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Glaciers of Prince William Sound

 

5 days/4 nights or 4 days/3 nights, cruise only round trip from Anchorage/Whittier

Dubbed the "enchanted circle of emerald isles," the spectacular scenery of Prince William Sound is best explored aboard the Spirit of Columbia. Cruise cliff-walled fjords and narrow passages. listen for the "white thunder" of massive glaciers calving into nutrient rich water. And watch as humpback whales breach off the bow, as brown bears hunt for shellfish and as sea otters and harbor seals play along the shore.
 

 

Choose from or Voyages!
CRUISE
 
CRUISE + DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE
 
CRUISE + KANTISHNA ROADHOUSE
 
 
 

What our Exploration Leaders are saying:

"When I first started with Cruise West, I was assigned to Prince William Sound. I knew what glaciers were, of course - I had studied them, read everything I could get a hold of as background material. But when I got to the Sound, and we sat in front of Harvard Glacier, I was dumbfounded. The rifle-shot cracking, thunderous bellows of ice calving into the sea sent me into a state of shock. Here was a 300-foot high, mile-wide moving river of ice, always forming, always calving right off the bow of our tiny ship!"

Copper Bittner,
Cruise West
Exploration Leader
CRUISE
 
CRUISE + DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE
 
CRUISE + KANTISHNA ROADHOUSE
 

 

YOUR SELECTION
CRUISE + DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE 3-NIGHT
Glaciers of Prince William Sound
  • Tour Costs From: $2,999 pp
  • 8 days/ 7 nights
  • Fairbanks to Whittier/Anchorage
  • Departures: May - August
 
 

 

4-Night 18B
3-Night 19B
 
Day 1 - ARRIVE IN FAIRBANKS
Transfer from the airport to meet your Exploration Leader and fellow travelers for a casual wine and cheese reception. Overnight at a Fairbanks Hotel.
Day 2 - FAIRBANKS SIGHTSEEING TO DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE
Enjoy a full day sightseeing in Fairbanks, including a historic city tour, a visit to the University of Alaska's Museum of the North, an authentic sternwheeler riverboat cruise and lunch. Travel by motorcoach to Denali where you will hear an exclusive presentation on Sub-Arctic Climate by the Denali Foundation.  Enjoy a Denali Dine Around dinner and overnight at a Denali hotel near the park entrance. BLD
Day 3 - DENALI EXPLORATION
A expert guide from the Park takes you on your chosen bus tour which must be chosen at the time your book your cruise. The Denali Natural History Tour is a 4-5 hour tour that travels 20 miles into the park and leaves time for other optional tours later. The Tundra Wilderness Tour is a 6-8 hour trip 55 miles into the park that leaves limited time for optional tours later. The Kantishna Wilderness Trails Tour is a 12-13 hour, 90-mile trek into the park that does not allow enough time for any additional optional tours. 

Following your Park tour, you may have time to enjoy the Park on your own or venture out with any of the optional rafting, flightseeing or other adventure excursions we can arrange for you. B
Day 4 - DENALI NATIONAL PARK TO ANCHORAGE VIA RAIL
Breakfast at your Denali Hotel then board a bus to the Denali Depot.  Board a deluxe domed railcar to  wind you through the Matanuska-Susitna Valley to Anchorage. Overnight at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel. Evening dinner will be enjoyed at the Sheraton or at your choice of other fine dining restaurants. BD
Day 5 - TRANSFER TO WHITTIER
In the morning enjoy Anchorage sightseeing and a visit to the Anchorage Museum of History and Art before you travel by motorcoach via scenic Turnagain Arm to Whittier, where you will board your ship, the Spirit of Columbia. BLD
Day 6 - COLLEGE FJORD
Wake up near the face of Harvard Glacier at the very end of College Fjord. Dozens of glaciers pour from the mountains to the sea here. The most impressive sights to see are skyscraper-sized pinnacles of ice plunging from the glaciers into the water. Continue on to narrow Esther Passage, a waterway only small ships can navigate. Watch for orcas, sea otters, and bald eagles here; your Captain knows where the best sightings will be found. Explore the serene Eaglek Bay. BLD
Day 7 - CHENEGA GLACIER AND ISLAND EXPLORATION
Narrow wilderness waterways - some just 200 feet wide - lead to Knight Island in the wild southwest corner of Prince William Sound. Winding Icy Bay leads to a spectacular glacier calving icebergs into salt water at the head of the fjord. The rest of the day you indulge in leisurely exploration of islands with hardly a trace of human habitation. BLD
Day 8 - DISEMBARK TO ANCHORAGE
Visit a large kittiwake colony before continuing to Whittier for disembarkation. On arrival, transfer by motorcoach back to Anchorage. B
B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner
CRUISE DATES & PRICES

TOUR 19B 3-NIGHT


2008 Ship C B A AA AAA DLX
May 19 SOC $2999 $3049 $3649 $3799 $3949 $4199
May 26 SOC $2999 $3049 $3649 $3749 $3949 $4199
Jun 2 SOC $3099 $3149 $3699 $3799 $3999 $4249
Jun 9 SOC $3099 $3149 $3699 $3799 $3999 $4249
Jun 16 SOC $3099 $3149 $3699 $3799 $3999 $4249
Jun 23 SOC $3099 $3149 $3699 $3799 $3999 $4249
Jun 30 SOC $3099 $3149 $3699 $3799 $3999 $4249
Jul 7 SOC $3099 $3149 $3699 $3799 $3999 $4249
Jul 14 SOC $3099 $3149 $3699 $3799 $3999 $4249
Jul 21 SOC $3099 $3149 $3699 $3799 $3999 $4249
Jul 28 SOC $3099 $3149 $3699 $3799 $3999 $4249
Aug 4 SOC $3099 $3149 $3699 $3799 $3999 $4249
Aug 11 SOC $3099 $3149 $3699 $3799 $3999 $4249
Aug 18 SOC $3099 $3149 $3699 $3799 $3999 $4249
 
2009 Ship C B A AA AAA DLX
May 18 SOC $3299 $3349 $3949 $4049 $4249 $4499
May 25 SOC $3299 $3349 $3949 $4049 $4249 $4499
Jun 1 SOC $3399 $3449 $3999 $4099 $4299 $4549
Jun 4 SOC $3399 $3449 $3999 $4099 $4299 $4549
Jun 8 SOC $3399 $3449 $3999 $4099 $4299 $4549
Jun 15 SOC $3399 $3449 $3999 $4099 $4299 $4549
Jun 22 SOC $3399 $3449