Alaska Cruises Central

This line has scheduled seven vessels offering a total of four itinerary options between May and September in 2010. Two ships, Golden Princess (2,600 guests) and Sapphire Princess (2,670), will sail 37 weeklong “Inside Passage From Seattle” voyages. Port calls and scenic viewing sites include Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, and Victoria, B.C. plus Glacier Bay National Park or Tracy Arm fjord with Sawyer Glacier.

Three ships, Diamond Princess (2,670), Coral Princess (1,970), and Island Princess (1,970), will feature 54 weekly sailings along the line’s  “Voyage of the Glaciers” route between Vancouver, B.C. and Whittier, Alaska.  Port calls and scenic viewings include Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay National Park, and 16 glaciers of College Fjord in Prince William Sound (or Hubbard Glacier southbound).

Sea Princess (1,990) returns to San Francisco for 13 nine-night/10-day voyages through the Inside Passage to Glacier Bay National Park visiting Victoria, B.C, Juneau, Ketchikan, and, depending on voyage, either Skagway, Haines, or Icy Strait Point.

The cruiseline’s smaller and more intimate Royal Princess (680 guests), has scheduled eight 13-night  “Connoisseur” trips from Seattle. Itinerary includes some of the Big State’s smaller and less visited ports including Kodiak, Icy Strait Point, and Seward plus Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, and Victoria along with cruising in Glacier Bay and Tracy Arm.