Cunard Cruise Line, Alaska cruise from Vancouver, 7 August, 2023

Cruising from: Vancouver, British Columbia;

Departure Date: 7 August, 2023;

Cruise Line: Cunard Cruise Line;

Cruise Ship: Queen Elizabeth;

Duration: 10 days;

Ports of Call: Vancouver, Ketchikan, Juneau, Hubbard Glacier, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Sitka, Victoria, Vancouver;

Day 0 Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver is the ideal home port to begin or end an Alaskan cruise adventure. Regarded as one of the best airports in the world, the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is served daily with direct flights from airports around Canada, the US and internationally, allowing cruise passengers to easily get to Vancouver to begin their vacation.

Day 1 At Sea, At Sea

Wonderful day at Sea.

Day 2 Ketchikan, Alaska

Ketchikan is known as Alaska's "first city" due to its location at the southern tip of the Inside Passage. It is the first city you reach as you cruise north, and for many visitors, their first introduction to the beauty and majesty of Alaska. You will not be bored in Ketchikan. With dozens of attractions designed to educate or entertain everyone from the history buff and the outdoor enthusiast to the naturalist or Native art lover.

Day 3 Juneau, Alaska

Juneau is the only U.S. state capital with no roads leading into or out of town. The city is surrounded by nature, including forested islands, quiet inlets and coves, and rugged coastal mountain ranges. This makes it a great place to see whales and other wildlife. Take photos, go fishing, hike, kayak, or just sit back, relax, and watch the majestic nature pass by.

Day 4 Hubbard Glacier, Alaska

Hubbard Glacier is a mesmerizing natural wonder framed in striking glacial blue. Hubbard has been nicknamed the "galloping glacier" because of how quickly it's advancing toward the Gulf of Alaska through Disenchantment Bay.

Day 5 Skagway, Alaska

Skagway, located in the Upper Lynn Canal is a place in Alaska where the past lives on. The Port of Skagway is the northernmost ice-free, deep-water port in North America, and serves as a year-round transportation hub between Alaska, the Yukon Territory, Northern British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Europe.

Day 6 Glacier Bay, Alaska

Glacier Bay National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with many glaciers to see; past visitors rave about its scenery, which includes tidewater glaciers, glassy water, mountains and wildlife such as whales, harbor seals, otters and brown bears.

Day 7 Sitka, Alaska

Sitka is a popular port of call for many cruise ships that sail the Inside Passage from May through September. The anchorage for large cruise ships is off shore, and smaller boats are used to tender passengers ashore to the Crescent Harbor Lightering Facility or the O'Connell Bridge Lightering Facility.

Day 8 At Sea, At Sea

Wonderful day at Sea.

Day 9 Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, British Columbia's capital, is an occasional Cruise Port during the Alaska cruise season, especially at the beginning or the end of the cruise season, when cruise lines have unique itineraries as they reposition their ships from the south to the north, or vice versa.

Day 10 Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver is the ideal home port to begin or end an Alaskan cruise adventure. Regarded as one of the best airports in the world, the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is served daily with direct flights from airports around Canada, the US and internationally, allowing cruise passengers to easily get to Vancouver to begin their vacation.