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  • A humpback whale breaching clear of the water off a cold northern coast.

    Alaska Aboard Seabourn Odyssey: Juneau to Vancouver

    5–12 August 2023 · Alaska

    Seabourn Odyssey · Seabourn

    In August 2023 we spent two days in Juneau, then sailed Seabourn Odyssey, a luxury expedition ship, to Vancouver from August 4 to 11. Juneau gave us bubble-feeding humpbacks, Mendenhall Glacier and the Mount Roberts Tramway. Aboard, the Ventures Team took us Zodiac cruising at Dawes Glacier and kayaking in Misty Fjords. Weather cancelled one outing. This is what it was actually like.

  • The National Geographic Sea Lion anchored in a forested Alaskan cove with a kayaker alongside.

    Alaska aboard the National Geographic Sea Lion

    25–30 June 2021 · Alaska

    National Geographic Sea Lion · Lindblad Expeditions

    A five-night Lindblad “Wild Escape” in Alaska was meant to be a cruise. It turned into the trip that changed our business. This is how one voyage led to Iceland, the Galápagos, ten ships, and eventually to Glacial Expeditions.

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Chris Commisso standing beside a glacial lagoon in Iceland, with icebergs and a snow-covered mountain behind him.

Chris Commisso · Expedition Expert

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Chris and Erika have sailed ten expedition voyages and toured seven more expedition ships. Favorite explorations so far: Antarctica, Svalbard, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Alaska, the Galápagos, the Scottish Hebrides, Churchill and French Polynesia.

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