The NCLH/Norwegian-owned Oceania Cruises offers an abundance of immersive experiences in Alaska.
Sailing from Seattle WA USA, Vancouver BC Canada and Los Angeles CA USA, vacationers looking to go beyond the typical tourist sights as well as discover unique perspectives on local cuisines and cultures have a total of 14 departures to choose from between May-September 2023 on the 656-passenger ship Regatta.
With 250+ tours and excursions in Ketchikan, Juneau, Wrangell, Sitka, and beyond, Alaska offers a wealth of opportunities for glacial explorations, culinary classes, craft beer tastings, native tribal site visits, national park excursions, and a chance to savor the region's natural beauty.
Through the line's Go Local tour series, passengers can participate in small-group excursions to experience destinations on a new level. They are welcomed into local homes/businesses and immersed in the local way of life.
Travelers booking in February can save even more on the once-in-a-lifetime experiences with Oceania's 20th Anniversary Sale, featuring free shore trips/a free beverage package/free shipboard credit plus a special bonus gift of up to US$800 shipboard credit per suite/stateroom.
Destination highlights include Klawock (a native Tlingit village for thousands of years featuring one of the world's most extensive collections of totems), Wrangell (a Tlingit Native American stronghold, a Russian outpost, and an American settlement in 1867), Juneau (offering glacier-trekking on Mendenhall Glacier/sea-kayaking through the coastal waterways), Skagway (rock climbing/rappelling/soaring the skies in a helicopter), Icy Strait Point (search for bears/deer/bald eagles in their natural habitat in the Spasski River Valley, ZipRider experience on the world's largest zip line), Ketchikan (journey of discovery on the Aleutian Ballad, the crab boat from Discovery Network's "Deadliest Catch"), Sitka (fishing for salmon/visiting Alaska Raptor Center/"Sea Otter & Wildlife Quest" shore excursions).
Oceania's Alaskan season's highlights include:
- (relocation) 12-day Glitz to Glaciers from Los Angeles to Vancouver (May 18)
- (relocation) 10-day Alaska Adventures & Landscapes from Vancouver to Seattle (May 30)
- 10-day Gold Rush, Glaciers & Wildlife round-trip from Seattle (June 23)
- 11-day Wildlife & Frontiers round-trip from Seattle (July 3)
- 7-day Wildlife & Wonders round-trip from Seattle (July 14)
- 11-day Alaska & British Columbia Array round-trip from Seattle (July 21)
- 7-day Stunning Scenery round-trip from Seattle (August 1)
- 10-day Dazzling Alaska round-trip from Seattle (August 8)
- (relocation) 10-day Radiant Alaska from Seattle to Vancouver (August 28)
- (relocation) 20-day Alaska & California Treasures from Vancouver to Los Angeles (September 7)
Note: An extensive schedule of ship relocation voyages by all major cruise companies (dates/homeports) is available at RepositionCruises.com