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Alaska with Celebrity Cruises.

Premium, design-forward ships with Edge-class polish on Inside Passage and Gulf of Alaska routes.

Best for Travelers who want a premium, contemporary ship and a calmer, more design-led week at sea.
Celebrity Cruises Alaska cruise ship at sea

Why sail Alaska with Celebrity Cruises?

Celebrity sails Alaska with three ships in 2026: Celebrity Edge from Seattle, Celebrity Solstice from Vancouver, and Celebrity Summit on the one-way route to Seward. The line pairs a premium dining and service style with the scenery, and its Edge-class ship brings the Rooftop Garden and the Magic Carpet into the cold, clean northern air. Routes favor Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier from Seattle, and Hubbard Glacier from Vancouver.

  • Edge-class design on Celebrity Edge: the Magic Carpet cantilevered platform and the Rooftop Garden.
  • Premium dining and service, with a quieter rhythm than the biggest Alaska ships.
  • One-way Glacier Route sailings to Seward that pair easily with a Denali land tour.

The fleet

The ships sailing Alaska

Specs from each line's published ship fact sheets; itineraries reflect the 2026 Alaska programs.

Celebrity Edge

Alaska
Year built
2018
Last refurbished
2023
Tonnage
130,818 GT
Guests (double / max)
2,918 / 3,521
Crew
1,377
Decks
15
Length
1,004 ft (306 m)
  • The Magic Carpet, a cantilevered platform that moves between decks
  • Eden, a three-level dining and performance space
  • The Rooftop Garden and the Resort Deck

Celebrity Solstice

Alaska
Year built
2008
Last refurbished
2026
Tonnage
121,878 GT
Guests (double / max)
2,852 / 3,420
Crew
1,271
Decks
15
Length
1,041 ft (317 m)
  • The Lawn Club, real grass on the top deck
  • The Sky Observation Lounge, a favorite on glacier days
  • The Hot Glass Show, created with the Corning Museum of Glass

Celebrity Summit

Alaska
Year built
2001
Last refurbished
2019
Tonnage
91,003 GT
Guests (double / max)
2,218 / 2,590
Crew
997
Decks
12
Length
965 ft (294 m)
  • The Rooftop Terrace with outdoor film screenings
  • Four main dining rooms and Le Petit Chef
  • Luminae and Tuscan Grille

Routes

Alaska routes and itineraries

One schematic map per route variant, with the port calls in order.

Alaska and Dawes Glacier

7 nights · Round-trip from Seattle

Celebrity Cruises Alaska and Dawes Glacier route map Route map with 6 stops, starting at Seattle, Washington and ending at Victoria, British Columbia, including the scenic cruising areas. Illustrative only. 1 Seattle 2 Ketchikan 3 Dawes Glacier 4 Juneau 5 Skagway 6 Victoria Legend Homeport Port call Scenic cruising Direction of cruise Illustrative map, not to scale

Route in order

  1. 1 Seattle, Washington
  2. 2 Ketchikan, Alaska
  3. 3 Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier
  4. 4 Juneau, Alaska
  5. 5 Skagway, Alaska
  6. 6 Victoria, British Columbia

Scenic cruising

  • Endicott Arm
  • Dawes Glacier

Ships on this route

Celebrity Edge

A week built for the quiet drama: Ketchikan first, then a slow morning in Endicott Arm, before Juneau, Skagway, and an evening in Victoria.

Hubbard Glacier from Vancouver

7 nights · Round-trip from Vancouver

Celebrity Cruises Hubbard Glacier from Vancouver route map Route map with 6 stops, starting at Vancouver, British Columbia and ending at Ketchikan, Alaska, including the scenic cruising areas. Illustrative only. 1 Vancouver 2 Inside Passage 3 Icy Strait Point 4 Hubbard Glacier 5 Juneau 6 Ketchikan Legend Homeport Port call Scenic cruising Direction of cruise Illustrative map, not to scale

Route in order

  1. 1 Vancouver, British Columbia
  2. 2 Inside Passage scenic cruising
  3. 3 Icy Strait Point, Alaska
  4. 4 Hubbard Glacier scenic cruising
  5. 5 Juneau, Alaska
  6. 6 Ketchikan, Alaska

Scenic cruising

  • Inside Passage
  • Hubbard Glacier

Ships on this route

Celebrity Solstice

The Inside Passage outbound, Icy Strait Point and Hubbard Glacier next, then Juneau and Ketchikan on the way home. A neat seven nights with a 200-foot wall of ice in the middle.

Glacier Route, one-way

7 nights · Vancouver to Seward, or the reverse

Celebrity Cruises Glacier Route, one-way route map Route map with 8 stops, starting at Vancouver, British Columbia and ending at Seward, Alaska, including the scenic cruising areas. Illustrative only. 1 Vancouver 2 Inside Passage 3 Ketchikan 4 Sitka 5 Juneau 6 Icy Strait Point 7 Hubbard Glacier 8 Seward Legend Homeport Port call Scenic cruising Direction of cruise Illustrative map, not to scale

Route in order

  1. 1 Vancouver, British Columbia
  2. 2 Inside Passage scenic cruising
  3. 3 Ketchikan, Alaska
  4. 4 Sitka, Alaska
  5. 5 Juneau, Alaska
  6. 6 Icy Strait Point, Alaska
  7. 7 Hubbard Glacier scenic cruising
  8. 8 Seward, Alaska

Scenic cruising

  • Inside Passage
  • Hubbard Glacier

Ships on this route

Celebrity Summit

A one-way crossing with four Alaska ports and a Hubbard Glacier day. Seward sits at the gateway to Kenai Fjords, which makes the land extension a natural next chapter.

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