Where do you sail for a "day at sea" while on an Alaskan cruise?

[3red7s]

Folks,  We booked our alaskan cruise which goes to Sitka, Skagway, Juneau & Victoria.  During the week we have 2 days at sea. We have never been on an Alaskan cruise.  For a "sea day" where do you go?  Are you in places where you can view whales & seals?  Can you view fiords & glaciers?  Just trying to get a feel for what we can see.  Thank you 

[smokeybandit]

You're just going to the next port. You won't see any glaciers, but may see wildlife and plenty of scenery.

Edited September 2, 2022 by smokeybandit

[3red7s]

thank you

 

[latebuyer]

Are you leaving from Vancouver?  For second day you’ll be in inside passage which is quite scenic. Not sure about second sea day.

[3red7s]

we are leaving from seattle

[neverbeenhere]

Plenty of ocean and a few ships(maybe whales) to view.  Grab a chair at the Solarium and see what you see. 

[ATSEAMYLIFE]

We did that same itinerary and we were in the inland passage and glacier bay for sea days.  Never really in the open ocean.  

[3red7s]

great

 

[3red7s]

11 minutes ago, neverbeenhere said:

Plenty of ocean and a few ships(maybe whales) to view.  Grab a chair at the Solarium and see what you see. 

wonderful

[3red7s]

3 minutes ago, ATSEAMYLIFE said:

We did that same itinerary and we were in the inland passage and glacier bay for sea days.  Never really in the open ocean.  

nice to know

[ATSEAMYLIFE]

32 minutes ago, 3red7s said:

nice to know

BTW you will see plenty of wildlife, make sure to take binoculars.  

[3red7s]

good tip...thank you

[DaKahuna]

We are on the Quantum of the Sea now and both our sea days are in the open ocean.  Going north, you will see land on the horizon on the starboard side but it's predominantly off in the distance.  Returning to Seattle, the land (mostly islands) will be on the port side of the ship.  Unfortunately we are not sailing the Inside Passage on this cruise.  

 

My favorite things to do on sea days are to people watch,  take a nap, or sit on the balcony and watch the world go by.  Sea days are my favorite. 

 

[molsonschooner]

4 hours ago, 3red7s said:

we are leaving from seattle

what date and ship

[BirdTravels]

6 hours ago, 3red7s said:

Folks,  We booked our alaskan cruise which goes to Sitka, Skagway, Juneau & Victoria.  During the week we have 2 days at sea. We have never been on an Alaskan cruise.  For a "sea day" where do you go?  Are you in places where you can view whales & seals?  Can you view fiords & glaciers?  Just trying to get a feel for what we can see.  Thank you 

Sea days you will be well out to sea, not near land. You need to travel to get from Washington to Alaska. Those days can be also be kinda rough, being in open sea. If you sit out on your balcony, you will see some whale spouts and dolphin. 

 

Example from our cruise this year.