EXPLORA III — 24-Night Americas Cruise from Tokyo

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24-Night Americas Cruise from Tokyo

24 nights · Americas · 17 ports of call

24-night Americas cruise aboard EXPLORA III, departing Tokyo and calling at At Sea, Aomori, Kushiro, Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Seward, Alaska and Valdez, Alaska and 10 more.

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Ship: EXPLORA III
Cruise line: Explora Journeys
Duration: 24 nights
Region: Americas · Alaska · North America
Departs: Tokyo
Returns: Vancouver, British Columbia

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Where this voyage takes you

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

Day-by-day itinerary

Day
1
- Tokyo
  Depart 16:30
  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
Day
2
- At Sea
Day
3
- Aomori
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  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
4
- Kushiro
  Arrive 09:00 · Depart 17:00
Day
5
- At Sea
Day
6
- At Sea
Day
7
- At Sea
Day
8
- At Sea
Day
9
- Dutch Harbor, Alaska
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 14:00
Day
10
- At Sea
Day
11
- Seward, Alaska
  Arrive 09:00 · Depart 19:00
  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
12
- Valdez, Alaska
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00
Day
13
- Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska
  Arrive 13:00 · Depart 18:00
  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
14
- Sitka, Alaska
  Arrive 09:00 · Depart 15:00
  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
15
- At Sea
Day
16
- Victoria, British Columbia
  Arrive 14:00 · Depart 21:00
  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
Day
17
- Vancouver, British Columbia
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
  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
Day
18
- At Sea
Day
19
- Wrangell, Alaska
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
  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
20
- Juneau, Alaska
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 20:00
  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
Day
21
- Skagway, Alaska
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:00
  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
Day
22
- Cruising Tracy Arm Fjord
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
- Endicott Arm, Alaska
  Arrive 13:00 · Depart 17:00
Day
23
- Ketchikan, Alaska
  Arrive 09:00 · Depart 19:00
  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
24
- At Sea
Day
25
- Vancouver, British Columbia
  Arrive 07:00
  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

6 May 2028

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

24-Night Americas Cruise from Tokyo FAQ

Which ports does this cruise visit?

This 24-night Americas cruise calls at Tokyo, At Sea, Aomori, Kushiro, Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Seward, Alaska, Valdez, Alaska, Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, Sitka, Alaska, Victoria, British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Wrangell, Alaska, Juneau, Alaska, Skagway, Alaska, Cruising Tracy Arm Fjord, Endicott Arm, Alaska and Ketchikan, Alaska.

How many days are spent at sea?

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

Where does this cruise depart from?

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

How long is this cruise?

24 nights aboard EXPLORA III.

When does this itinerary sail?

Upcoming departures include 6 May 2028. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.

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