Alaskan Wilderness – Icy Strait & Glaciers

About this cruise

By August 21, 2026 you'll be ready for this. 7 nights out of Vancouver, visiting Icy Strait Point, Sitka, Skagway, Hubbard Glacier and Seward, and nothing on the agenda except showing up. The trip wraps in Seward, so you won't retrace your steps. It starts gently with sea days, so by the time you reach the first port you'll have explored the ship and actually feel on holiday. Glaciers calving into the water, bald eagles overhead, and air that smells like pine. It's a different kind of cruise. You get around 8 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, There are 16 restaurants on Ovation Of The Seas, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 7 nights. An August departure puts you in the best summer conditions: long days, warm nights, plenty of sun. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 7-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.