Ocean Discovery – Whittier, Hubbard Glacier & Glacier Bay

About this cruise

Long enough to properly switch off but not so long you need to reorganise your entire life. This 7-night sailing from Whittier on September 4, 2028 visits Hubbard Glacier, Icy Strait Point and Glacier Bay, with additional stops along the Alaska. Last stop: Vancouver. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 7 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. Of the stops, Skagway tends to be the one people talk about: Gold Rush spirit in a fjord-locked town. With about 8 hours at each port, you'll want a plan, or at least a shortlist. There are 13 restaurants on Norwegian Jade, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 7 nights. Whittier itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And September is a good call. Still warm, less crowded, and usually cheaper too. Sometimes the best trips are the ones you just go ahead and book.