Your day, step by step
08:15
Walk along the beach trail to the cannery (about 7 minutes). Look at the free cannery museum before the shops fill.
09:00
Check in at the Adventure Center for a pre-booked Whale & Marine Mammals Cruise (2.5 hours).
12:00
Lunch at The Cookhouse (halibut and chips) or The Crab House in the cannery.
13:00
Walk the flat path to Hoonah (20–30 minutes), past the Old Bear Clan Cemetery.
13:30
Walk the Hoonah Sea Walk and harbour; stop at Icy Strait Brewing or The Fisherman's Daughter.
15:00
Shuttle or walk back to Icy Strait Point. Watch for whales from the beach.
- Latest you can leave Cannery and shops (ship at Ocean Landing)16:20
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
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
- Cannery and shops (ship at Ocean Landing)Walk about 7 minutes along the beach trail16:20
- Cannery and shops (ship at Wilderness Landing)Free transporter gondola about 11 minutes, or walk about 15 minutes16:15
- HoonahWalk 20–30 minutes on the flat path, or the town shuttle about 5 minutes16:00
Where people get Hoonah wrong
Leaving it too late to book the ZipRider or whale watching, which sell out before the ship arrives.
Built from our Hoonah guide, checked against 15 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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