JC in CA Posted December 29, 2013 #1 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Does anyone know of a cruiseline that does a northbound (or southbound) trip from San Francisco to Whittier or Seward? We would love to do a land portion at the end (or beginning) of a cruise- and would equally love to cruise out of SF- avoiding a flight one way! thanks for any info! -Jerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonvoyagie Posted December 29, 2013 #2 Share Posted December 29, 2013 of the major cruise lines only Princess departs from SF for Alaska and it is a roundtrip that takes around 11 days. The only other thing I can think of would be a re-positioning cruise at the beginning of the season - but that would be LA to Vancouver and then one way to AK - again it depends on exactly how the lines handle getting their ships to AK for the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1025cruise Posted December 29, 2013 #3 Share Posted December 29, 2013 None of them do a one way out of SF, its a violation of the PVSA. The only one ways have to go to/from Vancouver to satisfy the PVSA. The PVSA does not allow a non US flagged ship to transport passengers between two US cities without stopping at a far distant port. Canada does not count as a far distant port, hence the round trips will make the stop in Victoria (didn't anyone really wonder why they bothered with the stop since its always the last night and you don't get there until 6:00), and the one ways travel between the US and Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC in CA Posted December 29, 2013 Author #4 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Didn't even think of PVSA. Sure would be wonderful if SF north one-way was allowed..... thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted December 29, 2013 #5 Share Posted December 29, 2013 You could probably do a LA to Vancouver on a ship and then switch ships and do a Vancouver to Whittier or Seward. You may or may not need to spend one night in Vancouver (not a bad thing by any means). This could only be done early in the season (mid-May) but a possibility. Though, you would want to time your trip to Denali after June 1st. Just a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC in CA Posted December 29, 2013 Author #6 Share Posted December 29, 2013 hmm- that might be possible- thanks for the idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted December 30, 2013 #7 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Does anyone know of a cruiseline that does a northbound (or southbound) trip from San Francisco to Whittier or Seward? We would love to do a land portion at the end (or beginning) of a cruise- and would equally love to cruise out of SF- avoiding a flight one way!thanks for any info! -Jerie Can't figure out why you would want to start an Alaska cruise from San Francisco. If the point of the cruise is to see Alaska, how much time do you waste cruising from San Francisco to the interesting and scenic bits? In my opinion, it is even a waste to even start an AK cruise from Seattle. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted December 30, 2013 #8 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Can't figure out why you would want to start an Alaska cruise from San Francisco. If the point of the cruise is to see Alaska, how much time do you waste cruising from San Francisco to the interesting and scenic bits? In my opinion, it is even a waste to even start an AK cruise from Seattle. DON Maybe because he lives in CA? One way airfare? We did LA to Vancouver and then Vancouver to Whittier and back to Vancouver last year. Great trip! Saw some great cities on our way to Vancouver and then enjoyed Alaska for 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC in CA Posted December 30, 2013 Author #9 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Exactly- we live 45 minutes south of San Francisco- and have always wanted to cruise out under the Golden Gate. Added bonus is only 1 way airfare. -Jerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Aurora Posted December 30, 2013 #10 Share Posted December 30, 2013 While this is not a northbound out of San Francisco, Celebrity is doing a RT to Alaska out of San Francisco on the Century in September, 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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