Big Ship Alaska Cruises

Get on board a classic Alaskan cruiseline, where you'll find so many amenities, dining venues, and entertainment options that you won't ever feel confined or get bored!

Why A Big Ship?
Best Inside Passage Cruises
Best Cross-Gulf of Alaska Cruise

Why A Big Ship?

For many, a big-ship cruise is quintessential Alaska: gazing out at icebergs and wildlife during the day, while taking advantage of all the amenities on board as you go. On a big ship, you'll find state-of-the-art fitness centers, spas, sports courts, swimming pools, and even computerized golf. They're also great for families-with something for everyone.

Best Big Ship Inside Passage Cruises (Seattle Round-Trip)

If your time is limited and you just want to focus on the breathtaking glaciers and colorful ports of Alaska's celebrated Inside Passage-like Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, and Victoria, B.C.-then this is the ideal choice. With hundreds of Alaska Airlines flights to Seattle from all across the country, you'll save money on airfare and enjoy the ease of sailing round-trip from Seattle.

Revel in the dazzling views and premium shipboard experience of a five-star vessel designed for Alaska cruising. Savor days and nights at sea complete with fine dining, enriching activities, and nightly entertainment, plus more time ashore for helicopter sightseeing, dog mushing on glaciers, salmon fishing, and touring local museums.

Alaska Airlines Alaska Vacations features the best itinerary for cruise-only passengers. Sail aboard the MS Noordam, the newest ship in the Holland America fleet. Our special staterooms aboard this lavish Vista-class vessel are more spacious than those on ships of comparable size and feature premium amenities like Euro-top mattresses, fine linens, and plush bathrobes. Many staterooms also include the luxury of an extra-large private veranda for open-air views.

You'll enjoy the ease and security of a pre-planned itinerary, plus the ability to customize your experience and costs by choosing your stateroom and picking shore excursions to match your personal interests.

Sail any Sunday on 20 departures from May-September.

Best Big Ship Cross-Gulf of Alaska Cruise (Vancouver-Whittier)

Experience the magic of Alaska's Interior on a land tour with our cross-Gulf of Alaska cruise. You'll see twice the number of glaciers as on our Inside Passage itinerary.

We've picked Princess because they offer the most well appointed ships and the most affordable private balconies on this itinerary. And your seven days at sea blend seamlessly with our Denali land-based adventures. Instead of sailing round-trip, you'll travel one-way-northbound from Vancouver or southbound from Whittier, Alaska-on a scenic route that takes you through the Inside Passage to the awesome calving glaciers of Glacier Bay National Park.

But why stop there? You'll continue 500 miles further across the Gulf of Alaska and cruise into glorious College Fjord, where 16 tidewater glaciers surround you. All of the top coastal attractions are on this one 7-day voyage, including the most popular ports of call: Juneau, Skagway, and Ketchikan.

Multiple departures from May-September.