Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk off the pier onto Fort Seward. Follow the walking tour round the Parade Ground and Officers' Row.
09:15
Look in at Alaska Indian Arts in the old Fort Hospital; its skill centre is free on weekdays.
10:00
Walk or take the shuttle downtown. Visit the Hammer Museum on Main Street (opens 10:00).
11:00
Sheldon Museum at Main and Front Streets for Tlingit history and Chilkat blankets.
12:00
Lunch at Mountain Market & Cafe or a café in town.
13:00
Option A: the American Bald Eagle Foundation on the Haines Highway. Option B: walk or taxi to the end of Beach Road and hike the Battery Point Trail (about 1.2 miles each way).
15:30
Back in town or at Fort Seward. Port Chilkoot Distillery tasting room or a last shop.
16:15
Leave downtown for the dock.
- Latest you can leave Downtown Haines16:15
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
One port done
Your Haines day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
€14.99 once, nothing renews. 30-day full refund.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Downtown HainesWalk about 10 min, or the free shuttle16:15
- Fort SewardWalk down to the pier, a few minutes16:30
- Battery Point Trail (beach end)At least 45 min back along the trail, then walk or taxi along Beach Road15:00
Where people get Haines wrong
Expecting the famous gathering of thousands of eagles in summer, when it only happens from mid-October to December.
Built from our Haines guide, checked against 12 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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Your whole cruise, planned like this
This is one port. The Cruise Pass times every port of your cruise.
You just timed Haines to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. The Cruise Pass does this for every port of your sailing, up to 10: each day timed to your ship, a Plan B if you run late, and live mode on the day with Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
€14.99
One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.
- Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
- Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
Year Pass
€39/yr
Every cruise you take for 12 months. Cancel any time.
Everything in the Cruise Pass, for as many sailings as you like.
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