Cruise itinerary
18-Night Americas Cruise from Vancouver, British Columbia
18 nights · Americas · 15 ports of call
18-night Americas cruise aboard Zaandam, departing Vancouver, British Columbia and calling at Scenic Cruising, Cruising Princess Royal Island, Cruising Great Bear Rainforest, Sitka, Alaska, Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska and Valdez, Alaska and 8 more.
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At a glance
- Ship
- Zaandam
- Cruise line
- Holland America Line
- Duration
- 18 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 15:00
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
Cruising Princess Royal Island
Cruising Great Bear Rainforest
- Day4
Sitka, Alaska
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
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
- Day5
Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 13:00
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
- Day6
Valdez, Alaska
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
- Day7
Kodiak, Alaska
Arrive 11:00 · Depart 18:00
A rugged fishing town on Kodiak Island off southern Alaska, set among emerald hills and sheltered coves. One of the largest commercial fishing ports in the United States, it is known for its Russian colonial heritage and for the brown bears of the surrounding wildlife refuge.
- Kodiak brown bears
- Russian Orthodox church
- Fort Abercrombie
- Day8
Homer, Alaska
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
- Day9
Anchorage, Alaska
Arrive 10:00
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
Anchorage, Alaska
Depart 17:00
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
- Day11At sea
- Day12At sea
- Day13
Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
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
- Day14
Juneau, Alaska
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
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
- Day15
Wrangell, Alaska
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 18:00
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
- Day16
Ketchikan, Alaska
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
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
- Day17
Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 18:00
- Day18
Scenic Cruising
Scenic Cruising
- Day19
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
- 16 Sep 2026
- 24 Apr 2027
- 15 Sep 2027
Upcoming sailings of this itinerary — a NestCruise advisor confirms current availability and your fare.
18-Night Americas Cruise from Vancouver, British Columbia FAQ
Which ports does this cruise visit?
This 18-night Americas cruise calls at Vancouver, British Columbia, Scenic Cruising, Cruising Princess Royal Island, Cruising Great Bear Rainforest, Sitka, Alaska, Cruising by Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, Valdez, Alaska, Kodiak, Alaska, Homer, Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, Juneau, Alaska, Wrangell, Alaska, Ketchikan, Alaska and Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
How many days are spent at sea?
6 days are 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?
18 nights aboard Zaandam.
When does this itinerary sail?
Upcoming departures include 16 Sep 2026, 24 Apr 2027 and 15 Sep 2027. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.