Anthem of the Seas - Alaska Adventure from Seattle
Anthem's 2026 Seattle season packs Ketchikan, Sitka and Juneau around a dawn cruise up Endicott Arm to Dawes Glacier, finishing with an evening in Victoria, B.C. The Quantum-class indoor design - North Star capsule, glass-walled Two70 and heated Solarium - makes it one of the most weather-proof ways to see the glaciers.
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Ship Details — Anthem of the Seas
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Year Built
2015
Tonnage
168,666 GT
Passengers
4,180
Crew
1,500
Decks
16
Class
Quantum Class
Itinerary & Route Map
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Where this cruise calls, day by day
6 ports and 2 sea days over 7 Nights.
- Day 1Seattle, WA port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Seattle, WA
United StatesDepart Day 2 · At sea
- Day 3Ketchikan port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Ketchikan
United StatesPort - Day 4
Sitka
United StatesPortSitka is the one Southeast Alaska call that faces the open Pacific rather than the Inside Passage, and it was the capital of Russian America until 1867 - St Michael's Cathedral still stands in the middle of the main street. The volcanic cone of Mount Edgecumbe sits across the sound. Its history is also the hardest of any Alaskan port: the Tlingit fought and lost a battle here in 1804, on ground that is now a national park.
- Sitka National Historical Park, with a totem trail through the 1804 battlefield
- St Michael's Cathedral and the Russian Bishop's House
- Alaska Raptor Center's flight training centre for injured eagles
- Wildlife boat tours into Sitka Sound for sea otters, puffins and whales
- Getting ashore
- Larger ships use the Old Sitka Dock about five miles north with a paid shuttle; smaller ships still tender straight into the downtown harbour.
- Best months
- May-Sep (Jun-Aug best; Sitka is exposed to Pacific weather and can be rough at the shoulders)
- Day 5Juneau port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Juneau
United StatesPort Day 6 · At sea
- Day 7Victoria, BC port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Victoria, BC
CanadaPort - Day 8Seattle, WA port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Seattle, WA
United StatesArrive
Onboard Amenities
Cruise Highlights
About the Ship
What Travelers Say About Anthem of the Seas
Reviews of the ship itself — the same for every Anthem of the Seas sailing. Distilled from 272 traveler threads, Cruise Critic member reviews and travel blogs.
Anthem of the Seas is Royal Caribbean's globe-trotting Quantum-class veteran - the longtime New Jersey favorite that now splits its year between Alaska summers from Seattle and South Pacific seasons from Sydney. Its identity is 'the indoor ship': the North Star capsule, iFLY skydiving, SeaPlex sports arena, indoor pool and Two70's tech-heavy shows were designed for cool-weather cruising, which is exactly why it thrives on the routes it sails today. Ten years of reviews average out remarkably steady - around 4.2 - for a ship that has hauled millions of passengers.
What People Love
- The North Star capsule - a glass pod rising 300 feet over the sea - is free on sea days and repeatedly called the best view in cruising, especially on scenic routes
- RipCord by iFLY indoor skydiving and the FlowRider give it a thrill lineup no similarly-priced ship in its markets matches
- Weather-proof design: the indoor pool, Solarium and SeaPlex make it the rare big ship that stays fun on cold or rainy days - a huge plus in Alaska
Common Complaints
- The Windjammer buffet is undersized for 4,180 guests and turns into a scrum at breakfast on port days
- Signature attractions (North Star on port days, iFLY, FlowRider lessons) can carry fees or long waitlists - book immediately or miss out
- Pool deck is smaller and more enclosed than Oasis-class ships; on warm-weather itineraries outdoor space gets tight