All things Icy Strait Point on the blog!
- Best things to do in Icy Strait Point
- Best Icy Strait Point excursions
- Best whale watching tours in Icy Strait Point
- Icy Strait Point is one of the best cruise ports for whale watching! Juneau is another: Juneau whale watching tours
- Best whale watching tours in Icy Strait Point
Hoonah is the name of the local town near Icy Strait Point.
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- Icy Strait Point excursions you must consider
- Alaska cruise ports (including Icy Strait Point!)
- What to pack
- Icy Strait Point by season
Check the homepage on the blog for the beginner’s guide to Alaska cruises!
More cruise ports: Juneau | Skagway | Ketchikan | Sitka | Vancouver
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Icy Strait Point | Juneau | Ketchikan | Skagway | Sitka | Victoria | Seattle | Vancouver
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Very-Alaska experiences you must consider!
- Juneau is one of the best cruise ports for whale watching. Read the reviews of the best whale watching tours. You can do a dedicated whale watching tour (more time out on the water = more chances to have whale encounters!), or you can do a whale watching + Mendenhall Glacier combo tour so you can experience 2 of the most popular Juneau things to do in one tour.
- Icy Strait Point is the other very good cruise port for whale watching! Read the reviews for the Icy Strait Point whale watching tours.
- Ketchikan is known for the rainforest and totem poles! The rainforest and totem combo tour is one of the cheaper Ketchikan tours you can do! Ketchikan also has fun places to look for marine life like starfish! Read the reviews of the kayaking tour and the low tide excursion!
- Skagway is best known for being a former gateway town of the Klondike Gold Rush! (It was a gateway town for those making their way to the Yukon of Canada.) Along with the White Pass train, another one of the most popular ways to experience the Klondike Gold Rush is through a drive from town on the Klondike Highway to the Yukon! Read the reviews for the Yukon suspension bridge tour and the full day Yukon tour! Or keep it simple and cheap by doing just a part of the Klondike Highway through the Skagway city and summit tour. (Still very memorable, but one of the cheapest Skagway tours since it's shorter.)
- Icy Strait Point on the cheap: Easy walking in Icy Strait Point cruise port
Icy Strait Point | Juneau | Ketchikan | Skagway | Sitka | Victoria | Seattle | Vancouver
Read the reviews at travel partner websites!
Very-Alaska experiences you must consider!
- Juneau is one of the best cruise ports for whale watching. Read the reviews of the best whale watching tours. You can do a dedicated whale watching tour (more time out on the water = more chances to have whale encounters!), or you can do a whale watching + Mendenhall Glacier combo tour so you can experience 2 of the most popular Juneau things to do in one tour.
- Icy Strait Point is the other very good cruise port for whale watching! Read the reviews for the Icy Strait Point whale watching tours.
- Ketchikan is known for the rainforest and totem poles! The rainforest and totem combo tour is one of the cheaper Ketchikan tours you can do! Ketchikan also has fun places to look for marine life like starfish! Read the reviews of the kayaking tour and the low tide excursion!
- Skagway is best known for being a former gateway town of the Klondike Gold Rush! (It was a gateway town for those making their way to the Yukon of Canada.) Along with the White Pass train, another one of the most popular ways to experience the Klondike Gold Rush is through a drive from town on the Klondike Highway to the Yukon! Read the reviews for the Yukon suspension bridge tour and the full day Yukon tour! Or keep it simple and cheap by doing just a part of the Klondike Highway through the Skagway city and summit tour. (Still very memorable, but one of the cheapest Skagway tours since it's shorter.)
- Icy Strait Point on the cheap: Easy walking in Icy Strait Point cruise port
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More Alaska cruise travel planning tips you need to know!
Juneau | Ketchikan | Skagway | Icy Strait Point | Sitka | Victoria
Seattle | Vancouver
Whittier | Seward | Anchorage
👉 Best of Alaska
👉 Before you book
👉 PACKING LIST: waterproof shoes | rain jacket or poncho | puffer jacket | binoculars
Ketchikan broke a record for daily rainfall in May 2025! Juneau and Sitka had above average rainfall in April. So, if you plan to be outside a lot, you really might want to be prepared for the rain so you won't be miserable!
Things you might need for a day in Alaska on land or at sea!
Read the reviews on Amazon! I'm an Amazon Associate.*
For more ideas, do a search for Alaska cruise clothes!
*I may earn a commission.
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Pinterest tip: Share the travel ideas you find on pinterest with your travel partners! Go to your Alaska cruise travel board, and look for the little + person icon! Or, you can go to "edit board" and "invite" your travel partners as a "collaborator"! This way you can all add pins to one shared board and you can all easily see what ideas others have found!
More Alaska cruise travel planning tips you need to know!
Juneau | Ketchikan | Skagway | Icy Strait Point | Sitka | Victoria
Seattle | Vancouver
Whittier | Seward | Anchorage
👉 Best of Alaska
👉 Before you book
👉 PACKING LIST: waterproof shoes | rain jacket or poncho | puffer jacket | binoculars
Ketchikan broke a record for daily rainfall in May 2025! Juneau and Sitka had above average rainfall in April. So, if you plan to be outside a lot, you really might want to be prepared for the rain so you won't be miserable!
Things you might need for a day in Alaska on land or at sea!
Read the reviews on Amazon! I'm an Amazon Associate.*
- Rain poncho for a day out and about
- Review from cruise ship passenger: "Absolutely loved having these for our Alaska excursions from the cruise ship! Nice, lightweight, easily packable... easy to put on over our backpacks... Also, highly breathable vs the disposable plastic ones. Ours held up to the windy conditions too!..."
- Read the full review.
- merrell waterproof shoes for women (one of the best shoe brands for the outdoors)
- merrell shoes for men
- travel binoculars for wildlife viewing from the cruise ship!
- Packable lightweight puffer jacket (aka travel-friendly)
- For women: puffer jacket | for men: puffer jacket
- Water resistant hiking clothes for Alaska
- for women: hiking pants | for men: hiking pants
For more ideas, do a search for Alaska cruise clothes!
*I may earn a commission.
📌 Save this post for later! Save on Pinterest! 👈📌
Pinterest tip: Share the travel ideas you find on pinterest with your travel partners! Go to your Alaska cruise travel board, and look for the little + person icon! Or, you can go to "edit board" and "invite" your travel partners as a "collaborator"! This way you can all add pins to one shared board and you can all easily see what ideas others have found!