26 Glacier Cruise
2024 Itinerary
Your journey by coach will connect easily to your cruise adventure.
Leave the driving to us! Phillips Cruises and Tours partners with daily transportation providers to create seamless travel itineraries by coach along the scenic Seward Highway, designated a National Scenic Byway by the U.S. Forest Service. The Seward Highway has towering mountains on one side and the spectacular Turnagain Arm, providing dramatic panoramic views on the opposite side of the road. Your driver will point out the sights and make a photo stop as time allows.
A brief stop in Girdwood to pick up additional guests allows time for a restroom break. Continue to the Portage Valley, where glaciers begin to come into view, including Portage Glacier, a piedmont glacier that feeds Portage Lake. The journey’s final leg takes you through the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, the longest shared rail and vehicle tunnel in North America. Once through the tunnel, the quaint town of Whittier will appear.
The 26 Glacier Cruise departs from Whittier to explore the calm waters and wild sights of Alaska’s Prince William Sound. Discover glacier-carved fjords and pristine wilderness around every turn. Watch for marine wildlife and migratory birds along the way. Travel in comfort aboard safe, modern high-speed catamarans.
Prince William Sound boasts one of the world’s largest concentrations of tidewater glaciers. College and Harriman Fjords provide an impressive panoramic view of these spectacular glaciers flowing down from the mountains to the saltwater. As the Captain navigates a path through the ice-filled waters, watch the dynamic tidewater glaciers closely as massive chunks of ice can calve (break off) at any moment and crash to the sea with a thunderous sound.
Whittier Cruises Include
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Exclusive “No Seasickness” guarantee
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A complimentary hot meal, coffee, tea, water
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Narration by Chugach National Forest Service ranger
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USB charging station at every table
