Under the Golden Gate, wine in Santa Barbara, home by Sunday.
Twice a year the Alaska fleet moves between Vancouver or Seattle and Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, and the 3 to 10 night coastal runs in between call at Victoria, Astoria, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Monterey and Catalina. Princess, Holland America, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian and Carnival sail them in April, May, September and October, and UnCruise does the San Juan Islands all summer. SmartCruiser shows every Pacific coastal sailing with taxes and fees included, and puts the sailings with SmartCruiser bonus credit at the top.
Three ways down the coast
Pick one and the list below filters to it.
Vancouver to Los Angeles, or back
- 5 to 7 nights with Victoria, Astoria or Seattle, San Francisco and Santa Barbara
- Northbound from LA in spring as the Alaska season opens, southbound in fall as it ends
- Princess, Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Norwegian
Best for: first cruises, scenery, no-fly West Coast guests
California coastal weekends
- 3 to 5 nights from Los Angeles or San Francisco: Santa Barbara, Monterey, San Diego, Ensenada
- Princess from San Francisco, Carnival and Royal Caribbean from LA
- Pairs with a wine country or Monterey land stay
Best for: long weekends, trying a cruise out
San Juan Islands & Puget Sound
- UnCruise from Seattle, 7 nights among the San Juans and the Salish Sea with orcas
- Kayaks, skiffs and hikes, 22 to 86 guests
- American Cruise Lines Puget Sound sailings with the hotel night included
Best for: nature, active couples, Northwest locals
Pacific Coastal deals: SmartCruiser picks first
Every Pacific coastal sailing from every line, Vancouver to San Diego, priced live with taxes, fees and port expenses included. The picks at the top are sailings where booking with SmartCruiser gets you something extra: instant savings, bonus onboard credit, a Special SmartCruiser rate, or a senior, resident or police & fire fare that beats the public price. Below them, every other sailing with full sorting.
SmartCruiser picks
Sorted by what you save, biggest firstEvery Pacific Coastal sailing
Stack any filters, then pick a sortPrices are per person, double occupancy, in US dollars, and include cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses as published by the cruise line at the moment you load this page. Fares are capacity controlled and change daily; the fare is confirmed when you book. Flights, hotels and transfers are extra unless the line’s offer says otherwise. SmartCruiser instant savings and bonus onboard credit are provided by SmartCruiser on top of the cruise line’s price and are not available when booking direct; amounts are per stateroom, vary by stateroom category and are shown for the lowest category offered. Special SmartCruiser rates are pricing SmartCruiser holds on that sailing for its clients, with extra onboard credit; you book your own stateroom and travel on your own. Senior fares apply to guests 55 and over; resident fares need proof of residency in a listed state or province at check-in; police and fire fares apply to active or retired police, fire and EMT personnel with ID. Qualifier-fare savings are measured against the best fare the cruise line offers the general public for the same stateroom category on the day the list was pulled, updated weekly.
Drive to the pier
Pick a port and the list above filters to it.
Which line for the Pacific coast?
Every Alaska line runs the coast twice a year; Princess and the small ships keep it going in between.
When to go
Coastal cruises happen when the fleet moves: April and May northbound, September and October southbound, with Princess year-round.
Pacific coastal cruise questions we answer every day
Do I need a passport?
For Vancouver one-ways, yes: a valid passport book. For round trips from a US port that stop in Victoria or Ensenada, US citizens can sail with a passport card or a birth certificate plus photo ID, but we recommend the passport in case you need to fly home from Canada or Mexico.
How rough is the coast?
Smoother than people expect in spring and fall, with a long Pacific swell on the sea days between Vancouver and San Francisco. Inside Puget Sound and the Santa Barbara Channel it is flat.
Will the ship sail under the Golden Gate?
Yes, every sailing that calls at San Francisco does, usually early morning or at sunset. Ask for a starboard cabin northbound or port southbound for the city view, and get on deck.
Which direction is better?
Northbound in spring ends in Vancouver with the Alaska season ahead; southbound in fall ends in Los Angeles or San Diego in sunshine. Prices are similar; choose by where you want to spend the extra nights.
Are taxes and fees included in the prices here?
Yes. Every price on this page includes cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses. Parking, hotels, gratuities, drinks packages and excursions are extra unless the line’s offer says otherwise.
What do the SmartCruiser picks mean?
They are sailings where booking through SmartCruiser gets you something you do not get booking direct: instant savings, bonus onboard credit, a Special SmartCruiser rate we hold on that sailing, or a senior, resident or police & fire fare that beats the best public price.
Talk to a Pacific Coast specialist
Tell us your home port and the month and we line up every coastal sailing side by side, with parking and hotel tips for the pier. Monday to Thursday 9 to 6, Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 10 to 6 ET.