Alaska is a short, weather-driven season and a small set of ships, which makes ship quality matter more here than almost anywhere. These are the vessels sailing Alaska, ranked by our Vessel Class grade.
MS Westerdam leads at 8.4 out of 10 — 14 nights from $1,379 per person. A Value Score of 5.0 means a sailing costs what genuinely comparable cruises cost: same class of ship, same region, similar length. Above 5.0 the fare beats that going rate.
| Ship | Trip | From | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS WesterdamHolland America Line | 14 nightsfrom Vancouver | $1,379$99/night | 8.4 |
| Norwegian JadeNorwegian Cruise Line | 16 nightsfrom Tokyo | $1,399$87/night | 8.4 |
| Silver MoonSilversea Cruises | 17 nightsfrom Vancouver | $5,600$329/night | 8.3 |
| Carnival LuminosaCarnival Cruise Line | 10 nightsfrom San Francisco | $966$97/night | 8.2 |
| MS Nieuw AmsterdamHolland America Line | 14 nightsfrom Fairbanks | $1,619$116/night | 8.1 |
See all Alaska sailings · how the score is built
Alaska's cruise season runs early May to late September. May and September are cheaper and quieter with a chance of cooler, wetter days; June through August is peak for long daylight, wildlife and the best odds of clear glacier views. Ships don't sail Alaska in winter.
The Alaska sailings CruiseIndex tracks run 5 to 49 nights.
Tracked Alaska itineraries call at Vancouver, Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, Seattle and Icy Strait Point.
Seven Seas Splendor (Regent Seven Seas Cruises) currently holds the region's top Vessel Class grade, #2 in our fleet-wide ranking.
Vessel Class and Review Score are live and real. Every fare shown is CruiseDirect's own fare for that sailing, refreshed from their inventory; a sailing we cannot match to a fare is withheld rather than estimated.