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Kids in Nature: Glacier Bay Adventure Cruise with 2 Days in Glacier Bay

Kids in Nature: Glacier Bay Adventure Cruise with 2 Days in Glacier Bay

Route: Roundtrip Juneau
Duration: 7 Nights
Price From: $6,100 / Person
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Overview

Families, get ready to make Alaska your playground. On this Glacier Bay Adventure Cruise, you’ll spend two full days inside Glacier Bay National Park, exploring tidewater glaciers, spotting whales, and hiking wild trails. With our Kids in Nature program, younger adventurers become part of the crew, tracking wildlife, learning about coastal ecosystems, and sharing discoveries along the way. Parents and kids alike will leave with stories that spark around every dinner table for years to come.

Kids in Nature sailings are open to travelers of all ages.

Included Highlights:

  • Spend TWO full days in Glacier Bay National Park
  • Explore tidewater glaciers: Margerie, Lamplugh, and more
  • Visit the Glacier Bay headquarters and the Lodge at Bartlett Cove
  • Whale watching in Frederick Sound and Icy Strait
  • Birding at South Marble Island: puffins, oystercatchers, cormorants, and more

Day-by-day Details

Day 1

Juneau, Alaska Embarkation

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Kick off the week with a family adventure. Settle into your cabin, meet the crew, and let the kids dive right into their first Kids in Nature activities. As the ship sails away from Juneau, gather on deck for your first look at the wild Alaskan coastline and the promise of adventures to come.

Meals included: dinner

Day 2

Icy Strait or Neka Bay

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Kick start the morning with on-deck yoga stretches and a strong cup of coffee. Energized and snug in your kayak, glide around in remote bays off of Icy Strait through giant bullwhip kelp that can grow to over 100 feet long. Join the gang in a skiff to a rocky outcropping to watch sea lions play. Or, step into mud boots for a forest hike with your top-notch, naturalist guides who have plenty to share about everything Alaska—marine biology, plants, and even geology. On board, soak it all in as you soak in the hot tub.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Days 3-4

Glacier Bay National Park

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This national park covers 3.3 million acres (that’s a tad smaller than the state of Connecticut). Let that sink in. Most visitors see the same sliver of the park as everyone else. Not you. Over the course of two days, you will explore the remote wilderness of Glacier Bay National Park and the surrounding areas. We will visit one of the park’s iconic glaciers: Margerie or John Hopkins. Glacier Bay is a wildlife-heavy area: keep your eyes peeled for stellar sea lions, sea otters, and whales. We will also pass South Marble Island and Gloomy Knob, popular areas for spotting puffins and other sea birds. Small group excursions within the park may include skiff tours, kayaking, or hard-charger ridge hikes with epic views. The exact order of these excursions will vary, but you’re guaranteed to explore parts of Glacier Bay National Park that 99% of visitors never see

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 5

Chichagof Island

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Enjoy the top deck for a sunrise or morning stretch. Meander through glacier-carved fjords along the Chichagof coast. Then anchor. It’s a prime time to lower the kayaks and skiffs. Camera in hand, set off on land and sea explorations. Closer inspection by skiff, moss-dripping trees run right down to the water. Any bears in there? With one of the world’s largest populations of bears, it’s possible. Go searching for giant trees and tidal pools. Hiking in the Tongass, it won’t take long to find them. Your eagle-eyed guides lead the pack—and pull up the rear.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 6

Frederick Sound

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Hang out and enjoy the show. You may find yourself in 'whale soup' surrounded by feeding humpbacks swimming these abundant glacial waters. Based on wind and weather, your expedition team has the lineup of adventures all mapped out. Cruise past Five Fingers Lighthouse, Alaska’s oldest light station and The Brothers Islands, where sea lions nap on rocky nobs. Paddle into the deeps of Port Houghton or Windham Bay or head ashore for a hike. Tonight, toast another big day in Alaska.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 7

Tracy Arm & Sawyer Glaciers

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Take an early peek out your window. Fjord cliffs reach skyward. Floating ice. And deep u-shaped valleys. There’s no abracadabra here. Mother Nature’s magic is real. Cruise past harbor seals and their pups lounging on chunks of ice. Tides permitting, your skiff driver knows the ropes and guides you along. It’s a mashup of towering walls, temperamental currents, and the Coastal Mountains. So many waterfalls. Mountain goats show off fancy footwork on the cliffs, so keep your eyes open. Finish your week with Captain's dinner and post-dinner cocktails watching the week's “photo journal” by your crew.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 8

Juneau, Alaska Disembarkation

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Linger over breakfast this morning cruising into Juneau. Wish your crew and new friends goodbye. Then it’s off to the airport or begin your UnCruise hotel stay or land tour.

Meals included: breakfast

Rates & Dates

7 Nights on Wilderness Discoverer | Roundtrip Juneau
Navigator Cabin Trailblazer Cabin Pathfinder Cabin Admiral Cabin Full Ship
2026 Embarkation Dates Double Single Double Single Double Single Double Single
Jun 7, 14 $6,800 $11,900 $7,700 $13,500 $8,400 $14,700 $10,100 $17,700 Inquire

Port fees & taxes are $375 per person. Gratuities not included.

Navigator Cabin Trailblazer Cabin Pathfinder Cabin Admiral Cabin Full Ship
2027 Embarkation Dates Double Single Double Single Double Single Double Single
Jun 13, 20 $7,100 $12,500 $7,900 $13,800 $8,600 $15,000 $10,700 $18,700 Inquire

Port fees & taxes are included. Gratuities not included.