My wife and I are going on our first Alaskan cruise in mid June 2018 on the Island Princess. My two goals for the trip are to get close up views of both bears (not too close) and whales in their natural habitat. I specifically chose an itinerary that included Icy Strait for whale watching as I had heard it was the best place to do so. The other two stops are Skagway and Juneau. The issue appears to be that Icy Strait is the only place with a chance to see bears at this time of year so you can see my conundrum. I guess I wanted to know if my information was correct on both the bear and whale viewing. Is the whale watching in Icy Strait that much better than Juneau? Will I really see bears at Icy Strait in mid June?
Alaskan Bears and Whales Question
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My wife and I are going on our first Alaskan cruise in mid June 2018 on the Island Princess. My two goals for the trip are to get close up views of both bears (not too close) and whales in their natural habitat. I specifically chose an itinerary that included Icy Strait for whale watching as I had heard it was the best place to do so. The other two stops are Skagway and Juneau. The issue appears to be that Icy Strait is the only place with a chance to see bears at this time of year so you can see my conundrum. I guess I wanted to know if my information was correct on both the bear and whale viewing. Is the whale watching in Icy Strait that much better than Juneau? Will I really see bears at Icy Strait in mid June?
Any thoughts or advise would be helpful. Thanks!!