Embark on an Epic Journey: 2025 Alaska Group Adventure Cruise
🛳️ Announcing Taste for Travel's first Group Trip: A Summertime Alaskan Cruise!
Hello fellow travelers! 👋🏼
I’m excited to announce Taste for Travel’s first group trip: A scenic Alaska cruise, set for May 2025!
Come join us for a 7-Day Alaska: Dawes Glacier, Juneau & Ketchikan cruise, roundtrip from Seattle, Washington, departing Saturday May 24 and returning Saturday May 31, 2025.
Traveling solo? No worries! This cruise has studio rooms available just for you.
Witness America’s Last Frontier
One of the most scenic and thrilling cruises is Alaska, and this 7-day itinerary even includes Icy Strait Point and its wilderness experiences.
Icy Strait Point is home to the largest Native Tlingit village in the state and its waters are teeming with wildlife, including orcas and humpbacks. Since every shop at Icy Strait Point is Native-owned, this is the place for authentic goods and handicrafts.
Just outside of Juneau is where you’ll find the majestic Mendenhall Glacier.
Walk the nature trails and explore the Visitor Center with its view of the Juneau Ice Field.
Your last port is Victoria, the oldest city in the Pacific Northwest. With its green spaces and Victorian architecture, it is stunning. See Butchart Gardens and the stately Craigdarroch Castle.
7-Day Alaska Cruise: Destination Highlights
Sitka, Alaska: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
Sitka is a charming island community surrounded with stunning mountain and seaside panoramic views. The vast and rich wildlife boasts sightings of whales, brown bears, deers, sea otters, and various birds flock here. This destination offers superb fishing, and plentiful historical attractions.
Icy Strait Point, Alaska: 6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Venture “where the north wind doesn’t blow.” Known for this famous saying, Icy Strait Point is the ideal landing spot for adventurers seeking a new experience. Breathtaking and exciting, Icy Strait Point truly takes you where the wild things are. It’s one of the few places in the world where wildlife outnumbers the human population. A trip here certainly satisfies your taste for adventure.
Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier: Cruising
This is why visitors come to Alaska—to see glaciers as magnificent as Dawes—and getting there is half the excitement. From Stephens Passage, your ship will turn into the glacially carved fjord of Endicott Arm, the southern sister fjord to Tracy.
However, Endicott is special. It’s the fjord less travelled, and at its head, Dawes Glacier. But first, the 31-mile fjord. Sheer granite walls. Plunging waterfalls. Spruce and hemlock trees clinging to the steep sides. It is the definition of pristine. Look for “bergy bits,” floating chunks of glacial ice, some looking more like sculptures, some with resting seals on top. Keep an eye open for bears, mountain goats and whales, too. As we approach the glacier, listen for thunderous cracks and have your camera ready. Dawes is an active tidewater glacier that recedes daily causing calving, where huge hunks of ice plunge into the sea. At 600 feet tall and a half-mile wide, this blue-hued, powerful glacier may be the highlight of your Alaska cruise.
Cruising with Us: The Taste for Travel Difference
Booking your Alaska cruise with us makes a difference. Here’s why:
Access to a dedicated travel advisor to guide you through all of the paperwork, deadlines and processes associated with travel
Curated itineraries customized to your preferences - including additional shore excursion options
Be greeted with a friendly face when boarding - we will be on the cruise too!
Questions? Concerns? No worries. Instead of having to wait on hold, you can send us a text, email or give us a call and we’ll respond quickly.
To learn more - keep reading!
A Dedicated Travel Advisor
When you book our Alaska group cruise itinerary, you aren’t just getting an incredible trip. You also get a dedicated travel advisor, ready to walk you through every aspect of your journey.
Need help coordinating flights? We’ve got you. Want to stay a few extra days in Seattle? We’ll book your hotel, and activities. Oh, and not sure how to get to the cruise port? We’ll handle that too.
Customized Excursion Options
Cruise lines offer incredible shore excursions. On this cruise, that includes everything from being able to play with husky puppies, to visiting a salmon cannery. However, we know that sometimes these don’t fit the schedule you want, or maybe you had something specific in mind that isn’t offered.
When you book with us, we’ll provide customized itineraries and shore excursions based on your taste, preferences and budget. We look beyond the standard cruise line offerings to ensure you are getting the experience you want on vacation!
Familiar Faces
This isn’t just any group cruise - we’ll be there too! Here at Taste for Travel, we believe the best experience is doing. What better way to provide the best travel experience then to have the experience ourselves!
Feel free to invite your friends for family. The more the merrier.
Dedicated Support
Once you book, you’ll receive access to a dedicated travel advisor, here to answer any questions. Instead of calling the cruise line directly, you’ll be able to text, call or email your advisor for a smoother experience. Get the customized help you need when you need it.
Alaska Cruising sound like fun?
Submit an interest form to receive more information and start booking today. As always, leave a comment, send me a message or email me directly if you have any questions! 🚢
ABOUT
Hi there! I’m Lauren Harvey, Fora Certified Travel Advisor and founder of Taste for Travel.
I’m a travel professional, here to alleviate the stress and hassle associated with travel planning so you can take the vacation of your dreams. If you’re interested in how I can help book your next vacation, send me a note here, or fill out a Trip Planning Request form to get started. 🏜️