  106. Day
    106
    • Hong Kong

      Hong Kong

      A dense vertical city where Victoria Harbour separates Hong Kong Island from Kowloon. The Star Ferry crosses between them, the Peak Tram climbs to skyline views, and street markets, dim sum houses and temples fill the districts in between.

      • Victoria Peak
      • Star Ferry
      • Temple Street market
  107. Day
    107
    • Xiamen

      Xiamen

  108. Day
    108
    • At Sea

  109. Day
    109
    • Shanghai

      Shanghai

      China's largest city and busiest port, rising on the Huangpu River. The colonial-era Bund faces the futuristic towers of Pudong across the water, with classical gardens and tea houses tucked into the older lanes.

      • The Bund
      • Pudong skyline
      • Yu Garden
  110. Day
    110
    • Shanghai

      Shanghai

      China's largest city and busiest port, rising on the Huangpu River. The colonial-era Bund faces the futuristic towers of Pudong across the water, with classical gardens and tea houses tucked into the older lanes.

      • The Bund
      • Pudong skyline
      • Yu Garden
  111. Day
    111
    • Shanghai

      Shanghai

      China's largest city and busiest port, rising on the Huangpu River. The colonial-era Bund faces the futuristic towers of Pudong across the water, with classical gardens and tea houses tucked into the older lanes.

      • The Bund
      • Pudong skyline
      • Yu Garden
  112. Day
    112
    • At Sea

  113. Day
    113
    • Busan

      Busan

      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
  114. Day
    114
    • Hiroshima

      Hiroshima

      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
  115. Day
    115
    • Beppu, Kyushu Island, Oita

      Beppu, Kyushu Island, Oita

      A hot-spring resort on the island of Kyushu in southern Japan, famous for the steam that rises across the town from its many thermal baths. The vividly coloured Hells of Beppu are the signature sight, alongside sand baths and sweeping views over the bay.

      • Hells of Beppu
      • Hot-spring baths
      • Sand baths
  116. Day
    116
    • At Sea

  117. Day
    117
    • Wakayama

      Wakayama

  118. Day
    118
    • Nagoya

      Nagoya

      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
  119. Day
    119
    • Yokohama

      Yokohama

      A major port just south of Tokyo on Japan's bay, the country's second-largest city. A redeveloped harbour district pairs a waterfront ferris wheel with one of the world's largest Chinatowns and easy rail access to the capital.

      • Minato Mirai
      • Chinatown
      • Gateway to Tokyo
  120. Day
    120
    • Yokohama

      Yokohama

      A major port just south of Tokyo on Japan's bay, the country's second-largest city. A redeveloped harbour district pairs a waterfront ferris wheel with one of the world's largest Chinatowns and easy rail access to the capital.

      • Minato Mirai
      • Chinatown
      • Gateway to Tokyo
  121. Day
    121
    • Hitachinaka

      Hitachinaka

      A coastal city in Ibaraki Prefecture on Japan's Pacific side, north of Tokyo. Its Hitachi Seaside Park is renowned for seasonal flower fields, most famously the sweeping blue of nemophila blooms in spring.

      • Hitachi Seaside Park
      • Nemophila fields
      • Nakaminato market
  122. Day
    122
    • Sendai

      Sendai

  123. Day
    123
    • Hakodate

      Hakodate

      A port city on the southern tip of Hokkaido in northern Japan, one of the first to open to foreign trade. A ropeway climbs Mount Hakodate for its famed night view over the narrow neck of the city, with a morning seafood market and a star-shaped fort.

      • Mount Hakodate view
      • Morning market
      • Goryōkaku fort
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    • Aomori

      Aomori

      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
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    • Kushiro

      Kushiro

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    • At Sea

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    • At Sea

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    • Crossing the International Date Line

      Crossing the International Date Line

      A riverside town in An Giang Province on the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam, near the Cambodian border. Tân Châu is known for its silk-weaving tradition, floating fish farms, and as a quiet stop on Mekong river cruises.

      • Silk weaving
      • Mekong fish farms
      • Delta villages
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    • At Sea

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    130
    • At Sea

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    • At Sea

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    132
    • Kodiak, Alaska

      Kodiak, Alaska

      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
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    133
    • Seward, Alaska

      Seward, Alaska

      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
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    • Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska

      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
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    • Skagway, Alaska

      Skagway, Alaska

      A narrow Gold Rush town wedged in a fjord-like valley in southeast Alaska. Its boardwalk-lined Broadway preserves the 1898 stampede era, and the White Pass railway climbs into the mountains the prospectors once crossed on foot.

      • White Pass railway
      • Broadway boardwalk
      • Klondike history
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    • Icy Strait Point

      Icy Strait Point

      A private cruise destination near the Tlingit village of Hoonah on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska, built around a restored 1930s salmon cannery. Forested trails, whale-rich waters and one of the world's longest ziplines draw visitors, with Glacier Bay close by.

      • Restored cannery
      • Whale watching
      • ZipRider zipline
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    137
    • Sitka, Alaska

      Sitka, Alaska

      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
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    138
    • Wrangell, Alaska

      Wrangell, Alaska

      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
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    • Cruising Seymour Narrows, Canada

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    • Vancouver, British Columbia

      Vancouver, British Columbia

      A Pacific coast city in British Columbia and the main homeport for Alaska cruises. Ships sail from beneath the sails of Canada Place, with Stanley Park's seawall, the totem poles and the cobbled Gastown district close to the terminal.

      • Stanley Park
      • Gastown
      • Gateway to Alaska

Upcoming departures

  • 8 Jan 2027

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

139-Night Americas Cruise from San Diego, California FAQ

Which ports does this cruise visit?

This 139-night Americas cruise calls at San Diego, California, At Sea, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta, Acajutla, Playa Flamingo, Puntarenas, Manta, Guayaquil, Salaverry, Callao, Hangaroa, Easter Island, Adamstown, Raroia, Fakarava, Rangiroa, Papeete, Tahiti, Moorea, Raiatea, Bora-Bora, Pago Pago, Apia, Crossing the International Date Line, Suva, Lautoka, Champagne Beach, Espiritu Santo Island, Port Vila, Mystery Island (Inyeug), Lifou Island, Nouméa, Bay of Islands, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Sailing Dusky Sound, Sailing Milford Sound, Cruising Doubtful Sound, Melbourne, Victoria, Sydney, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales, Brisbane, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Alotau, Port Moresby, Darwin, Northern Territory, Komodo Island, Bali, Semarang, Singapore, Ko Samui, Laem Chabang, Ko Kut, Phú Quốc, Ho Chi Minh City, Muara, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Boracay Island, Manila, Hong Kong, Xiamen, Shanghai, Busan, Hiroshima, Beppu, Kyushu Island, Oita, Wakayama, Nagoya, Yokohama, Hitachinaka, Sendai, Hakodate, Aomori, Kushiro, Kodiak, Alaska, Seward, Alaska, Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, Skagway, Alaska, Icy Strait Point, Sitka, Alaska, Wrangell, Alaska, Cruising Seymour Narrows, Canada and Vancouver, British Columbia.

How many days are spent at sea?

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

Where does this cruise depart from?

It departs from San Diego, California and ends in Vancouver, British Columbia.

How long is this cruise?

139 nights aboard Crystal Serenity.

When does this itinerary sail?

Upcoming departures include 8 Jan 2027. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.

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