The Best Time of Year to Take an Alaska Cruise | When Should I Cruise to Alaska?

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If you are planning an Alaska cruise, but not sure when to go, this video is for you. We break down all of the factors like weather, price, and wildlife sightings to help you decide the best time to take an Alaska Cruise.
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BEST TIME TO CRUISE TO ALASKA
0:00 Introduction
1:00 When You Can Cruise to Alaska
1:45 Optimal Weather Conditions in Alaska
4:18 Cheapest Month to Cruise Alaska
5:45 How to Avoid Crowds on an Alaska Cruise
6:45 Best Time to See Wildlife
8:24 Best Time to See Northern Lights
When considering the best time to take an Alaska cruise, the answer is not as clear cut as you would think. There are several factors you need to consider when selecting the best time of year to cruise to Alaska.
For those looking for the best weather conditions, a cruise in mid-July to mid-August is the safest bet. Although, the driest month of the year in the Alaska cruise season is May. So, those looking to stay dry might consider earlier in the season.
Similarly, cruisers who want to save money on an Alaska cruise should consider cruising during the shoulder seasons. The months of April/May and September/October will offer the lowest cruise fares. However, there could be fewer wildlife sightings. Plus, the weather can be more variable during those times. Although, sailing later in the season gives cruisers a chance at seeing the Northern Lights.
For those looking to see wildlife, there really isn't a bad time of year to cruise to Alaska. However, the peak season for sightings of creatures like bears and bald eagles tends to be mid summer.
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@neilcharles2520 3 месяца назад

I started cruising over 42 years ago,mostly to The Caribbean,Mexico,South America,Nova Scotia,Panama Canal to name a few,my friends and passengers i meet always told me an Alaskan cruise is the most beautiful,so seven years ago i decided to book one sailing out of Seattle and i was hooked,been sailing every year,except when covid hit...I don't cruise for food or entertainment anymore,i had my share.My time is spent on the balcony,sipping wine and enjoying the scenery,i don't get off the ships either,unless i want to grab a bite and a few beers in port,then it's back to my balcony..I have been in May,June,July and August...In May we had weather in the 80's at the ports....I won't sail in April and September...i also like the long nights...

@lisagardner903 Год назад

I have been on 2 cruises to Alaska, once in May and in September. We lucked out with beautiful weather both times. The cruise in September was awesome because many of the shops had their products on 50% sale because they close the stores in October. I got a bunch of really cool T shirts for 1/2 price.

@Eatsleepcruise1 Год назад

Thanks for watching. Glad to hear you made out with your Alaska cruises during the shoulder seasons.

@jamescollett680 8 месяцев назад

sounds like an unforgettable trip

@jpok1 6 месяцев назад

What are some cool stuffs to buy in alaska other than tshirts? How mucu do u recommend to bring for em? Tks ahead

@lindaguida4074 17 дней назад

Heard July is best

@iandean1112 10 месяцев назад

I cruised last October, and it was beautiful. I'm from Michigan, so the weather was nice haha

@lindasisco7159 Год назад

Heading there the end of April into May. 12 day cruise. 2nd time there. Always said I would go back - and so happy to be fulfilling that statement.

@Eatsleepcruise1 Год назад

So glad you were able to go back. Have a great trip!

@ericpeters9476 2 месяца назад

As I was raised on the northwest coast, one comment that struck me was about Chilcat eagle population. The Brackendale Eagle Preserve near Squamish averages more than 1300 eagle. Eagle counts have surpassed 3000. This is a short excursion from Vancouver and we’ll worth a 1/2 day if you need an Eagle fix.

@Eatsleepcruise1 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the tip. Do you need a car or do they offer tours from Vancouver?

@Jacqleentravels Год назад

This is awesome info, thank you

@Eatsleepcruise1 Год назад

You’re very welcome.

@cassandrafine6373 Год назад

We're going via Holland America on the Eurodam from July 29 to August 5. Excited and will be ready!!!

@drmattmspeaks3187 2 месяца назад

I did that cruise with that company many years ago. Great experience. Cruised north to Vancouver along the inside passage. Enjoy your trip.

@RonRicho Год назад

Rarely does one video answer all your questions but this one did! Thanks very much.

@Eatsleepcruise1 Год назад

Happy to help!

@MimiCoco-gt7zo 5 месяцев назад

Impeccable video

@Nana-Opa 8 месяцев назад

We just got home from our end of October 2023. We were so lucky to have great weather the whole time! It was labeled as rainy season

@Eatsleepcruise1 8 месяцев назад

Glad to hear you lucked out with the weather, that can make or break a trip.

@lukepevensie 6 месяцев назад

i was researching on it to see the auroras on a cruise ship, maybe have a solo birthday cruise for 10 days is perfect.

@brantthompson199 Год назад

We go towards the end of June on Princess, Glacier Bay!!

@joycemarks3678 Год назад

This will be our 3rd try to Alaska…going the end of May-June. It has been on my husbands bucket list! Sure hope it’s all we have been told!

@susanthielen4464 Год назад

I hope you have a wonderful cruise! We are doing our 8th in September.

@liznichols4916 8 месяцев назад

We are going on the Discovery Princess starting May 25th. Maybe we'll see each other around. 😊 This will be our first cruise to Alaska.

@phillipsouthard8285 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for this video! We sailed Alaska at the end of May/early June in 2023 and loved it. Decided to book a late September one in 2024 and have been a little nervous that it won't be as amazing.

@Eatsleepcruise1 6 месяцев назад

Have fun! What cruise line?

@Yoko.Kurama 4 месяца назад

See any bears?

@phillipsouthard8285 4 месяца назад

@@Yoko.Kurama unfortunately we didn’t. According to the different tour guides and locals, late May/early June was still a little too early in the season for bears to be seen. We saw a ton of whales, bald eagles, and seals though!

@OHANA-Beach-Suites-CDO 4 месяца назад

WE ARE GOING THIS SUMMER FROM HERE IN SEATTLE! LETS GOOO ALASKA!!!!🛳️

@hobnobkitkat Год назад

Heading to Alaska on Nieuw Amsterdam in 6 weeks - first time Alaska, first cruise - Can't wait

@Eatsleepcruise1 Год назад

Alaska is one of our favorite cruise destinations! Hope you have a great time.

@benlogan2193 Год назад

My wife and I will be on that ship in June! Have fun!

@hobnobkitkat Год назад

@@benlogan2193 you too

@kari97632 11 месяцев назад

We are going on Nieuw Ansterdam end of Aug. This will be our first cruise and first time to Alaska

@hobnobkitkat 11 месяцев назад

@@kari97632 you will have a wonderful time

@ronfletcher8969 Год назад

we are going late September,,bucket list checked..lol

@jimroscovius 2 месяца назад

Same for us - late September, 2025.

@gwillis01 3 месяца назад

In my trivial opinion, May seems to have the best balance of conditions.

@nwo4L 10 месяцев назад

Going in July 2024 on the ncl sun cant wait

@Eatsleepcruise1 10 месяцев назад

Have a great cruise.

@thomashenkler4969 Год назад

So basically do one of each!

@FraserAtSea Год назад

I took my first cruise to Alaska last year on Discovery Princess, and we sailed in July 2022. We vlogged the trip on my channel - feel free to take a look - but we got some fantastic weather!

@Eatsleepcruise1 Год назад

Sounds amazing. We will have to take a look. Happy cruising.

@onjekaji5832 Год назад

I’ll be going on an Alaska 10day with my loved ones v v v soon!!!!!

@Eatsleepcruise1 Год назад

Have a great cruise.

@marjiemadlena5871 Год назад

We are scheduled on the Celebrity Eclipse at the end of May. First time cruising to Alaska. Super excited!

@Eatsleepcruise1 Год назад

Have a great cruise. Our first cruise to Alaska was on Eclipse sister ship Celebrity Solstice and we were hooked.

@marjiemadlena5871 Год назад

@@Eatsleepcruise1 We were on the Solstice this last October to the Mexican Riviera.

@valefranco8907 Год назад

I’m very close to book this one! 🤩

@beadcrazie9327 9 месяцев назад

My birthday is in mid Sept and that is when I want to go next year

@benlogan2193 Год назад

First Alaska cruise (Double Denali) this June on the Nieux Amsterdam. Can't wait!

@Eatsleepcruise1 Год назад

Have a great trip.

@elaine7877 6 месяцев назад

Hi looking to do the same cruise in September on the HA Nieuw Amsterdam can u tell me how your experience was? Also what deck u were on? We r currently looking at Deck 5, 6, 7 & 8

@benlogan2193 6 месяцев назад

We had a great time. We did the land portion first. Denali was well worth it. We saw lots of wildlife and the southern peak of Denali. It was also nice to get to the ship and relax after the busyness of the land portion. I cannot say enough about awesome the crew was! In Skagway we did the White Pass rail and went into Canada. We also did whale watching in Junuea. We saw orcas, whales, and sea lions. We had a wonderful time! @@elaine7877

@jonathonwilliamson9879 3 месяца назад

Alaska Or Bust. June 2024, On The Grand Princess. Cruise and Denali. 97 days before starting the Journey. Fly to Vancouver and Fly Home From Fairbanks. Dome Trains, Landing on Glaciers in McKinley, Paddle Wheel River Boat In Fairbanks. and so much more. Bucket List Biggie check off

@neilcharles2520 3 месяца назад

Try doing a back to back next time,

@billsnyder1021 Год назад

Alaska Cruise on Quantum in May. 2nd trip, New ports

@Eatsleepcruise1 Год назад

Have a great trip. Quantum is an amazing ship!

@barryfletcher7136 9 месяцев назад

Well, I am going in late October.

@theneverendinghighway Год назад

I picked my cruises for next October 2024 (Doing Back to Backs on NCL). Now, I have no clue if this is going to work, but I assumed that these weeks so far late in the season (Mid October) would mean possibly less people on the ships. And, with that the opportunity to possibly upgrade to a balcony or suite for much cheaper than just buying them out right. I could be wrong and will be stuck in my inside cabin, but I know I will find amazing spots on the ship for viewing

@anthonybrown2352 Год назад

Sounds about right to me. Best of luck to you!

@emilyinnetherlands5295 10 месяцев назад

hi, I also booked NCL this Oct. my experience is their upgrade options where very random, i.e. they sent invitation to upgrade to my friends who booked balcony room, but not to us who booked window room. And we are the one who actually want to upgrade to balcony room 😅. And the upgrade is a bidding system. The bidding price is not cheaper than if we booked at the beginning. We put 350 USD for the bidding and it shows we are in orange. only know the result 14 day before on board. Of course，yours could be different. I hope you will get it

@justmehere1877 8 месяцев назад

Just finished an October 9 day Alaskan cruise. We caught some bad weather and one night had over 26 ft waves. But the cruise before and after us had much better weather!!

@neilcharles2520 3 месяца назад

Balcony cabins are the first to sell out,and loyal passengers get the upgrades first,I have been traveling with Carnival for over 42 years and sailed on their first ship The Mardi Gras...I am also a Diamond member....The Perks i get is amazing...My last Alaska cruise,i had a bottle of Champagne and fruit plate sent to my room at 6pm every evening and a bottle of wine at my dinner table,even if i ate at the paid restaurants..So if you enjoy cruising,do it on one cruise line until you build up that royalty...We have been on many other cruise lines also...

@MomDocTravels Год назад

Which company did you use for your bear watching tour in Ketchikan? Planning for our sailing for June 2024.

@Eatsleepcruise1 Год назад

We actually did the tour through the cruise line. It was on Holland America Line's Nieuw Amsterdam.

@vk8753 7 месяцев назад

august month can we expect to see see snow covered mountains in glacier bay?

@billkallas1762 6 месяцев назад

I'm on the Bliss that sails on June 15th, 2024, on a short 7 day cruise.

@Super396chevelle 18 дней назад

How was your trip?

@billkallas1762 18 дней назад

@@Super396chevelle Cruise was good, flight home was a disaster. Major thunderstorms in Chicago closed the airport. Was diverted to Minneapolis and spent 9 hours in the airport waiting for a flight.

@pamelaadam9207 4 месяца назад

I have to take my holdays when schools are off . Iwould be looking at October.. my city in Scotland is further north than Junoso cold nae bother

@stephencullum8255 Год назад

Going on an Alaska Cruise on the Bliss the last week of April. Wonder if any chance of seeing the northern lights at that time?

@Eatsleepcruise1 Год назад

Very slim chance. But, you never know. Best time is later in the season when it is darker. Thanks for watching.

@claudiamatallana8095 Год назад

Im going in the Middle of October this year with NCL bliss from Seattle.. Any tips? did I pick a terrible time? thanks

@user-ez4jy6jj4g 7 месяцев назад

No you didn’t, you will see nature it will be amazing no matter what

@equalizer1946 3 месяца назад

Absolute best time to take a cruise is in August when the children are back in school.

@Eatsleepcruise1 3 месяца назад

That is a good time. You sailing to Alaska this year?

@equalizer1946 3 месяца назад

@Eatsleepcruise1 Not this year but we have been there 5 times and would not hesitate to go again. Northern Europe and the South Pacific are in our plans for this year.

@daocollins1 Год назад

Going with Royal Princess end of May/ first week on June! Can’t wait!

@Eatsleepcruise1 Год назад

Have a great trip, we sailed on her siter ship Majestic Princess and had a great time in Alaska.

@valefranco8907 Год назад

Sailing from where?

@jacksanders7029 8 месяцев назад

Not liking large crowds, what cruise line has the smallest ships?

@neilcharles2520 3 месяца назад

The small ships are four or times as expensive like Silver Seas...but the food and passengers you meet is worth it..

@Kenya_1979 10 месяцев назад

Is the water rougher in September?

@cherylw.4920 10 месяцев назад

Just got back yesterday, it was not rough.

@SHEKHARBOPARDIKAR 4 месяца назад

We will be sailing this year on 31st August to 7th September. I am from India and an avid Wildlife photographer want to know what are the chances of sighting birds and Wild life in Alaska during our cruise days ?