Alaska Set for File Cruise Ship Season This Summer season

Alaska is ready for an enormous season in 2022 with 60 cruise ships anticipated to operated within the area, in accordance with the 2022 Cruise Business Information Annual Report. 

From giant up to date cruise ships, to luxurious and coastal vessels, the vacation spot is predicted to have a document season. 

Right here is Cruise Business Information’ unique abstract of a number of the key gamers:

Princess Cruises
Ships: Six – Discovery Princess, Majestic Princess, Royal Princess, Ruby Princess, Crown Princess and Grand Princess
Crusing Season: April 30 to September 17
Homeports: Seattle, Whittier and San Francisco (Unites States); Vancouver (Canada)
Itinerary highlights: Ketchikan, Juneau, Tracy Arm Fjord, Hubbard Glacier, Skagway, Juneau, Haines, Victoria and extra

One of many main gamers within the vacation spot, Princess Cruises is deploying six ships to Alaska in 2022.

This system consists of the brand new Discovery Princess, which entered service on March 27 and is ready to change into the most recent ship crusing within the Final Frontier this yr.

Holland America Line
Ships: Six – Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Eurodam, Noordam, Westerdam and Zuiderdam
Crusing Season: April 30 to October 1
Homeports:Whittier and Seattle (United States); Vancouver (Canada)
Itinerary highlights: Skagway, Tracy Arm Fjord, Ketchikan, Juneau, Hubbard Glacier, Valdez, Prince Rupert, Kodiak, Anchorage, Glacier Bay, Icy Strait Level and extra

After returning to the area with a restricted season in 2021, Holland America Line is able to sail a full six-ship program in Alaska this yr.

Crusing within the vacation spot for the primary time, the 2016-built Koningsdam is likely one of the highlights of the deployment that features departures from Whittier, Seattle and Vancouver.

Norwegian Cruise Line
Ships: 5 – Norwegian Encore, Norwegian Bliss, Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Solar and Norwegian Spirit
Crusing Season: April 22 to October 16
Homeports: Seattle, Seward (United States) and Vancouver (Canada)
Itinerary highlights: Glacier Bay, Juneau, Ketchikan, Icy Strait Level, Tracy Arm Fjord, Hubbard Glacier, Skagway, Sitka and extra

Norwegian Cruise Line is deploying a few of its latest cruise ships to Alaska in 2022, together with the 2019-built Norwegian Encore and the 2018-built Norwegian Bliss.

Stretching from April 22 to October 16, the corporate’s program can be one of many longest within the area.

Royal Caribbean Worldwide
Ships: 4 – Ovation of the Seas, Quantum of the Seas, Serenade of the Seas and Radiance of the Seas
Crusing Season: April 29 to September 19
Homeports: Seattle and Seward (United States); Vancouver (Canada)
Itinerary highlights: Skagway, Sitka, Ketchikan, Tracy Arm Fjord, Haines, Icy Strait Level, Hubbard Glacier and extra

Royal Caribbean Worldwide is planning a four-ship program in Alaska in 2022, with cruises departing from Seattle, Seward and Vancouver.

Along with two Radiance-class vessels, two Quantum-class ships will sail within the area – a primary for the corporate. 

Carnival Cruise Line
Ships: Three – Carnival Spirit, Carnival Splendor and Carnival Miracle

Crusing Season: Might 2 to September 13
Homeports: Seattle and San Francisco (United States)
Itinerary highlights: Sitka, Ketchikan, Tracy Arm Fjord, Icy Strait Level, Juneau, Victoria, Skagway and extra

Three Carnival Cruise Line ships are scheduled to sail in Alaska in 2022, together with the Carnival Spirit, which, after a ten-year hole, returned to america in March.

Additionally returning to North America after a hiatus, the Carnival Splendor enhances the provide, together with the Carnival Miracle.

Celeb Cruises
Ships: Three – Celeb Eclipse, Celeb Solstice and Celeb Millennium
Crusing Season: Might 6 to September 11
Homeports: Seattle and Seward (United States); Vancouver (Canada)
Itinerary highlights: Ketchikan, Juneau, Sitka, Icy Strait Level, Hubbard Glacier, Skagway, Tracy Arm Fjord and extra

One of many first cruise traces to return to Alaska in 2021, Celeb Cruises is planning a full season within the vacation spot in 2022.

Three ships within the premium cruise line’s fleet are set to supply common cruises in Alaska, together with the Celeb Solstice and the Celeb Eclipse.

Silversea Cruises
Ships: Two – Silver Muse and Silver Shadow
Crusing Season: Might 19 to September 1
Homeports: Vancouver (Canada) and Seward (United States)
Itinerary highlights: (simply itemizing the best ports)

One of many luxurious cruise traces crusing common packages within the area, Silversea Cruises could have two vessels in Alaska in 2022.

Providing open-jaw cruises, the Silver Muse and the Silver Shadow are poised to sail within the Final Frontier from Might to September.

Disney Cruise Line
Ships: One – Disney Surprise
Crusing Season: Might 16 to September 12
Homeports: Vancouver (Canada)
Itinerary highlights: Skagway, Tracy Arm Fjord, Icy Strait Level, Juneau and Ketchikan

Returning to Alaska after a three-year absence, Disney Cruise Line will sail a daily program within the area with the Disney Surprise.

Beginning in Might, the 1999-built cruise ship is providing a sequence of seven-night cruises from Vancouver, with itineraries visiting Skagway, Juneau, Icy Strait Level and extra.

Cunard
Ships: One – Queen Elizabeth
Crusing Season: June 4 to July 11
Homeports: Vancouver (Canada)
Itinerary highlights: Haines, Sitka, Hubbard Glacier, Ketchikan, Juneau, Glacier Bay and extra

An uncommon participant within the area, Cunard will deploy the Queen Elizabeth in Alaska for over a month in 2022.

After arriving from Europe by way of the Panama Canal, the vessel is ready to supply a sequence of seven- to ten-night cruises to the Final Frontier departing from the Vancouver’s Canada Place Cruise Terminal.

Different cruise traces crusing in Alaska this yr embrace:

• Oceania Cruises
• Windstar Cruises
• Regent Seven Seas Cruises
• Viking Cruises
• Seabourn
• American Cruise Strains
• Alaskan Dream Cruises
• UnCruise Adventures
• American Queen Voyages
• Lindblad Expeditions
• Hurtigruten
• Hapag-Lloyd