How Alaska cruisetours from Princess, Holland America, Royal Caribbean, and Celebrity work, and when the land portion is worth adding.

Celebrity and Princess are both premium lines, but they differ on ships, bundled fares, gratuities, Alaska, and suites. This is how I help clients pick.

Princess Cays is a 40-acre tender beach on Eleuthera with a free barbecue and paid bungalows. Here is what to expect and which ships still call after the reported 2026 Princess itinerary changes.