Travel the Inside Passage on 11-day Alaska cruises from San Francisco and allow the natural landscapes to inspire your day’s adventures. Begin by sailing beneath the Golden Gate Bridge and along the Pacific Coast. As you voyage into the Inside Passage, enjoy one of the best ways to explore the fjords, small towns and natural landmarks with your favorite people. Hear inside stories from regional experts, and learn what it’s really like to live in each of the areas you’re visiting during your Princess California cruise. Princess has partnered with local experts to bring you immersive adventure off the beaten path. Attend events and have experiences only known through word of mouth.
- Experience all this and cruise out of Galveston with Travel Weekly’s Best Cruise Line Overall 21 years running.
- Sail the Inside Passage, a series of channels and waterways formed by the march of glaciers, on your 7-day roundtrip Alaska cruise from Seattle.
- With four major ports, sailing out of Florida offers so many exciting options to explore on a day trip before or after your cruise.
Take advantage of the perfect opportunity to sip on a bold red or a delicious white while enjoying views of the sparkling Aegean Sea. If you’re craving crystal-clear waters, vibrant coral reefs and island vibes turned way, way up, these getaways check all the boxes. Each week-long sailing onboard Adventure of the Seas includes two thrill- and chill-filled days at our top-rated private destination, Perfect Day at CocoCay — plus stops in Grand Bahama Island andCozumel. Fill your days on a short escape with Oasis Class thrills — onboard Allure of the Seas®.
Our guide to the Norwegian fjords
Others operate elsewhere in places like Alaska, the South Pacific, the Baltic Sea and New England. A cruise ship that is moving from one of these regions to another will commonly operate a repositioning cruise while doing so. Expedition cruise lines, which usually operate small ships, visit certain more specialized destinations such as the Arctic and Antarctica, or the Galápagos Islands. During the 1992 Summer Olympics, eleven cruise ships docked at the Port of Barcelona for an average of 18 days, served as floating hotels to help accommodate the large influx of visitors to the Games. They were available to sponsors and hosted 11,000 guests a day, making it the second largest concentration of Olympic accommodation behind the Olympic Village.
- It’s in the sand, on the streets and in hole-in-the-wall restaurants.
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- As a thank you to our servicemen and women, we’re offering all military members, both active and retired, special savings on select staterooms and suites.
- Immerse yourself in traditional Caribbean culture and life on islands that blend their colonial influence with native charms.
- Alcohol purchased duty-free is sealed and returned to passengers when they disembark.
Cruise ships have been used to accommodate displaced persons during hurricanes. Federal Emergency Management Agency contracted three Carnival Cruise Lines vessels to house Hurricane Katrina evacuees. In 2017, cruise ships were used to help transport residents from some Caribbean islands destroyed by Hurricane Irma, as well as Puerto Rico residents displaced by Hurricane Maria.