Disenchantment Bay — Attraction in Alaska

Awesome trip. Parked the ship in the bay for several hours and we were able to see the glacier calving. Taking a cruise from Alaska to Portland is definitely worth the money. Had lots of really interesting stops and day excursions. We rented a car and took a day trip up to Whitehorse, and also a helicopter ride onto a glacier. Saw some wildlife, female bear with two cubs and moose. Grizzly bear was viewed in a...

This was the coolest cruise excursion we have ever done. I realize it was pricey but wow was it worth it. We got to see a glacier calving, navigate around bergy bits, have drinks made with glacier ice (who needs an ice maker out here?!), and hold a piece of an iceberg. All of these are experiences we could NEVER have in the lower 48. This was an Alaskan experience we will...

Disenchantment Bay extends southwest for 16 km from the mouth of Russell Fiord to Point Latouche, at the head of Yakutat Bay in Alaska. Named "Puerto del Desengano", Spanish for "bay of disenchantment", by Alessandro Malaspina in 1792, upon finding that the bay was not the entrance to the legendary Northwest Passage. Amazing...