Cruise itinerary
11-Night Americas Cruise from Vancouver, British Columbia
11 nights · Americas · 10 ports of call
11-night Americas cruise aboard Nieuw Amsterdam, departing Vancouver, British Columbia and calling at Scenic Cruising, Ketchikan, Alaska, Juneau, Alaska, Skagway, Alaska, Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska and College Fjord, 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
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Returns
- Fairbanks, Alaska
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Where this voyage takes you
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day1
Vancouver, British Columbia
Depart 16:00
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
- Day2
Scenic Cruising
- Day3
Ketchikan, Alaska
Arrive 06:30 · Depart 15:00
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
Juneau, Alaska
Arrive 10:00 · Depart 21:00
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
- Day5
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
- Day6
Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska
Arrive 14:00 · 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
College Fjord, Alaska
Arrive 17:00 · Depart 20:00
- Day8
Whittier
Arrive 01:00
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
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
- Day9
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
- Day10
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
- Day11
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
- Day12
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
Upcoming departures
- 16 May 2027
- 30 May 2027
- 13 Jun 2027
- 27 Jun 2027
- 11 Jul 2027
- 25 Jul 2027
Upcoming sailings of this itinerary — a NestCruise advisor confirms current availability and your fare.
11-Night Americas Cruise from Vancouver, British Columbia FAQ
Which ports does this cruise visit?
This 11-night Americas cruise calls at Vancouver, British Columbia, Scenic Cruising, Ketchikan, Alaska, Juneau, Alaska, Skagway, Alaska, Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, College Fjord, Alaska, Whittier, Denali National Park, Alaska and Fairbanks, 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, British Columbia and ends in Fairbanks, Alaska.
How long is this cruise?
11 nights aboard Nieuw Amsterdam.
When does this itinerary sail?
Upcoming departures include 16 May 2027, 30 May 2027, 13 Jun 2027 and 27 Jun 2027. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.