Seward Cruises

Cruise Marketplace has cruises departing from Seward. Seward is 127 miles south of Anchorage and sits at the head of Resurrection Bay. Visitors arrive in Seward via the Seward Highway Scenic Byway, the Alaska Railroad, by air, or cruise ship. Because of its proximity to Anchorage, Alaska cruises often use Seward as an embarkation or disembarkation port.

The 3,022-foot Mount Marathon provides a marvelous backdrop for Seward. Each July 4, athletes run to the summit of Mount Marathon and back in one of the oldest cross country races in the USA. The record is a blistering 43 minutes! Call CruiseMarketplace today to book your cruises departing from Seward. 1.800.826.4333.

What is so special about cruises departing from Seward, Alaska? Outdoor activities abound in Seward. Summer visitors to Seward can enjoy fishing, glacier and wildlife cruises, sailing, hiking, kayaking, and flight seeing. In the winter, cross-country skiing and snow machine adventures are popular.

Sailing away from Seward provides a wonderful view of the surrounding snow-capped Kenai Mountains. Cruise Marketplace books cruises departing from Seward - 1-800-826-4333.


If you are taking a southbound glacier cruise from Seward to Vancouver, your cruise ship will likely depart from Seward in the evening around 7 or 8 pm. Therefore is not recommended that you arrive any later than 3:00 pm in Anchorage on the day of your cruise departure. It is highly recommend that if your cruise does begin in Seward, you consider arriving a day early and spending the night in an Anchorage hotel and then taking either cruise line provided transportation the next morning or a local transfer service. The 3.5 hour motor coach drive from Anchorage to Seward is scenic, is often narrated and includes a few stops along the way.

Recently, tourism in Seward has exploded, which has come as a bit of a shock to the citizens of this once small town. It's a bit of a mystery why travelers all over the world are showing such universal interest in this remote location, but perhaps Seward business proprietors and visitors like myself have plugged the city so much that our advertising has paid off. Call CruiseMarketplace today to book your cruises departing from Seward. 1.800.826.4333.

Seward is one of the oldest cities in Alaska, and the area was first recognized in 1793, when the governor of Russia, Alexander Baranof, stopped here and named Resurrection Bay. He then built a ship which unfortunately sank, and not too much was heard about Seward until 1903. At this time the town evolved into a big Alaskan port city because companies were interested in building a railroad here that would run north and south for miles. This venture failed, but all of the talk brought gold prospectors, settlers, and workers whose families and kin would stay here for good. Cruise Marketplace books cruises departing from Seward - 1-800-826-4333.