wolfie11

No. But you might be able to pick up a tour on the dock.

Glacier Bay times are dictated by the Park Service. There are two ships in each day and they have to coordinate the pilot boat to drop off and pick up the rangers within about 1/2 an hour of each other

I have a Chinese visa. I used a visa service and got it in around three weeks. I believe the cost was in the $300 range. It’s good for 10 years. If your passport expires you take your old passport with you.

Neither is as good as Juneau. Of the two Ketchikan is probably better.

Deadliest Catch tour? If so, it’s about a 10 minute walk from where the bus drops off at Berth 4.

Gray whales migrate along the outer coast on their way further north. They are almost never seen in SE Alaska.

It’s six miles each way. There are bears.

Reindeer sausage is a staple throughout Alaska. They sell it at souvenir stores and you can get hot dogs at some restaurants or food trucks.

The Haines trip is through the ship and only when the salmon are running. I think there are a couple of private vendors for tours in Hoonah.

So realistically this means you still have an 85-90% chance of seeing whales. Juneau has resident whales that are there year round.

The naturalists are on deck and usually happy to talk, but are low-key about it. I once saw a college-age ranger (first year in the park) lecture the naturalist (who was a former GLBA ranger) for answering people’s questions. They tend to be somewhat proprietorial. 😁

Most Princess naturalists are very experienced and have been in Glacier Bay dozens of times. They will know the timings and when to be on deck. However you should find your naturalist and talk to them before Glacier Bay. The rangers run the show while in the park and the naturalist gets the day off so to speak. A few of the places are the park entrance and Icy Strait (whales and sea otters), South Marble Island (sea lion haulout), Gloomy Knob (mountain goats), and from Russell Island up to the glacier (bears on the beach). If you don’t have binoculars, don’t bother, as you will only see dots.

Try Coastal.

“This is from the NCL Shore Excursions lists. Right now I'm only seeing it on the April 28, 2025 southbound from Whittier, but it should also be available on the April 3rd cruise eventually.” April 3 is out of season. I don’t think the buses start up until late April.

If you are cruising from Seattle you will be well out to sea going around Vancouver Island and in Queen Charlotte Sound, so you won’t have any really good views of land. Same with going across the Gulf of Alaska into or out of Seward.