Princess Alaska Cruises 2027-2028: Glacier Bay, Voyage of the Glaciers and the Full Calendar

Table of Contents

• Quick Facts
• Season Highlights
• Why Choose Alaska with Princess?
• Departure Port Breakdown
• Month-by-Month Princess Alaska Cruise Calendar for 2027
• Ship Deployment
• Planning Tips
• How to Find the Best Deals on Princess Alaska Cruises
• Related Guides
• Frequently Asked Questions

Quick Facts

How we source these figures: CabinSaver tracks published Princess fares daily and has recorded 38 pricing snapshots for these sailings between 2026-07-25 and 2026-08-31. The ranges below reflect 377 Princess departures in 2027 and 2028 priced for solo travelers at single occupancy (which includes the single supplement), and are subject to change. Verify current fares directly with Princess before booking.

Alaska is the destination Princess builds its northern summer around, and the 2027 and 2028 schedules show it: 377 tracked departures, eight ships, and five departure ports stretching from Los Angeles to Whittier. The structural difference from a typical Inside Passage season is the one-way Gulf of Alaska crossing, which Princess sells in both directions as Voyage of the Glaciers between Vancouver and Whittier, plus a 14-night version that sails both legs back to back. Glacier Bay National Park, which requires a park concession permit for every vessel that enters, appears on 253 of those 377 Princess itineraries.

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Season Highlights

Princess opens its 2027 Alaska season on April 27 with a 4-night Alaska Sampler round trip from Vancouver on Crown Princess and a 16-night Los Angeles round trip on Emerald Princess, then ramps to 38 departures in May and holds 41 to 43 per month through August. The 2028 season starts two days earlier in the calendar, on April 25, with a 4-night Royal Princess run from Vancouver to Seattle, and closes on September 24.

Three route families carry the season. The Voyage of the Glaciers pair runs 71 northbound Vancouver-to-Whittier sailings and 71 southbound Whittier-to-Vancouver sailings, and 127 of those 142 Princess sailings call at Glacier Bay National Park, with the other 15 northbound crossings substituting Hubbard Glacier. The Grand Adventure combines both legs into a 14-night Vancouver round trip, and Princess schedules 71 of them across the two years on Coral Princess, Crown Princess, Discovery Princess and Island Princess. Round-trip Inside Passage weeks from Vancouver, Seattle and San Francisco make up the balance.

The glacier viewing splits by route rather than by ship. Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier appears on 103 Princess sailings, Hubbard Glacier on 160, and College Fjord on 142, the last of these almost entirely on the northbound Gulf crossings into Whittier. Icy Strait Point turns up on 43 Princess itineraries and Sitka on 14, so both are worth checking against a specific departure rather than assuming.

Why Choose Alaska with Princess?

Alaska is one of the few cruise destinations where the shape of the route matters as much as the ports, and Princess is built around that idea. A round-trip Inside Passage week and a one-way Gulf crossing are genuinely different holidays: the most common northbound Voyage of the Glaciers routing runs Vancouver, Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay National Park, College Fjord and into Whittier, ending within reach of Denali and the interior, while the southbound version adds Hubbard Glacier and reverses the port order. Princess schedules 71 of each across 2027 and 2028, which is what makes a cruisetour that continues overland practical rather than a once-a-fortnight gamble. Rail and lodge arrangements change year to year, so confirm any land program directly with Princess.

Glacier Bay is the other reason to look here specifically. Entry to the park is capped by concession permits, so a line either has the days or it does not, and 253 of the 377 Princess Alaska sailings tracked for 2027 and 2028 include a Glacier Bay scenic-cruising day. That includes all 71 southbound Voyage of the Glaciers crossings, 56 of the 71 northbound crossings, all 71 Grand Adventure round trips, and the 38 Royal Princess round-trip weeks from Seattle, which is the rarer combination: a Glacier Bay day on a seven-night itinerary that starts and ends in the United States.

The fare picture, based on CabinSaver's own fare tracking as of August 2026, is that Princess Alaska interior staterooms typically ran approximately $229-304 per night for solo travelers at single occupancy (subject to change), with the lowest single observation in the window at approximately $181 per night. Balcony staterooms, which are the category most Alaska passengers actually want for scenic cruising days, typically ran approximately $494-644 per night on the same solo basis (subject to change, as of August 2026). Solo figures carry the single supplement, so they sit roughly double what a per-person double-occupancy quote would show.

Departure Port Breakdown

Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver is the anchor of the Princess Alaska program, with 194 of the 377 tracked sailings and seven of the eight ships calling there at some point across 2027 and 2028. It hosts all 71 northbound Voyage of the Glaciers departures, all 71 Grand Adventure round trips, and 40 shorter Inside Passage round trips led by Emerald Princess. Durations from Vancouver run from a 4-night Alaska Sampler to a 16-night repositioning run down to Los Angeles. The standard 7-night Vancouver round trip sails Vancouver, Juneau, Skagway, Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier, Ketchikan and back. Interior fares on 7-night Princess departures from Vancouver typically ran approximately $226-275 per night for solo travelers at single occupancy (subject to change, as of August 2026).

Seattle, Washington

Princess runs 81 Alaska sailings from Seattle across the two seasons, split between two ships. Star Princess, delivered in 2025 and the newest vessel in the Princess Alaska deployment at roughly 4,300 guests, sails 39 seven-night round trips calling at Ketchikan, Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier, Juneau, Skagway and Victoria. Royal Princess sails 38 seven-night round trips on the alternative pattern that swaps in Glacier Bay National Park, calling Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Ketchikan and Victoria. Both include a Victoria call, which is standard for United States round trips. Interior fares on 7-night Princess departures from Seattle typically ran approximately $313-390 per night for solo travelers at single occupancy (subject to change, as of August 2026), the highest of the Princess Alaska departure ports in this window.

Whittier for Anchorage, Alaska

All 71 Princess departures from Whittier are the 7-night southbound Voyage of the Glaciers with Glacier Bay, ending in Vancouver. The route runs Whittier, Hubbard Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan and Vancouver, and Coral Princess, Crown Princess, Discovery Princess and Island Princess all take turns on it. This is the leg to book if you want to fly into Anchorage, spend time in the interior first, and cruise home. Interior fares on these southbound Princess sailings typically ran approximately $235-296 per night for solo travelers at single occupancy (subject to change, as of August 2026).

San Francisco, California

Ruby Princess handles San Francisco alone, with all 26 Princess Alaska departures from the port and a consistent 10-night pattern. Twenty-three of them are the Inside Passage round trip calling Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier, and Prince Rupert in British Columbia. Prince Rupert appears on only 26 Princess sailings in the whole two-year Alaska schedule, and 23 of those are these San Francisco runs. Interior fares on the 10-night Princess San Francisco round trips typically ran approximately $217-265 per night for solo travelers at single occupancy (subject to change, as of August 2026).

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is a bookend rather than a season, with five Princess Alaska sailings across 2027 and 2028. Three are 16-night Emerald Princess round trips including Glacier Bay National Park, the sort of departure that opens the season on April 27, 2027 and closes it on September 18, 2027. The other two are northbound repositioning runs of 12 and 14 nights from Los Angeles up to Vancouver. Princess also runs the reverse at season's end, including a 16-night Crown Princess Inside Passage and Pacific Wine Country sailing that leaves Vancouver on September 11, 2027 and works its way down the coast to Los Angeles.

Month-by-Month Princess Alaska Cruise Calendar for 2027

April 2027

Princess opens with three departures. Crown Princess sails a 4-night Alaska Sampler round trip from Vancouver on April 27, calling only at Ketchikan, and Emerald Princess leaves Los Angeles the same day on a 16-night round trip that includes Glacier Bay National Park. Star Princess repositions on April 30 with a 9-night Vancouver-to-Seattle run before settling into its Seattle pattern. Expect cool weather and snow still low on the peaks this early in the season.

Ships: Crown Princess, Emerald Princess, Star Princess. Destinations: Ketchikan, Inside Passage, Glacier Bay National Park. Duration: 4 to 16 nights.

May 2027

The season proper begins, with 38 Princess departures and all eight ships in service. The Voyage of the Glaciers rotation starts up with seven northbound and five southbound crossings plus seven Grand Adventure round trips, while Royal Princess and Star Princess run five and four Seattle weeks respectively. Ruby Princess opens its San Francisco program on May 1. May carried the lowest observed interior fares of the 2027 and 2028 Princess Alaska window, typically approximately $206-269 per night for solo travelers at single occupancy (subject to change, as of August 2026), and 30 of the 38 May departures include Glacier Bay National Park.

Ships: All eight Princess Alaska ships. Destinations: Inside Passage, Gulf of Alaska, Glacier Bay National Park, College Fjord. Duration: 7 to 14 nights.

June 2027

June brings 43 Princess departures and the fullest Gulf crossing schedule of the early season, with nine northbound and nine southbound Voyage of the Glaciers sailings plus nine Grand Adventure round trips. Departure dates cluster on Saturdays and Sundays out of Vancouver, with June 5, 12, 19 and 26 each carrying four or more sailings. Daylight is at its longest, which matters more in Alaska than almost anywhere else on a cruise itinerary.

Ships: Coral Princess, Island Princess, Crown Princess, Discovery Princess, Emerald Princess, Royal Princess, Star Princess, Ruby Princess. Destinations: Glacier Bay National Park, Hubbard Glacier, College Fjord, Inside Passage. Duration: 7 to 14 nights.

July 2027

July is the peak of the Princess Alaska season with 43 departures, matching June in volume but running a slightly heavier Seattle and Glacier Bay mix. Thirty-one of the 43 July sailings include Glacier Bay National Park, the highest monthly count of the 2027 Princess season. Royal Princess sails its Seattle Glacier Bay weeks on July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, and Star Princess its Seattle weeks on July 4, 11, 18 and 25. Warmest weather and the busiest shore excursion calendar, so book tours early.

Ships: Crown Princess, Discovery Princess, Island Princess, Coral Princess, Royal Princess, Star Princess, Emerald Princess, Ruby Princess. Destinations: Glacier Bay National Park, Inside Passage, Gulf of Alaska. Duration: 7 to 14 nights.

August 2027

August holds at 41 Princess departures with the same eight-ship rotation. The Gulf crossings continue at eight northbound and eight southbound, and Star Princess adds a fifth Seattle week. August is the strongest month for salmon runs and the associated bear viewing near Ketchikan and Juneau, though wildlife sightings are never guaranteed. Departure clusters fall on August 7, 14, 21 and 28.

Ships: All eight Princess Alaska ships. Destinations: Inside Passage, Glacier Bay National Park, Hubbard Glacier, College Fjord. Duration: 7 to 16 nights.

September 2027

The season winds down across 24 Princess departures, and the itinerary mix gets more varied as ships reposition. Alongside the last Voyage of the Glaciers crossings on September 1, 4, 8 and 11, Princess runs a 6-night Coral Princess Vancouver round trip on September 16, a 9-night Crown Princess round trip on September 11, and three southbound repositioning sailings to Los Angeles. Star Princess closes the 2027 season on September 26 with a 7-night Seattle-to-Vancouver run. Shorter days, a real chance of rain, and the first autumn color ashore.

Ships: Island Princess, Coral Princess, Discovery Princess, Crown Princess, Royal Princess, Star Princess, Emerald Princess, Ruby Princess. Destinations: Glacier Bay National Park, Inside Passage, Pacific Coast repositioning. Duration: 6 to 16 nights.

Looking Ahead: The 2028 Princess Alaska Season

Princess's 2028 Alaska schedule tracks 185 departures, close to the 192 in 2027, and runs April 25 to September 24. The same eight ships return, with Island Princess and Crown Princess carrying 29 sailings each and Ruby Princess again handling San Francisco with 12. Vancouver holds 96 of the 185 departures, Seattle 40 and Whittier 36. Glacier Bay National Park appears on 122 of the 185 Princess sailings, and July is again the busiest month with 44 departures.

Ship Deployment

• Crown Princess - 60 Alaska sailings across 2027 and 2028, the largest single-ship program in the Princess Alaska schedule. Runs 18 northbound and 18 southbound Voyage of the Glaciers crossings plus 18 Grand Adventure round trips, and closes 2027 with a 16-night Inside Passage and Pacific Wine Country repositioning to Los Angeles.
• Discovery Princess - 57 sailings, built in 2022 and carrying roughly 3,660 guests. Same 18/18/18 Voyage of the Glaciers pattern from Vancouver, plus a 14-night Los Angeles-to-Vancouver positioning run to open one of the seasons.
• Island Princess - 56 sailings at roughly 2,200 guests, the smallest ship in the Princess Alaska deployment. Runs 18 of each Voyage of the Glaciers variant plus two 7-night Vancouver round trips, sailing from May 12 to September 8 in 2027 and May 10 to September 20 in 2028.
• Coral Princess - 54 sailings, sister to Island Princess at roughly 2,000 guests. Carries 17 of each Voyage of the Glaciers variant, plus 6-night and 8-night Vancouver round trips in September 2027 and an 11-night run to Los Angeles.
• Star Princess - 43 sailings, delivered in 2025 and the newest and largest ship Princess sends to Alaska at roughly 4,300 guests. Almost entirely 7-night Seattle round trips via Ketchikan, Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier, Juneau, Skagway and Victoria.
• Royal Princess - 41 sailings, the Seattle Glacier Bay ship. Runs 38 seven-night Seattle round trips that include a Glacier Bay National Park scenic-cruising day, plus a 10-night Seattle-to-Vancouver variant on September 11, 2027.
• Emerald Princess - 40 sailings, the Vancouver Inside Passage specialist. Handles 30 of the 40 shorter Vancouver round trips and all three 16-night Los Angeles round trips that bracket the season.
• Ruby Princess - 26 sailings, all from San Francisco on a 10-night Inside Passage pattern, and the only Princess ship in this schedule that regularly calls at Prince Rupert.

Planning Tips

• Decide between round trip and one way first. The 142 Princess Voyage of the Glaciers crossings end or begin in Whittier, which means a one-way flight and usually a land segment. The 223 round-trip Princess sailings in this schedule need only one airport. Everything else follows from that choice.
• Check Glacier Bay against your exact departure, not the route name. Glacier Bay National Park appears on 253 of the 377 Princess sailings, but the Star Princess Seattle weeks substitute Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier, the Royal Princess Seattle weeks include Glacier Bay, and 15 of the 71 northbound Voyage of the Glaciers crossings swap Glacier Bay for Hubbard Glacier. Confirm the scenic-cruising day with Princess before booking.
• Sort out documentation early. Every Princess Alaska itinerary in this schedule touches Canada, whether that is a Vancouver turnaround or a Victoria or Prince Rupert call, so a valid passport book is typically required. Requirements vary by itinerary and citizenship, so always verify current documentation requirements with your cruise line and official government sources before your trip.
• Book a balcony deliberately or not at all. Alaska scenic-cruising days at Glacier Bay, Hubbard Glacier and College Fjord are the argument for a balcony, and across these Princess sailings Hubbard Glacier appears on 160 itineraries and College Fjord on 142. If you are content on open decks, the interior figures above show what the difference costs.
• Shoulder months trade weather for space. The 3 April and 24 September departures in the 2027 Princess season are the quietest, with cooler temperatures, shorter days and a higher chance of rain. May and September carried lower observed interior fare ranges than the July peak across this tracking window.
• Ask about the land program separately. Princess sells Alaska cruisetours that continue by rail and coach beyond Whittier, and the northbound Voyage of the Glaciers sailings are built to connect to them. Availability and pricing for land segments change, so verify current cruisetour details directly with Princess.

How to Find the Best Deals on Princess Alaska Cruises

Princess pricing fluctuates based on demand, booking time, and availability. Here's how to time your booking:

• Book early - Promotional fares are often available 12 to 18 months in advance, and the 2028 Princess Alaska season is already loaded through September 24, 2028
• Monitor price drops - Fares change weekly; set up deal alerts to track your preferred sailings
• Consider shoulder season - Princess's May and September departures sit outside the July peak of 43 departures and carried lower observed interior fare ranges in this tracking window
• Compare the departure ports - The same seven nights in Alaska showed a wide spread by embarkation port, with Princess Seattle weeks typically running approximately $313-390 per night against approximately $226-275 from Vancouver for solo travelers at single occupancy (subject to change, as of August 2026)
• Look at the 14-night Grand Adventure - Princess's 71 fourteen-night Vancouver round trips typically ran approximately $218-272 per night for solo travelers at single occupancy (subject to change, as of August 2026), a lower per-night band than the 7-night average

Our deal finder shows real-time pricing across all 377 departures, helping you compare fares for your preferred dates and destinations.

Between 4-night samplers and 16-night coastal runs, five departure ports and eight ships, the Princess Alaska schedule for 2027 and 2028 covers most versions of this trip a traveler might want.

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Data current as of August 2026, derived from CabinSaver's own cruise fare tracking. Always verify availability and details directly with the cruise line.

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• 2027 Vancouver Cruises: A Focused Alaska Season from Canada Place - A port-level guide to sailing north from Vancouver's Canada Place terminal.
• 2027 Los Angeles Cruises: Mexican Riviera Weeks and Panama Canal Crossings - What else sails from the Los Angeles port that bookends the Alaska season.
• 2027 San Diego Cruises: Norwegian Star's Four-Month Winter Season - The West Coast winter alternative for travelers who want the opposite season.
• Can You Cruise Without a Passport? Rules, Risks, and Alternatives - Documentation rules for itineraries that cross into Canada, as every Alaska sailing does.
• Why are solo cruises so expensive? - How the single supplement shapes the per-night figures quoted throughout this guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Princess ships sail to Alaska in 2027 and 2028?

Princess deploys eight ships on Alaska itineraries across the 2027 and 2028 seasons: Crown Princess, Discovery Princess, Island Princess, Coral Princess, Star Princess, Royal Princess, Emerald Princess and Ruby Princess, spread across 377 tracked Princess departures.

Which Princess Alaska cruises visit Glacier Bay National Park?

Glacier Bay National Park appears on 253 of the 377 Princess Alaska sailings tracked for 2027 and 2028, including all 71 southbound Voyage of the Glaciers crossings from Whittier, 56 of the 71 northbound crossings from Vancouver, and the 38 Royal Princess round-trip Inside Passage weeks from Seattle. The remaining 15 northbound Princess crossings substitute Hubbard Glacier, so verify the glacier viewing on your specific sailing directly with Princess.

Where do Princess Alaska cruises depart from?

Princess Alaska cruises in 2027 and 2028 depart from five ports: Vancouver accounts for 194 of the 377 tracked Princess sailings, Seattle 81, Whittier (the port serving Anchorage) 71, San Francisco 26 and Los Angeles 5.

How long are Princess Alaska cruises?

Seven nights is the standard length for Princess Alaska cruises, covering 261 of the 377 Princess departures tracked for 2027 and 2028. Princess also runs 72 fourteen-night departures, most of them the Voyage of the Glaciers Grand Adventure round trip from Vancouver, and 27 ten-night departures including a San Francisco round trip on Ruby Princess.

When does the Princess Alaska season run?

Princess's 2027 Alaska season runs from April 27 through September 26, 2027, and its 2028 season runs from April 25 through September 24, 2028, based on tracked Princess departure dates. July is the busiest month in both years, with 43 Princess departures in July 2027 and 44 in July 2028.