Name: Alaska & the Inside Passage - Vancouver to Seward Cruise
Brand: Viking
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Itinerary
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Day 1 - Vancouver, Canada

Arrive: Tue 19 August 2025 / Depart: Tue 19 August 2025

Vancouver, a bustling west coast seaport in British Columbia, is among Canada’s densest, most ethnically diverse cities. A popular filming location, it’s surrounded by mountains, and also has thriving art, theatre and music scenes. Vancouver Art Gallery is known for its works by regional artists, while the Museum of Anthropology houses preeminent First Nations collections.

Day 2 - Inside Passage

Day 3 - Ketchikan

Arrive: Thu 21 August 2025 / Depart: Thu 21 August 2025

Ketchikan is an Alaskan city facing the Inside Passage, a popular cruise route along the state's southeastern coast. It's known for its many Native American totem poles, on display throughout town. Nearby Misty Fiords National Monument is a glacier-carved wilderness featuring snowcapped mountains, waterfalls and salmon spawning streams. It's also home to rich wildlife including black bears, wolves and bald eagles.

Day 4 - Sitka

Arrive: Fri 22 August 2025 / Depart: Fri 22 August 2025

Sitka is an Alaskan city and borough near Juneau, the state capital. It's spread over Baranof Island, part of Chichagof Island and others. It was part of Russia until 1867 and St. Michael’s Orthodox Cathedral is topped with an onion dome. The 1842 Russian Bishop’s House is nearby. Sitka National Historical Park is the site of Russia’s defeat of the indigenous Tlingit people and has a trail dotted with totem poles.

Day 5 - Juneau

Arrive: Sat 23 August 2025 / Depart: Sat 23 August 2025

Day 6 - Skagway

Arrive: Sun 24 August 2025 / Depart: Sun 24 August 2025

Day 7 - Icy Strait Point, Alaska

Arrive: Mon 25 August 2025 / Depart: Mon 25 August 2025

The Icy Strait is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska, at about 58°16?41?N 135°38?48?W. The strait separates Chichagof Island to the south and the Alaska mainland to the north

Day 8 - Yakutat Bay (US)

Arrive: Tue 26 August 2025 / Depart: Tue 26 August 2025

Day 9 - Valdez

Arrive: Wed 27 August 2025 / Depart: Wed 27 August 2025

Valdez is a city in the Chugach Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to the 2010 US Census, the population of the city is 3,976, down from 4,036 in 2000. The city was named in 1790 after the Spanish Navy Minister Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán.

Day 10 - Seward

Arrive: Thu 28 August 2025

Seward is a port city in southern Alaska, set on an inlet on the Kenai Peninsula. It’s a gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park, where glaciers flow from the Harding Icefield into coastal fjords. Surrounded by peaks, the fjords are a whale and porpoise habitat. The city’s Alaska SeaLife Center has seals and puffins, and fishing boats fill Seward Harbor. To the west, a trail leads to the summit of Mount Marathon.

Day 11 - Seward

Depart: Fri 29 August 2025

Alaska & the Inside Passage - Vancouver to Seward

Viking Sea 11 May 2025 10 nights

Itinerary: Vancouver - Ketchikan - Sitka - Juneau - Skagway - Icy Strait Point - Yakutat Bay (US) - Valdez - Seward