Hubbard Boat Excursion from Royal's Radiance of the Seas

[alaskaboy2]

We were on Ovation two weeks ago and saw a small boat excursion sidle upside the ship and take people closer to Dawes glacier.  We are now booked on Radiance for next year and want to do that same thing with the Hubbard glacier.  I looked through the online excursions on RC's website but it's not listed there.  Am I missing it?  Is there another way to book that?  Do they even offer it (I know they used to but it seems the posts I saw about this were from years ago)?

Appreciate your insights.

[twangster]

It's not always offered.  It was offered on a Celebrity cruise in 2017 but cancelled a few weeks before.  I didn't see it again on my next 3 Hubbard visits.  On my last visit in 2022 it wasn't offered for my Serenade visit while a few weeks later it was offered on the Serenade.   

 

I don't know the reasoning, just that some weeks it isn't offered.  

[Cherful59]

@alaskaboy2It is offered on my August 2023 sailing on Radiance.  It is The Hubbard Glacier wilderness Explorer $439.00 per guest, so more than the glacier.

Edited July 5, 2023 by Cherful59

[wolfcathorse]

if you're going next year it may be too early to look at excursions

[Cherful59]

3 minutes ago, wolfcathorse said:

if you're going next year it may be too early to look at excursions

I do not remember when it showed up, so you are probably correct.

[alaskaboy2]

15 minutes ago, wolfcathorse said:

if you're going next year it may be too early to look at excursions

Maybe,  but they do have a slew of others available.   

[alaskaboy2]

18 minutes ago, Cherful59 said:

@alaskaboy2It is offered on my August 2023 sailing on Radiance.  It is The Hubbard Glacier wilderness Explorer $439.00 per guest, so more than the glacier.

Huh.  It could be related to vendor availability for my week. 

[Cherful59]

2 minutes ago, alaskaboy2 said:

Huh.  It could be related to vendor availability for my week. 

That is very possible.  Good luck and enjoy your cruise!

[Cherful59]

7 minutes ago, alaskaboy2 said:

Maybe,  but they do have a slew of others available.   

I did find that everything did not show up at once.  As time went on more excursions became available.  I would just keep looking, I booked when I found something I was interested in, and then cancelled and rebooked when I found something else, or a better price.

[LeeW]

It was available (at the $400+  price) for both north and southbound Radiance last September.  Northbound got cancelled since fog/rain blocked all glacier viewing that day - we didn't even get to the boat boarding location.

[cruiselvr04]

It was briefly available for our Radiance cruise but quickly either sold or they took it off.  It was over $400 pp and we didn’t book it.  

[wreckem2013]

It was offered last week and this week on Radiance. Last week was sunny and not a cloud in the sky. Today was foggy and really cloudy and overcast and the tour still went out. Just keep checking. Saw it as low as $350 a person. Both sold out shortly before the cruises. Each trip has room for 150 guests.

[taymiss2]

I snagged it on Black Friday when excursions were on sale for 50% off. It was an awesome day and so worth it. We would have missed out if it was full price cause wouldn’t have booked

[saltwaterhappy]

On 7/5/2023 at 2:08 PM, alaskaboy2 said:

We were on Ovation two weeks ago and saw a small boat excursion sidle upside the ship and take people closer to Dawes glacier.  We are now booked on Radiance for next year and want to do that same thing with the Hubbard glacier.  I looked through the online excursions on RC's website but it's not listed there.  Am I missing it?  Is there another way to book that?  Do they even offer it (I know they used to but it seems the posts I saw about this were from years ago)?

Appreciate your insights.

I see it for the June 7, 2024 on Radiance - it runs $358.99 per person. Came here to see if anyone thinks it is worth the expense. Two and a half hour excursion. 

[alaskaboy2]

I saw it last night and grabbed it while I could!  It's out one big splurge excursion for this trip.

[BecciBoo]

. they've never been offered on our Hubbard cruises, although I'd much rather see Hubbard than Dawes.  Dawes is so small and the calving action at hubbard is epic:

 

Guess I was wrong if it is offered on Radiance, I'd do it again.

 

Edited October 7, 2023 by BecciBoo

[BecciBoo]

1 hour ago, saltwaterhappy said:

I see it for the June 7, 2024 on Radiance - it runs $358.99 per person. Came here to see if anyone thinks it is worth the expense. Two and a half hour excursion. 

Wow, if that's the case go for it, it'll be well worth it.  We did it at Dawes, but  it doesn't beat Hubbard.

[BecciBoo]

On 7/9/2023 at 10:42 PM, taymiss2 said:

I snagged it on Black Friday when excursions were on sale for 50% off

Thanks for that tip.  We planned the Radiance Vancouver to Vancouver for our 30th anniversary in 2026, so can't even book the cruise till next March, But I will definitely be looking for the Black Friday deals

[saltwaterhappy]

1 hour ago, BecciBoo said:

Wow, if that's the case go for it, it'll be well worth it.  We did it at Dawes, but  it doesn't beat Hubbard.

Thank you! That's great to know. I booked it. Of course, if it goes down in any Black Friday sale, I'll see about rebooking at a lower rate. So glad to have all the information here! 

[Rackham]

I did it last July on Brilliance's multi glacier cruise and it was completely worth it at $250 (booked during Black Friday).