cruises to Alaska Archives – Cruise Maven Cruising the World One Port at a Time Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:51:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://cruisemaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-CruiseMaven-favicon-32x32.png cruises to Alaska Archives – Cruise Maven 32 32 Sitka, Alaska Completes Dock Expansion and Welcomes Ovation of the Seas https://cruisemaven.com/sitka-alaska-welcomes-ovation-of-the-seas-at-new-expanded-cruise-dock/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 11:16:55 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=40814 When Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas arrived in Sitka, Alaska earlier this week, cruise passengers were greeted with a recently completed dock expansion. Located about 6 miles north of the center of Sitka, the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal can now comfortably accommodate two large cruise ships. Recently, Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam and Royal Caribbean’s...

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]]> Three Carnival Corp. Cruise Lines Begin Cruises to Alaska in July https://cruisemaven.com/carnival-corporation-sends-three-cruise-lines-sail-alaska-in-july/ Thu, 20 May 2021 20:46:18 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=40633 With the anticipated passage of the Alaska Tourism Recovery Act, Carnival Corporation announced that three of their brand cruise lines will restart cruises to Alaska in July. Both the House and Senate have passed the tourism bill and it is expected to be signed by President Biden.   Included in the Alaska Tourism Recovery Act...

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]]> Holland America Named “Top Pick” for Alaska Cruises https://cruisemaven.com/holland-america-named-best-cruise-line-for-alaska-cruises/ https://cruisemaven.com/holland-america-named-best-cruise-line-for-alaska-cruises/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:48:28 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=39963 Holland America was once again named “Top Pick” for Alaska cruises in the 2020 AFAR Travelers’ Awards. The cruise line has received this award in the Alaska category three times in the last five years. Considering this category is only five years old, that’s a nice honor for Holland America. Holland America Alaska Cruises win...

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]]> https://cruisemaven.com/holland-america-named-best-cruise-line-for-alaska-cruises/feed/ 6 Holland America Sold Four of Their Small Ships https://cruisemaven.com/holland-america-is-selling-four-of-their-small-ships-including-maasdam/ Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:20:15 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=39359 As a fan of Holland America, it’s sad to report that the cruise line decided to sell four of their small ships. Ships that are loved by many of us.  Holland America is selling four of their small ships in 2020 Small by today’s standards, anyway. Holland America just announced their selling of Amsterdam, Maasdam,...

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]]> 20 Best Things to Do in Sitka, Alaska on a Cruise https://cruisemaven.com/21-best-things-to-do-in-sitka-alaska/ https://cruisemaven.com/21-best-things-to-do-in-sitka-alaska/#comments Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:05:45 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=36684 If you carefully choose your Alaska cruise to include Sitka and wonder what to do there, here are the 20 best things to do in one day in Sitka. This guide is especially helpful for first-time visitors. Sitka, Alaska is one of those special Alaska ports that doesn’t get as many cruise ships as say,...

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