Princess Cruises has announced its 2027 Alaska cruise and cruise-tour season, featuring eight ships and 187 departures across 17 itineraries from five homeports. The season is now open for sale.
Star Princess will return for its second Alaska season, marking the first Sphere Class ship to operate in Alaskan waters. The vessel will offer seven-day Inside Passage cruises roundtrip from Seattle. Departures will operate from Seattle, Vancouver (British Columbia), Anchorage (Whittier), San Francisco and Los Angeles.
"Few places captivate like Alaska — its beauty, its people and its sense of wonder," said Terry Thornton, chief commercial officer at Princess Cruises. "That's why our team puts so much heart into every detail of our Alaska Season. For 2027, we've designed experiences to bring guests closer to the soul of the Great Land — closer to glaciers, closer to wildlife and closer to local culture and communities both onboard and onshore — all in a way only Princess can deliver."
The fleet includes Star Princess, Coral Princess, Crown Princess, Discovery Princess, Emerald Princess, Island Princess, Royal Princess and Ruby Princess. The season features four glacier-viewing experiences at Glacier Bay National Park, Hubbard Glacier, College Fjord and Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier.
Princess will make 85 calls to Glacier Bay National Park, including every seven-day Voyage of the Glaciers from Anchorage and Vancouver, and every 14-day Voyage of the Glaciers Grand Adventure roundtrip from Vancouver. Ports of call include Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Haines, Sitka, Icy Strait Point and Victoria, B.C.
The Voyage of the Glaciers sailings operate seven-day itineraries between Vancouver and Anchorage with two glacier-viewing days and Glacier Bay National Park visits. All northbound cruises include late-night stays in Juneau. These can be combined for 14-day Grand Adventure roundtrips from Vancouver onboard Coral Princess, Island Princess, Crown Princess and Discovery Princess.
From Seattle, Star Princess operates weekly seven-day roundtrip voyages every Sunday, while Royal Princess offers seven-day roundtrip sailings including Glacier Bay National Park every Saturday. Ruby Princess sails 10-day Inside Passage itineraries from San Francisco with Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier.
From Vancouver, Emerald Princess operates full-season seven-day itineraries featuring Glacier Bay National Park or Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier. Coral Princess, Crown Princess and Discovery Princess sail six-, seven-, eight- and nine-day Inside Passage itineraries with Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier. From Los Angeles, Emerald Princess offers two 16-day roundtrip Inside Passage voyages with Glacier Bay National Park.
Princess offers 28 cruise-tour itineraries featuring custom-built wilderness lodges near Denali, Kenai Fjords & Wrangell-St. Elias National Parks. The line operates direct-to-the-wilderness rail service between ships and the Denali area with same-day access. Two Denali-area lodges include Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge and Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge, located one mile from Denali National Park entrance.
The 17-night Denali Escorted Cruisetour includes two nights at each of the five Princess lodges. Guests can visit up to four national parks on a single cruise-tour: Glacier Bay, Denali, Kenai Fjords and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Skagway.
Editor’s Note: This article was generated by AI, based on a press release distributed by Princess Cruises. It was fact-checked and reviewed by a TravelAge West editor.
