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why can’t I find a round-trip cruise to alaska?

jdjunkcollector asked:

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.

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8 Comments on “why can’t I find a round-trip cruise to alaska?”

  1. #1 myraxellenxamos
    on Dec 19th, 2008 at 4:30 am

    The third cruise for alaska is roundtrip from Seattle
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  2. #2 rick d
    on Dec 19th, 2008 at 5:44 am

    Most cruise lines depart from both. I know that; 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

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    on Dec 19th, 2008 at 8:56 pm

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    on Dec 21st, 2008 at 3:53 am

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  5. #5 PAWS
    on Dec 22nd, 2008 at 6:16 am

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

  6. #6 Zef H
    on Dec 23rd, 2008 at 7:56 pm

    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

  7. #7 Peter A
    on Dec 26th, 2008 at 5:04 pm

    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

  8. #8 Maria L.
    on Dec 28th, 2008 at 7:03 am

    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.

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