A coach bus picks you up from the ship and first takes you to Mendenhall Glacier, probably your first view of a glacier on the trip and, possibly, in your life. The driver did a countdown to what he calls the "WOW" point, which he was correct about - the view was amazing. You arrive at the park and are given an hour to walk around the park and building.
After the glacier, everyone re-boards the bus for another short trip to the harbor to take a whale-watching tour. This part of the trip is guaranteed to see whales; if not, everyone get $100 back at the end of the day. Right out of the harbor was a whale. The boat toured around, showing a light house and a couple of bald eagles nests. Also, we checked the buoys and channel markers of sea lions. After a successful trip, we returned to the harbor for the bus ride back to the ship.