Columbia Glacier Cruise from Valdez

Overview

This 6-hour tour explores the fjords and passageways of the Prince William Sound in route to South-central Alaska's largest tidewater glacier – Columbia Glacier. Your all-Alaskan captain and crew will share with you the history of the Sound and point out the marine wildlife and bird life in the area such as sea otters, seals, sea lions, whales, porpoises, eagles, puffins and more!

City: Alaska

Mon 23 Sep

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Starting at $164.11

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Mon 23 Sep

Starting at $164.11

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What's Included

Lunch: Served around 12:00 PM is a light soup lunch.

Light refreshments: Complimentary coffee, tea and water.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
We do provide a vegetarian option, however are not able to meet all special dietary needs. If you have specific restrictions or needs please feel free to bring your own meals/snacks.
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides

What To Expect

Columbia Glacier

Columbia Glacier is the largest glacier in south-central Alaska. Each day Columbia calves off around 8 million tons of ice. Depending on this ice flow we will navigate the large ice bergs getting as close to the face of Columbia as the ice and safety dictate.

Prince William Sound

Prince William Sound is a protected part of the ocean that we cruise in. It is rich with wildlife, glacier, beautiful glacier carved fjords and history.

Stan Stephens Glacier & Wildlife Cruises

Stan Stephens Cruises has been operating tours in Prince William Sound for 50 years.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (118)

Hank J

Sep 2018

The cruise was perfect with lots of animal sightings such as Minke whale, puffins, sea lions, and even several mountain goats. It was beautiful to see the glacier and some of the giant calving that was happening. The captain was very well-versed in the human and natural history of the area. The crew was very friendly and helpful in answering my questions.

Wings_412

Sep 2018

What an amazing day in Valdez. The crew was very friendly, and the captain of the ship was knowledgeable. I can highly recommend the glacier tour. Alaska in the Fall presents amazing colors.

JanetteE59

Aug 2018

We were quite disappointed with the cruise as we had booked the Mears Glacier cruise before leaving Australia and we were really looking forward to seeing the Mears Glacier, however when we got to Valdez there was a message for us from the tour company and we were told our trip had been cancelled due to bad weather but we could either go on the Columbia Glacier tour or get a refund. Both boats left for the Columbia Glacier the next day but no one else seemed to be disappointed that they weren’t on the cruise they had booked and there were a lot of tour ship passengers which made me think that’s the reason the longer Mears Glacier cruise was cancelled, not enough of us and too many for the 6 hour cruise to Columbia. Also no sign of bad weather. We were told that there would be a better chance to see the glacier calving because we would spend approximately 1 hour there. We were actually there much less than 1 hour. There was no real effort to seek out wildlife on the way, but we did see some harbour seals, sea lions and the sea otters were cute. Commentary was average and there was no warning that we were getting close to the glacier. Trip back was pretty boring as we were too far away from the shoreline to see anything. If you are also planning a stop in Seward we would highly recommend doing a Kenai Fjords cruise instead, that one was really good value for money.