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Cruise Alaska Coastal Odyssey Cruise CRUISES & CRUISE-TOURS

Choose an  options Cruise Alaska Coastal Odyssey Cruise A Cruise Alaska Coastal Odyssey Cruise B Cruise Alaska Coastal Odyssey Cruise D cruise.

On one epic voyage of over1,600 miles, explore the entire Inside Passage between Vancouver and Glacier Bay. You’ll cruise across the Gulf of Alaska, and visit Kenai Fjords National Park and the artists’ colony of Homer. Begin or end your cruise right in downtown Anchorage.

 

"The crew made this cruise absolutely perfect. We enjoyed the Exploration Leader’s sense of humor, and the staff all were going out of their way to help and please us."

– S. & J. Penanhoat, Camarillo, CA

You will cruise through a region

that was the original home of the

peoples of the totem pole: Haida,

Tsimshian and Tlingit.

An Epic Alaskan Voyage

On this cruise, you’ll delight in a day of exploration in Glacier Bay’s wildlife rich fjords, with expert narration provided by a National Park Service Ranger. You will also navigate toward the end of Tracy Arm, where the twin Sawyer Glaciers pour from the mountains to the sea. We generally cruise close to the shore, to seek puffins in Glacier Bay, seals and sea otters in the Kenai Fjords and bears feeding along the shoreline of Admiralty Island. From the Norwegian fishing village of Petersburg to whale-filled Frederick Sound, from the open waters of the Gulf of Alaska to the mountainous coast of the Kenai Peninsula, your Coastal Odyssey brings you an extravagant vision of Alaska’s most spectacular natural wonders.

 

RARE PORTS OF CALL

Small ships are perfect for exploring out-of-the-way waterways, and on

your Coastal Odyssey you will visit ports that other cruise lines never visit – and in some cases, can’t visit. Start with the convenience of embarking or disembarking right at the port of Anchorage – Few other cruise lines travel all the way to the port of Anchorage. Near the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula, you’ll explore the art galleries of Homer and beach-comb along Homer Spit.

In Southeast Alaska, the fishing village of Petersburg welcomes you with a performance by the Norwegian Leikarring Dancers. In Sitka, admire the dozens of gold and silver Russian icons in St. Michael’s Orthodox Cathedral.

You will also explore Juneau’s historic downtown, immediately backed by towering mountains.

In British Columbia, Prince Rupert at the mouth of the Skeena River has been home to a substantial Native community since time immemorial. At the southernmost point of our route, we tie up at the inner harbor of the spectacular seaport of Vancouver.

YOUR HOME AT SEA:

THE SPIRIT OF OCEANUS

Cruise West’s flagship, the all-suite, 114- guest Spirit of Oceanus, is your home at sea for 12 glorious days. Her 50-foot beam creates extra-large interior spaces, from the beautifully appointed lounges and dining room to your own personal suite. And if you choose to admire Alaska’s splendor in solitude, twelve of the upper-deck suites feature private teak-floored balconies.

The Spirit of Oceanus features spacious outside viewing areas and walkways on four of the five guest-level decks. An elevator links all floors. Read a book in the library, challenge a shipmate to chess or select a video to view in your suite.

The Spirit of Oceanus is also equipped with stabilizers, which permit our open-water crossing of the Gulf of Alaska.

 

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