North Pacific Passage

Set between mountains and sea, Vancouver boasts endless cultural and natural riches.

The Inside Passage winds through a fjord-like maze of snowcapped mountains and emerald islands.

Ketchikan is home to the world’s largest collection of standing totem poles.

Scenic Sitka is a fascinating mix of Tlingit and Russian culture.
The ship will call at Icy Strait Point on August 27, 2020.

A former canning station, Icy Strait Point is steeped in Tlingit heritage.
Ship will call at Sitka, AK on August 28, 2020 and ship will call at Glacier Bay on September 4, 2022.

Yakutat Bay, fed by the Hubbard Glacier, is surrounded by snow-covered mountain slopes.

Valdez enjoys a breathtaking setting in a deep-cut fjord in Prince William Sound.

Seward enjoys a scenic setting, nestled between soaring peaks on Resurrection Bay.

Kodiak, a small city on Alaska’s “Emerald Isle,” is a fascinating blend of Alutiiq and Russian heritage.

The Gulf of Alaska is surrounded by lush forests, soaring mountains and gleaming glaciers.

Alaska’s scenic Dutch Harbor was once central to the Russian fur trade.

Some 30 species of seabird skim the Bering Sea for sustenance, from the tufted puffin to the albatross.

As you cross the International Date Line today, you will “cruise into yesterday,” gaining a day.

This body of water is named for Danish explorer Vitus Bering, who charted these waters in 1728 under Russian service.

Ringed by volcanoes, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is an important Russian settlement.

Set in scenic hills by the Sea of Okhotsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is a fishing center.
Ship will be at sea September 9, 2020, September 12, 2021 and September 16, 2022.

The Okhotsk Sea was named for the first Russian settlement in the Far East.

The cultural center of Hokkaidō, Sapporo is renowned for its traditional cuisine.

Sapporo’s lovely green spaces, shrines and markets are spread at the foot of Mt. Moiwa.

The Tsugaru Strait is surrounded by the green slopes of Japan’s dramatic coastal mountains.

Lively capital of the “Land of the Rising Sun,” Tokyo is the cultural heart of Japan.

Energetic Tokyo is a spellbinding blend of towering skyscrapers and tranquil Shinto shrines.