See here Spring and Fall Alaska repositioning cruises 2025-2026 cheap offers from the best Alaskan ships and line companies. Alaska repositioning cruise deals are always on sale as low-season discount specials. Relocation cruises to and from Alaska are offered each year on late Spring and early Fall itineraries to and from this popular vacation travel USA destination.
Alaskan cruise ships repositioning times are the perfect “budget travel season” to find the most cheap deals with affordable luxury and truly very cheap “big ship” rates. In Spring and Fall all the big and more or less small ships in Alaska sail of reposition (transition) cruises to other regions with warm climates during the winter months.
Repositioning cruises to and from Alaska – when and why?
- season and destination
- Fall repositioning cruises from Alaska (in the months of September and rarely in early October). These are all relocation cruises from Alaska to Hawaii and Australia, Alaska to California ports (Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego) and Alaska to Florida ports (Maimi, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa), and rarely to New Orleans LA or Galveston TX passing through Panama Canal. Sometimes are also offered cruises from Alaska to Asia and South America with some of the longest possible itineraries on ships sailing in Alaska.
- Spring repositioning cruises to Alaska (operated in April and early May). These are cruises to Alaska, basically with the reverse itineraries with relocation cruises from Australia to Hawaii and Alaska, from Florida to California and Alaska (with Panama Canal), and from South America and Asia to Alaska with Pacific and Transpacific itineraries.
- departure port
- Vancouver repositioning cruises to and from Vancouver BC (Canada)
- Seattle repositioning cruises from Seattle to Vancouver (during Fall), and the reverse itineraries in Spring to Seattle from Vancouver.
Don’t forget to ask your travel agent about any available discounted “flight and cruise” deals to or from Alaska. Low-season Alaska travel deals also include the group of discounted land tour packages in the “ships relocation” season. Early Spring and late Fall are the best times of year to enjoy a low budget Alaskan vacation – hugely discounted rates on hotels, tours, transfers, all-inclusive offers – everything there is so cheap!
You can start your trip in, say, Europe or Asia, or Australia. After the exotic experiences there you’ll continue your almost “Around The World Tour” with the most unique of all vacation regions of the world – contemplating the magic of Alaska!
Repositioning cruises to/from Alaska 2025-2026 ships relocation
Follows our list of all Alaskan cruise ships repositioning for 2025-2026 seasons (departure dates) plus some of the officially announced by the cruise lines transition itineraries. Follow our line-links for itinerary details and price comparison.
Cruise lines/ships | to Alaska in spring 2025-2026 Summer | from Alaska in fall 2025-2026 |
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CCL-Carnival Cruise Lines | — | — |
Carnival Luminosa /ex Costa Luminosa | 2025 Apr 3 – 29day Transpacific/Alaska (Brisbane to Seattle via Japan) | – |
Carnival Spirit | – | – |
Celebrity Cruises | — | — |
Celebrity Edge | 2025 May 7 – 9day Honolulu Hawaii to Vancouver 2025 May 16 – 7day Vancouver to Seattle 2026 May 7 – 9day Honolulu Hawaii to Vancouver 2026 May 15 – 7day Vancouver to Seattle | 2025 Sept 12 – 7day Seattle to Vancouver 2025 Sept 19 – 12day Vancouver to Honolulu Hawaii 2026 Sept 11 – 7day Seattle to Vancouver 2026 Sept 18 – 10day Vancouver to Honolulu Hawaii |
Celebrity Infinity | – | – |
Celebrity Millennium | – | – |
Celebrity Solstice | 2025 Apr 25 – 9day Honolulu Hawaii to Vancouver | 2025 Sept 21 – 11day Vancouver to Honolulu Hawaii |
Celebrity Summit | 2025 May 3 – 6day Los Angeles to Vancouver 2026 Apr 30 – 8day Los Angeles to Vancouver | 2025 Sept 12 – 7day Vancouver to Los Angeles 2026 Sept 25 – 6day Vancouver to Los Angeles |
Cunard Line UK | — | — |
Queen Elizabeth | – | – |
DCL-Disney Cruise Lines | — | — |
Disney Wonder | 2025 Feb 24 – 9day Honolulu Hawaii to Vancouver 2025 Mar 5 – 5day Vancouver to San Diego 2025 May 8 – 4day San Diego to Vancouver 2026 Feb 16 – 10day Honolulu Hawaii to Vancouver 2026 Feb 26 – 4day Vancouver to San Diego | 2025 Sept 23 – 10day Vancouver to Honolulu (Oahu) |
HAL-Holland America Line | — | — |
MS Eurodam | 2025 Apr 26 – 6day San Diego to Vancouver 2025 May 2 – 1day Vancouver to Seattle 2026 Apr 20 – 4day San Diego to Vancouver 2026 Apr 24 – 1day Vancouver to Seattle | 2025 Oct 4 – 1day Seattle to Vancouver 2025 Oct 5 – 4day Vancouver to San Diego |
MS Koningsdam | 2025 Mar 29 – 7day San Diego to Vancouver 2026 Apr 27 – 5day San Diego to Vancouver | 2025 Oct 4 – 17day Vancouver to San Diego |
Nieuw Amsterdam | 2025 Apr 30 – 4day San Diego to Vancouver 2026 Apr 4 – 7day San Diego to Vancouver | 2025 Sept 28 – 6day Vancouver to San Diego |
MS Noordam | 2025 Apr 27 – 15day Yokohama to Vancouver 2026 Mar 15 – 36day Sydney to Seattle | – |
MS Westerdam | 2025 Mar 30 – 29day Sydney to Vancouver 2026 Apr 26 – 15day Yokohama to Vancouver | – |
MS Zaandam | 2025 May 3 – 4day San Diego to Vancouver 2026 May 2 – 4day San Diego to Vancouver | 2025 Sept 24 – 5day Vancouver to San Diego |
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Lines | — | — |
Norwegian Bliss | 2026 Apr 19 – 5day Los Angeles to Vancouver | – |
Norwegian Encore | – | 2026 Oct 12 – 6day Vancouver to Los Angeles |
Norwegian Jade | 2025 Apr 28 – 7day Whittier to Vancouver 2026 Apr 11 – 8day San Diego to Vancouver | 2025 Oct 6 – 12day Vancouver to San Diego |
Norwegian Joy | – | – |
Princess Cruises | — | — |
Caribbean Princess | 2025 Apr 30 – 5day Los Angeles to Vancouver | 2025 Sept 23 – 7day Vancouver to Los Angeles |
Coral Princess | 2025 Apr 26 – 7day Los Angeles to Vancouver 2026 Apr 16 – 21day Yokohama to Vancouver | 2026 Sept 23 – 6day Vancouver to Los Angeles |
Discovery Princess | 2025 Apr 26 – 4day Los Angeles to Vancouver 2025 Apr 30 – 4day Vancouver to Seattle 2026 Apr 26 – 10day Honolulu (Oahu) to Vancouver | 2025 Sept 28 – 15day Seattle to Yokohama 2026 Sept 26 – 7day Vancouver to Los Angeles |
Emerald Princess | 2026 May 3 – 5day Los Angeles to Vancouver | 2026 Sept 8 – 6day Vancouver to Los Angeles |
Grand Princess | 2025 Apr 8 – 7day Los Angeles to Vancouver 2025 Aug 26 – 4day Vancouver to Los Angeles 2026 May 5 – 4day Los Angeles to Vancouver | 2026 Sept 19 – 6day Vancouver to Los Angeles |
Island Princess | 2026 May 6 – 7day Los Angeles to Vancouver | 2026 Sept 16 – 7day Vancouver to Los Angeles |
Royal Princess | 2025 Apr 30 – 13day Honolulu Hawaii to Vancouver 2025 May 7 – 6day Los Angeles to Vancouver 2025 May 13 – 4day Vancouver to Seattle 2026 Apr 25 – 7day Los Angeles to Vancouver 2026 May 2 – 7day Vancouver to Seattle | 2025 Sept 20 – 7day Seattle to Vancouver 2025 Sept 27 – 7day Vancouver to Los Angeles |
Sapphire Princess | 2025 May 10 -7day Los Angeles to Vancouver | 2025 Oct 11 – 4day Vancouver to Los Angeles |
Star Princess | – | 2026 Sept 20 – 7day Seattle to Vancouver 2026 Sept 27 – 7day Vancouver to Los Angeles |
RCI-Royal Caribbean International | — | — |
Anthem Of The Seas | 2026 May 1 – 8day Honolulu (Oahu) to Vancouver | 2025 Oct 4 – 9day Vancouver to Honolulu (Oahu) |
Ovation Of The Seas | 2026 May 1 – 15day Yokohama to Vancouver | – |
Quantum Of The Seas | 2025 Apr 28 – 8day Honolulu Hawaii to Vancouver | – |
Serenade Of The Seas | 2025 Apr 29 – 5day Los Angeles to Vancouver 2026 May 5 – 5day Los Angeles to Vancouver | 2025 Sept 15 – 5day Vancouver to San Diego 2026 Sept 27 – 5day Vancouver to San Diego |
Viking OCEAN Cruises | — | — |
Viking Orion | 2026 May 25 – 22day Tokyo to Vancouver | 2025 Sept 14 – 22day Vancouver to Tokyo 2026 Sept 23 – 22day Vancouver to Tokyo |
Viking Sea | 2025 May 3 – 8day Los Angeles to Vancouver 2026 Apr 29 – 8day Los Angeles to Vancouver | 2025 Sept 24 – 8day Vancouver to Los Angeles |
Viking Venus | 2026 May 6 – 22day Tokyo to Vancouver | 2026 Sept 4 – 22day Vancouver to Tokyo |
SMALL and LUXURY cruise lines’ ship relocation | — | — |
(Virgin Voyages) Brilliant Lady /new ship 2025 | 2026 May 3 – 8day Los Angeles to Vancouver | – |
Ritz-Carlton Luminara (new ship 2025) | 2025 Jul 1 – 16day Tokyo to Seward | – |
Alaskan repositioning cruises is the budget traveler’s dream. Cheap sailings, cheap flights, cheap hotels. All is “low-season cheap” travel deals and lousy weather in Alaska when the ship relocation happens. It’s there, it’s every year, it’s always very cheap. So pack your “best vacation ever” mood, book one of the alluring relocation cruise ships, and go see the most pristine of all vacation travel destinations in the world! Best of luck with prices and availability!