Brief discussion of my upcoming trip on the UnCruise Adventures Wilderness Explorer and the pre-travel logistics required.
Category: 2021 Alaska Cruise – UnCruise Adventures
Cruise from Ketchikan to Juneau, Alaska on a 74 passenger UnCruise ship in 2021.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 1]
Time to check in for the flights to Alaska and drive to Austin for the evening to allow for some sleep before getting on a very early flight tomorrow morning.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 2 – Austin, TX to Ketchikan, AK]
The adventure officially started today. I flew from Austin to Ketchikan, Alaska and started the exploration of the town. I took advantage of the long daylight hours and walked around the entire downtown area of Ketchikan, even taking in a rainbow from the top of Edmonds Street.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 3 – Ketchikan, AK]
I woke up accidentally a couple of times during the night, once at 2:45AM and although it wasn’t bright it wasn’t dark either. It was slightly brighter than a full moon. I also woke up at 4:42AM and it was pretty much full daylight at that time. The only thing was the mountain in the…
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 4 – Ketchikan, AK]
A busy day exploring Ketchikan… Saxman totem park, Tongass Historical Museum and more.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 5 – Ketchikan, AK | Day 1 of Cruise]
Officially the first day of the cruise. I started the day with light trinket shopping, repacking my luggage and checking out of the Gilmore Hotel. I dropped off my luggage at the hospitality location and ate king crab legs for lunch. Before boarding the ship a quick briefing told us that we weren’t going to follow a set itinerary…. which I actually had expected since I had spoken to an UnCruise representative the day before leaving…..
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 6 – Misty Fjords | Day 2 of Cruise]
Scenic cruising through Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness and kayaking in Walker Cove.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 7 – Yes Bay | Day 3 of Cruise]
A day at Yes Bay…. I kayaked in the morning, saw a brown bear on the afternoon skiff tour and even saw whales…
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 8 – Blashke Islands | Day 4 of Cruise]
Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My…. Well, not really but today I did get to see a lot of wildlife, both in and out of the water. In the morning I actually snorkeled and in the afternoon we got to see an otter, harbor seals, a sea lion, eagles, whale and even a one eyed mink….Later the ship went through the Wrangell Narrows.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 9 – LeConte & Thomas Bay | Day 5 of Cruise]
A wonderful morning in LeConte Bay among huge floating chunks of ice and a wonderful afternoon in Thomas Bay with a short hike up to see a waterfall. Whales were spotted yet again this evening.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 10 – Sandborn and Robert & Crow Island | Day 6 of Cruise]
Today the weather tricked us into believing we might have a gloomy day at Sandborn, but the weather quickly improved. A zodiac tour in the morning and kayaking in the afternoon with a lot of wildlife sightings and a most scenic sunset.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 11 – Fords Terror and Dawes Glacier in Endicott Arm | Day 7 of Cruise]
In the morning we visited Fords Terror, saw a couple of brown bears (momma and baby), I took the polar plunge and then we cruised to Dawes Glacier at the end of Endicott Arm. We saw a bunch of seals hitching a ride on the chunks of ice and the ice itself came in interesting shapes. At the end of the day we enjoyed being anchored at a beautiful location called Wood Spit.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 12 – Disembarkation in Juneau | Day 8 of Cruise]
Disembarkation from the cruise. The trip isn’t ending, just yet. Today I went up the Mt Roberts tramway and took a helicopter flight and landed on a glacier. I also got to watch the ships leave the port in the evening.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 13 – Juneau, Alaska]
A long and busy day. The highlight of the day was visiting Mendenhall Glacier and hiking to nugget falls. Another awesome meal at Deckhand Dave’s and finally a scenic walk around Juneau before packing.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 14 – Juneau, Alaska to Seattle, Washington]
An early departure from Juneau and a full day in Seattle. I visited Chihuly Gardens and Glass as well as the Space Needle for sunset.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 15 – Seattle, Washington]
Today I explored Seattle via light rail and took a ferry to Bremerton and back. It doesn’t sound like much, but it was still a full day. Plus I flew my drone at night to capture the skyline of Seattle at night.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 16 – Seattle, Washington and return flight]
Today’s adventure included the first Starbucks, a Japanese Garden and a ride on the Great Wheel. Oh and I flew back from Seattle to Austin.
UnCruise Adventures – Wilderness Explorer [Alaska]
Videos recorded during one of my best trips ever while cruising on the UnCruise Adventures Wilderness Explorer (or while exploring pre/post cruise)