Alaskan Wilderness – Ketchikan & Sitka

About this cruise

Every port gets the time it deserves and the sea days in between are half the fun. This 16-night sailing leaves Vancouver on September 21, 2026 and visits Ketchikan, Sitka and Hubbard Glacier, with additional stops along the Alaska. Disembarkation is in Yokohama. 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. If one port sticks with you, it'll probably be Sitka, Russian heritage on a rainforest shore. With about 7 hours at each port, you'll want a plan, or at least a shortlist. Norwegian Jade has 13 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. With more nights comes more time for the ship's rhythm to kick in: morning coffee in the same spot, evening shows, late-night conversations on deck. Vancouver itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And September is a good call. Still warm, less crowded, and usually cheaper too. It's the kind of trip you actually remember afterwards.