7-Night Alaska Cruise on Carnival Spirit — Round-trip Seattle (Apr 28, 2026)

Seabourn Encore

Apr 27 – May 22, 2026

25 nights · from Tokyo

Carnival Miracle

Apr 27 – May 7, 2026

10 nights · from Seattle

Carnival Luminosa

Apr 27 – May 7, 2026

10 nights · from San Francisco

ms Noordam

Apr 26 – May 3, 2026

7 nights · from Seattle

Explainers

Inside Passage vs Gulf of Alaska: Which Cruise Route Should You Take?

Inside Passage and Gulf of Alaska are the two main Alaska cruise routes. Inside Passage is calmer and shorter; Gulf of Alaska adds Hubbard Glacier and routes you to Anchorage. Here's how to choose.

Ports

Skagway: Gold Rush History from a Cruise Ship

Skagway was the boomtown gateway to the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898. Today its main street is a National Historical Park, and the White Pass railway runs the same route prospectors took 128 years ago.

Explainers

Shore Power in Alaska: How Cruise Ships Plug In and Why It Only Works Sometimes

Princess plugged in at Juneau in 2001 — the first cruise ship shore-power connection in the world. 25 years later the Alaska grid still can't always supply it. Here's why.

Ports

Áak'w Landing: Juneau's Fifth Cruise Dock and the Indigenous Corporation Building It

Juneau's tidelands lease for Áak'w Landing was finalized April 2026. Construction starts summer 2027. Opens for the 2028 season. Built by Huna Totem, the Tlingit corporation behind Icy Strait Point.