Several cruise lines - including Royal Caribbean and Disney Cruise Line - have already canceled cruises for the 2021 Alaska summer season and are looking ahead to 2022 sailings. But Holland America Line and Princess Cruises have left a window open, canceling Alaska departures through June but not from July 2021 onward.

Northern Lights

Alaska Northern Lights

There’s nothing quite like the thrill of seeing the Northern Lights, colorful bands of light that dance in the dark night sky. The Northern Lights can be seen to some extent anywhere above 60 degrees north latitude. At 65 degrees, Fairbanks is within the so-called “aurora oval,” the area where Northern Lights occur most often and are brightest.

When to See the Northern Lights in Alaska

May 24, 2016 Alaskan Bear Alaska, Alaska Cruise Ports, Alaskan Experience

Best time to See the Northern Lights in Alaska By the time you get far enough north to see the Northern Lights more reliably, you’ve entered the area of perpetual twilight from late April through September. Seasonal cloudiness is also worst in August. What’s the best[…]

Alaska Cruises to See the Northern Lights

May 5, 2016 Alaskan Bear Alaska, Alaska Cruise Ports, Alaskan Experience

Vacations to the Northern Lights in Alaska Alaska is a seasonal cruise destination, with major cruise ships passing through the state between early May and late September. The Northern Lights are brilliant colors that flash across the dark night sky, invoking a sense of wonderment[…]

Alaskan Northern Lights

January 25, 2016 Alaskan Bear Alaska, Alaska Cruise Ports, Alaskan Experience

Where to See the Northern Lights in Alaska The Northern Lights are curtains of colored light in the upper atmosphere, caused by magnetic disturbances from the sun collide with atoms there. Technically known as an “aurora” (the North Pole aurora is called the aurora borealis),[…]

Northern Lights Viewing from Fairbanks

June 27, 2015 Alaskan Bear Alaska, Alaska Cruise Ports, Alaskan Experience

Northern Lights – The Aurora Borealis from Fairbanks Alaska Fairbanks is one of the best places on earth for experiencing the beautiful and mysterious northern lights. The largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state, after Anchorage is the principal city[…]

Viewing the Northern Lights in Fairbanks

May 14, 2015 Alaskan Bear Alaska, Alaska Cruise Ports, Alaskan Experience

Viewing the Northern Lights in Fairbanks Welcome to Fairbanks, Alaska one of the best places on earth for experiencing the beautiful and mysterious northern lights. Bright, energetic curtains of yellow, green, red or even purple light brighten Fairbanks night skies regularly. Fairbanks is situated within[…]