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Cannery time, whales or mountain forest.
Choose a relaxed cannery visit, one whale-watching departure, or a mountaintop outing. Keep the route to your own dock in the plan, and check exactly which gondola and activities a ticket includes before buying.
Option 1
Choose a plan for the stops, food, walking and extra costs. Suggested plans are flexible; use your ship’s all-aboard time to set your return.
Hours and prices checked Oct 6, 2026.
A day without a large excursion
Keep the visit flexible with the museum, a waterfront walk and a meal when you are ready.
Your cannery & waterfront lunch plan
Set a return reminder
Your phone uses its own clock; if it differs from ship time, set the reminder by ship time.
Hours and prices checked Oct 6, 2026.
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One reserved boat outing
Make a whale-watching departure the anchor of the day, with lunch fitted around the confirmed return.
Map references
These are ship-landing references, not confirmed whale-boat meeting points. Follow your booking’s check-in and boat-boarding instructions and confirm the connection back to your assigned ship landing.
Your whales & a meal ashore plan
Set a return reminder
Your phone uses its own clock; if it differs from ship time, set the reminder by ship time.
Hours and prices checked Oct 6, 2026.
Icy Strait Point: Whale & Marine Mammals CruiseIcy Strait Point: visitor access, museum and excursion bookingPrincess Cruises: Icy Strait Point docks and connecting gondolaCelebrity Cruises: Icy Strait Point gondola routesIcy Strait Point: waterfront restaurants and shopsCelebrity Cruises: Icy Strait landing facilities and gondola connections, checked October 6, 2026A guided mountain outing
Choose the combined mountain excursion when a forest ride and viewpoints appeal more than a boat trip.
Map references
Wilderness Landing is the SkyGlider side; Ocean Landing may require a Transporter connection. These are landing references, not successive tour stops. Confirm your package’s meeting point and return services.
Your gondola & forest tram plan
Set a return reminder
Your phone uses its own clock; if it differs from ship time, set the reminder by ship time.
Hours and prices checked Oct 6, 2026.
Icy Strait Point: Mountain Top Forest ExcursionsCelebrity Cruises: Icy Strait Point gondola routesPrincess Cruises: Icy Strait Point docks and connecting gondolaIcy Strait Point: visitor access, museum and excursion bookingCelebrity Cruises: Icy Strait landing facilities and gondola connections, checked October 6, 2026Count from when you can get off the ship, or ashore by tender, to the all-aboard time, using ship time. Times on these plans are our estimates, with time to spare; they cannot promise a plan fits your sailing.
Short plans need up to 4 hours in total, medium up to 6, long more than 6. A plan with a connection still to confirm has no total.
Select a terminal or place to see its location and open directions.
Open Ocean Landing in Google Maps
Choose a place for its location, then open Google Maps for directions. Confirm the terminal on your cruise documents; a map result does not establish your ship’s berth or an accessible route.
The Transporter links the two landing areas. The SkyGlider climbs the mountain from Wilderness Landing. Confirm ticket inclusions for a mountain outing and check the connecting service's last return before leaving your dock.
Celebrity Cruises: Icy Strait Point gondola routesPrincess Cruises: Icy Strait Point docks and connecting gondolaThe port describes accessible boardwalks and paths, with small assistance vehicles available. Individual excursion requirements differ. Confirm your device, boarding needs and meeting route with the operator before reserving.
Icy Strait Point: visitor access, museum and excursion bookingCelebrity’s port guide identifies a shuttle to Hoonah, with tickets available near the Cannery or at Huna Outfitters/Longbottom Coffee Shop beside City Hall. Checked October 6, 2026. Confirm current service, fare and both boarding points locally. The Hoonah shuttle is separate from the Transporter between landing areas and the SkyGlider mountain ride. Include the return connection to your assigned dock and its actual passenger deadline; no full-route timing or fare is verified here.
Celebrity Cruises: Hoonah shuttle and landing connectionsOcean Landing is on the Adventure Center side, with the cannery reached along the waterfront. From Wilderness Landing, check the Transporter connection and its return service before choosing your walk. Ask staff about pathway assistance and any trail closures; return to your own ship landing. Checked October 6, 2026.
Celebrity Cruises: Icy Strait landing facilities and gondola connections, checked October 6, 2026Icy Strait Point: museum, booking and pathway assistance, checked October 6, 2026The named whale cruise advertises departure from the Icy Strait Point dock, but does not establish the meeting point for every booking. Use your voucher or cruise-line instructions for the actual check-in location, boat boarding and return landing. Ask whether a dock connection is needed on either side, and keep lunch optional until back ashore. Checked October 6, 2026.
Icy Strait Point: Whale & Marine Mammals CruiseCelebrity Cruises: Icy Strait landing facilities and gondola connections, checked October 6, 2026The SkyGlider climbs from Wilderness Landing; the Transporter connects Wilderness and Ocean Landing. Check whether your booked gondola-and-forest-tram package needs a Transporter journey first, and confirm the meeting time, device accommodation and descent arrangements. Return to the assigned ship landing after the mountain outing. Checked October 6, 2026.
Icy Strait Point: Mountain Top Forest ExcursionsCelebrity Cruises: Icy Strait landing facilities and gondola connections, checked October 6, 2026The Crab House lists Alaska crab; the Cookhouse lists halibut and chips and burgers; Duck Point Smokehouse lists salmon dishes and pizza. Check opening, menu prices and the time needed to reach your next meeting point before sitting down.
Icy Strait Point: waterfront restaurants and shopsPublished information checked Oct 6, 2026. Confirm current prices before paying.
Plan your spending
The museum is advertised as free. Allow a separate budget for food, drinks and shopping; check any cultural-program charge locally.
Icy Strait Point: visitor access, museum and excursion bookingCheck the details
The port says most tours are reserved through cruise lines and prices can differ by line and tour. Compare the actual inclusions for your date. A connecting-gondola ride does not establish that a mountain excursion or zipline is included.
Icy Strait Point: visitor access, museum and excursion bookingPrincess Cruises: Icy Strait Point docks and connecting gondolaCelebrity Cruises: Icy Strait Point gondola routesPort details
Check Ocean versus Wilderness Landing. The free Transporter gondola connects the two; the cannery and waterfront are the simple local outing, separate from a mountain excursion.
Princess Cruises: Icy Strait Point docks and connecting gondolaIcy Strait Point: visitor access, museum and excursion bookingCelebrity Cruises: Icy Strait Point gondola routesCelebrity Cruises: Hoonah shuttle and landing connectionsCelebrity Cruises: Icy Strait landing facilities and gondola connections, checked October 6, 2026Icy Strait Point: museum, booking and pathway assistance, checked October 6, 2026Icy Strait Point: Whale & Marine Mammals CruiseIcy Strait Point: Mountain Top Forest ExcursionsSimple day ashore: Cannery museum and waterfront. The port advertises a free museum; meals and booked excursions are separate.Icy Strait Point: visitor access, museum and excursion booking
Use your actual terminal. Any quoted walk starts at the location named, not automatically at the gangway. Allow for port access, weather and your walking pace.
First steps ashore
Ships usually dock at the cruise facilities listed below. Your ship confirms the actual berth and any change to tender arrangements.
Your ship confirms the arrival pier and any tender arrangements for your sailing.
| Arrival point | Location | What it means for your day |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Landing | Port's Adventure Center side | Check the route to the cannery and your excursion meeting point.Celebrity Cruises: Icy Strait Point gondola routes |
| Wilderness Landing | Other end of the Transporter connection | Include the return connection to this dock in your timetable.Celebrity Cruises: Icy Strait Point gondola routes |
Port hours vary by ship and date in Icy Strait Point. Check your sailing itinerary for scheduled arrival and departure, then the onboard app or daily notice for all-aboard, ship time and any last-tender deadline. Subtract clearance, both transfers and a return buffer before choosing an outing. Scheduled arrival is not your guaranteed time ashore.
The port's free museum and local shops make a flexible visit between waterfront walks. Ask staff about the day's cultural programs and any separate ticket before adding a performance. This is our planning suggestion. Compare a ship excursion or reputable independent tour for more complicated outings, including the meeting point and return arrangements.
Sources checked Oct 6, 2026
Icy Strait Point: visitor access, museum and excursion bookingAlaska Department of Fish and Game: precautions in bear countryNational Weather Service Juneau: Southeast Alaska land and marine forecastsTake your ship card or wearable, the identification specified in the ship’s port briefing, any tour ticket and a way to pay. Save your terminal name, return deadline and ship’s emergency contact offline. Ask whether your original passport is required for this visit; do not assume a phone photo replaces required identification.
Sources checked Sep 24, 2026
Royal Caribbean: shore-excursion documents and planningCarnival: identification when reboardingU.S. Department of State: cruise travel planningWait for the ship’s announcement that passengers may go ashore. Follow its gangway, shuttle or tender instructions and any ticketing order. Keep your ship identification ready when leaving and returning. Allow for terminal access checks, queues and security screening before reboarding; tender passengers also need to meet the last return boat.
Sources checked Sep 24, 2026
Carnival: identification when reboardingRoyal Caribbean Group: boarding and port-call screeningFor wooded or mountain outings beyond Icy Strait Point’s cannery waterfront, Alaska Fish and Game advises making noise to avoid surprising bears, keeping your distance and securing food and rubbish. Check Southeast Alaska land and marine forecasts and any site or operator closures before departure. Regional wildlife and weather advice does not establish a reviewed passenger route, a sighting guarantee or suitable conditions for a boat trip.
Sources checked Oct 5, 2026
Alaska Department of Fish and Game: precautions in bear countryNational Weather Service Juneau: Southeast Alaska land and marine forecastsU.S. dollars. Confirm the currency of any quoted fare and check card acceptance before paying.
Currency checked Sep 24, 2026
Federal Reserve: U.S. currencyThis connection is separate from the mountain ride. Checked Sep 23, 2026.
Princess Cruises: Icy Strait Point docks and connecting gondolaCelebrity Cruises: Icy Strait Point gondola routesAllow additional time for meeting, boarding and returning to your ship.
Icy Strait Point: Whale & Marine Mammals CruiseThis is the named gondola-and-forest-tram excursion, not every mountain ticket.
Icy Strait Point: Mountain Top Forest ExcursionsChoose an open restaurant that fits the time before your tour or return.
Icy Strait Point: waterfront restaurants and shopsThe port's free museum and local shops make a flexible visit between waterfront walks. Ask staff about the day's cultural programs and any separate ticket before adding a performance.
Icy Strait Point: visitor access, museum and excursion bookingThe named operator outing runs for a published 2½ hours, with a naturalist aboard, toward the Point Adolphus feeding area. Species and behavior vary. Check the actual departure and boat access; meeting and boarding time are additional.
Icy Strait Point: Whale & Marine Mammals CruiseThe named 1½-hour outing combines a gondola ascent with a guided open-air forest tram ride. The operator describes light walking and accommodation for mobility devices. Confirm your device and the exact package before booking, and allow for the dock connection on both sides.
Icy Strait Point: Mountain Top Forest ExcursionsThe museum is advertised as free. Allow a separate budget for food, drinks and shopping; check any cultural-program charge locally.
Icy Strait Point: visitor access, museum and excursion bookingThe port says most tours are reserved through cruise lines and prices can differ by line and tour. Compare the actual inclusions for your date. A connecting-gondola ride does not establish that a mountain excursion or zipline is included.
Icy Strait Point: visitor access, museum and excursion bookingPrincess Cruises: Icy Strait Point docks and connecting gondolaCelebrity Cruises: Icy Strait Point gondola routesThe port, beaches and places to explore
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Check Ocean versus Wilderness Landing. The free Transporter gondola connects the two; the cannery and waterfront are the simple local outing, separate from a mountain excursion.
Princess Cruises: Icy Strait Point docks and connecting gondolaIcy Strait Point: visitor access, museum and excursion bookingCelebrity Cruises: Icy Strait Point gondola routesCelebrity Cruises: Hoonah shuttle and landing connectionsCelebrity Cruises: Icy Strait landing facilities and gondola connections, checked October 6, 2026Icy Strait Point: museum, booking and pathway assistance, checked October 6, 2026Icy Strait Point: Whale & Marine Mammals CruiseIcy Strait Point: Mountain Top Forest ExcursionsSources checked Oct 6, 2026
Ships usually dock at the cruise facilities listed below. Your ship confirms the actual berth and any change to tender arrangements. Check the terminal comparison above for the different arrival areas.
Celebrity Cruises: Icy Strait Point gondola routesSources checked Oct 6, 2026
Simple day ashore: Cannery museum and waterfront. The port advertises a free museum; meals and booked excursions are separate.
Icy Strait Point: visitor access, museum and excursion bookingSources checked Oct 6, 2026
The port's free museum and local shops make a flexible visit between waterfront walks. Ask staff about the day's cultural programs and any separate ticket before adding a performance. This is our planning suggestion. Compare a ship excursion or reputable independent tour for more complicated outings, including the meeting point and return arrangements.
Icy Strait Point: visitor access, museum and excursion bookingAlaska Department of Fish and Game: precautions in bear countryNational Weather Service Juneau: Southeast Alaska land and marine forecastsSources checked Oct 6, 2026
Transporter versus mountain ride. The Transporter links the two landing areas. The SkyGlider climbs the mountain from Wilderness Landing. Confirm ticket inclusions for a mountain outing and check the connecting service's last return before leaving your dock. Pathways and assistance. The port describes accessible boardwalks and paths, with small assistance vehicles available. Individual excursion requirements differ. Confirm your device, boarding needs and meeting route with the operator before reserving.
Celebrity Cruises: Icy Strait Point gondola routesPrincess Cruises: Icy Strait Point docks and connecting gondolaIcy Strait Point: visitor access, museum and excursion bookingCelebrity Cruises: Hoonah shuttle and landing connectionsCelebrity Cruises: Icy Strait landing facilities and gondola connections, checked October 6, 2026Icy Strait Point: museum, booking and pathway assistance, checked October 6, 2026Icy Strait Point: Whale & Marine Mammals CruiseIcy Strait Point: Mountain Top Forest ExcursionsSources checked Oct 6, 2026
Take your ship card or wearable, the identification specified in the ship’s port briefing, any tour ticket and a way to pay. Save your terminal name, return deadline and ship’s emergency contact offline. Ask whether your original passport is required for this visit; do not assume a phone photo replaces required identification.
Royal Caribbean: shore-excursion documents and planningCarnival: identification when reboardingU.S. Department of State: cruise travel planningSources checked Sep 24, 2026
Port hours vary by ship and date in Icy Strait Point. Check your sailing itinerary for scheduled arrival and departure, then the onboard app or daily notice for all-aboard, ship time and any last-tender deadline. Subtract clearance, both transfers and a return buffer before choosing an outing. Scheduled arrival is not your guaranteed time ashore.
For wooded or mountain outings beyond Icy Strait Point’s cannery waterfront, Alaska Fish and Game advises making noise to avoid surprising bears, keeping your distance and securing food and rubbish. Check Southeast Alaska land and marine forecasts and any site or operator closures before departure. Regional wildlife and weather advice does not establish a reviewed passenger route, a sighting guarantee or suitable conditions for a boat trip.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game: precautions in bear countryNational Weather Service Juneau: Southeast Alaska land and marine forecastsSources checked Oct 5, 2026
Local guide checked Oct 6, 2026. New practical guidance carries its own source dates. Published prices, hours and terminal use can change. Our outing suggestions are editorial advice, not cruise-line schedules or return guarantees. Cruise-line links illustrate their own policies; your line’s instructions govern your sailing.
