Columbia Glacier Cruise: Explore Prince William Sound's Largest Tidewater Glacier from Valdez
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244 Ratings
Valdez

Embark on a thrilling 6-hour Columbia Glacier Cruise in Prince William Sound. Discover the majestic beauty of Alaska’s largest tidewater glacier and spot a variety of marine wildlife along the way.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Columbia Glacier - Columbia Glacier is the largest glacier in south-central Alaska. Each day Columbia calves off around 8 million tons of ice. Depending on this ice flow we will navigate the large ice bergs getting as close to the face of Columbia as the ice and safety dictate.
What's Included
  • Light soup lunch served at 12:00 PM.
  • Complimentary coffee, tea, and water.
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks: A cash based snack bar with snacks and soda is on board.
Additional Information

This tour, lasting six hours, navigates the inlets and channels of the Prince William Sound and leads to Columbia Glacier - the biggest tidewater glacier in South-central Alaska. Your fully Alaskan captain and team will impart the history of the Sound to you and identify the various marine animals and birds in the vicinity, including sea otters, seals,…

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Location
Stan Stephens Glacier & Wildlife Cruises
North Harbor Drive
Address: 112 N Harbor Drive. Located behind the Best Western Valdez Harbor Inn Directions: Please park along the west end of North Harbor Drive. Walk along the front of the Best Western Hotel windows to our office that is built on pilings over the water just above the Tour Dock in Valdez.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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F5971fxryanb
Sep 26, 2025
Ice - Had an incredible time. Chris was our captain and greatly appreciate his knowledge, care and the rest of the crew. What a beautiful area.
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Ichoosejoy
Sep 21, 2025
Very good tour. - This was a great tour. The captain shared so much information with us. The seats were very comfortable.They served us chowder for lunch. We saw whales, sea lions and got up close to a glacier. The seats were very comfortable.
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Traveler25217193138
Sep 20, 2025
Cruise out of Valdez well worth while - Really enjoyed this cruise. Ship spacious and comfortable with plenty of protected outside decks for photographers. The wildlife you see depends on the season but we did see sea otters, a bald eagle and a couple of seals. We couldn’t get really close to the Columbia Glacier as ice flow blocked the way. But we still got close enough to appreciate its enormity. The crew were very informative and helpful. Tea and coffee on board and a light lunch was perfect. Highly recommend.
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Joseph_j
Sep 15, 2025
It's amazing! This is be... - It's amazing! This is be best thing I've ever done. The crew was so nice. The captain was very knowledgeable about the area and wildlife.
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Jack
Sep 14, 2025
Columbia Glacier cruise! - A great trip. Got within a few hundred yards of the glacier! Great staff! Very informative dialogue by the Captain! Soup and bagel for lunch was very good!
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126paulinec
Sep 13, 2025
Recommended - Professional, safe, and clean. We took the Columbia Glacier trip and in addition to the glacier and beautiful landscape we saw otters, eagles, and stellar seals. It was very enjoyable. Lunch was surprisingly good as well!
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665clivet
Sep 12, 2025
Outstanding, informative trip to the Columbia Glacier - Spacious boat, friendly and informative captain and crew, sought out wildlife and gave plenty of time for photos, and time at the glacier to witness its majesty (and some carving!).
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Marilyn_s
Sep 10, 2025
On the seas. - Ship’s Captain very informative and had relaxing feeling for enjoyable experience. Good service good. Needed better tasting chowder. Only tasted onion,
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Alicewstephens
Sep 6, 2025
Excellent glacier tour - The Columbia Glacier Cruise was excellent. The young captain was terrific guiding us through the ocean with the chunks of ice in it. He was informative and friendly with the passengers. He pointed lots of wildlife. Bald eagles, seals, otters, and puffins. The glaciers were huge and blue. We saw calving on one of the glaciers. Our weather started rainy and foggy and it turned out to be a beautiful day. The crew was friendly and helpful. I highly recommend booking a glacier tour with Stan Stephens.
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Joyce_s
Sep 3, 2025
A Perfect Day! - This was an unbelievable day of viewing glaciers and wildlife. We saw a pod of Orcas, a group of sea lions, a raft of sea otters, puffins, bald eagles, and more. Our captain was great and provided informative content along the way. Our light lunch was delicious and just enough.
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