Star Breeze, Alaska Glaciers & Prince William Sound ex Seward to Vancouver
Cruise Line Windstar Cruises
Ship Star Breeze
Destination Alaska & Canada West
Nights 11
Departure Date 10 Aug 2021
Description 11 Night Cruise sailing from Seward to Vancouver aboard Star Breeze.

Set sail on an Alaskan adventure of a lifetime. This 11-day cruise departs from Seward, and explores natural and remote settings throughout Prince William Sound inaccessible to larger cruise ships. It’s a journey optimized for small ship cruising, with stops in quaint and uncrowded small harbors like Valdez and Wrangell, along with isolated coastlines rich in waterfalls, lofty peaks, and roaming wildlife. Board a helicopter for coastal or inland flightseeing around Valdez. Cast a line for Chinook or sockeye salmon in the legendary Copper River. Master your ‘Gee’ and ‘Haw’ calls as you guide a dogsled team across the Mendelhall Glacier near Juneau. This journey explores Point Adolphus near Glacier Bay, one of the most highly regarded whale watching destinations on the planet, where you’ll observe humpback whales engaging in bubble-net feeding, a learned group behavior in which whales work as a team to hunt and trap schools of fish near the surface. In British Columbia’s Inside Passage, there will be countless opportunities to spot seals, whales, seabirds, and roving shoreline moose and bears before your memorable journey concludes at Vancouver’s cosmopolitan waterfront. Browse specialty shops and galleries in Gastown, take a walk along the breakwater trail surrounding Stanley Park, or if you’re not ready to return to your urban surroundings, escape on a gondola to the scenic alpine expanses surrounding nearby Grouse Mountain.

Highlights of this cruise:

Seward
Seward, (Anchorage’s gateway) is sandwiched between the Kenai Mountains and the Kenai Fjords National Park. It is one of Alaska’s oldest and most scenic communities, with Mount Marathon rising majestically behind the town. Even though Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city, it is also home to 1,500 moose, surrounded by national parks full of wildlife.

Juneau
Located on the Gastineau Channel in the Alaskan panhandle, Juneau sits at sea level below steep mountains between 3,500-4,000 feet high. Atop these mountains is the Juneau Icefield, a large ice mass from which about 30 glaciers flow, and two of them – Mendenhall Glacier and Lemon Creek Glacier are visible from the local road. A unique feature of Juneau is that it is the only U.S. capital that has no roads connecting it to the rest of the state.

Wrangell
One of the oldest towns in Alaska, Wrangell is located near the mouth of the Stikine River. Much of its history can be seen in the impressive collection of totems scattered throughout the town. Highlights here are the amazing Petroglyph Beach State Historic Park where you can find primitive rock carvings and just 30 miles away is the Anan Wildlife Observatory with the largest pink salmon runs in the Inside Passage, and a platform from which you can look for eagles, harbor seals and black bears.

Vancouver
Vancouver’s location at the mouth of the Fraser River and on the waterways of the Strait of Georgia, Howe Sound, Burrard Inlet and all their tributaries makes this busy seaport an easy place for meeting. It is one of Canada’s most populated, most ethnically diverse cities that is a popular filming location. Visit the interesting neighborhoods of Gastown, Granville Island and Chinatown. Walk across the Capilano Suspension Bridge and stroll through Stanley Park. See the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Museum of Anthropology. There is an amazing variety of things to see and do here.
Sailing Dates
  • 05 Jul 2021
  • 10 Aug 2021
Itinerary

Cruise Itinerary

DayDateActivityArriveDepart
1 10/08 Seward, Alaska 06:00 PM
2 11/08 College Fjord, Alaska
3 12/08 Valdez, Alaska 07:00 AM 01:00 PM
4 13/08 At sea    
5 14/08 Point Adolphus, Chichagof Island, Alaska 10:30 AM 11:30 AM
5 14/08 Icy Strait Point, Alaska 02:00 PM 09:00 PM
6 15/08 Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska 06:00 AM 06:00 PM
7 16/08 Juneau, Alaska 08:00 AM 09:00 PM
8 17/08 Petersburg, Alaska 07:00 AM 03:00 PM
9 18/08 Wrangell, Alaska 08:00 AM 06:00 PM
10 19/08 Ketchikan, Alaska 07:00 AM 02:00 PM
11 20/08 At sea    
12 21/08 Vancouver, BC. Canada 08:00 AM
All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.

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