Experience An Unforgettable Pacific Passage
Join us on Seabourn’s 33-Day Exploring the Pacific Passage & Inside Passage itinerary tracing a remarkable arc across the Pacific, beginning in Japan’s northern boutique ports and ending in the unforgettable landscapes of Alaska’s Inside Passage. Along the way, it connects regional culture and cuisine with remote wildlife destinations— an experience that traces the Pacific as a single, connected journey.
After departing Tokyo, the voyage turns towards Japan’s less-visited northern coast, calling in Miyako, Hakodate and Kushiro—ports that reveal a more local side of the country. In Miyako, dramatic coastal rock formations frame a shoreline shaped by fishing traditions, where seasonal seafood and cuisine reflect a close connection between harbor and table. Hakodate, one of Japan’s earliest international gateways, blends historic districts with a lively morning market and Hokkaido specialties such as crab, uni and wagyu, highlighting the region’s reputation for exceptional ingredients. In Kushiro, the focus shifts from port to landscape: nearby wetlands, home to red-crowned cranes, introduce a quieter, more expansive side of northern Japan, while charcoal-grilled seafood and regional ramen styles reflect both climate and custom. Together, these destinations create a strong sense of regional identity, where cuisine, culture and environment remain inseparable, and the smaller scale of each port allows for an unhurried pace ashore.
Days at sea provide time to reflect as the ship crosses the International Date Line, a quiet milestone that marks the transition from Asia to North America and underscores the true span of the voyage.
Landfall in Alaska begins with its most remote port. Kodiak offers rugged coastlines and abundant wildlife, while Klawock, a small Tlingit village rarely visited by larger ships, provides a meaningful connection to Indigenous heritage through its totem poles and cultural sites. These calls reveal a more intimate Alaska, where nature and tradition take precedence.
The final days unfold in motion rather than at the pier. Scenic cruising through Misty Fjords and the Inside Passage brings towering granite cliffs, waterfalls, forested islands, and glacier-carved channels into view—a fitting conclusion to a voyage defined by contrast and discovery.
It is a journey that links regional Japan with frontier Alaska, pairing culinary depth with wildlife encounters and boutique ports with grand scenery—an exploration shaped by access, scale, and the quiet rhythm of crossing an ocean.
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