Alaskan Glacier Quest – Whittier to Vancouver

About this cruise

A week or so at sea, a few great ports, and nothing to organise once you're on board. This 7-night sailing from Whittier on May 11, 2026 visits Hubbard Glacier, Glacier Bay and Icy Strait Point, with additional stops along the Alaska. You get off in Vancouver, which is a good excuse to tack on a few days on land. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 7 stops total, with the busiest days packed close together. The sea days around them feel earned. Glaciers calving into the water, bald eagles overhead, and air that smells like pine. It's a different kind of cruise. Don't rush through Ketchikan, which is known as Totem poles, rain, and wild salmon. With about 7 hours at each port, you'll want a plan, or at least a shortlist. There are 13 restaurants on Norwegian Jade, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 7 nights. Whittier itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And May is a good time to go. Mild weather, things starting to bloom, and fewer people than summer. All told, 7 ports across 7 nights covers a lot.