Is RCI the Only Option for a from-the-ship Excursion in Endicott Arm Fjord?

[LEMJMcC]

Our July cruise on Quantum is slated to be in Endicott Arm on day 5.  Royal offers an "Endicott Arm Fjord & Glacier Explorer" excursion that leaves from the ship.  Are there other private excursion options that would pick us up from the ship, or is RCI the only game in town for this?

 

Thanks.

[wolfie11]

No other excursions and yes, RCI is your only option.

[Coral]

No other excursions. If you don't go on the excursion, you will view the glacier/fjord from the ship. Generally, the ship's excursion should get closer and better views.

[LEMJMcC]

Thanks to you both.  I bit the bullet and booked it through RCI...

[oaktreerb]

Holland America has offered the Tracy Arm small ship excursion in the past on some of its ships.  It shows as a 30 minute “service call”.  You transfer from your cruise ship to a smaller boat to go into Tracy Arm fjord and at the end of the excursion you meet your ship in Juneau.  I recall recently that someone was comparing prices and HAL was cheaper.  Tracy Arm and Endicott Arm are in the same area and ships who can’t access one will sometimes sail into the other.  

[Coral]

28 minutes ago, oaktreerb said:

Holland America has offered the Tracy Arm small ship excursion in the past on some of its ships.  It shows as a 30 minute “service call”.  You transfer from your cruise ship to a smaller boat to go into Tracy Arm fjord and at the end of the excursion you meet your ship in Juneau.  I recall recently that someone was comparing prices and HAL was cheaper.  Tracy Arm and Endicott Arm are in the same area and ships who can’t access one will sometimes sail into the other.  

If Tracy Arm is not accessible, the ship may divert to Endicott Arm. Endicott Arm is much more accessible (less twisty). Usually if Endicott Arm is not accessible, the glacier day is skipped. A ship rarely is scheduled for Endicott Arm and switches to Tracy Arm. I can't think of a report of such.