The best part of my trip to Alaska was a $189 glacier cruise with a no-seasickness guarantee. I totally recommend it and I'd do it again.

Megan duBoisJun 14, 2023, 02:02 IST

My glacier cruise was the highlight of my Alaskan trip — and it was pretty affordable, too.Megan duBois

I visited Alaska last summer, and the trip's highlight was the Phillips Cruises 26 Glacier Cruise.
On the cruise, I saw waterfalls, glaciers, otters, whales, and birds.

A trip to Alaska is a bucket list trip for many people, including myself.

Last summer, I finally visited the state and stopped in Anchorage, Denali National Park, and Fairbanks. I loved each place I visited, but the true highlight of the trip was a glacier tour that left out of Whittier.

Here's what my day on the Phillips Cruises 26 Glacier Cruise was like and why I'd totally do it again.

To get to the tour, I took a scenic train ride from Anchorage to Whittier.

The Alaska Railroad train ride was pretty nice.Megan duBois

The weather in Whittier wasn't great during our visit, so I was concerned about what we would be able to see on the tour.

I hoped the weather wouldn't ruin the experience.Megan duBois

The boat didn't look that big from the outside, but there was plenty of room for every group to have their own space on board.

There was plenty of room on the ship for all of the people on it.Megan duBois

Early on, the crew and captain reminded us of the ship's no-seasickness guarantee.

The cruise has a no-seasickness guarantee.Megan duBois

After setting sail, it took us about 45 minutes to get to the first glacier viewing point.

Even when we couldn't see many glaciers, the views were stunning.Megan duBois

For the next few hours, the captain took the boat to multiple glaciers.

The glaciers varied in size.Megan duBois

We were able to view glaciers no matter where we were standing on the observation deck.

The captain made sure everyone got a solid view of the glaciers.Megan duBois

The highlight of the tour was watching glaciers calving.

It was hard to photograph the calving because we weren't expecting it.Megan duBois

Near the end of the cruise, we passed by a few waterfalls.

These weren't nearly as exciting as the glaciers, but they were beautiful.Megan duBois

I would do this glacier cruise again if I go back to Alaska.

The glacier cruise was incredible.Megan duBois

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