A majestic cruise ship (Norwegian Bliss) sailing through clear waters with snowy mountains as a backdrop.

Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic

Alaska's Inside Passage (Eastbound)

Alaska

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National Geographic Quest

The first ship Lindblad ever ordered new, built in Washington State and flagged American

Aboard

  • The first purpose-built newbuild Lindblad ever ordered, delivered in 2017
  • Built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders at Freeland, Washington, and U.S.-flagged
  • Twin boarding platforms that load two Zodiacs at once
  • Draft of about twelve feet, for the inner reaches of the Inside Passage
  • 52 staff and crew for 100 guests, in 50 cabins on four decks

Ashore

Where You Stop

Sitka

Juneau

A state capital with no road to the rest of the state, wedged between a mountain and a tidewater glacier.

Alaska

Alaska

Tidewater glaciers calving into the sea, humpbacks feeding in the Inside Passage, and gold-rush towns you can only reach by water, on a ship that carries you to all of it while you sleep.

Best Time to Go
Late May through early September; the season simply does not run outside it
Typical Length
7 nights round-trip, or 7 to 14 one-way with a land tour
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Scenic view of snowy mountains from a cruise ship in Alaska, highlighting nature's beauty.
MS Radiance of the Seas docked in Juneau, Alaska. Owned by Royal Caribbean.
The Radiance of the Seas in Juneau, Alaska

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