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Phillips Cruises & Tours - See glaciers up close on the M/V Bravest with Phillips Cruises and Tours - 26 Glacier Cruise.

Phillips Cruises & Tours

4.4(87 reviews)
0.7 km
Established in 1958
Locally owned & operated

We had a wonderful cruise ship tour with these folks on 5.8.2025. It was an absolutely gorgeous…read moreday, chilly in the wind but sunny. The scenery was stunning and we saw many sea otters, birds and goats on the bluffs. We had the chowder lunch which was perfect. They have a snack bar for beverages and other snacks. The crew is outstanding, very courteous and informative. The skipper brought us through the ice field and nice and close to a glacier. This is really a must do cruise tour.

Family of 4 booked online based on recommendation of family friend…read more Definitely a MUST when visiting Alaska for the first time. Family run business. Great captain and hospitable staff. Informative with all the sights. We were on the Express. Good size for the tour to the glaciers. Easy to move around and great comfortable window seats with tables. Served salmon chowder, warm cookies and full bar. Food service is swift and timely to make sure guests are able to enjoy the phenomenal sights. Only problem was the cleanup of food and drinks while we were out at the stern -- was so fast, my partially enjoyed Bloody Mary was thrown away. I'd ask the staff to leave drinks alone when cleaning up. We saw amazing BLUE glaciers, some seals, waterfalls and epic scenery. I highly recommend!

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Phillips Cruises & Tours - The M/V Chugach Express joined the Phillips Cruises & Tours fleet in May of 2024

The M/V Chugach Express joined the Phillips Cruises & Tours fleet in May of 2024

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Phillips Cruises & Tours - Get up close to see the dynamic glaciers of Prince William Sound on the 26 Glacier Cruise with Phillips Cruises and Tours.

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Get up close to see the dynamic glaciers of Prince William Sound on the 26 Glacier Cruise with Phillips Cruises and Tours.

Crazy Ray's Adventures

Crazy Ray's Adventures

3.9(22 reviews)
0.2 km

Booked a last minute charter after missing out on another boat With fewer fisherman. The other boat…read morehighly recommended crazy rays. I was reluctant at first, as I had been on party boats on the east coast that were crowded and full of novice fishermen with a mess of tangled lines. We were greeted at the dock and head count was made making sure we all had the required fishing licenses. The boat was large and comfortable, clean and well laid out. Captain gave us the talk and set expectation for our trip. We had a wide variety between experienced and beginner anglers. The day was sunny and beautiful, a rarity in these waters. We were going for large halibut, but hit on rockfish and king cod. We were very successful, but huge halibut weren't there so we moved on and hit a nice spot of smaller halibut. Just about everyone limited out. The mate and captain both worked extremely hard and were friendly and patient. Couple of lines got tangled but no big deal Everyone caught fish. You could take them home or pay for processing and shipping on the dock. Summary this is a top notch boat with great people running it. These guys work hard to make this a fun experience for everyone and were highly skilled and kind. Met some nice people on the boat, nobody got sick. Beautiful views and caught a bunch of fish. Had a beautiful rockfish fillet last night cooked with white wine and lemon. so glad I chose to go.

Ray I tried calling…read moreyou, left you my number so you can call me back all I got was your automated email asking for a review....So here you go! Fishing Experience what it comes down to is a Minimalist as you described in your email by checking the boxes vs Maximumizing the experience which is my goal. I take 10 to 15 Fishing Charters per year all over North America, I am taking 5 this week. I don't book party charters because I want to ensure I control who I fish with, I often fish a 6 pack with only myself or 1 or 2 friends. FV ICrazy 2 was disappointing and did not measure up to expectations. 1. Mechanical Failure at 1:00pm Prop fell off the engine. Then we spent an hour looking for a spare prop and contacting you. 2. One windshield wiper working, other completely missing. All of the compartment doors are held shut with a dish rag folded over 2-1/2 times and jammed in the crack to keep the doors from falling open since none of the latches would hold the doors closed. 3. The water hose did not work, so everything had to be washed down with a bucket on a rope. 4. The bathroom door would not latch and had to be blocked so it wouldn't keep swinging open. 5. Seat back in the cabin across from the driver would not stay in place 6. And in general the boat lacked good maintenance that you would expect from a 1st class charter operation that is charging its customers premium rates for a full day of fishing. 7. Next issue, I booked a Private 6 Pack Fishing Vessel, only to be told by the captain that the boat could only handle 4 rods at a time plus it was only him no deck hand. So in reality we got a 4 pack and our catch was limited by only having 4 people fishing at any given time. 8. Next, we wasted valuable time in 2 ways, 1st we didn't depart the boat dock until 7:30am and 2nd we went on a wild goose chase scouting a waypoint for the Captains "Boss" on the way down that he never intended to fish because it was too deep, this was over an hour of time we could have been fishing. My points are we could have fished more rods earlier and limited on Halibut sooner, moved on to Rockfish sooner and limited and had time to target cod and other species to Maximize our Fishing Charter had it not been for the limitations within the control of Crazy Rays Charters. The way I see it is I got 2/3 of a Charter for 2/3 of the Time, so I should pay 44.4%. Jeff Miller

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Crazy Ray's Adventures
Crazy Ray's Adventures

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Portage Glacier Cruise - Portage Glacier during the summer.

Portage Glacier Cruise

4.5(33 reviews)
8.6 km

What can I say, I had a great experience. Wife and I made a trip to Alaska in July of 2025 and this…read morecruise was just 'ONE' of our itineraries. The ship handler does some amazing maneuvers like position the boat right up to the side of a mountain with cascading ice water pouring down. *Bring a Raincoat, Water Proof Camera and selfie stick and you won't be disappointed. I just liked being out there without a huge crowd and added unnecessary experiences. Read my continued experiences on Google and Yelp at the links below (pictures) The Review Guru* Long Island NY

Seeing the actual glacier was stunning and an amazing experience. However the ship and crew were a…read morelittle questionable. Seemed like a rinky dink operation. The ship is equipped with cheap plastic chairs in rows, paint is cracked and peeling. Jojo one of the crew members is completely incompetent. She read us a safety speech from her phone and giggled throughout reading it. I had 0 confidence that either crew members would be able to rescue me in an emergency. The guy narrating the tour was hilarious, but I'm not sure I would have trusted him in the event of an emergency either. Would I recommend going to see this glacier, 100%...do I recommend the crew and ship operation that I had from a safety standpoint. No. Ps. This is not a tour that will take you in close to the glacier, they get you "close" but you will not go in the passage.

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Portage Glacier Cruise - Just a view that you see outside before boarding the boat beautiful stunning mountains in the distance great for photographs selfies etc

Just a view that you see outside before boarding the boat beautiful stunning mountains in the distance great for photographs selfies etc

Portage Glacier Cruise
Portage Glacier Cruise

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Northern Explorer Adventures - The shuttle crew

Northern Explorer Adventures

4.0(19 reviews)
73.9 km

Spectacular is one of the superlatives to describe the experience with Captain Al and the Northern…read moreExplorer. We hiked, saw bears, doll porpoises, and the most amazing scenes of glaciers from Blackstone Bay. The food was a culinary delight, Christian out did himself each night. Rena oozed hospitality and exceeded our every need.

We just returned from our two week trip to Alaska. The middle part of that was 5 days and 4 nights…read morewith Captain Al and his crew for our cruise. Unexpectedly, we ended up being the only guests as others had backed out. We started out of Seward with a nice trip from Anchorage with Joan and Jeff as our shuttle team. They were both very personable and a pleasure to make the trip with to Seward. We were greeted with champagne and quickly got underway. Our accommodations were exactly as described in the Master suite. After two days of being wined and dined, we finally had to say, the "food is amazing, but we don't eat this much in a day. We need to slow down on the amount" LOL Certainly all you could possibly eat and nicely prepared. En En set beautiful tables for every meal and and our wine glasses were never dry. The weather was not the best for the first few days, so with everyone's agreement, we decided to roll the dice and cross the Gulf of Alaska to head towards Whittier. At that point, the weather became amazing, we did kayaking and had a 13,000 year old cocktail (Bourbon on Glacier ice). Who knew we would go to Alaska to get a tan? We spent the entire time cruising out on the deck getting sun. Captain Al and his team were wonderful hosts. I guess I could address every complaint that has been posted, but I'm not going to give it much credibility by spending any time on it. Yes, the boat is not brand new, but we had no issues on board (except the battery, but that's a little joke between Captain Al and us.). I can't speak to any of the other accommodations because we did not see or use them, but there were absolutely no complaints with ours. We are already considering the possibility of taking friends and going again some time. Thanks for everything Captain Al, En En and Christian! It was the trip of a lifetime! Thanks for being a part of it! Lori and Bob

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Whittier Small Boat Harbor - boating - Updated May 2026

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