Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska, United States

5clippers2018 5:00 PM Apr 13, 2020

Not to be missed
I spent the whole of June ‘19 travelling across Canada for 3 weeks followed by an 8 day Alaskan inside passage Cruise. I witnessed and experienced some amazing things including a flight over Niagara Falls and Dog Sledding on a Rockies Glacier. However, clear top (and that’s saying something !) amongst the numerous highlights was the Tracy Arm Fjord Cruise. The Cruise lasted 6.5 hours. It started with a switch from cruise ship to a smaller vessel (100 people ?) at 9am with a return to Juneau at 3:30pm. It was spectacular throughout. We cleared early fog to find ourselves on mill pond like water surrounded by magnificent snow capped mountains, valleys and tree lined rock faces, numerous waterfalls, mind boggling ice floes and jaw dropping glaciers. And then there was the wildlife ! As we travelled through the area every turn delivered yet another incredible view. So good was the spectacle any food time outs were very brief affairs ! There were early sightings of bald eagles, basking seals, brown bears at the waters edge and whales ! As we headed towards Juneau we came across a humpback whale crashing it’s fins on the water before submerging and a few seconds later performing a full breach right in front of us. Quite the spectacular finish to the cruise ! Researching this excursion pre cruise it looked fantastic, but exceeded those expectations considerably. I was advised to pre book and was so glad I did as it had sold out when I boarded. If you are doing one excursion make this the one if you possibly can. Truly magnificent.

5Dennis K 5:00 PM Aug 5, 2022

Go For the Dawes Glacier
We were on the Disney Wonder, and Tracy Arm Fjord was one of our destinations. More specifically, we were visiting Dawes Glacier. Although the Wonder got plenty close to see this enormous glacier, we took an excursion on the ship with Allen Tours to get even closer. What an experience! There were icebergs and seals everywhere. Apparently it was pupping season for the seals. The icebergs are beautiful and blue. Some of them have been amazingly sculpted by the currents. Pictures really cannot do the glacier justice. It is very blue, and that is all natural. A lot of cold air comes off the glacier. Plus, the glacier will experience calving, the process by which ice breaks off and becomes the icebergs in the water. You may not see any big pieces break off, but it is impressive when it happens. In addition to the glacier, there are a lot of waterfalls (more accurately called cascades in this instance) that make for some great photo opportunities.