August 20
Departure
7
nights
6
ports
$1,850
From
Ask anything about Seattle, Juneau & Canadian Coasts
GoCruiseTravel.com Cruise Data
$264
per night
7
nights
62/100
premium with selective inclusions
Estimated starting fare — verify with cruise line
GoCruiseTravel.com prices this Brilliant Lady Seattle, Juneau & Canadian Coasts sailing from $264/night (balcony). 7 nights departing August 20, 2026. Virgin Voyages Perk Score: 62/100 — Wi-Fi, specialty dining. Compare 4 cabin categories with real pricing data on GoCruiseTravel.com.
What's Included
Wi-Fi
All Drinks
Specialty Dining
Room Service
Not included
All Excursions
Gratuities
Port Shuttle
Flights
Airport Transfers
Insider Tips
Wi-Fi
The included Basic WiFi blocks video streaming, video calls, and VPN use. Base fare passengers only get dining reservations 15 days before sailing and cannot change names, cabins, or dates.
All Drinks
Despite marketing as 'no hidden fees,' alcoholic drinks are not included in any fare. The Bar Tab add-on starts at ~$300 and up. Tipping on drink purchases is now separate at $20-22/night.
Gratuities
Gratuities were previously bundled into the fare but are now broken out as a separate charge as of October 2025. This effectively raised the visible cost by $140+/person on a 7-night cruise.
Specialty Dining
Popular restaurants (like The Test Kitchen and Gunbae) book up fast. Base fare guests can only make reservations 15 days before sailing, while Premium fare guests get priority access.
Age
Virgin Voyages is strictly adults-only (18+). No children or teenagers are permitted onboard under any circumstances. There are no kids' clubs or family facilities.
Booking
The Base/Lock It In fare is 100% non-refundable with no grace period, no date/name/cabin changes, and no Future Voyage Credit. Only Essential and Premium fares offer flexibility.
Policy Change
The October 2025 VoyageFair Choices restructured fares into airline-style tiers (Base, Essential, Premium) and separated gratuities from the fare. Previous 'all-in' pricing no longer applies.
General
There are no formal nights, no main dining room with fixed seating, and no buffet. All dining is restaurant-style with reservations. This is a different experience from traditional cruise lines.
About the Ship
- Hot Tubs
- 5
- Elevators
- 14
- Cabin Voltage
- 110V & 220V
- USB in Cabins
- Yes
- Pets
- Not Allowed
- Service Animals
- Allowed
- Dress Code
- Casual
- Formal Nights
- No
- Balcony Smoking
- Not Allowed
Accessible Cabins:17
Medical CenterPool Lift
Dietary Options
Gluten-FreeVegan
Your Journey
- DAY1
Day 1
SeattleUnited StatesPremier gateway for Alaska cruises, steps from Pike Place Market and the Space Needle.
- DAY2
Day 2
At Sea
- DAY3
Day 3
KetchikanUnited StatesHome to the world's largest collection of standing totem poles and rich Alaska Native heritage.
- DAY4
Day 4
JuneauUnited StatesAlaska's road-less capital offers the Mendenhall Glacier and humpback whale-watching from port.
- DAY5
- DAY6
- DAY7
Day 7
SeattleUnited StatesPremier gateway for Alaska cruises, steps from Pike Place Market and the Space Needle.
Plan your days ashore
Day 3 · Sat, Aug 22 · 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 4 · Sun, Aug 23 · 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
CultureClosed on your visit (Sunday)Photo: 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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Cabin Pricing
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At a glance
The fourth Virgin Voyages ship and the first to homeport on the US West Coast. Adults-only, 20+ included restaurants, no buffet, and no gratuities baked into the fare. Brilliant Lady's 2026 Alaska season from Seattle and Vancouver brings Virgin's signature ship-as-destination experience to a new region — quieter ports, deeper fjords, and none of the family-cruise chaos.
Who sails this line
Typical age
30-50
Primary markets
US · UK
Onboard languages
en
Kids onboard
Uncommon — adult-leaning atmosphere
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