Epic 7-Day ALASKA CRUISE Travel Guide 🚢 Itinerary, Port Excursions, Ship Tour & Onboard Experience 🦅

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Embark with us on an unforgettable 7-day Alaska cruise aboard the Norwegian Sun, where we explore some of the most breathtaking destinations in the Last Frontier. Our journey begins in Vancouver and takes us to four incredible ports of call: Ketchikan, Icy Strait Point, Juneau, and Sitka.

Along the way, we share the best things to do in each port, from scenic hikes and wildlife spotting to cultural experiences and local cuisine, so you can make the most of your own Alaska adventure.

This video is more than a vlog; it’s a complete Alaska cruise travel guide. You’ll get a full Norwegian Sun ship tour, tips for shore excursions, insights on life at sea, and plenty of stunning views of glaciers, mountains, and coastal towns.

Whether you’re planning your first Alaska cruise or simply dreaming of one, this in-depth look at the itinerary will inspire your next voyage and help you plan it with confidence!

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Epic 7-Day ALASKA CRUISE Travel Guide 🚢 Itinerary, Port Excursions, Ship Tour & Onboard Experience 🦅

7-Day Alaska Cruise Itinerary from Vancouver, Canada
01:13 - Day 1 Boarding in Vancouver
03:11 - Day 2 At Sea
20:32 - Day 3 Ketchickan
35:01 - Day 4 Icy Strait Point
58:30 - Day 5 Juneau
01:09:44 - Day 6 Sitka
01:20:28 - Day 7 At Sea
01:22:32 - Day 8 Disembarking in Vancouver

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7-Day Alaska Cruise Guide: NCL Sun—Ketchikan, Icy Strait, Juneau, Sitka + Family Cruise Tips 2024 BC

🚢📸 INTRO – First-Time Alaska Cruise (Norwegian Sun) | Family of 3 + Grandparents

We set sail from Vancouver on a 7-day Alaska cruise aboard the Norwegian Sun.

🛳️🎥 DAY 1 – Boarding in Vancouver | Sailaway, Buffet Chaos, Outside Passage

Canada Place was buzzing (3 ships boarding), but embarkation ran smoothly. Before cabins opened the buffet was mayhem—hundreds hiding from the rain—then bliss once rooms were ready. We watched sailaway under Lions Gate Bridge as skies cleared and the “are we cruise people?” jitters melted away.

🍳📷 DAY 2 – Sea Day & Ship Tour | Seven Seas Breakfast + Inside Cabin & Bathroom Tour

Choppy Outside Passage swells = seasick bags spotted, but breakfast at Seven Seas (smoked-salmon bagel, blueberry pancakes, muesli, burrito) became a fave. We filmed our interior cabin (no window, perfect sleep, great storage, baby lifejacket delivered) and bathroom (round shower, drying line, hot water). Then a deck-by-deck ship tour: Four Seasons & Seven Seas, Atrium Café, Wind Jammer Bar, library, casino, theatre, glass lifts, pool & hot tubs & fitness centre.

🪓🦀 DAY 3 – Ketchikan | Lumberjack Show + All-You-Can-Eat Dungeness Crab

Docked at Ward Cove and bussed into town. Ketchikan = salmon, totems, black bears (10k!), and New-England-meets-frontier charm. We hit the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show (no video allowed—axes sharp like razors), then George Inlet Lodge for an all-you-can-eat Dungeness crab feast (butter, views, and a “tallest shell tower” contest). Unexpected safari on the drive: orcas, deer, bears, bald eagle.

🦅🌲 DAY 4 – Icy Strait Point (Hoonah) | Tlingit-Owned Port, Free Gondola, Cannery Museum

Laid-back, nature-forward stop run by the local Tlingit community. Bald eagles greeted us at the pier. We rode the free transporter gondola, walked the forest boardwalk, learned cannery history. Sam braved the Sky Peak Gondola ($49) and Glacier Bay views that scream “This is Alaska.”

🧊🏙️ DAY 5 – Juneau | Mendenhall Glacier via Public Bus + Photo Point Trail

Foggy, moody, perfect. Juneau is Alaska’s capital (not Anchorage!). We saved $$ taking the public bus #8 (super-kind driver, $2 exact fare) and walked ~1.5 km to the Visitor Centre. Did the easy Photo Point Trail: Nugget Falls and that electric-blue glacier chill. It was the most crowded site of our cruise—still absolutely worth it. Sam explored downtown’s frontier streets and hillside staircases.

🌧️🗿 DAY 6 – Sitka | Rain-Soaked Walks, Totem-Filled National Historic Park, Russian Heritage

Mist turned to full rain, but we explored the seawalk, cyber-shiny aluminium fishing boats, and massive tidal swings. Sitka National Historic Park delivered our prettiest forest trail of the trip—towering trees, moss for days, and loads of totem poles. The Visitor Centre museum ($5) covers Tlingit roots, Russian era and the transfer to the U.S.; Sitka was Alaska’s first capital. Sam filmed Orthodox churches.

👶🧸 DAY 7 – Sea Day (Inside Passage) | Splash Academy “Guppies” Win

We finally found “Guppies” at Splash Academy: a parent-supervised soft-play room for 6- to 36-month-olds. Baby loved it!

🧳🚆 DAY 8 – Vancouver Disembarkation | Easy Exit & Final Thoughts

Disembark looked busy, but once off the ship it was a breeze: immigration, a short walk to Waterfront Station, train to YVR, quick flight to Calgary. First cruise as a family? Loved it—the ease, the meals, the mix of ports and sea days, and sharing Alaska (a bucket-list dream) with grandparents.