Took the Glacier Explorer train form Anchorage to Whittier - Highly recommended. The train gets to the ship around 12:05pm, and some of the buses from airport won't get there until hours later. So if you want to get on the ship early - take the train - even if you stay the night before in Anchorage it is worth it. ...
also watched from our balcony, was great. If you are going to Alaska or anywhere in my opinion, a balcony room is a must. We watched from the comfort of our balcony in our coats and robes, it was great. ...
After Glacier Bay, we cruised into College Fiord. That was a far better area to see glaciers. Numerous glaciers with big waterfalls coming down from them. The largest glacier calved several times while we were there. That area should also be a national park. We arrived at Whittier early the next morning where we disembarked and went on our train to Denali National Park. ...
