I am going on an Alaska cruise on the Eurodam in June. One of our days will be spent sailing through Glacier Bay. Another day we will be in Juneau and there are shore excursion options that visit the Mendenhall glacier - some by car, some by boat and some by kayak. It doesn't look like you get terribly close to the glacier on any of those. My question is: Since we will be sailing through Glacier Bay the following day, and presumably the ship will get semi-near the glaciers, does doing a tour to the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau let us experience glaciers in a much better. deeper, closer or richer way than we will from the ship? If not, then I will pick an excursion that doesn't involve the Mendenhall Glacier.
Does anyone have any thoughts or experience with this?
Thanks!