What to pack for an Alaskan Cruise in the middle of August?

we are going in June and we have gone in sept. the day we viewed the glacier from the ship we needed every layer.. coats, hats, gloves, warm socks, etc. it was 75 degrees otherwise.

so I would pack from warm to cold.. it is really variable.

and it depends on the activities you are doing. cruise critic.com has forums with long discussions on this topic and others.

LAYERS! I have done 4 Alaska cruises - early May, late May/early June, mid June and July.

I took my nephew in 2022 29MAY and it was 26C every day (so I believe that is high 70s?). When I went in July it was about 8C (so low 40s?) and that misty cold rain that gets right down into your bones.

I tell my clients it is always (cheaper) easier to have a jacket or hoodie on and to need to take it off than to have to buy a new one in every port bc you are cold/wet/etc.

When I was in Alaska in the summer - I didn’t even wear shorts (and I *live* in shorts in the summer.).

We did Alaska in late August. We were hot. We were cold. We got rained on and had bright, sunny days too. I never wore shorts and was fine with it. Layers are your best bet. Definitely brought a coat and wore it.

Enjoy every second of it. It was amazing!!

I live on the cruise line in Alaska. The weather is completely unpredictable so layers are the way to go. Just make sure you have some type of rain jacket. The Northern Lights aren't necessarily a no-go because in Southeast Alaska we get four to five hours of darkness in summer. The Northern Lights do come out even in summer but on a cruise you may not be in the right spot.
I do find it a little bit crazy when I see tourists in ear muffs in the summer here but to each his own!
We are getting our first cruise ship this week! Our cruise ship season keeps getting longer. There won't be much for cruiser to do this early since most tour places are not staffed yet.

I went in mid June and it was downright rainy, windy and COLD the whole time. I’m talking torrential downpour rain. We didn’t wear shorts ever nor did we go in the pool. August is supposed to be somewhat better, but keep in mind that Alaska is a rainforest so be prepared for that. DD and I brought warm jackets but they weren’t weatherproof so we ended up buying raincoats at one of the ports. Those thin plastic dollar store ponchos the cruise ship sells for $5 apiece are a total joke. The wind and rain just laughed at us when they saw us come off the ship in those stupid things.