Braided River – Skagway & Juneau

About this cruise

Long enough to properly switch off but not so long you need to reorganise your entire life. This 7-night round-trip sailing from Seattle on August 15, 2026 visits Sitka, Juneau, Tracy Arm Fjord, Icy Strait Point, Ketchikan and Victoria. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 6 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. People come back from this cruise talking about Icy Strait Point: Wilderness at the edge of the Inside Passage. With about 7 hours at each port, you'll want a plan, or at least a shortlist. There are 18 restaurants on Norwegian Bliss, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 7 nights. Seattle itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And August means long, warm days. Good for the ports, good for the pool. 6 ports, 2 countries, one suitcase. That's the appeal.