Sapphire Shard – Glacier Bay & Ketchikan

About this cruise

You sail from Whittier on September 5, 2026 and spend 7 nights visiting Hubbard Glacier, Glacier Bay, Icy Strait Point, Juneau, Ketchikan and Vancouver. It's a well-tested route and there's a reason people keep booking it. You finish in Vancouver. 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, whales, snow-capped mountains. Alaska is about as far from a beach holiday as you can get. Most ports give you about 8 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, From casual buffets to proper sit-down restaurants, Discovery Princess has 13 dining spots on board, most of them included. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. You'll probably start planning the next one before this one's even over.