Ocean Discovery – Vancouver, Ketchikan & Juneau

About this cruise

If you want the classic cruise without a massive time commitment, this is a strong option. 7 nights from Vancouver on September 11, 2028, visiting Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay and Whittier. Disembarkation is in Whittier. 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. Most ports give you about 12 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, There are 13 restaurants on Norwegian Jade, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 7 nights. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. You start in Vancouver and come back with stories from Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay and Whittier.