Cruise itinerary
11-Night Americas Cruise from Fairbanks, Alaska
11 nights · Americas · 10 ports of call
11-night Americas cruise aboard Nieuw Amsterdam, departing Fairbanks, Alaska and calling at Denali National Park, Alaska, Whittier, Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, Skagway, Alaska and Juneau, Alaska and 3 more.
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At a glance
- Ship
- Nieuw Amsterdam
- Cruise line
- Holland America Line
- Duration
- 11 nights
- Region
- Americas · Alaska · North America
- Departs
- Fairbanks, Alaska
- Returns
- Vancouver, British Columbia
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Where this voyage takes you
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day1
Fairbanks, Alaska
Alaska's second city, in the interior near the Arctic Circle, reached by rail or road from the coastal cruise ports. It sits on the Chena River amid the gold-rush country, a base for aurora viewing in season and the historic Trans-Alaska Pipeline route.
- Northern lights
- Chena River
- Gold-rush history
- Day2
Denali National Park, Alaska
A vast national park in Alaska's interior, home to Denali, the highest peak in North America. Reached by rail and road on cruise-tour itineraries, it is known for tundra wildlife — grizzlies, caribou, moose — along a single long park road.
- Denali summit
- Park Road
- Tundra wildlife
- Day3
Denali National Park, Alaska
A vast national park in Alaska's interior, home to Denali, the highest peak in North America. Reached by rail and road on cruise-tour itineraries, it is known for tundra wildlife — grizzlies, caribou, moose — along a single long park road.
- Denali summit
- Park Road
- Tundra wildlife
- Day4
Denali National Park, Alaska
A vast national park in Alaska's interior, home to Denali, the highest peak in North America. Reached by rail and road on cruise-tour itineraries, it is known for tundra wildlife — grizzlies, caribou, moose — along a single long park road.
- Denali summit
- Park Road
- Tundra wildlife
- Day5
Whittier
Depart 19:30
A small port at the head of a fjord in south-central Alaska, reached through a tunnel cut into the mountains and ringed by glaciers and waterfalls. It serves as a gateway to Prince William Sound, with sea otters and tidewater ice nearby.
- Prince William Sound
- Anton Anderson Tunnel
- Glacier cruises
- Day6
Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska
Arrive 15:00 · 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
- Day7
Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
Arrive 08:30 · Depart 17:30
A protected wilderness of tidewater glaciers, fjords and forested mountains in Southeast Alaska, usually viewed from the ship as it cruises the bay. Calving ice, seals on floes, whales and bears make it one of the region's premier scenic days, with rangers often aboard.
- Tidewater glaciers
- Marine wildlife
- Margerie Glacier
- Day8
Skagway, Alaska
Arrive 05:30 · Depart 21:00
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
- Day9
Juneau, Alaska
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:30
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
- Day10
Ketchikan, Alaska
Arrive 11:00 · 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
- Day11
Scenic Cruising
- Day12
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
- 19 May 2027
- 2 Jun 2027
- 16 Jun 2027
- 30 Jun 2027
- 14 Jul 2027
- 28 Jul 2027
Upcoming sailings of this itinerary — a NestCruise advisor confirms current availability and your fare.
11-Night Americas Cruise from Fairbanks, Alaska FAQ
Which ports does this cruise visit?
This 11-night Americas cruise calls at Fairbanks, Alaska, Denali National Park, Alaska, Whittier, Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, Skagway, Alaska, Juneau, Alaska, Ketchikan, Alaska, Scenic Cruising and Vancouver, British Columbia.
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 Fairbanks, Alaska and ends in Vancouver, British Columbia.
How long is this cruise?
11 nights aboard Nieuw Amsterdam.
When does this itinerary sail?
Upcoming departures include 19 May 2027, 2 Jun 2027, 16 Jun 2027 and 30 Jun 2027. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.