The first day of our cruise we were just cruising at sea all day (no ports), but they did take the ship over to Hubbard Glacier! We got really close to the glacier (less than 1/2 mile away), and they spent a lot of time there so all of the passengers could really enjoy the scenery. Also, the glacier was doing a TON of calving while we were there! It was SO loud, and huge chunks of the glacier were breaking off. You could definitely see it happen long before you could hear it. We took a ton of pictures, so I'll post them below. Other than Hubbard Glacier, we just spent the day resting, getting settled in our rooms, and hanging out with each other! It was a great way to spend the first day of the cruise!!
Here's a close-up view of the water by our ship when we were pretty close to the glacier! So many chunks of ice!
On a related note, if you want to see an AMAZING documentary on glaciers, you should watch "Chasing Ice" on Netflix. It's seriously so well done, and you get to see lots of amazing glaciers and learn about them, and you also get to see (and hear) a lot of glacier calving! A few Alaska glaciers are featured in the documentary too (including Mendenhall Glacier, which is in Juneau, which will be Alaska post #4!).
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