Glacier Calving – Juneau & Tracy Arm Fjord

About this cruise

There's a reason 10-night cruises are the most popular length. This one sails from San Francisco on July 22, 2026 and visits Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Tracy Arm Fjord and Prince Rupert. 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 9 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 11 restaurants on Ruby Princess, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 10 nights. One of the underrated parts of a longer cruise: you actually get to know people. The couple from dinner, the group at trivia, the bartender who remembers your drink. A July departure puts you in the best summer conditions: long days, warm nights, plenty of sun. Good route, good ship, good timing. It all lines up.