Why can't I find a round-trip cruise to alaska?

Question

I've been searching and I can find trips from Seattle to points in Alaska, and I can find other cruises with the return route, but I haven't been able to find a week-long cruise that goes the full route. I've even tried departing from Vancouver instead of Seattle with the same result.

Answer 1

royal caribbean certainly does that trip because I did it in 2000!

Answer 2

All of the cruises out of Seattle on the big cruise ships (the foreign flagged ships) are round trip (the smaller American flagged ships can go one way).  About half of the cruises out of Vancouver are round trip.  Below I have listed several round trips from both Seattle and Vancouver for the month of July 2008.

Cruise line:   Princess

Ship name:   Star Princess

Ports of call:  Seattle, Washington; Ketchikan, Alaska; Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Victoria (and vicinity); Seattle, Washington

Cruise line:   Norwegian

Ship name:   Norwegian Pearl

Ports of call:  Seattle, Washington; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Victoria (and vicinity); Seattle, Washington

Cruise line:   Norwegian

Ship name:   Norwegian Star

Ports of call:  Seattle, Washington; Ketchikan, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Prince Rupert, Canada; Seattle, Washington

Cruise line:   Princess

Ship name:   Golden Princess

Ports of call:  Seattle, Washington; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Victoria (and vicinity); Seattle, Washington

Cruise line:   Celebrity

Ship name:   Infinity

Ports of call:  Seattle, Washington; Sitka, Alaska; Hubbard Glacier, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Victoria (and vicinity); Seattle, Washington

Cruise line:   Holland America

Ship name:   Oosterdam

Ports of call:  Seattle, Washington; Juneau, Alaska; Hubbard Glacier, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Victoria (and vicinity); Seattle, Washington

Cruise line:   Holland America

Ship name:   Westerdam

Ports of call:  Seattle, Washington; Glacier Bay, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Victoria (and vicinity); Seattle, Washington

Cruise line:   Holland America

Ship name:   Amsterdam

Ports of call:  Seattle, Washington; Juneau, Alaska; Glacier Bay, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Victoria (and vicinity); Seattle, Washington

Cruise line:   Royal Caribbean

Ship name:   Rhapsody of the Seas

Ports of call:  Seattle, Washington; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska; Prince Rupert, Canada; Seattle, Washington

Cruise line:   Norwegian

Ship name:   Norwegian Sun

Ports of call:  Vancouver, Canada; Ketchikan, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Vancouver, Canada

Cruise line:   Celebrity

Ship name:   Mercury

Ports of call:  Vancouver, Canada; Ketchikan, Alaska; Hubbard Glacier, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Vancouver, Canada

Cruise line:   Holland America

Ship name:   Ryndam

Ports of call:  Vancouver, Canada; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Glacier Bay, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Vancouver, Canada

Cruise line:   Princess

Ship name:   Tahitian Princess

Ports of call:  Vancouver, Canada; Ketchikan, Alaska; Glacier Bay, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Seward, Alaska; Kodiak, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Victoria (and vicinity); Vancouver, Canada

Cruise line:   Royal Caribbean

Ship name:   Serenade of the Seas

Ports of call:  Vancouver, Canada; Icy Strait Point, Alaska; Hubbard Glacier, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Vancouver, Canada

Cruise line:   Holland America

Ship name:   Statendam

Ports of call:  Vancouver, Canada; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Glacier Bay, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Vancouver, Canada

Note:  the ones above are one week.  The ones below are two weeks.

Cruise line:   Holland America

Ship name:   Veendam

Ports of call:  Vancouver, Canada; Ketchikan, Alaska; Haines, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Hubbard Glacier, Alaska; Seward, Alaska; Hubbard Glacier, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Vancouver, Canada

Cruise line:   Holland America

Ship name:   Zaandam

Ports of call:  Vancouver, Canada; Ketchikan, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Glacier Bay, Alaska; College Fjord, Alaska; Seward, Alaska; College Fjord, Alaska; Glacier Bay, Alaska; Haines, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Vancouver, Canada

Cruise line:   Holland America

Ship name:   Volendam

Ports of call:  Vancouver, Canada; Ketchikan, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Glacier Bay, Alaska; College Fjord, Alaska; Seward, Alaska; College Fjord, Alaska; Glacier Bay, Alaska; Haines, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Vancouver, Canada

Cruise line:   Holland America

Ship name:   Zaandam

Ports of call:  Vancouver, Canada; Ketchikan, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Glacier Bay, Alaska; College Fjord, Alaska; Seward, Alaska; College Fjord, Alaska; Glacier Bay, Alaska; Haines, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Vancouver, Canada

2008 departures: July 6

Answer 3

Most cruise lines depart from both. I know that;

www.NCL.com

www.Princess.com

www.Holland America.com

These all have 7 days round trip along with with several others.  If you continue to have problems calll 1-800- Princess.

Good Luck

Answer 4

The third cruise for alaska is roundtrip from Seattle

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruis...

Answer 5

Its because the ships travel from North to South (and vice-versa) along the inside passage and across the Gulf of Alaska to Sitka and then towards either Seward or Whittier (which are the closest ports to Anchorage Airport) There simply isnt the time to travel all this distance and return in one week

You may have better luck at the beginning and end of each season, because the weather is pretty bad in the Gulf the ships usually do a circuit from either Vancouver or Seattle. On some cruises the ship will go right into Glacier Bay to get up close to the glaciers, but you have to be really lucky with the weather at that time of year

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I would do Princess if I had the option because their Alaska travel service is amazing. Best way to do it is there are some insides that are right by the door to the deck. Otherwise splurge for a balcony but know you will be freezing your butt off.

Look for cruises that do the inside passage also.

Answer 8

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