Cruise itinerary
18-Night Americas Cruise from San Diego, California
18 nights · Americas · 15 ports of call
18-night Americas cruise aboard Crystal Symphony, departing San Diego, California and calling at Santa Catalina Island, California, San Francisco, California, At Sea, Astoria, Oregon, Victoria, British Columbia and Vancouver, British Columbia and 8 more.
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At a glance
- Ship
- Crystal Symphony
- Cruise line
- Crystal
- Duration
- 18 nights
- Region
- Americas · Alaska · North America
- Departs
- San Diego, California
- Returns
- Vancouver, British Columbia
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Where this voyage takes you
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day1
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
- Day2
Santa Catalina Island, California
- Day3
San Francisco, California
A hill-built city on a peninsula between the Pacific and San Francisco Bay, known for the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, and Victorian rowhouses. Ships dock near the Embarcadero, within reach of Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown, and ferries to Alcatraz.
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Cable cars
- Alcatraz Island
- Day4
San Francisco, California
A hill-built city on a peninsula between the Pacific and San Francisco Bay, known for the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, and Victorian rowhouses. Ships dock near the Embarcadero, within reach of Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown, and ferries to Alcatraz.
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Cable cars
- Alcatraz Island
- Day5
At Sea
- Day6
Astoria, Oregon
- Day7
Victoria, British Columbia
The capital of British Columbia, set on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in Canada. The Inner Harbour is framed by the ivy-clad Empress Hotel and the domed Parliament Buildings, with whale-watching boats and Butchart Gardens close at hand.
- Inner Harbour
- Butchart Gardens
- Empress Hotel
- Day8
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
Nanaimo, British Columbia
- Day9
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
- Day10
Cruising Seymour Narrows, Canada
- Day11
Ketchikan, Alaska
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
- Day12
Juneau, Alaska
Alaska's capital, reachable only by sea or air, hemmed between steep forested mountains and the Gastineau Channel. The Mendenhall Glacier sits just outside town, tramway cars climb Mount Roberts, and gold-rush history lines the downtown streets.
- Mendenhall Glacier
- Mount Roberts Tramway
- Gastineau Channel
- Day13
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
- Day14
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
- Day15
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
- Day16
Klawock, Alaska
A small Alaska Native town on Prince of Wales Island in the southeast panhandle, set among forested coves rich in salmon. Known for one of the largest collections of totem poles in the state, it preserves the carving traditions of the Tlingit people.
- totem park
- Tlingit heritage
- salmon streams
- Day17
At Sea
- Day18
Victoria, British Columbia
The capital of British Columbia, set on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in Canada. The Inner Harbour is framed by the ivy-clad Empress Hotel and the domed Parliament Buildings, with whale-watching boats and Butchart Gardens close at hand.
- Inner Harbour
- Butchart Gardens
- Empress Hotel
- Day19
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
- 25 Jun 2028
Upcoming sailings of this itinerary — a NestCruise advisor confirms current availability and your fare.
18-Night Americas Cruise from San Diego, California FAQ
Which ports does this cruise visit?
This 18-night Americas cruise calls at San Diego, California, Santa Catalina Island, California, San Francisco, California, At Sea, Astoria, Oregon, Victoria, British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Cruising Seymour Narrows, Canada, Ketchikan, Alaska, Juneau, Alaska, Skagway, Alaska, Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, Sitka, Alaska and Klawock, Alaska.
How many days are spent at sea?
4 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?
18 nights aboard Crystal Symphony.
When does this itinerary sail?
Upcoming departures include 25 Jun 2028. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.