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

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection

Vancouver to Whittier

Alaska

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Departs: August 11, 2027

Returns: August 20, 2027

Departure Port: Vancouver

Ship: Luminara

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Your Ship

Luminara

Ilma's near-sister, two suites larger, and the one sent to Asia and Alaska

Aboard

Handed over at Saint-Nazaire in June 2025 and in service since that July
226 suites for 452 guests, two suites more than Ilma
Marina Beach, a floating platform with a pool open to the sea
731 works of art aboard, about two thirds of them commissioned for her
Ran the line's first Asia-Pacific season and its first Alaska season
Calls at Klawock and Wrangell, which large ships cannot work

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Ashore

Where You Stop

Vancouver

Icy Strait Point

Sitka

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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