UnCruise pioneered the country’s to start with all-vaccinated (crew and passengers) cruises. A week aboard Wilderness Legacy features sights of humpback whales spouting and breaching, angel-like Arctic terns fishing, sea lions congregating and much too many bald eagles to depend. Also sea otters and river otters, mountain goats and marbled murrelets, porcupines and porpoises. The surroundings is unrivaled, with snow-capped peaks, forests of Sitka spruce and western hemlock draped by moss, and castle-like glaciers.
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The Wilderness Legacy at anchor in Glacier Bay. (Alex Pulaski / for Chicago Tribune)
Alaska cruise to Sitka
Paddlers, normally accompanied by a guideline, frequently set out from the Wilderness Legacy to explore Alaskan waters. (Alex Pulaski / for Chicago Tribune)
Alaska cruise to Sitka
Travellers obtain on the bow near sunset as the Wilderness Legacy passes the scenic Inian Islands near the entrance to Glacier Bay. (Alex Pulaski / for Chicago Tribune)
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When the crew of the Wilderness Legacy places maritime existence and other animals, word spreads rapidly and passengers gather on the bow to watch. (Alex Pulaski / for Chicago Tribune)
Alaska cruise to Sitka
A coastal brown bear forages in Big Bear Bay. (Alex Pulaski / for Chicago Tribune)
Alaska cruise to Sitka
A pink-breasted sapsucker drills holes to feast on tree sap and bugs. (Alex Pulaski / for Chicago Tribune)
Alaska cruise to Sitka
A large Steller sea lion bull presides over his harem on South Marble Island. (Alex Pulaski / for Chicago Tribune)
Alaska cruise to Sitka
A coastal brown bear and her cub come out to forage In Glacier Bay just after winter season hibernation. (Alex Pulaski / for Chicago Tribune)
Alaska cruise to Sitka
An Arctic tern scouts for a food in Glacier Bay, Alaska. (Alex Pulaski / for Chicago Tribune)
Alaska cruise to Sitka
Just after new federal direction emerged in Could, vaccinated passengers and crew users aboard the Wilderness Legacy shed their masks. (Alex Pulaski / for Chicago Tribune)
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The Wilderness Legacy docked in Glacier Bay’s Bartlett Cove prolonged sufficient to allow travellers time for a sunset wander. (Alex Pulaski / for Chicago Tribune)
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Passengers aboard the Wilderness Legacy await the thunderous audio of icebergs calving from the Margerie Glacier. (Alex Pulaski / for Chicago Tribune)
Alaska cruise to Sitka
Guide Andrew Mountsier describes the oft-hidden planet uncovered at lower tide in Neka Bay. (Alex Pulaski / for Chicago Tribune)
Alaska cruise to Sitka
Kayak paddlers investigate majestic Glacier Bay. (Alex Pulaski / for Chicago Tribune)
Alaska cruise to Sitka
Humpback whales regular Alaska’s waters in summer and occasionally place on a stunning demonstrate. (Alex Pulaski / for Chicago Tribune)