sinnamjs Posted December 12, 2013 #1 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I really want to get up and personal with the glaciers... what have people done for excursions here and any HAVE tos? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger001 Posted December 13, 2013 #2 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I really want to get up and personal with the glaciers... what have people done for excursions here and any HAVE tos? Thank you An inexpensive fast glacier look in Juneau is a trip out to the Mendenhall glacier. It is just outside of town and has a great informational center with a movie presentation. You can walk up pretty close to the face of that glacier...and learn a lot about glaciers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzalady1 Posted December 13, 2013 #3 Share Posted December 13, 2013 In Juneau, take the Allan Marine small boat excursion. The small boat can get way closer to Sawyer Glacier (if the Jewel goes into Tracy Arm) or Dawes Glacier (if the Jewel goes into Endicott Arm). On our cruise in July, the small boat got 1/2 mile from Dawes Glacier, and the Jewel was at the 3 mile mark. Our boat also stopped and cut the engines for us to see some bears on shore and also for a mommy and baby whale playing around in the water. You will need to sign up early for this excursion as it sells out fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowbiter Posted December 13, 2013 #4 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Loved the wilderness safari in Skagway. It is expensive but was a great excursion. No glacier walking but you get pretty close. Great scenery too Sent from my SPH-L710 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonvoyagie Posted December 13, 2013 #5 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Here is a site where you can see what is available in all of the AK (and other) ports. http://www.cruiseportinsider.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnamjs Posted December 14, 2013 Author #6 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Thank you all! How will we know if it is going into tracy arm or the other one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted December 16, 2013 #7 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Thank you all! How will we know if it is going into tracy arm or the other one? the Jewel goes to Tracy Arm. A "must do" with your priority to see glaciers would be to be sure to budget for NCL's add on ship excursion. Grossly superior compared to the cruise ship transit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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