Home > Cruise Lines > Glacier Bay Cruiseline

Glacier Bay Cruiseline

Glacier Bay Cruiseline is not your ordinary small-ship adventure cruiseline. They offer trips tailored for outdoor enthusiasts. When they create a voyage, they assemble an expedition team. They hand-pick their  Naturalists, Guides, Captains and Crew–all dedicated in their respective fields. All for this one goal: to create the best adventure possible for you.

Glacier Bay Cruiseline was the first to introduce kayaks into cruise itineraries. Their ships sail with more kayaks than any other cruise line afloat.

Join Glacier Bay Cruiseline's All-American crew on your Alaska or Columbia River adventure. Your days will be filled with freshly prepared meals as you discover the wonders of these regions. They offer the highest crew to guest ratio and they make every day of your journey a memorable one.

Itineraries

Alaska

8 Day / 7 Night Glacier Bay Cruise

The Perfect Combination of Ports and Activities. The best of both worlds, this itinerary was especially crafted to blend adventure activities with visits to our favorite ports. Spend a day touring Alaska's ports and the next sea kayaking in a spectacular fjord. Between adventures, relax on deck, but keep on the lookout! Your Captain and crew alert you to wildlife. This is a voyage of stories - ones you hear and the ones you tell, thanks to the memories you take home. Learn about Alaska's Gold Rush and its tales of woe and wonder.

• 7-Night / 8-Day Juneau to Sitka
• 7-Night / 8-Day Sitka to Juneau

Glacier Bay Cruise

Only twice a year do you have this opportunity to cruise the original Klondike Gold Rush Stampede route from Seattle to Juneau - and save a bundle of your own ’gold’ in the process. These special nine-night cruises feature the beautiful coastlines of both Alaska’s and Canada's Inside Passages plus Washington’s Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands and British Columbia’s Gulf Islands.

• 9-Night / 10-Day Seattle to Juneau
• 9-Night / 10-Day Juneau to Seattle
• 9-Night / 10-Day Seattle to Juneau
• 9-Night / 10-Day Juneau to Seattle
• 10-Night / 11-Day Seattle to Juneau
• 10-Night / 11-Day Juneau to Seattle

8 Day / 7 Night Glacier Bay Cruise

Imagine, an entire week without crowds, tourist shops or roads. Your days are spent exploring Alaska on foot, by kayak and small excursion craft as you wind your way past hidden inlets and around misty islands. Our belief is that a pod of feeding whales, mountain goats perched on the cliffs and birds diving for their supper are sights too important to miss in this lifetime. This route is designed for spontaneity, flexible enough to accommodate nature's everyday surprises as you explore the untamed wilderness of Alaska's Inside Passage. 

• 8 Day / 7 Night Glacier Bay Cruise

7 Day / 6 Night Glacier Bay Cruise

The Ultimate Glacier Bay Experience. What awakens you every morning at home? Surely not the calving of ice into the sea or a humpback whale breaching. It is time to reset your expectations on how different a cruise can be as we devote an entire six nights to exploration and kayaking. Our focus: Glacier Bay National Park, the eighth wonder of the world. We spend as much time here as possible exploring by sea kayak and on foot. This is expedition-style adventure made easy as we have taken care of all the details: backcountry permits, kayaks, gear, accommodations and food. All you bring is your enthusiasm and hearty sense of adventure. Each day you kayak with your guide and small group on a full day of off-vessel exploration. A higher level of physical exertion is required. Each afternoon, return to your vessel where a delicious meal, shower and good company await. As you slumber, your vessel brings you to another dramatic landscape and a new kayaking adventure. You soon discover why this is a unique cruise concept-unlike any cruise in Alaska. 

• 7 Day / 6 Night Glacier Bay Cruise

Columbia River

Columbia River

The only cruise of its kind on the Columbia. At the end of this eight-day journey you will be a bona fide River Rat. It all begins with a cruise out of Portland on the lazy Willamette. The journey continues as you navigate the mighty Columbia and all of its eight locks. Experience the thrill of a jetboat ride up the Snake. Watch for wildlife as you kayak on the Palouse and view the impressive scenery along the Columbia River Gorge.

• 7 Day Columbia River

The Ships

Glacier Bay Cruiseline has reinvented small ship cruising. Each of their vessels have been carefully chosen to deliver specific programs and activities based on their design and onboard amenities. Their teams’ commitment on each vessel is to deliver the adventure of a lifetime to all of their guests.

Wilderness Adventurer 

Wilderness Adventurer allows its guests to get closer to nature with minimum disturbance. Its shallow draft mean it can visit the smallest of ports and learn about local cultures without being obtrusive. The ship's custom floating kayak launching platform and small excursion craft mean Glacier Bay Cruiseline can feature human-powered activities such as sea kayaking and shore walks that have minimal impact on the environment. Glacier Bay provides the gear and guidance and you provide the enthusiasm!

Sailing with a maximum of 69 guests, the MV Wilderness Adventurer features 32 modern cabins on three levels. All cabins were renovated in 2000 and have lower berths; some also have a pullman-style upper berth to accommodate a third guest. All have private facilities and shower. 

The MV Wilderness Adventurer features a fleet of 23 touring two-person sea kayaks for use by our guests, a stern-mounted watersport launch platform, full wrap-around viewing deck and an excursion landing craft for remote explorations.

Wilderness Discoverer

Wilderness Discoverer allows its guests to get closer to nature with minimum disturbance. Its shallow draft mean it can visit the smallest of ports and learn about local cultures without being obtrusive. The ship's custom floating kayak launching platform and small excursion craft mean Glacier Bay Cruiseline can feature human-powered activities such as sea kayaking and shore walks that have minimal impact on the environment. Glacier Bay provides the gear and guidance and you provide the enthusiasm!

The MV Wilderness Discoverer accommodates 87 guests in 41 comfortable cabins, including four perfectly situated and spacious Observation Deck Cabins. All cabins were recently renovated and feature lower berths; some with a pullman-style upper berth to accommodate a third guest. 

The MV Wilderness Discoverer features a flotilla of 25 stable two-person sea kayaks, a stern-mounted watersport launch platform, a full wrap around viewing deck and excursion landing craft for remote explorations by water.

Wilderness Explorer

Wilderness Explorer allows its guests to get closer to nature with minimum disturbance. Its shallow draft mean it can visit the smallest of ports and learn about local cultures without being obtrusive. The ship's custom floating kayak launching platform and small excursion craft mean Glacier Bay Cruiseline can feature human-powered activities such as sea kayaking and shore walks that have minimal impact on the environment. Glacier Bay provides the gear and guidance and you provide the enthusiasm!

Glacier Bay's “mothership,” the MV Wilderness Explorer is perfectly designed for remote exploration. With just 31 guests in 16 cabins, the MV Wilderness Explorer has everything you need to fully enjoy high level adventure. The floating base camp carries a flotilla of 17 two-person sea kayaks, a stern-mounted watersport platform and an excursion landing craft. 

Delicious meals are prepared in the vessel’s fully equipped galley and are served family-style in the view dining room. Snacks and lunch are prepared picnic style and eaten ashore. The inviting forward lounge is comfortably furnished to provide relaxing seating in a 180 degree picture-window setting.

Executive Explorer

Executive Explorer is a high-speed catamaran that allows for scenic cruising and port calls, while delivering the exclusivity of a small yacht experience paired with Glacier Bay's trademark casual flair. This vessel and its itineraries are designed to allow plenty of time to enjoy the amazing scenery and wildlife while still allowing ample time to visit historic and unique port destinations. In contrast to Glacier Bay's other adventure vessels this is an experience designed for those who enjoy cruising and relaxation.

The innovative, streamlined catamaran design, accommodating 49 guests in 24 cabins, has made the MV Executive Explorer a delight in small ship cruising. Besides being sleek and beautiful, she easily navigates narrow channels and passages like a yacht, while at the same time providing the elegance of a cruise ship. 

Staterooms of the MV Executive Explorer all have extra-large viewing windows. The public lounge faces forward with the same view as the Captain, affording spectacular views of the scenery, ports and wildlife along the way.