Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

18-Night Alaska Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Zaandam · round-trip from Vancouver

$2,409 per person · next sails Apr 24, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Vancouver (YVR)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Vancouver

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

58 mi from Vancouver

Private Whale Watching and Wildlife Tour (Capt. Jim's Whale Watching)

Board a comfortable vessel for expert-guided marine wildlife viewing, targeting orca, gray whales, sea otters, and bald eagles with naturalist narrati…

45 mi from Vancouver

Westcott Bay Sea Farms & Oyster Shack

Visit a working oyster farm where you can watch oyster cultivation in the bay, then shuck and eat fresh oysters at a waterfront shack with only raw ba…

Your voyage · 18 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Vancouver Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
TRANSIT THE SEYMOUR NARROWS
⚙ Curating TRANSIT THE SEYMOUR NARROWS’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 3
SCENIC CRUISING PRINCESS ROYAL ISLAND
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 4
Sitka Premier Whale Watching & Marine Wildlife Tour · $398 for two with Alaska Shore Excursions (Sitka Whale Watching)how to make it yours → ·
Day 5
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 6–7
Glacier Dog Sledding via Helicopter · $1,198 for two with Knik Glacier Helicopter Tours (Alaska Helicopter Tours)how to make it yours → ·
Day 8
Brooks Falls Bear Viewing by Float Plane from Homer · $1,550 for two with Alaska Bear Adventures (Homer-based fly-out specialist)how to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Fly-In Kodiak Brown Bear Viewing with Kingfisher A… · $2,100 for two with Kingfisher Aviationhow to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Columbia Glacier Helicopter Adventure with Landing · $750 for two with Valdez Heli-Camps / Era Alaska (local Valdez heliport operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
Cruising Hubbard Glacier
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 13
Glacier Bay
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 14
★ Helicopter Glacier Landing & Guided Ice Walk on th… — how to make it yours →
Day 15
★ Anan Creek Bear Observatory — how to make it yours →
Day 16
Misty Fjords Floatplane with a Wilderness Water La… · $790 for two with Island Wings Air Servicehow to make it yours → ·
Day 17
Prince Rupertport guide →
Great Bear Rainforest Zodiac Wildlife Safari · $218 for two with Prince Rupert Adventure Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 18
SCENIC CRUISING THE INSIDE PASSAGE
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 19
Vancouver Disembark
Back where you started — disembark in the morning.
Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Vancouver

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

44 mi from Vancouver · fly YYJ

Victoria's Wild Coast: Falconry, Gold Mines, and the Pacific

Coastal Wilderness Luxury

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130 mi from Vancouver · fly SEA

Tacoma's Wild Side: Puget Sound, Quarries & a Volcano

Pacific Northwest Adventure Base

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130 mi from Vancouver · fly SEA

Salt Air and Oyster Shells: A San Juan Islands Sailing Guide

Island Hopping Pacific Northwest

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After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Vancouver

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

44 mi from Vancouver · fly YYJ

Victoria's Wild Coast: Falconry, Gold Mines, and the Pacific

Coastal Wilderness Luxury

See the whole plan →
130 mi from Vancouver · fly SEA

Tacoma's Wild Side: Puget Sound, Quarries & a Volcano

Pacific Northwest Adventure Base

See the whole plan →
130 mi from Vancouver · fly SEA

Salt Air and Oyster Shells: A San Juan Islands Sailing Guide

Island Hopping Pacific Northwest

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Vancouver (YVR)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Hotel before you sail1 night · Vancouver · Premium~$261
Cruise fare18 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$4,818
Shore excursions7 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$7,004
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$12,263
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above); the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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