July 10
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5
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GoCruiseTravel.com prices this National Geographic Orion Alaska: Inside Passage & Wild Coast sailing from $813/night (ocean_view). 8 nights departing July 10, 2026. Compare 4 cabin categories with real pricing data on GoCruiseTravel.com.
What's Included
Wi-Fi
All Drinks
All Excursions
Not included
Gratuities
Specialty Dining
Room Service
Port Shuttle
Flights
Airport Transfers
About the Ship
- Hot Tubs
- 1
- Elevators
- 1
- Cabin Voltage
- 110V & 220V
- USB in Cabins
- Yes
- Pets
- Not Allowed
- Service Animals
- Case by Case
- Dress Code
- Casual
- Formal Nights
- No
- Balcony Smoking
- Not Allowed
Accessible Cabins:1
Self-Service LaundryMedical Center
Dietary Options
Gluten-FreeVegan
Your Journey
- DAY1
Day 1
JuneauUnited StatesAlaska's road-less capital offers the Mendenhall Glacier and humpback whale-watching from port.
- DAY2
Day 2
SitkaUnited StatesAlaska's former Russian capital blends onion-domed churches with a superb totem pole park.
- DAY3
Day 3
At Sea
- DAY4
Day 4
KetchikanUnited StatesHome to the world's largest collection of standing totem poles and rich Alaska Native heritage.
- DAY5
Day 5
At Sea
- DAY6
Day 6
SitkaUnited StatesAlaska's former Russian capital blends onion-domed churches with a superb totem pole park.
- DAY7
Day 7
At Sea
- DAY8
Day 8
JuneauUnited StatesAlaska's road-less capital offers the Mendenhall Glacier and humpback whale-watching from port.
Plan your days ashore
Day 1 · Fri, Jul 10 · Juneau
M
NatureMendenhall Glacier
A valley glacier you can walk right up to — Nugget Falls thunders 377 ft nearby. Go early; afternoon crowds are real.
🕒 Visitor Center: May–Sep daily; limited winter hours
~15.1 km away
SightseeingPhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Downtown_Juneau,_Alaska_from_the_Goldbelt_Tram.jpg)
Mount Roberts Tramway
Hauls you 1,800 feet above the channel in 6 minutes. Eagles drift at eye level. Overcast? The clouds are the view.
🕒 May–Sep: daily 9am–9pm
~0.3 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (210103 Snowy capitol.jpg)
Alaska State Capitol
No dome, no entry fee — one of the only US state capitols you can walk right through. Built in 1931 as a federal building.
🕒 Jun–Aug: Mon–Sat; rest of year: Mon–Fri
~0.5 km away
Food & DrinkPhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Red_Dog_Saloon_Juneau.jpg)
Red Dog Saloon
Sawdust floors, walls plastered with gold-rush relics, and a bar that smells like history. Touristy? Yes. Worth it? Also yes.
🕒 Daily 11am–late (cruise season)
~0.3 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Downtown Juneau, Alaska 2.jpg)
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
The oldest Orthodox church in Southeast Alaska, built 1894. A white octagon and green dome — more Vladivostok than Juneau.
🕒 Summer: daily, variable hours
~0.7 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Alaska State Museum.jpg)
Alaska State Museum
Best Alaska Native art collection in the region — the eagle totem in the rotunda alone is worth the trip inside.
🕒 Tue–Sat 9am–5pm (May–Sep); reduced Oct–Apr
~0.2 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Gold Creek valley, AK.JPG)
Last Chance Mining Museum
The 1912 compressor house that powered the world's largest hard-rock gold mine. Still smells faintly of that ambition.
🕒 May–Sep: daily 9:30am–6:30pm
~2.1 km away
M
NatureMacaulay Salmon Hatchery
Watch king salmon fight their way up a fish ladder past a viewing window, then buy the smoked version next door. Circle of life.
🕒 May–Sep: Mon–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat–Sun 10am–5pm
~8.5 km away
T
AdventureTracy Arm Fjord
Thirty miles of fjord ending at two calving glaciers. Book the full-day boat before the ship docks — it fills first.
🕒 Boat excursions: May–Sep (full-day)
~95 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Memorial library in juneau alaska by noehill.jpg)
Juneau-Douglas City Museum
Tlingit culture, the 1880 gold rush, and Juneau's odd decision to stay capital when the population moved. Small but sharp.
🕒 May–Sep: Mon–Fri 9am–6pm, Sat–Sun 10am–5pm
~0.6 km away
SightseeingPhoto: Wikimedia Commons (The Shrine of St. Therese.jpg)
Shrine of St. Thérèse
A 1930s stone chapel on a tidal island, reached by causeway at low tide. Worth the 35-minute drive if the schedule allows.
🕒 May–Sep: daily dawn–dusk
~35 km away
NaturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Whale sculpture in Mayor Bill Overstreet Park.jpg)
Mayor Bill Overstreet Park
The downtown waterfront lawn where locals eat lunch and floatplanes land in the channel. Free, flat, and genuinely restorative.
🕒 Daily, dawn–dusk
~0.4 km away
Day 2 · Sat, Jul 11 · Sitka
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Native Alaskan Totem Pole.JPG)
Sitka National Historical Park
18 totem poles, old-growth forest trails, and the 1804 battlefield where the Tlingit stood against Russian colonizers.
🕒 Visitor center daily 9am–5pm (May–Sep); trails open dawn–dusk year-round
~1.2 km away
SightseeingPhoto: Wikimedia Commons (1827 illustration of Castle Hill (Old Sitka, Alaska) by Postels.jpg)
Castle Hill
The exact spot where the Russian flag came down and the U.S. flag went up on Oct 18, 1867. Best panoramic view in Sitka, free.
🕒 Open year-round, daylight hours
~0.5 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (St Michaels Cathedral - Sitka - back.JPG)
St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral
Burned down in 1966; rebuilt identically. Parishioners sprinted in and saved the 19th-century icons — they're originals.
🕒 Mon–Fri 9am–4pm, Sat 9am–noon (cruise season); closed to visitors Sun
~0.5 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Russian Bishop House August 2005.JPG)
Russian Bishop's House
Built 1843, one of the oldest Russian structures surviving in North America. The bishop's second-floor chapel is largely intact.
🕒 Daily 9am–5pm (May–Sep); NPS fee applies
~0.1 km away
NaturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Alaska Raptor Center (exterior view, 2010).jpg)
Alaska Raptor Center
Bald eagle flight-training and raptor rehab facility. Injured eagles recover here — you get uncomfortably close to a live bird.
🕒 Daily 8am–4pm (May–Sep)
~1.2 km away
S
CultureSheldon Jackson Museum
Alaska's oldest museum, founded 1887. The octagonal building holds a serious Alaska Native art collection: Tlingit, Yup'ik, Athabascan.
🕒 Tue–Sat 9am–4pm (May–Sep)
~0.4 km away
NaturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Fortress of the Bear.jpg)
Fortress of the Bear
Rescued Alaskan brown bears live in a repurposed industrial tank outside town. Close enough to watch one scratch its own nose.
🕒 Daily 9am–5pm (May–Sep)
~6.5 km away
W
NatureWhale Park
A wraparound boardwalk over Sitka Sound. Humpbacks breach offshore during herring runs — no ticket, no guarantee, decent odds.
🕒 Open year-round, daylight hours
~0.9 km away
S
CultureSitka Lutheran Church
Alaska's oldest active Lutheran congregation, founded 1843. The modest interior outlasted the empire that built it.
🕒 Open to visitors during daylight hours; Sunday morning services
~0.5 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (St. Peter's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.jpg)
St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
A 1899 stone chapel that looks borrowed from rural England. Still holding Sunday services for the same fishing families, more or less.
🕒 Open to visitors when not in use; services Sunday mornings
~0.3 km away
S
CultureSitka Historical Museum
Compact survey of Tlingit, Russian, and American Sitka. Surprisingly deep for a one-room museum; the Tlingit beadwork is the standout.
🕒 Mon–Fri 9am–5pm (May–Sep); weekends by appointment
~1.2 km away
Day 4 · Mon, Jul 13 · Ketchikan
SightseeingPhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Creek Street(js)06.jpg)
Creek Street
Ketchikan's former red-light boardwalk now sells smoked salmon and art prints. The salmon below kept their lifestyle.
🕒 Boardwalk open 24 hr; shops ~9am–6pm (May–Sep cruise season)
~0.5 km away
S
CultureSoutheast Alaska Discovery Center
Forest Service museum steps from the dock ($5 in summer) — the best rain shelter you'll find that also explains cedar and salmon.
🕒 May–Sep daily 8am–5pm; Oct–Apr Tue–Sat 10am–4:30pm
~0.2 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (THCTotems.JPG)
Totem Heritage Center
Thirty-three 19th-century totems rescued from abandoned Tlingit villages — unrestored, unpainted, and more honest for it.
🕒 May–Sep daily 8am–5pm
~0.8 km away
D
CultureDolly's House Museum
Ketchikan's most famous madam ran a tidy operation here until 1954. The parlour is now the gift shop.
🕒 May–Sep daily when ships are in port
~0.5 km away
S
NatureSalmon Ladder at Ketchikan Creek
Watch chinook force their way upstream from the footbridge on Married Man's Trail. Free, every summer, and unexpectedly moving.
🕒 Open 24 hr; salmon runs peak Jul–Sep
~0.6 km away
S
CultureSaxman Totem Park
Active Tlingit carving shed where master carvers work on commissioned poles — not demos for tourists, actual art in progress.
🕒 May–Sep daily; guided tours ~9am–4pm
~4.4 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Totem Bight Community House, Mud Bight Village, North Tongass Highway, Ketchikan vicinity (Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska).jpg)
Totem Bight State Historical Park
Fourteen poles and a reconstructed clan house set in old-growth forest 12 km north — needs wheels, rewards the effort.
🕒 Open year-round daily; visitor facilities May–Sep
~11.8 km away
AdventurePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Ketchikan from Deer Mountain.JPG)
Deer Mountain Trail
Ketchikan's backyard summit: 3,001 feet from sea level, trailhead under 1 km from the dock. Old growth all the way up.
🕒 Open year-round; summit best May–Sep
~0.7 km away
W
NatureWard Lake National Recreation Area
A loop through old-growth Sitka spruce so tall they filter their own light. Sitka deer are a realistic sighting, 9 km from port.
🕒 Open year-round daily
~8.6 km away
R
BeachRotary Beach
Mostly locals, rarely cruise passengers — pebble cove with mountain views 6 km south. The ratio makes it worthwhile.
🕒 Open 24 hr
~5.6 km away
NaturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Inside Passage (6).jpg)
Misty Fjords National Monument
Granite walls rise 900 m from tidewater, accessible only by floatplane or boat. A day trip that permanently recalibrates 'large'.
🕒 Excursion tours May–Sep daily (weather permitting)
~62 km away
Day 6 · Wed, Jul 15 · Sitka
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Native Alaskan Totem Pole.JPG)
Sitka National Historical Park
18 totem poles, old-growth forest trails, and the 1804 battlefield where the Tlingit stood against Russian colonizers.
🕒 Visitor center daily 9am–5pm (May–Sep); trails open dawn–dusk year-round
~1.2 km away
SightseeingPhoto: Wikimedia Commons (1827 illustration of Castle Hill (Old Sitka, Alaska) by Postels.jpg)
Castle Hill
The exact spot where the Russian flag came down and the U.S. flag went up on Oct 18, 1867. Best panoramic view in Sitka, free.
🕒 Open year-round, daylight hours
~0.5 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (St Michaels Cathedral - Sitka - back.JPG)
St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral
Burned down in 1966; rebuilt identically. Parishioners sprinted in and saved the 19th-century icons — they're originals.
🕒 Mon–Fri 9am–4pm, Sat 9am–noon (cruise season); closed to visitors Sun
~0.5 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Russian Bishop House August 2005.JPG)
Russian Bishop's House
Built 1843, one of the oldest Russian structures surviving in North America. The bishop's second-floor chapel is largely intact.
🕒 Daily 9am–5pm (May–Sep); NPS fee applies
~0.1 km away
NaturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Alaska Raptor Center (exterior view, 2010).jpg)
Alaska Raptor Center
Bald eagle flight-training and raptor rehab facility. Injured eagles recover here — you get uncomfortably close to a live bird.
🕒 Daily 8am–4pm (May–Sep)
~1.2 km away
S
CultureSheldon Jackson Museum
Alaska's oldest museum, founded 1887. The octagonal building holds a serious Alaska Native art collection: Tlingit, Yup'ik, Athabascan.
🕒 Tue–Sat 9am–4pm (May–Sep)
~0.4 km away
NaturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Fortress of the Bear.jpg)
Fortress of the Bear
Rescued Alaskan brown bears live in a repurposed industrial tank outside town. Close enough to watch one scratch its own nose.
🕒 Daily 9am–5pm (May–Sep)
~6.5 km away
W
NatureWhale Park
A wraparound boardwalk over Sitka Sound. Humpbacks breach offshore during herring runs — no ticket, no guarantee, decent odds.
🕒 Open year-round, daylight hours
~0.9 km away
S
CultureSitka Lutheran Church
Alaska's oldest active Lutheran congregation, founded 1843. The modest interior outlasted the empire that built it.
🕒 Open to visitors during daylight hours; Sunday morning services
~0.5 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (St. Peter's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.jpg)
St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
A 1899 stone chapel that looks borrowed from rural England. Still holding Sunday services for the same fishing families, more or less.
🕒 Open to visitors when not in use; services Sunday mornings
~0.3 km away
S
CultureSitka Historical Museum
Compact survey of Tlingit, Russian, and American Sitka. Surprisingly deep for a one-room museum; the Tlingit beadwork is the standout.
🕒 Mon–Fri 9am–5pm (May–Sep); weekends by appointment
~1.2 km away
Day 8 · Fri, Jul 17 · Juneau
M
NatureMendenhall Glacier
A valley glacier you can walk right up to — Nugget Falls thunders 377 ft nearby. Go early; afternoon crowds are real.
🕒 Visitor Center: May–Sep daily; limited winter hours
~15.1 km away
SightseeingPhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Downtown_Juneau,_Alaska_from_the_Goldbelt_Tram.jpg)
Mount Roberts Tramway
Hauls you 1,800 feet above the channel in 6 minutes. Eagles drift at eye level. Overcast? The clouds are the view.
🕒 May–Sep: daily 9am–9pm
~0.3 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (210103 Snowy capitol.jpg)
Alaska State Capitol
No dome, no entry fee — one of the only US state capitols you can walk right through. Built in 1931 as a federal building.
🕒 Jun–Aug: Mon–Sat; rest of year: Mon–Fri
~0.5 km away
Food & DrinkPhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Red_Dog_Saloon_Juneau.jpg)
Red Dog Saloon
Sawdust floors, walls plastered with gold-rush relics, and a bar that smells like history. Touristy? Yes. Worth it? Also yes.
🕒 Daily 11am–late (cruise season)
~0.3 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Downtown Juneau, Alaska 2.jpg)
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
The oldest Orthodox church in Southeast Alaska, built 1894. A white octagon and green dome — more Vladivostok than Juneau.
🕒 Summer: daily, variable hours
~0.7 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Alaska State Museum.jpg)
Alaska State Museum
Best Alaska Native art collection in the region — the eagle totem in the rotunda alone is worth the trip inside.
🕒 Tue–Sat 9am–5pm (May–Sep); reduced Oct–Apr
~0.2 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Gold Creek valley, AK.JPG)
Last Chance Mining Museum
The 1912 compressor house that powered the world's largest hard-rock gold mine. Still smells faintly of that ambition.
🕒 May–Sep: daily 9:30am–6:30pm
~2.1 km away
M
NatureMacaulay Salmon Hatchery
Watch king salmon fight their way up a fish ladder past a viewing window, then buy the smoked version next door. Circle of life.
🕒 May–Sep: Mon–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat–Sun 10am–5pm
~8.5 km away
T
AdventureTracy Arm Fjord
Thirty miles of fjord ending at two calving glaciers. Book the full-day boat before the ship docks — it fills first.
🕒 Boat excursions: May–Sep (full-day)
~95 km away
CulturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Memorial library in juneau alaska by noehill.jpg)
Juneau-Douglas City Museum
Tlingit culture, the 1880 gold rush, and Juneau's odd decision to stay capital when the population moved. Small but sharp.
🕒 May–Sep: Mon–Fri 9am–6pm, Sat–Sun 10am–5pm
~0.6 km away
SightseeingPhoto: Wikimedia Commons (The Shrine of St. Therese.jpg)
Shrine of St. Thérèse
A 1930s stone chapel on a tidal island, reached by causeway at low tide. Worth the 35-minute drive if the schedule allows.
🕒 May–Sep: daily dawn–dusk
~35 km away
NaturePhoto: Wikimedia Commons (Whale sculpture in Mayor Bill Overstreet Park.jpg)
Mayor Bill Overstreet Park
The downtown waterfront lawn where locals eat lunch and floatplanes land in the channel. Free, flat, and genuinely restorative.
🕒 Daily, dawn–dusk
~0.4 km away
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At a glance
4.6
Ship rating
National Geographic Orion is a boutique expedition ship accommodating just 102 guests in 53 outside cabins, joined the Lindblad fleet in 2014. Its intimate scale and shallow draft make it ideal for remote Pacific Islands and Galapagos itineraries.
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