North to Alaska -Day 7

Day 7 : Hubbard Glacier

We were awakened by the Captain at 6:20 a.m. with an announcement that we were entering the bay. Having planned a small breakfast party on our deck , we got up to receive the room service order of pastries, fruit and coffee to be shared with our fellow travellers.

Before long we noticed that the mountains we had been observing off the port side were increasing in size,  and shortly after that the announcement that we were all waiting for blared through the loudspeakers: we were to sail to within a 1/4 mile of the magnificent Hubbard Glacier. We waited patiently on our aft balcony until the Glacier came into full view.

The Hubbard Glacier is absolutely breathtaking. It is magnificent and vast, with waves of turquoise-blue coloured ice. And the sound it makes is just as indescribable. Creaks, groans and 'gunshots' permeated the still morning air, along with the rumbling of "white thunder".

We stayed on our balcony and welcomed friends with Mimosas, giving them a great vantage point when the Captain rotated the ship to starboard.  We were able to see several small 'calving' events and snapped hundreds of photos in the meantime. After a chilly couple of hours , we departed the Hubbard Glacier and continued to enjoy the sights and sounds of the Radiance of the Seas in Alaska.

Tomorrow: Disembarkation in Seaward (for some people!)