Alaska cruise: Glacier Bay National Park

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Today was the main reason for taking this cruise: visiting Glacier Bay National Park. This park can only be reached via cruise ship, or multiple flights and boats from land.

Several National Park rangers joined us on the cruise ship:

NPS boat

Room service breakfast:

Room service breakfast

Muir Inlet:

Muir Inlet

Map and schedule for the cruise through Glacier Bay National Park:

Map and schedule

Jenn got her NPS Passport stamp:

Passport stamp

NPS info desk:

NPS info desk

Glacier Bay swag:

Swag shopping

Queen Inlet:

Queen Inlet
Scenery
Scenery

Floating ice:

Floating ice
Floating ice
Floating ice

They opened up the bow deck:

Bow deck
Floating ice

They handed out traditional pea soup on the bow deck:

Pea soup
Glacier
Johns Hopkins Glacier

Johns Hopkins Glacier:

Johns Hopkins Glacier
Johns Hopkins Glacier
Johns Hopkins Glacier
Johns Hopkins Glacier
Floating ice
Johns Hopkins Glacier
Floating ice
Johns Hopkins Glacier
Johns Hopkins Glacier
Floating ice

Lamplugh Glacier:

Lamplugh Glacierd
Lamplugh Glacier
Lamplugh Glacier
Lamplugh Glacier
Lamplugh Glacier
Lamplugh Glacier

Lunch at sea in the Dining Room:

Lunch menu
Pea soup
Burger
Dessert

A ranger talk:

Ranger talk

The rangers departing:

Ranger boat

Sea otter:

Sea otter
Sea otter

Canaletto restaurant for dinner:

Canaletto menu
Canaletto menu
Canaletto appetizer
Canaletto mains
Canaletto dessert