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Find Your Dream Prince William Sound Cruise

Prince William Sound is arguably the best place in Alaska to see spectacular coastal scenery and tidewater glaciers calving into the ocean:
  • It’s easy to get to from Anchorage (about an hour by car or rail to Whiitier where you depart)
  • It's affordable: 3 excellent companies offer a Prince William Sound tour for under $120
  • The waters are calm; tours are seldom cancelled due to weather
  • Rainy days aren’t a problem—the waterfalls swell and more spectacular

Prince William Sound has the densest concentration of tidewater glaciers in the world, some flowing a dozen miles from ice-capped peaks to terminate in cliffs of ice towering hundreds of feet above the water. You'll also see spectacular waterfalls and wildlife, including bald eagles, seabirds, otters, Dall’s porpoises, and occasionally whales (but typically not on the same frequency as in Kenai Fjords National Park, your other main choice for an Alaska glacier cruise).

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Here are two more reasons why Prince William Sound cruises are so dramatic:

  • You’re never far from shore. That means you’ll look straight up at peaks rising 2000-9000 feet right from the water’s edge
  • The history of glaciation is evident everywhere you look, from newly-de-glaciated barren hillsides, to ancient moraines just below the water’s surface
Choose From Four Prince William Sound Cruises

Two “shorter” cruises (50 miles round-trip, 4-5 hours) venture into spectacular Blackstone Bay, where Blackstone and Beloit Glaciers tower 200 feet above your vessel. You’ll watch the

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Hop on board the fastest, largest, and most luxurious high-speed catamaran in Alaska. With this kind of speed, you can forge deep into Prince William Sound, seeing most glaciers, including the historic and dramatic College Fjord. All this with a guarantee: you get seasick, you get your money back!
1.5 hr drive from Anchorage 4.5 hr $139 May – Sept
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Take a leisurely, family-friendly cruise with this Alaska Native-owned company. It’s great for kids, with marine experiments designed to capture their imaginations. Everyone will have plenty of time to look for wildlife as you float along.
1.5 hr drive from Anchorage 4 – 6 hr $99 – $129 Mid May – Mid Sept
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A forest ranger guides this slower-paced tour that allows you to get close to glaciers, with plenty of time to listen to them groan and crack. Not only is there guaranteed reserved seating in a heated cabin, but also a salmon and prime rib buffet that’s a steal at $15.
1.5 hr drive from Anchorage 4.75 hr $107 Late May – Mid Sept
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Advisor image "Don't miss a cruise into Prince William Sound. People are out there with their mouths open. They've never seen anything like it-I don't care where they've gone."
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Tourism pioneer, Former State Legislator, owns and operates Phillips 26 Glacier Cruise
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