Glacier’s Shimmer Quest – Juneau, Sitka & Victoria

About this cruise

If you want the classic cruise without a massive time commitment, this is a strong option. 7 nights from Seattle on May 9, 2027, visiting Juneau, Tracy Arm Fjord, Sitka, Ketchikan and Victoria. There's a stretch of back-to-back port days, so those days are busy, but the sea days around them give you time to recharge. Glaciers calving into the water, bald eagles overhead, and air that smells like pine. It's a different kind of cruise. With about 7 hours at each port, you'll want a plan, or at least a shortlist. As for the ship itself, Noordam has 7 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. A spring departure helps too: decent weather and a calmer feel at each port. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.