Juneau Mendenhall Glacier excursion

[kayehall]

There is an excursion in Juneau called Mendenhall Glacier and evening whale watch.  has anyone ever done this?  Would you recommend?  Thanks, Kaye

[RedneckBob]

11 minutes ago, kayehall said:

There is an excursion in Juneau called Mendenhall Glacier and evening whale watch.  has anyone ever done this?  Would you recommend?  Thanks, Kaye

Very nice tour. Don’t worry, you will not need a flashlight for the evening whale watch!

[neminem]

Dunno about the evening whale watch, but it is ludicrously easy to get to Mendenhall yourself, for probably a lot cheaper. We did that on our most recent cruise (the one we took this June, that was supposed to have been June of 2020). Was about $40 a person for round trip transportation to Mendenhall. Bus picks you up right outside the cruise dock; once you're there, everything's walkable, then the bus back to town is every half hour, right by where it dropped people off.

[kayehall]

6 hours ago, RedneckBob said:

Very nice tour. Don’t worry, you will not need a flashlight for the evening whale watch!

LOL

 

[kayehall]

3 hours ago, neminem said:

Dunno about the evening whale watch, but it is ludicrously easy to get to Mendenhall yourself, for probably a lot cheaper. We did that on our most recent cruise (the one we took this June, that was supposed to have been June of 2020). Was about $40 a person for round trip transportation to Mendenhall. Bus picks you up right outside the cruise dock; once you're there, everything's walkable, then the bus back to town is every half hour, right by where it dropped people off.

Good to know.  Thanks

[baldilocks]

Many, many years ago, the Big Blue Bus took you to the glacier for a lot less than a ship excursion. I have no idea if the Big Blue Bus still operates, but you can ask.

[Northern Aurora]

44 minutes ago, baldilocks said:

Many, many years ago, the Big Blue Bus took you to the glacier for a lot less than a ship excursion. I have no idea if the Big Blue Bus still operates, but you can ask.

 

We were in Juneau twice last summer on  port calls, and the color of the bus is still blue.  Actually, the buses have been blue in color or a number of years.  If they ever change color it will confuse the heck out of folks.