Hubbard Glacier, Alaska

Summers of 2005 and 2006 - Memories from when I worked on a cruise ship

A spa with stunning views takes it to another level, and this was the view from my treatment room once a week for 2 summers.
A very unique experience to witness the power and beauty of nature.

Hubbard Glacier is a very popular tourist destination, with many cruise ships visiting during the summer months. In fact, you can only reach Hubbard Glacier by boat. Or you can take a scenic flight tour and admire the glacier from the sky.

From its source on Mount Logan in the Yukon territory, Hubbard Glacier stretches 76 miles to the sea at Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays. It is the longest tidewater glacier in Alaska, with an open calving face over six miles wide.
Calving is the process of ice breaking off from the face of the glacier as a natural part of its life cycle. Something I witnessed multiple times, a unique spectacle with the formation of new icebergs as large as buildings and the sound of thunders.

Small icebergs, sometimes with sea birds or seals resting on them, float in the glaciual blue water. Seals use the ice that calves from the glaciers to haul out to give birth, rest, molt and to protect their pups as Orca whales don't come here.

It's a breathtaking natural wonder and as a vital source of fresh water and popular tourist destination, Hubbard Glacier is crucial in supporting the surrounding ecosystems and local economy.  

Serenade of the Seas, RCL