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Friday, September 4, 2026 |
Vancouver, Canada |
Embark |
5:00 PM |
Vancouver is a sophisticated coastal city located to the south of British Columbia, Canada. The city is linguistically and ethnically diverse as reflected in the fact that 52 percent of its inhabitants do not speak English as their first language. Ranked highly in worldwide ‘liveable city’ rankings for many years and being surrounded by nature’s scenery at its best, makes tourism its second largest industry. Read more about Vancouver, Canada
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Saturday, September 5, 2026 |
Scenic Sailing: The Inside Passage |
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Sunday, September 6, 2026 |
Ketchikan, USA |
10:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Alaska’s ‘first city’ Ketchikan is situated along the shores of Alaska's Inside Passage within the heart of the Tongass National Forest. Evergreen mountains rise out of the water, the lush green landscape nurtured by the abundant rainfall of the temperate rainforest environment. Visitors are presented with a remarkable array of activities and attractions that highlight the town's history, industry and culture, and bring them up close to resident wildlife. Read more about Ketchikan, USA
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Monday, September 7, 2026 |
Sitka, USA |
8:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Sitka, the fourth largest city by population in Alaska, is nestled on the west side of Baranof Island, and is thought to be the most beautiful of SE Alaska cities. The flora and fauna of Sitka and its surrounding area are notable attractions. Residents and visitors alike enjoy fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing, and simply experiencing all this dynamic town has to offer. Read more about Sitka, USA
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026 |
Glacier Bay, USA |
12:00 AM |
12:00 AM |
Glacier Bay, situated in the SE Alaska panhandle, USA, opens 90km west of Juneau. The Bay is 100 km long, with branches and 1000m mountains on each side, and at its headwaters is Mt Quincy Adams (4150m) on the Canadian border. The Bay was originally a large single glacier of solid ice until early in the 18th century. Read more about Glacier Bay, USA
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026 |
Scenic Sailing: Hubbard Glacier |
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Thursday, September 10, 2026 |
Valdez, USA |
7:00 AM |
1:30 PM |
Valdez is an important ice-free port (pop. 4000) in Alaska, at the head of a fjord 24 km from its mouth at Prince William Sound. It was at the mouth of the sound that Exxon Valdez hit Bligh Reef and spilled 40-120 thousand tonnes of oi in 1989. Read more about Valdez, USA
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Friday, September 11, 2026 |
Anchorage (Seward), USA |
8:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Seward is the most often used cruise ship port for Anchorage, Alaska. (Whittier is used by Princess Cruises.) It lies at the head of a fjord that enters the Gulf of Alaska in the North Pacific Ocean. Seward is a two to four hour trip by car, bus or train from Anchorage. Read more about Anchorage (Seward), USA
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Saturday, September 12, 2026 |
Kodiak, USA |
8:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
The City of Kodiak is situated on the second largest island in the United States, SW of Anchorage in the Gulf of Alaska. Kodiak Island is famous for huge Kodiak brown bears, elk, Sitka deer (black tail), and mountain goats, all of which invite tourists to the Kodiak Archipelago. The magnificent green that the island turns during the summer is why Kodiak is affectionately called Alaska's Emerald Isle. Read more about Kodiak, USA
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Sunday, September 13, 2026 |
Scenic Sailing: Gulf Of Alaska |
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Monday, September 14, 2026 |
Aleutian Islands, USA |
8:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
Actually the peaks of a submarine mountain range, the Aleutian Islands, part of the U.S. state of Alaska, are now part of the National Wildlife Refuge. They were set aside in 1980 as a 3.3-million-acre unit of the 4.9-million-acre Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Read more about Aleutian Islands, USA
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026 |
Sail The Bering Sea |
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026 |
Sail The Bering Sea |
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Friday, September 18, 2026 |
Sail The North Pacific Ocean |
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Saturday, September 19, 2026 |
Sail The North Pacific Ocean |
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Sunday, September 20, 2026 |
Sail The North Pacific Ocean |
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Monday, September 21, 2026 |
Okhotsk, Russian Federation |
12:00 AM |
12:00 AM |
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Tuesday, September 22, 2026 |
Okhotsk, Russian Federation |
12:00 AM |
12:00 AM |
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026 |
Otaru, Japan |
8:00 AM |
12:00 AM |
Otaru is a small city and port on the island of Hokkaido, Japan, NW of the larger city of Sapporo. It faces on the west the Sea of Japan and mainland China. The original inhabitants were indigenous Ainu people. Read more about Otaru, Japan
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Thursday, September 24, 2026 |
Otaru, Japan |
12:00 AM |
2:00 PM |
Otaru is a small city and port on the island of Hokkaido, Japan, NW of the larger city of Sapporo. It faces on the west the Sea of Japan and mainland China. The original inhabitants were indigenous Ainu people. Read more about Otaru, Japan
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Friday, September 25, 2026 |
Scenic Sailing: Tsugaro Strait |
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Saturday, September 26, 2026 |
Tokyo, Japan |
11:30 AM |
12:00 AM |
Tokyo, located on the eastern side of the main island of Honshu, is the core of the most populated area in the world (urban area 38M). The small fishing village of Edo was fortified in 1457 with Edo Castle (The Imperial Palace now stands at this location) and became one of the largest cities in the world by the 18th C. Its stringent policy of seclusion ended in 1854 and opened Japan to outside trade. Read more about Tokyo, Japan
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 |
Tokyo, Japan |
12:00 AM |
Disembark |
Tokyo, located on the eastern side of the main island of Honshu, is the core of the most populated area in the world (urban area 38M). The small fishing village of Edo was fortified in 1457 with Edo Castle (The Imperial Palace now stands at this location) and became one of the largest cities in the world by the 18th C. Its stringent policy of seclusion ended in 1854 and opened Japan to outside trade. Read more about Tokyo, Japan
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