Viewing glaciers on board/Carlos Pueblo

Viewing glaciers on board/Carlos Pueblo

Viewing glaciers on board is one of the major purposes for Alaska Cruise. We

have had three days on our back to back trips to visit two large glaciers,

Glacier Bay National Park twice and Hubbard Glacier, of course, there are

some smaller glaciers on the way. All of the glaciers are located not far from

Juneau where more rain participation and freezing cold at the top of the high

mountains. Ice formed and accumulated gradually until too heavy, the theory

of the gravity, forced the ice pack to move to the lower ground. By the definition

, as a glacier must be increasing of its size not decreasing the cruise curator

Indicated. On their ways downhill, the ice also carried the rocks along the way to

form a clear path called valley. This is the reason why the glaciers have brown

and black layers while the blue ice is a reflection of sun light.

After Skagway, the ship sailed to the Glacier Bay, one of the Alaska inner seas called

inside passage and the Glacier Bay National Park. Two park rangers came on board

to help to introduce the park and answering questions. I felt the ship captains were

more aggressive than my previous experience with another ship, Jewel. The captain

sailed the huge vessel much closer to the main glacier. A fellow Taiwanese lady from

my hometown back in Taiwan told me that was because of global warming push the

sea level higher therefore deeper to avoid any risk for the ship. All of the passengers

are enjoying the view from all of the viewing windows all over the decks especially

in the front of the top deck, later the ship turns and let all sizes have the same positon

to face the main body of the glacier, it is huge as large as the state of Connecticut.

Habbard Glacier visit was on the next day. It is also huge with a slightly different shape

and an island nearby; therefore, I could remember the difference. We didn’t visit this

glacier on our way back due to some bacteria issue which converted the itinerary. We

changed the route to visit the Icy Straight, Hoonah, and the old Russian era capital,

Sitka, a lovely city and skipped Habbard and Skagway. Because this inconvenience,

the captain offered $100 on board credit for each state room. The American companies

are very good in doing business. I have had a story to tell about my loss of my 30 years

old binoculars at the Habbard Glacier visit. I lost it in one of the tree re-location between

decks and cafeteria while viewing the glaciers. I blamed it to Amy for her frequent requests

to relocate places to avoid boring. I let the staff out of my hands for some reason and

somewhere in a matter of 10 minutes. I had checked with the lost and found some many

times in vain. Now this offer should get me even; however, I misunderstood the captain’s

letter for that $100 was as a cash to deduct from the tip expanse. To make a long story

short, I didn’t purchase a new binoculars and the credit was forfeited. I had to complain

to Miami headquarter and there was a happy ending that I got my credit back.