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Friday, September 5, 2025 |
Vancouver, Canada |
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Vancouver is a sophisticated coastal city located to the south of British Columbia, Canada. The city is linguistically and ethnically diverse as reflected in the fact that 52 percent of its inhabitants do not speak English as their first language. Ranked highly in worldwide ‘liveable city’ rankings for many years and being surrounded by nature’s scenery at its best, makes tourism its second largest industry. Read more about Vancouver, Canada
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Saturday, September 6, 2025 |
Transit The Seymour |
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Saturday, September 6, 2025 |
Cruising The Queen C |
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Sunday, September 7, 2025 |
Ketchikan, USA |
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3:00 PM |
Alaska’s ‘first city’ Ketchikan is situated along the shores of Alaska's Inside Passage within the heart of the Tongass National Forest. Evergreen mountains rise out of the water, the lush green landscape nurtured by the abundant rainfall of the temperate rainforest environment. Visitors are presented with a remarkable array of activities and attractions that highlight the town's history, industry and culture, and bring them up close to resident wildlife. Read more about Ketchikan, USA
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Sunday, September 7, 2025 |
Transit Snow Pass |
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Sunday, September 7, 2025 |
Transit Decision Pas |
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Monday, September 8, 2025 |
Sitka, USA |
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5:00 PM |
Sitka, the fourth largest city by population in Alaska, is nestled on the west side of Baranof Island, and is thought to be the most beautiful of SE Alaska cities. The flora and fauna of Sitka and its surrounding area are notable attractions. Residents and visitors alike enjoy fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing, and simply experiencing all this dynamic town has to offer. Read more about Sitka, USA
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025 |
Cruising Yakutat Bay |
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025 |
Hubbard Glacier, USA |
10:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Hubbard Glacier enters Disenchantment Bay near the top end of the Alaska panhandle. Marching to the beat of a different drum, Hubbard Glacier is advancing while the rest of Alaska's ice rivers are receding rapidly. In 1986 and again in 2002 the glacier protruded forward, blocking off Russell Fjord to create an entirely new lake. Read more about Hubbard Glacier, USA
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025 |
Inian Islands, USA |
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12:30 PM |
The Inside Passage is a sea route along the NW coast of North America. Ships use this heavily trafficked route to avoid bad weather in the open ocean, and access isolated communities along the fjord-lined coast. At the northern end of the 800 km Alaskan portion of the Inside Passage, access is gained to the popular sites of Juneau, Skagway, Haines and Icy Strait Point. Read more about Inian Islands, USA
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025 |
Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), USA |
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8:00 PM |
Alaska’s newest cruise port, Icy Strait Point, is located just down the road from Hoonah, and 35 km S.E. of Glacier Bay National Park. It is the result of collaboration between the local communities and cruise corporations, to attract visitors eager to experience America’s ‘last wilderness.’ Millions of dollars have been invested in creating a facility that offers cruise travellers an authentic and refreshing Arctic experience. Read more about Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), USA
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Thursday, September 11, 2025 |
Haines, USA |
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6:00 PM |
Standing out is the scenic beauty of Haines, probably the best of any Alaskan town. It is in the northern part of the Alaska Panhandle, near Glacier Bay National Park. Skagway is 25 km away further along the fjord. Read more about Haines, USA
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Thursday, September 11, 2025 |
Cruising Lynn Canal |
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Friday, September 12, 2025 |
Juneau, USA |
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9:00 PM |
Built on a narrow shelf between Mt. Juneau and the deep waters of Gastineau Channel, Juneau is Alaska's state capital and a rewarding destination for glacier viewing. Juneau is a blend of fishermen and teachers, legislators and artists, homemakers and lawyers, union workers and frontier entrepreneurs, students and Native elders, all sharing an active port city within an inspiring wilderness setting. Read more about Juneau, USA
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Saturday, September 13, 2025 |
Glacier Bay, USA |
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4:00 PM |
Glacier Bay, situated in the SE Alaska panhandle, USA, opens 90km west of Juneau. The Bay is 100 km long, with branches and 1000m mountains on each side, and at its headwaters is Mt Quincy Adams (4150m) on the Canadian border. The Bay was originally a large single glacier of solid ice until early in the 18th century. Read more about Glacier Bay, USA
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Saturday, September 13, 2025 |
Stephens Passage, Canada |
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Stephens Passage is a channel off the coast of Alaska, Cruise ships heading for Juneau, Tracy Arm or Endicott Arm will pass along Stephens Passage. Off the west coast of the Alaskan panhandle are over 1000 islands of the Alexander Archipelago. Between one of these islands, Admiralty Island, and the Alaskan mainland, is Stephens Passage. Read more about Stephens Passage, Canada
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Sunday, September 14, 2025 |
Transit Decision Pas |
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Sunday, September 14, 2025 |
Wrangell, USA |
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7:00 PM |
Wrangell (pop. 2400) is located on the northern tip of Wrangell Island, an island in the Alaska Panhandle. It lies just south of the estuary of the 610 km Stikine River that empties into the Eastern Passage separating Wrangell Island from the mainland. Read more about Wrangell, USA
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Sunday, September 14, 2025 |
Cruising Stikine Str |
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Monday, September 15, 2025 |
Cruising Behm Canal |
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Monday, September 15, 2025 |
Misty Fjords, USA |
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6:00 PM |
Misty Fjords National Monument is a region of 928,000 ha along the Inside Passage coast in extreme southeastern Alaska. It lies about 60 km east of Ketchikan, Alaska. Because of the remoteness of the area, most visitors arrive by cruise ship or fly over the monument in tourist aircraft from Ketchikan or Juneau. Read more about Misty Fjords, USA
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Monday, September 15, 2025 |
Scenic Cruising Mist |
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025 |
Prince Rupert, Canada |
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11:00 PM |
Canada's northernmost coastal city and gateway to Alaska, Prince Rupert boasts one of the world's largest natural harbours, ice-free year round. Arriving into port by ship is breathtaking, as you pass hundreds of islands and make your way through narrow, mist-shrouded passageways. Because of its moderate climate and mists, it is not unusual to see several rainbows a day, including double and triple rainbows that span the entire horizon. Read more about Prince Rupert, Canada
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025 |
Scenic Cruising Gren |
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025 |
Scenic Cruising Whal |
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025 |
Prince Rupert, Canada |
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Canada's northernmost coastal city and gateway to Alaska, Prince Rupert boasts one of the world's largest natural harbours, ice-free year round. Arriving into port by ship is breathtaking, as you pass hundreds of islands and make your way through narrow, mist-shrouded passageways. Because of its moderate climate and mists, it is not unusual to see several rainbows a day, including double and triple rainbows that span the entire horizon. Read more about Prince Rupert, Canada
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Thursday, September 18, 2025 |
Alert Bay, Canada |
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4:00 PM |
Alert Bay is a small fishing village on Cormorant Island, British Columbia, Canada. The island, 4km long and only 700m at its narrowest, lies just off the north coast of Vancouver Island. It is home to some 1,600 residents, half being of the indigenous Kwakiutl people who have been there for several thousand years. Read more about Alert Bay, Canada
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Thursday, September 18, 2025 |
Scenic Cruising John |
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Thursday, September 18, 2025 |
Transit The Seymour |
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Friday, September 19, 2025 |
Vancouver, Canada |
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Vancouver is a sophisticated coastal city located to the south of British Columbia, Canada. The city is linguistically and ethnically diverse as reflected in the fact that 52 percent of its inhabitants do not speak English as their first language. Ranked highly in worldwide ‘liveable city’ rankings for many years and being surrounded by nature’s scenery at its best, makes tourism its second largest industry. Read more about Vancouver, Canada
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