Northwest Passage Expedition - Tokyo to Vancouver Cruise

Day 1 - Tokyo

Arrive: Sat 26 April 2025 / Depart: Sat 26 April 2025 at 18:00

Yokohama is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and, with a population of 3.6 million, is Japan's largest city after Tokyo. It is centered on an inlet on the western side of Tokyo Bay, to which it is connected by a half-dozen railway lines as well as expressways and surface streets via Kawasaki. A major industrial zone known as the Keihin Industrial Area stretches along the reclaimed coastline to the north of the central area towards Kawasaki and Tokyo beyond.

Day 2 - Hitachinaka, Japan

Arrive: Sun 27 April 2025 at 06:00 / Depart: Sun 27 April 2025 at 18:00

Day 3 - Miyako,Iwate, Japan

Arrive: Mon 28 April 2025 at 07:00 / Depart: Mon 28 April 2025 at 16:00

Miyako is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020, the city had an estimated population of 51,150, and a population density of 41 persons per km². The total area of the city is 1,259.15 square kilometers.

Day 4 - Hakodate

Arrive: Tue 29 April 2025 at 11:00 / Depart: Tue 29 April 2025 at 18:00

Hakodate is the largest city in southern Hokkaido. Hakodate was founded in 1454, when Kono Kaganokami Masamichi constructed a palace at the foot of Mount Hakodate. The mansion is said to have included a barricade and looked like a box from the distance giving the area its name, box mansion. The city is overlooked by Mount Hakodate, a lumpy, totally forested mountain. The summit of the mountain is easily reached by either hiking trail, cable car, or car.

Day 5 - Aomori

Arrive: Wed 30 April 2025 at 07:00 / Depart: Wed 30 April 2025 at 17:00

Day 6 - Cruising the Pacific Ocean

Day 7 - Cruising the Pacific Ocean

Day 8 - Cruising the Pacific Ocean

Day 8 - International Date Line

Day 9 - Cruising the Bering Sea

Day 10 - Cruising the Pacific Ocean

Day 11 - Cruising the Pacific Ocean

Day 12 - Kodiak, Alaska

Arrive: Wed 07 May 2025 at 06:00 / Depart: Wed 07 May 2025 at 18:00

The city of Kodiak is situated on the second largest island in the United States, approximately 250 miles southwest of Anchorage. It is famous for huge Kodiak brown bears, world-class sport fishing, and the magnificent green that the island turns during the summer--which is why Kodiak is affectionately called Alaska's Emerald Isle. Kodiak's first settlers were undoubtedly attracted to the region by the overabundance of sea mammals, seabirds, fish, and shellfish.

Day 13 - Whittier

Arrive: Thu 08 May 2025 at 11:30 / Depart: Thu 08 May 2025 at 19:30

Whittier is a city at the head of the Passage Canal in the U.S. state of Alaska, about 58 miles southeast of Anchorage. The city is within the Chugach Census Area, one of the two entities established in 2019 when the former Valdez–Cordova Census Area was dissolved. It is also a port for the Alaska Marine Highway. Wikipedia

Day 14 - Cruising Hubbard Glacier

Day 15 - Sitka

Arrive: Sat 10 May 2025 at 08:30 / Depart: Sat 10 May 2025 at 18:00

Founded by Russian fur traders as New Archangel in 1799, Sitka was the historic center of Russia’s Alaskan empire. The Russian flag was replaced by the Stars and Stripes when the United States purchased the Alaska territory in 1867. Today, picturesque Sitka, is known for its fishing industry, an annual summer classical music festival and, of course, its many historic visitor attractions. On a clear day Sitka, the only city in southeast Alaska that actually fronts the Pacific Ocean, rivals Juneau for the sheer beauty of its surroundings.

Day 16 - Ketchikan

Arrive: Sun 11 May 2025 at 06:00 / Depart: Sun 11 May 2025

Ketchikan, on the southwest side of Revillagigedo Island, grew up around salmon canneries and sawmills. Ketchikan's name supposedly comes from the native term "Katch Kanna", which roughly translates: "spread wings of a thundering eagle." At one time Ketchikan was proclaimed the “Salmon Capital of the World.” An outstanding collection of totem poles make a visit to Ketchikan essential for anyone interested in Native art. Travelers flock to Ketchikan for their first look at the North Country, and are rarely disappointed.

Day 17 - Cruising the Inside Passage

Day 18 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Arrive: Tue 13 May 2025 at 06:00 / Depart: Tue 13 May 2025

Victoria is a picture-perfect city exuding old-world charm, with fragrant and colorful flowers everywhere. Founded in 1843 by James Douglas of the Hudson’s Bay Company, it was first known as Fort Victoria. By 1848, Vancouver Island was made a British colony. In 1868, Vancouver Island was incorporated with mainland British Columbia. Although it is a port city, Victoria is not as industrially oriented as Vancouver. The harbors, especially Inner Harbour, are dotted with pleasure crafts, ferries, and floatplanes.

Day 19 - Vancouver, Canada

Arrive: Wed 14 May 2025 at 06:00 / Depart: Wed 14 May 2025

“Gassy Jack” Deighton saw a chance to make money from the miners on their way to the Yukon and the saloon he built became the focus of the shanty town known as Gas Town. From here, modern Vancouver was born - Canada’s third largest city. The government persuaded the settlers to change the name of the town to Vancouver, after Captain George Vancouver, who sailed the area’s waters in 1792. Today Vancouver offers travelers tram rides to the top of Grouse Mountain, the lovely Ming Dynasty Gardens, historic Gas Town and picturesque Stanley Park. Shore excursions on the first and last day of a cruise are only available for guests who are combining back-to-back voyages to create a longer cruise. Those guests may organize custom tours through the Destination Services Desk on board.