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17-Night Americas Cruise from Vancouver, British Columbia
17 nights · Americas · 13 ports of call
17-night Americas cruise aboard Westerdam, departing Vancouver, British Columbia and calling at Scenic Cruising, Ketchikan, Alaska, Juneau, Alaska, Skagway, Alaska, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska and College Fjord, Alaska and 6 more.
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At a glance
- Ship
- Westerdam
- Cruise line
- Holland America Line
- Duration
- 17 nights
- Region
- Americas · Alaska · North America
- Departs
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Returns
- Vancouver, British Columbia
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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 21:30
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
- Day5
Skagway, Alaska
Arrive 07:00 · 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
Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00
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
- Day7
College Fjord, Alaska
Arrive 18:00 · 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
Anchorage, Alaska
Alaska's largest city, set between the Chugach Mountains and the tidal waters of Cook Inlet. It is a common start or end point for cruises, with the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, the Anchorage Museum and access to the Kenai Peninsula and Denali close at hand.
- Coastal Trail
- Anchorage Museum
- Chugach Mountains
- Day9
Anchorage, Alaska
Alaska's largest city, set between the Chugach Mountains and the tidal waters of Cook Inlet. It is a common start or end point for cruises, with the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, the Anchorage Museum and access to the Kenai Peninsula and Denali close at hand.
- Coastal Trail
- Anchorage Museum
- Chugach Mountains
- Day10
Talkeetna
- Day11
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
- Day12
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
- Day13
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
- Day14
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
- Day15
Dawson City, Yukon
- Day16
Dawson City, Yukon
- Day17
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
- Day18
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
- 7 Jun 2026
- 21 Jun 2026
- 5 Jul 2026
- 19 Jul 2026
- 2 Aug 2026
- 16 Aug 2026
Upcoming sailings of this itinerary — a NestCruise advisor confirms current availability and your fare.
17-Night Americas Cruise from Vancouver, British Columbia FAQ
Which ports does this cruise visit?
This 17-night Americas cruise calls at Vancouver, British Columbia, Scenic Cruising, Ketchikan, Alaska, Juneau, Alaska, Skagway, Alaska, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, College Fjord, Alaska, Whittier, Anchorage, Alaska, Talkeetna, Denali National Park, Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska and Dawson City, Yukon.
How many days are spent at sea?
1 day is spent at sea; the rest are in port.
Where does this cruise depart from?
It is a round-trip sailing from Vancouver, British Columbia.
How long is this cruise?
17 nights aboard Westerdam.
When does this itinerary sail?
Upcoming departures include 7 Jun 2026, 21 Jun 2026, 5 Jul 2026 and 19 Jul 2026. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.