Hanseatic Inspiration, INT Kamchatka Kuril Is & Aleutian Is ex Otaru to Seward
Cruise Line Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Ship Hanseatic Inspiration
Destination Asia
Nights 21
Departure Date 01 Jul 2022
Description 21 Night Cruise sailing from Otaru to Seward aboard Hanseatic Inspiration.

Experience the untamed power of nature like very few people before you: mighty volcanic panoramas and spellbinding wildlife sightings. A great adventure.

Highlights of this cruise:

Otaru
Otaru is a city and port in Shiribeshi, Hokkaidō, Japan, northwest of Sapporo. The city faces the Ishikari Bay, and has long served as the main port of the bay. With its many historical buildings, Otaru is a popular tourist destination.

Otaru Canal is the symbol of this city. The gaslights and stone warehouses along the canal producing a beautiful nightscape popular with young couples. There are many cafes, museums, restaurants & shops as well as the brewery restaurant belonging to Otaru Beer. Painters and other artists set up their easels etc.

Korsakov
Korsakov is a port town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Korsakovsky District. The town is located some 42 kilometers (26 mi) south from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, at the southern end of Sakhalin Island, on the coast of the Salmon Cove (bukhta lososei) in the Aniva Bay.

There are very little in the way of sights in Korsakov. But there is a great view over the harbor, along with a monument, on the hill just behind the sea terminal. The main street, Sovetskaya street is lined with small street stalls during spring and summer months, selling fresh fruits and vegetables.

Petropavlovsk
Petropavlovsk is the capital and largest city on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and the second largest city in the world that is unreachable by road. It is a port city on the Avacha Bay surrounded by high, snow-capped mountains and volcanoes.

Some of the main attractions in Petropavlovsk include the Lenin Square, the Naberezhnaya Embankment, the Vitrus Bering Monument and Museum, the Museum of Regional Studies, Museum of Volcanoes, Monument to Charles Clark, Monument to La Perouse, Memorial Complex on Nikolskaya Hill, The Chapel and the Monument to the Heroes of Lt. A. Maksutov’s Battery. The city also has a variety of shops, stores, restaurants and cafes.

A tour of the Valley of the Geysers is interesting, showing bubbling water, steam and the odd grumble every so often. A boat ride to Avachinskaya Bay to explore the coastline and enjoy the local cuisine onshore is also a great adventure. Surrounding landscapes are filled with an amazing selection of wildlife and birds that are unique to this region.

Atlasova
Atlasov Island, known in Japanese as Araido is the northernmost island and volcano and also the highest volcano of the Kuril islands, part of the Sakhalin Oblast in Russia. It is essentially the cone of a submarine volcano called Vulkan Alaid protruding above the Sea of Okhotsk to a height of 2,339 m (7,672 ft), and is currently uninhabited.

Atlasova island has been praised by the Japanese in haiku, wood-block prints, and other forms, in much the same way as the better-known Mt. Fuji.

Tanaga Island
Tanaga Island is an island in the western Andreanof Islands, in the southwest part of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The island has a land area of 204 square miles, making it the 33rd largest island in the United States.

Seward
Seward is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska, located 126 miles south of Anchorage. The city is very picturesque and quaint; it resembles a port city and an alpine resort town and is known as the "Gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park".

Seward is also one of the oldest towns in Alaska. The historic district is full of art galleries, local handicraft shops and other shops of keen interest to tourists. Other attractions include the Alaska Sealife Center, a seven acre waterfront public aquarium. Glacier and wildlife cruises are also a must while visiting Seward.
Sailing Dates
  • 01 Jul 2022
Itinerary

Cruise Itinerary

DayDateActivityArriveDepart
1 01/07 Otaru Ko, Japan 06:00 PM
2 02/07 Rishiri To, Japan
3 03/07 Korsakov, Russia
4 04/07 Tyuleniy Island, Russia
5 05/07 Yankicha Island, Kurils, Japan
6 06/07 Atlasova Island, Japan
7 07/07 Kuril Islands
8 08/07 Russkiya Bay
9 09/07 Kamchatka Coast
10 10/07 Zhupanova River, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
11 11/07 Petropavlovsk, Russia
12 12/07 Petropavlovsk, Russia
13 13/07 Date Line Crossing
13 13/07 Kiska, Rat Islands, Alaska
14 14/07 Tanaga Island, Alaska
15 15/07 Yunaska Island, Alaska
16 16/07 Dutch Harbour, Unalaska, Alaska
17 17/07 Dutch Harbour, Unalaska, Alaska
18 18/07 Akutan Island, Alaska
19 19/07 Chankliut Island, Alaska
20 20/07 At sea    
21 21/07 Seward, Alaska 07:00 AM
All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.

* Unless otherwise noted all pricing is on a per person twin share basis. All prices based on cash payment - credit card fees may apply. Cruise deposit, amendment and cancellation conditions apply. Special conditions may apply - please ask for full details at time of enquiry. All passports, vaccinations and visas are the responsibility of the travelling guest to secure prior to departure from Australia. Any pricing not in Australian Dollars will be converted on the day of payment into the relevant currency based on our daily rate of exchange. Please note that many of the prices shown on this website are not shown in real time. Whilst we endeavour to keep our pricing as up-to-date as possible, the advertised prices shown here may differ slightly from the live prices in our booking system. All pricing and offers are subject to availability at time of booking. Whilst all information is correct at the time of publication, offers are subject to change. We reserve the right to correct errors without penalty. Please submit any data errors/omissions you may notice on this site.

Unless otherwise expressly noted, all materials, including images, illustrations, designs, icons, and photographs appearing anywhere on this website are protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. The copyright on such materials is held by the original creator of the materials. None of the materials may be copied, reproduced, displayed, modified, published, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in whole or in part in any form or by any means other than as provided by Cruise Factory and Cruise Traveller to its clients, or with the prior written permission of Cruise Factory and Cruise Traveller. All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved. Any unauthorised use of the materials appearing on this website may violate copyright, trademark and other applicable laws and could result in criminal or civil penalties.