🐋 Destination guide
Alaska Cruise from Seattle
A round-trip Alaska cruise from Seattle is the easiest way to see glaciers and whales without planning flights between towns. These plans are estimates we wrote, each crediting the post that suggested the days. The cabin figure is a per-night estimate for two.
Best time to visit
When to go, written in our own words. Highlighted months are the ones we would book first.
| Month | What we would expect |
|---|---|
| Jan | No sailings. |
| Feb | No sailings. |
| Mar | No sailings. |
| Apr | Season begins late in the month. |
| May | Drier, cheaper, fewer crowds. |
| Jun | A month we would book. Long days, whales. |
| Jul | Peak season; warmest. |
| Aug | Peak; salmon runs. |
| Sep | Season ends; rainier, deals. |
| Oct | No sailings. |
| Nov | No sailings. |
| Dec | No sailings. |
Typical budget
Per person per day, computed from 2 public TopVacay trips in Alaska Cruise from Seattle. Planning ranges from those itineraries, not a live quote.
Where to stay
Mendenhall Glacier and whale watching.
The White Pass railroad.
Totems, Creek Street, and salmon.
Top activities
Ranked by how many public trips here include them. Lodging, flights, and transfers are left out of the count.
- Glacier Bay scenic cruisingon 1 trip
- Glacier scenic cruisingon 1 trip
- Juneau: Mendenhall Glacier and whale watchon 1 trip
- Juneau: Nugget Falls trailon 1 trip
- Ketchikan: Creek Street and totemson 1 trip
- Ketchikan: lumberjack show and salmonon 1 trip
- Sea dayon 1 trip
- Sea day: Inside Passageon 1 trip
Top trips
- A week to Alaska: Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Ketchikan, and Victoria8 days · @topvacay
- Alaska by ship, day by day: glaciers, a railroad, and salmon country8 days · @topvacay
Questions people ask
Do we need passports?
Round-trip sailings from Seattle stop in Canada. Bring passports.
Are these prices quotes?
No. They are estimates we stored and label as estimates.
How do you credit the blogs?
Each trip says Inspired by, names the blog, and links the original post.