Alaska cruise line guide
Big-ship Alaska: family-friendly features, observation lounges, and round-trips from Seattle and Vancouver.
Royal Caribbean sails Alaska with four ships in 2026: Anthem, Voyager, Ovation, and Serenade of the Seas. The two Seattle ships run seven-night round-trips to the Inside Passage and Endicott Arm, while Ovation makes the one-way run to Seward and Serenade circles from Vancouver. The Quantum-class ships are the draw here: North Star, the SeaPlex, and Two70 give sea days as much to do as port days.
The fleet
Specs from each line's published ship fact sheets; itineraries reflect the 2026 Alaska programs.
Itineraries
Itineraries
Itineraries
Itineraries
Routes
One schematic map per route variant, with the port calls in order.
7 nights · Round-trip from Seattle
Route in order
Scenic cruising
Ships on this route
Anthem of the Seas
Sitka opens the Alaska week, then Skagway, Juneau, and a scenic morning in Endicott Arm before Victoria and the return to Seattle.
7 nights · Round-trip from Seattle
Route in order
Scenic cruising
Ships on this route
Voyager of the Seas
Voyager's Seattle loop leads with Juneau and Skagway, then adds Sitka and a Dawes Glacier morning on the way back south.
7 nights · Vancouver to Seward, or the reverse
Route in order
Scenic cruising
Ships on this route
Ovation of the Seas
The one-way crossing: six Alaska calls, an Inside Passage day out of Vancouver, and Hubbard Glacier before Seward. Cruise-tour add-ons continue to Denali.
7 nights · Round-trip from Vancouver
Route in order
Scenic cruising
Ships on this route
Serenade of the Seas
Serenade is the smallest ship in the fleet, and her Vancouver loop pairs Haines with Sitka, Juneau, Skagway, and Ketchikan, plus Hubbard Glacier and Tracy Arm scenic days. Port order can vary by departure.
Personal travel planning
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