Daily itinerary

This morning, will be in Juneau. Juneau has been called “Alaska’s peak experience” due to its unparalleled glacier viewing from such places as Tracy Arm Fjord, the Juneau Icefields and Glacier Bay National Park. Shore excursion offerings include kayaking up one of the area’s many protected waterways, flightseeing, touring historic downtown or trying your hand at panning for gold. Or take the opportunity to visit the majestic Mendenhall Glacier which is 12 miles outside of Juneau.

After lunch, we will cruise to see Dawes Glacier. This is why visitors come to Alaska—to see glaciers as magnificent as Dawes! From Stephens Passage, our ship will turn into the glacially carved fjord of Endicott Arm, the southern sister fjord to Tracy. However, Endicott is special. This 31-mile fjord that is outlined with Sheer granite walls, plunging waterfalls, spruce and hemlock trees clinging to the steep sides – it is the definition of pristine. Look for “bergy bits,” floating chunks of glacial ice, some looking more like sculptures, some with resting seals on top. Keep an eye open for bears, mountain goats and whales, too. Dawes Glacier is an active tidewater glacier that recedes daily causing calving, where huge hunks of ice plunge into the sea. At 600 feet tall and a half-mile wide, this blue-hued, powerful glacier may be the highlight of your Alaska cruise.