Gilded Tidelands – Juneau, Skagway & Ketchikan

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 Vancouver on June 2, 2026 visits Juneau, Skagway, Tracy Arm Fjord and Ketchikan. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 4 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 Tracy Arm Fjord: A glacier-carved corridor of ice and mist. Roughly 9 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. There are 13 restaurants on Emerald Princess, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 7 nights. Vancouver itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And June means long, warm days. Good for the ports, good for the pool. 4 ports, one suitcase. That's the appeal.