Icy Strait Point, Alaska

Ovation of the Seas is scheduled at Icy Strait Point 07:00-16:30 on Sep 15, 2026 (Sep 11 southbound Seward-Vancouver sailing).

As of 2026-09-15 Source: Royal Caribbean International — 2026 Alaska Itineraries →

CLA Alaska's 2026 schedule places Ovation of the Seas at Icy Strait Point's original cannery-side dock 07:00-16:30 on Sep 15, 2026, with Celebrity Solstice arriving 13:30 at Wilderness Landing the same day.

As of 2026-09-15 Source: CLA Alaska — Icy Strait Point 2026 Port Schedule →

The official booking receipt confirms Ovation of the Seas at Icy Strait Point 7:00 AM-4:30 PM on Sep 15, 2026 — matching the CLAA schedule exactly.

As of 2026-09-15 Source: Royal Caribbean — Cruise Vacation Receipt (operator records)

Wilderness Landing, Icy Strait Point's second pier (opened August 2021), was financed by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings in exchange for preferential berthing — competitor capital building infrastructure on Huna Totem's Native-owned land without taking ownership.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: NCLH — Huna Totem Icy Strait Point Pier Partnership →

Icy Strait Point is built around a restored salmon cannery constructed in 1912 by the Hoonah Packing Company.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Icy Strait Point — About Us →

Hoonah sits about 30 miles west of Juneau along Icy Strait, near the mouth of Glacier Bay.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Travel Alaska — Hoonah & Icy Strait Point →

Icy Strait Point's 2026 season carries roughly 35 September ship calls with the final call on Sep 29 — a mid-September visit lands about two weeks before season close, with all venues on normal ship-day operations.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Icy Strait Point — Ship Calendar & Guest Info →

Icy Strait Point's Transporter gondola between its two dock areas is free and unlimited; the SkyGlider mountain gondola runs about $45 for an all-day pass; the Hoonah town shuttle is $5 round trip (or a flat 1.5-mile shore walk).

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Icy Strait Point — Ship Calendar & Guest Info →

Hoonah, the community beside Icy Strait Point, is Alaska's largest Native Tlingit village.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Icy Strait Point — About Us →

Icy Strait Point is Alaska's only privately owned cruise destination — and its first ship calls in 2004 were Royal Caribbean and Celebrity; by 2024 roughly 240 annual calls brought ~500,000 guests with about 85 percent local staff.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Wikipedia — Icy Strait Point →

Charter boats from Hoonah cruise Chichagof Island's north shore to Point Adolphus to view humpback whales, harbor seals, Steller sea lions, and Dall's porpoises.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Travel Alaska — Hoonah & Icy Strait Point →

Hoonah exists because of Glacier Bay: the Huna Tlingit's villages there were overrun by the advancing Little Ice Age glacier in the 1700s, and the people resettled at Xunaa — 'lee of the north wind' — on Chichagof Island, where their descendants' corporation now runs the cruise port.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: National Park Service — Huna Tribal House (Xunaa Shuká Hít) →

Icy Strait Point is 100 percent owned and operated by Alaska Natives through Huna Totem Corporation, which purchased the site in 1996.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Icy Strait Point — About Us →

Icy Strait Point welcomed its first cruise ship in 2004, opening a new era of Alaska Native-led tourism.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Icy Strait Point — About Us →

Icy Strait Point operates two cruise docks and an Adventure Center expanded in 2016 and 2020.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Icy Strait Point — About Us →

Icy Strait Point's ZipRider is billed as the world's largest and highest zip line — 5,330 feet long with a 1,300-foot vertical drop.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Travel Alaska — Hoonah & Icy Strait Point →