Alaska Fjords & Canadian Inside Passage Cruise

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Day 01 - August 12, 2026: Arrive Whitehorse, Yukon
Arrive to Whitehorse, Yukon.* Dinner & overnight in Whitehorse. * Flights are not included, but can be arranged. Please call for details!

Day 02 - August 13, 2026: Whitehorse - Skagway, Alaska
Depart Whitehorse for a scenic drive to Carcross, Alaska, where you’ll have some free time to explore this historic town at your own pace. Next, board the iconic White Pass & Yukon Route Railway for a breathtaking ride along rugged mountains, waterfalls, and valleys from the BC/Alaska border to Skagway, Alaska, learning about the region’s gold rush history along the way. Dinner & overnight in Skagway, Alaska [B/D]

Day 03 - August 14, 2026: Skagway - Juneau, Alaska
Enjoy a narrated wildlife and sightseeing ferry cruise through Lynn Canal, the most spectacular stretch of Alaska's Inside Passage. Stop along the way for nesting eagles, waterfalls, sea lions or harbor seals. Arrive to Juneau and transfer to the Seabourn Encore cruise ship. Embark the ship, and enjoy the rest of your day exploring the ship, before it departs at 9:00pm. (B/D)

Day 04 - August 15, 2026: Tracy Arm or Endicott Arm Glacier and Stephen’s Passage: Scenic Cruising
A short distance south from Alaska's capital of Juneau, where Holkham Bay cuts into the coastline under a dramatic back-drop of high snow-capped peaks and the verdant Tongass National Forest, lies the entrance to Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness. From Holkam Bay, the waterway is bisected into Tracy Arm to the north and Endicott Arm to the south. Each arm terminates at a stunning blue river of ice: North and South Sawyer glaciers in Tracy Arm and Dawes glacier in Endicott Arm. One of the straightest stretches of the Inside Passage is the Stephens Passage just south of Juneau, a 105-mile channel between 5,000-foot peaks that cuts through the Alexander Archipelago between Admiralty Island on the west and the mainland and Douglas Island on the east. (B/L/D)

Day 05 - August 16, 2026: Wrangell, Alaska
One of the thousands of islands of the Alexander Archipelago, Wrangell Island sits at the heart of the Tongass National Rain Forest and receives approximately 80” (203 cm) of rain per year. The city of Wrangell, a true Alaskan frontier town, sits at the northern end of the island, a short distance from the mouth of the mighty Stikine River. The history of Wrangell is deeply rooted in the Tlingit people, the fur trade and the gold rush. The Stikine River trade route brought the Tlingit people here thousands of years ago, evidenced by some forty petroglyphs at Petroglyph Beach State Historic Site and Totem Park. (B/L/D)

Day 06 - August 17, 2026: Cruising Behm Canal & Rudyerd Bay
The 108-mile Behm Canal runs from the Clarence Strait through the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska, and into the channel separating Revillagigedo Island from the mainland. It forms part Inside Passage on the route between Ketchikan and the Misty Fjords National Monument. Carved by glaciers and covered in a green carpet of mosses and lichens, Misty Fjords receives more than 150” (381 cm) of rain per year. Western hemlock, Sitka spruce, and western red cedar dominate the prolific vegetation along its shore. (B/L/D)

Day 07 - August 18, 2026: Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Prince Rupert, set amongst the coastal mountains, is the jumping-off point for travelers joining the coastal ferries to Haida Gwaii, Vancouver or north to Alaska. Highlights include the quaint Cow Bay with its shops and restaurants, the Museum of Northern British Columbia, the totem carving house or the stunning sunken gardens. (B/L/D)

Day 08 - August 19, 2026: Grenville Channel, Whale Channel & Princess Royal Channel
Grenville Channel is a long, well-protected channel along the northern British Columbia coast between the large Pitt Island and the mainland. It is an important shipping lane, and you are likely to see ships of many different types and sizes as you pass through. Whale Channel is a picturesque waterway separating Gil Island from Princess Royal Island in British Columbia’s Inside Passage. The Princess Royal Channel separates the largest island along British Columbia’s coast from the mainland. It is located roughly halfway between Bella Bella in the south and Prince Rupert in the north, in one of the province’s most remote areas. (B/L/D)

Day 09 - August 20, 2026: Scenic Cruising through Johnstone Strait & Seymour Narrows
Johnstone Strait is a well-protected shipping route passing 68 miles/110 km along the northeast shore of Vancouver Island between the island and the mainland of British Columbia. The Seymour Narrows is a 3-mile/5 km stretch of the Discovery Channel north of Vancouver Island, British Columbia that is notorious for the strength of the tidal currents flowing through it. (B/L/D)

Day 10 - August 21, 2026: Vancouver, BC - End of Tour
All good things must come to an end. Disembark the ship and transfer to the Vancouver airport for flight home. (B)