CALMOM Posted September 1, 2006 #1 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Which is better the roundtrip seattle or vancouver to anchorage cruise? I would like to see Glaciers and have as much time in ports as I can. What would be the difference of the Vancouver to Anchorage or Anchorage to Vancouver? Is it the exact cruise or is one preferred over the other. I only have a week so I am trying to get in as much of Alaska as I can but I really want to see Glaciers. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyIL Posted September 1, 2006 #2 Share Posted September 1, 2006 In my opinion, roundtrips out of Vancouver have better itineraries than most out of Seattle, because the latter have to make a stop in a "foreign" port - and usually stop in Victoria or Prince Rupert Island for only a few hours. They usually have more open ocean sailing on the outside of Vancouver Island than do cruises that originate in Vancouver. For a one week roundtrip cruise, I think the best itinerary is found on Holland America's Zaandam (Wednesday departures) and Zuiderdam (Saturday departures) out of Vancouver. Those ships have the same itinerary: Ketchikan, Tracy Arm Fjord & Juneau (same day), Skagway, and Glacier Bay: http://hollandamerica.com/dest/itinerary.do?selectedItin=20070602:U729:AZU007&dest=A My husband and I will be on the northbound Pacific Princess next June out of Vancouver. That ship sails to Ketchikan, Tracy Arm Fjord & Juneau (same day), Skagway, Hubbard Glacier, College Fjord, and ends in Whittier. We will spend a week afterwards on an independent land trip. Many people prefer to tour first and then take a southbound cruise - thus they are more expensive than northbound cruises. I wanted the "wow factor" of going north, plus the 3-glacier itinerary on our ship is only available on the northbound cruise. Since you won't have any extra time for a land trip - compare the itineraries of the northbound vs. the southbound cruises that interest you, to see which ones spend the most time in the ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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