Alaskan Fjords & Islands – Ketchikan to Victoria

About this cruise

You board in Seattle on August 3, 2026 for 7 nights visiting Ketchikan, Icy Strait Point, Tracy Arm Fjord, Juneau and Victoria, and you come back from this kind of trip wondering why you don't do it more often. A few ports come in quick succession, which is great for sightseeing but means you'll appreciate the sea days when they arrive. Glaciers calving into the water, bald eagles overhead, and air that smells like pine. It's a different kind of cruise. Keep an eye out for Ketchikan: Totem poles, rain, and wild salmon. With about 6 hours at each port, you'll want a plan, or at least a shortlist. MSC Poesia has 5 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. Seattle itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. The timing works well too: warm evenings on deck, late sunsets, and a lively atmosphere. That's 7 nights well spent.