North Pacific Package - Tokyo to Vancouver Cruise

Day 1 - Tokyo

Arrive: Tue 23 April 2024

Tokyo, Japan’s busy capital, mixes the ultramodern and the traditional, from neon-lit skyscrapers to historic temples. The opulent Meiji Shinto Shrine is known for its towering gate and surrounding woods. The Imperial Palace sits amid large public gardens. The city's many museums offer exhibits ranging from classical art (in the Tokyo National Museum) to a reconstructed kabuki theater (in the Edo-Tokyo Museum).

Day 2 - Tokyo

Depart: Wed 24 April 2024 at 18:00

Tokyo, Japan’s busy capital, mixes the ultramodern and the traditional, from neon-lit skyscrapers to historic temples. The opulent Meiji Shinto Shrine is known for its towering gate and surrounding woods. The Imperial Palace sits amid large public gardens. The city's many museums offer exhibits ranging from classical art (in the Tokyo National Museum) to a reconstructed kabuki theater (in the Edo-Tokyo Museum).

Day 3 - Scenic Cruising: Tsugaro Strait

Day 4 - Sapporo (Muroran/Hokkaido)

Arrive: Fri 26 April 2024

Sapporo, capital of the mountainous northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, is famous for its beer, skiing and annual Sapporo Snow Festival featuring enormous ice sculptures. The Sapporo Beer Museum traces the city’s brewing history and has tastings and a beer garden. Ski hills and jumps from the 1972 Winter Olympics are scattered within the city limits, and Niseko, a renowned ski resort, is nearby.

Day 5 - Sapporo (Muroran/Hokkaido)

Depart: Sat 27 April 2024 at 18:00

Sapporo, capital of the mountainous northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, is famous for its beer, skiing and annual Sapporo Snow Festival featuring enormous ice sculptures. The Sapporo Beer Museum traces the city’s brewing history and has tastings and a beer garden. Ski hills and jumps from the 1972 Winter Olympics are scattered within the city limits, and Niseko, a renowned ski resort, is nearby.

Day 6 - Cruise the Sea of Okhotsk

Day 7 - Cruise the Sea of Okhotsk

Day 8 - Sail the Pacific Ocean

Day 9 - Sail the Pacific Ocean

Day 10 - Sail the Pacific Ocean

Day 11 - Cross the International Date Line

Day 12 - Bering Sea

Day 13 - Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Arrive: Sat 04 May 2024 / Depart: Sat 04 May 2024

Dutch Harbor is a harbor on Amaknak Island in Unalaska, Alaska. It was the location of the Battle of Dutch Harbor in June 1942, and was one of the few sites in the United States to be subjected to aerial bombardment by a foreign power during World War II.

Day 14 - Scenic Cruising: Gulf of Alaska

Day 15 - Kodiak, Alaska

Arrive: Mon 06 May 2024 / Depart: Mon 06 May 2024

Kodiak is the main city and one of seven communities on Kodiak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. All commercial transportation between the island's communities and the outside world goes through this city via ferryboat or airline. The population was 6,130 as of the 2010 census.

Day 16 - Seward

Arrive: Tue 07 May 2024 / Depart: Tue 07 May 2024

Seward is a port city in southern Alaska, set on an inlet on the Kenai Peninsula. It’s a gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park, where glaciers flow from the Harding Icefield into coastal fjords. Surrounded by peaks, the fjords are a whale and porpoise habitat. The city’s Alaska SeaLife Center has seals and puffins, and fishing boats fill Seward Harbor. To the west, a trail leads to the summit of Mount Marathon.

Day 17 - Valdez

Arrive: Wed 08 May 2024 / Depart: Wed 08 May 2024

Valdez is a city in the Chugach Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to the 2010 US Census, the population of the city is 3,976, down from 4,036 in 2000. The city was named in 1790 after the Spanish Navy Minister Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán.

Day 18 - Yakutat Bay (US)

Arrive: Thu 09 May 2024 / Depart: Thu 09 May 2024

Day 19 - Scenic Cruising: Glacier Bay

Day 20 - Sitka

Arrive: Sat 11 May 2024 / Depart: Sat 11 May 2024

Sitka is an Alaskan city and borough near Juneau, the state capital. It's spread over Baranof Island, part of Chichagof Island and others. It was part of Russia until 1867 and St. Michael’s Orthodox Cathedral is topped with an onion dome. The 1842 Russian Bishop’s House is nearby. Sitka National Historical Park is the site of Russia’s defeat of the indigenous Tlingit people and has a trail dotted with totem poles.

Day 21 - Ketchikan

Arrive: Sun 12 May 2024 / Depart: Sun 12 May 2024

Ketchikan is an Alaskan city facing the Inside Passage, a popular cruise route along the state's southeastern coast. It's known for its many Native American totem poles, on display throughout town. Nearby Misty Fiords National Monument is a glacier-carved wilderness featuring snowcapped mountains, waterfalls and salmon spawning streams. It's also home to rich wildlife including black bears, wolves and bald eagles.

Day 22 - Scenic Cruising: The Inside Passage

Day 23 - Vancouver, Canada

Arrive: Tue 14 May 2024 / Depart: Tue 14 May 2024

Vancouver, a bustling west coast seaport in British Columbia, is among Canada’s densest, most ethnically diverse cities. A popular filming location, it’s surrounded by mountains, and also has thriving art, theatre and music scenes. Vancouver Art Gallery is known for its works by regional artists, while the Museum of Anthropology houses preeminent First Nations collections.