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. Read Less

We went straight to the train for the land tour. We didn’t see anything in Whittier Read Less

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. Read Less

This was disembarkation day and took the rail to Denali Read Less

Embarked from train the ship very smooth. Read Less

Very good, great entertaining and knowledgeable driver, Bob Read Less

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. Read Less

This is where our land started by bus and even worse customer service than on the ship was experienced on land tour portion Read Less

Terrible. Nasty and disorganized. Read Less

Train to Princess Wilderness Lodge Read Less

Disembarked the ship and got on the train to the Mt. McKinley Princess Lodge Read Less

Small but neat, but time to short for other than an ale and take in some of the view. Read Less

Beautiful to see the glacier up close Read Less

Transferred to rail road service for 9.5 ride in glass dome care. Heel hair/scooter accessible with a lift to train an one on the train. All Aboard....... Read Less

Too, the train to the land portion of the cruise. Read Less

It was raining and we arrived late as we took the domed rail train from Denali to Whittier. No time to explore. Read Less

It was good we also went to see a glacier it was cold and rainy that morning. Read Less

Got on the train and the narrator discussed the odd town of Whittier. One building that all residents live in, the military background of Whittier, why cruise ships go there instead of Anchorage... Read Less

Wonderful chance to see a glacier up close, very nice experience. Read Less

Small town. Maybe 1 store. We followed an excusrion bus to the national forest where we saw beautiful photo spots. We visited the visitor center (saved $80 for that excursion) where they told you about the parks, the town and different hiking trails. If our parents weren't with us, we would have hiked up the Glacier Trail. Ended up driving to the Alaska Conservation Center where we saw eagles, moose, elk, bears, bison, etc. Read Less

Pleasant desembarcation. Read Less

Connected to cruisetour with a boat ride to Valdez via Prince William Sound. Lots of sea life, great professional staff. Cute port town. Read Less

Just hopped off the train and headed on to the boat. Were the last train in at 6:30pm so the boat was waiting for us. Read Less

This was a transfer stop for us as we were continuing with land tour. We transferred to Scenic Rail Cars and the trip was excellent. Although it was a 5.5 hr journey we were comfortable seated at tables (like a both) we were fortunate to be able (offered to) move to an empty table so we had room and privacy. Our narrator was exellent and we ordered snadwiches which were nice. All in all the best ti could be for a long train ride Read Less

Transfer bus ride to the airport. The tunnel! So crazy, read up on Whittier before you go. Read Less