Rare geoherb Posted July 24, 2014 #26 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Our two cruises that included Tracy Arm were late July/early August. We had good views on both, although better in 2003 than in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorguy56 Posted July 24, 2014 #27 Share Posted July 24, 2014 We were on the Star in June of 2012 and only got to Sawyer island as there was too much ice. This year we're going this coming Sunday on the Grand. We booked the Tracy Arm excursion so we could get up close and personal :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAOk1945 Posted July 24, 2014 #28 Share Posted July 24, 2014 We were on the Star Princess in 2009 and saw Sawyer Glacier. What an awesome site. We were there in mid August so maybe that made a difference. Glad you saw it. Great picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantry queen Posted July 24, 2014 #29 Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) This is the view we had July 11, 2014 aboard the Pacific Princess. Edited July 24, 2014 by pantry queen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdngrl Posted July 24, 2014 #30 Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) edit: darn! first time trying to show a picture at full size instead of thumbnail. fail. Edited July 24, 2014 by cdngrl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNGALNG Posted July 24, 2014 #31 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Wonderful! So happy for you. The photo is fantastic! Hope the rest of your cruise is great too. We will get our try later this season. Starting to pray to the weather gods now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachcruise Posted July 24, 2014 #32 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Wow beautiful! Thanks for sharing. I'm hoping to make it through to the glacier next month but not getting my hopes up. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruzeKrazy! Posted July 24, 2014 #33 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Nice pic! We did Tracy Arm last July and got to tge very end right next to Sawyer. We also didn't realize at the time that we were so lucky. We'd done Glacier Bay the year before and went all the way and spent almost an hour right next to Marjorie Glacier so just assumed every cruise got to the end of Tracy Arm. Congrats on your great experience! Maybe we should start a "we made it to Sawyer" club... :- ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowsmom Posted July 24, 2014 #34 Share Posted July 24, 2014 We were on the Star 6/25 and ended up going to Endicott Arm as Tracy Arm was too foggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assateague Island Princes Posted July 24, 2014 #35 Share Posted July 24, 2014 It's amazingly beautiful, isn't it? Not just the glacier itself, but the whole magical sail up the Arm is just breathtaking, with views all around. We were on the May 18th sailing of HAL Amsterdam's 14 day itinerary, and we got right up close and personal with the glacier as well. Spectacular day that won't be soon forgotten. The odd thing was that the very next day was Juneau for us, and I had - with great anticipation - booked the small boat TA excursion thru Allen Marine. Unfortunately, we were unable to get close to the glacier at all - just one day later (and in a small boat, no less!) due to ice pack. Our all-female crew told us that the amount of ice pack from day to day changes due to tides, calving, etc. so they were not surprised at all. For me it was quite anti-climatic after the proximity we experienced the day before. I'm probably the only person in Alaska cruising history who was a bit disappointed with the small boat TA excursion simply because of this:o. Oh well, wasn't for lack of trying, and I've gotten it out of my system now after four prior visits to Juneau over the years. Happy for you that you got to experience TA and the glacier in all its glory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterty Posted July 27, 2014 Author #36 Share Posted July 27, 2014 More pics Lots more when I get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted July 27, 2014 #37 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmoo1698 Posted July 27, 2014 #38 Share Posted July 27, 2014 We are considering an excursion with Allen Marine to see Tracy Arm. How long is the excursion? We are in Juneau until 4pm, so I wasn't sure if we have enough time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted July 27, 2014 #39 Share Posted July 27, 2014 We are considering an excursion with Allen Marine to see Tracy Arm. How long is the excursion? We are in Juneau until 4pm, so I wasn't sure if we have enough time. Are you talking about the excursion that leaves the ship while in Tracy Arm and returns you to Juneau to meet the ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdngrl Posted July 27, 2014 #40 Share Posted July 27, 2014 those pictures are spectacular! you really got great photos of the deep blue colour. lucky!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmoo1698 Posted July 27, 2014 #41 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Are you talking about the excursion that leaves the ship while in Tracy Arm and returns you to Juneau to meet the ship? We are arriving on the Crown Princess in Juneau at 7:30am. Our cruise ship leaves the port at 4pm. We are looking into a tour of Tracy Arm with Allen Marine during our time in the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballard67 Posted July 28, 2014 #42 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I wonder if the Solstice ever makes it in. I know Its a bigger Boat,but our cruise is at the end of Aug, it would be so neat to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherryf Posted July 28, 2014 #43 Share Posted July 28, 2014 This is how close we got last Wednesday, July 23. We got closer in 2010, but this was not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC168 Posted July 28, 2014 #44 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Thank you for the pic. Hope we can get as close as the OP. We will be in Tracy Arm a week tomorrow. Tuesday, Aug. 05. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberta Quilter Posted July 28, 2014 #45 Share Posted July 28, 2014 We are considering an excursion with Allen Marine to see Tracy Arm. How long is the excursion? We are in Juneau until 4pm, so I wasn't sure if we have enough time. If you are talking about the round trip excursion from Juneau, it takes about 7 hours. Often one can book a ship excursion which drops people off at the entrance to Tracy Arm. You just use the tender access to get to the smaller boat. I believe that excursion takes about 5-6 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmoo1698 Posted July 28, 2014 #46 Share Posted July 28, 2014 If you are talking about the round trip excursion from Juneau, it takes about 7 hours. Often one can book a ship excursion which drops people off at the entrance to Tracy Arm. You just use the tender access to get to the smaller boat. I believe that excursion takes about 5-6 hours. Thanks for the info. I didn't realize there were two options. Our ship doesn't offer the excursion, so we were looking into it on our own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberta Quilter Posted July 28, 2014 #47 Share Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the info. I didn't realize there were two options. Our ship doesn't offer the excursion, so we were looking into it on our own. If that's the case, then I think your only option is the round trip from Juneau. I could be wrong about that and hopefully someone will correct me, if I am. I just doubt that the ship would allow pax to use the tender access if there isn't any money in it for them! Make sure you will have enough time in port. I recommend 9 hours. I was with AIP who posted earlier about her experience. We stopped a few times en route to watch whales. The crew did respect the time that the pax had so you should make it back in time. I just wouldn't push it. Just reread your post and saw you have about 8.5 hours. Talk to Allen Marine. They will advise you if you have enough time to do the excursion. You probably do but you won't be able to see much, if anything, in Juneau. Edited July 28, 2014 by Alberta Quilter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterty Posted July 29, 2014 Author #48 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Here are some more photos from this trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraftyDD Posted July 29, 2014 #49 Share Posted July 29, 2014 We are I the Miracle in couple of weeks. Booked excursion thru Carnival on smaller boat . 3 hour excursion. Hope it's worth the $$ we are paying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinmom38 Posted July 29, 2014 #50 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Hi Crafty.. are you on the Aug 12th sailing? we are ! My sister and her husband booked that excursion.. we opted not to, but I have heard it is worth every penny.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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