Alaska Fjords and Glaciers

The below itinerary has many departures in 2020/2021. Ask us for the most suitable date for you.

Special departures in 2020 on July 4th and August 1st are tailored to families with children 8 and older. Experience magical wilderness, wildlife, history, and cultures with kids, grandparents and extended families.

Arriving into Ketchikan today, check in with the cruise line and take some time to explore the city. When the mid-afternoon arrives, head back to your ship and grab a glassy of bubbly as you set sail for Misty Fjords National Monument.

Misty Fjords National Monument represents nearly every ecosystem found in Southeast Alaska, its a perfect introduction to the cruise. Here you will see the beauty, feel the peace and succumb to life surrounded by nature. This is your first encounter of many with sea birds, brown and black bears, mountain goats, deer and many other animals of nature.

This place is remote! Visiting the isolated Tongass National Park you will be lead on a hike that will provide you with wide angle vistas. Watch out for the orca's, seals, porpoises and otters playing in the water off the shoreline!

Who said co-governing doesn't work? Here in Wrangell four nations co-govern one of the oldest towns in Alaska. The Tlingit and Haida cultures come to you today for presentation that brings stories and history to life right onboard the ship. The afternoon is yours to explore the town.

Today as we travel down 'Christmas Tree Lane', so known due to the lights guiding the ship down the narrow passage way, you will realize how many people do not get to experience this part of Alaska. You will be privvy to glacial landscapes, clear as glass water, and the grassy meadows of the forests on the shoreline.

On this southeast passage, be sure to be on deck to view the humpback and orca whales as they play and travel through the passage. Once we arrive at Port Houghton, get ready for to put those rubber boots you were provided with to work, in some boot-sucking, paddle-smacking adventure with your guide team. Here you will enjoy a landscape of waterfalls, forest greenery and underwater wildlife.

Have you seen a glacier? You haven't seen anything as spectacular as Dawes Glacier. Located at the end of Endicott Arm, listen for the crack and 'white thunder' of the glacier calving. Your experienced skiff driver understands the tides and the glacier and will share with you the glacier up close and personal. Don't forget to look for the mountain goats and the harbour seals along the way.

This evening, your captain will join you (although you may have already met him, as the ship has an open bridge policy) for a farewell dinner. Can you believe it has been 7 days already!?!

This morning, enjoy your breakfast onboard. Say goodbye to your new friends. Disembark for your flights home or continue your journey through Alaska by land.

This itinerary is tried and tested by our agent Sheri Almond.