Cruise To Alaska - Port Day In Juneau - Whale Watching Tour (Minus The Whales!) & Mendenhall Glacier

We finally made it to Alaska! After 2 days of Sailing on the lovely Discovery Princess we have arrived in Juneau.
We have lots of content of the ship to come but this vlog is to show you what Juneau has to offer, no matter what ship you come here on as the aim of this video is to help as many as you as possible if your cruise is due to dock in Juneau.
We arrived here at 2pm and most of our day was spent on a Whale Watching Tour (it wasn't meant to be lol) and a visit (a very wet one) to the Mendenhall Glacier. We booked this Excursion directly with a local tour operator and will leave the link down below:
Really hope you enjoy guys
We booked with Juneau Tours for our excursion and highly recommend them - www.juneautour...
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[@billcook4768]

This video should be mandatory viewing for anyone thinking about Alaska. First, to set reasonable expectations. And second, to show people the proper attitude to have. Well done.

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Thanks so much Bill appreciate it

[@m4t5u]

I’ve watched the videos out of order but I am now thoroughly convinced to go on a princess cruise to Alaska thanks to both of you and these lovely vlogs!! Loving your attitudes about everything despite the hiccups like the rain and the whale tails ❤

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Thanks so much for watching the videos and yes haha we like to stay positive 😁

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Well I think we got a bit wet 😂 But at least we kinda caught a glimpse of a whale, It was still worth 2 days travelling and a day and a half on the cruise to get to Alaska. We have added the link to the excursion company in the description if anyone's interested

[@jennib11]

"Damn you, Whales" Hahaha I had a rainy Juneau day too so I feel your pain.

[@sarahbailey6996]

I love you guys,you both have a great fun attitude. I have never even cruised before so watching you both to give me some ideas. Keep up the great work xx

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Thanks so much Sarah for the lovely comment 😊

[@sandraprince1742]

You must try a cruise. It won’t be your last x

[@AllThingsWagner]

Hey fellow vloggers! From a Texas gal, I love your accents.😂We're 32 days out from our first Alaska cruise (18 Caribbean cruises under our belt). We've booked this tour through the cruise line. GREAT attitude about no whales! Good grief. Amazing what folks expect from tour guides these days.🤷‍♀ Thanks for the vlogs!

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Hello to you guys in Texas. We visited Texas in 2019 and went to Houston, Corpus Christi and San Antonio. We absolutely loved your beautiful state 😁. And 18 Caribbean cruises! Wow that's impressive lol. We really want to do a Caribbean one at some point. Hope you have a great time in Alaska

[@TravelingTramps]

I'm ashamed to admit I wasn't aware that you couldn't drive to Juneau. Just google mapped it and see you're right! 😲😲Would enjoy the cable cars in nicer weather. Fun party boat, albeit it soggy. We did catch the whales briefly! Beautiful glacier and waterfall! However, we'd be leery of the yellow ice. Great 🐻sighting! Thanks for bringing us along, Kev and Stacey.

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Haha so you didn't blink and miss them then 🤣 hope you guys are both ok and yes Juneau is only accessible by air or sea 😁.

[@geoffstainforth352]

Another great one Guys ! Enjoy !

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Thanks Geoff

[@gloriaastley7553]

Great vlog again sorry you didn't get to see whales or Bears ,gosh you looked very wet ,hope you got dried off quick and had lovely night ,love your humour too xx

[@garysimpson3170]

Enjoying the Alaska cruise I have to do an Alaska cruise can't wait for the next video.

[@kingkongkingkong1483]

Nice and warm on the south coast England today. But would like to be cold and wet in Alaska. Great vlog

[@elainetye5503]

Watching your posts in anticipation..flying to Vancover on Friday to start a 2 week alaska cruise on Monday!😊

[@tammy_oh_nevermind]

It's too bad the whales and weather let you down, but thank you for having such a good attitude about it. I've been 7 times and yes, whales are often visible from your ship! Don't give up hope! 😊

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Thanks so much Tammy and yes we still had a great time regardless 😁

[@rosemaryclose1624]

At least the sea seemed relatively calm! When we did whale watching in Cape Cod, not only didn’t we see any whales, pretty much every single person on the boat got seasick. It was just after a hurricane had been through.

[@sparkymarky9883]

Hi there, another great video for me both. Hope you’re well really interesting content keep up the good work

[@soniauk4284]

Awe - this happened when I went dolphin watching in Moray firth Scotland - we saw the top of an otters head. Like you said you can't make them come out ❤️😄🙏

[@WinningThePoohbear]

We saw Humbacks in Auck Bay and then we found some transitory Orcas.. They were Amazing!!!!!

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Oh wow amazing 😁

[@liseoppenheimer7255]

September is a better time for whales but always lots of wildlife

[@baribrennan2611]

The tail of the whale is called a "fluke" and each one is as unique as a fingerprint. Naturalists use pictures of flukes to identify them. Several years ago, our family went on its first whale watch. We had an experience that the crew described as "epic" and assured us does not happen every time. They were right. It was as if we saw a lifetime's worth of whale sightings in that one trip. I'm enjoying your videos of this trip and can't wait to see the next installment.

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Thanks so much for the information on the whales. And wow you were so lucky 😁. What a lovely memory to have

[@okeycokey7391]

Hopefully you've both dried out by now. We're still enjoying your vlogs and seeing where your travels take you. Clare & Steve 🛳️

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Hiiiii Clare and Steve 😁😁 how are you both? Lovely hear off you. Have you done any cruises lately. Weren't you going on the Arvia? The Virtuosa Xmas Markets feels like 3 years ago 🤣

[@okeycokey7391]

@@OneCouplesAdventure After we saw you Clare went on Azura with her mum in February, and we went on Arvia in May. We are going on Aurora soon, it will be nice to experience a smaller ship. Next year we're going on Arvia to the Caribbean and Iona again next summer.

[@mrskint55]

Alaska has to go on my bucket list now. I hope you are having a great time. Safe travels.

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Thanks so much and yes it really is a wonderful part of this world 😁

[@ianallen8941]

Brilliant vid, love your positive attitude to whale the trip, really enjoying the series guys !

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Thanks so much Ian

[@nadiarobertshaw]

Loving your channel guys. We are going on our first cruise in September & your videos/information etc have been invaluable x

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Thanks so much Nadia and how exciting your first cruise 😁

[@AliG-of5cu]

Aw Stace...there's nowt like soggy knickers 😂 Another informative vlog and I'm glad you enjoyed it despite the weather. I would do the glacier tour but I was getting motion sick just watching you guys on the whale watching boat 😅

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Haha it was awful, and yes the boat was rocking quite abit lol 😆

[@karenball5522]

I went at the beginning of May last year and had the same luck as you. It peed it with rain and snow. I did exactly like you and didn’t do nugget falls but I did have a b2b but the second visit I was ill, so ended up doing the cable car instead. I saw bears on the way there by the road. I really hope you had a fab time!!

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Thanks Karen and you were brave to do the cable cars 😁 and how cool you saw bears 🐻

[@ChristopherCzernik-y9l]

Great vlog as always, informative,, funny and entertaining .keep em coming 👍

[@petergabell6274]

We saw a whale, whilst having dinner, and you missed the view from the cable car which is stunning. As you found out, alaska can be wet😉

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Hi Peter can always remember the picture you sent before we went of the bald Eagle. That was from the cable cars wasn't it? Well done for going In one 😁

[@julieirvine8506]

Great vlog guys ❤

[@luciejackson2164]

I’ve been lucky enough to go to Juneau 3 times. On our last trip the weather was amazing but the time before, torrential rain and wind. All whale tours cancelled as was the tram up the mountain. We couldn’t get out to Mendenhall or walk out to Nugget falls, same thing no time. The ice has receded quite a bit since 2014. Also, we didn’t see whales until we were back in Vancouver heading on a ferry back to Victoria

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Oh wow, just goes to show that you could literally experience anything weather wise. We'd love to go back on hopefully a nicer day weather wise. Still had an amazing time though 😁

[@lindaedge6674]

New to your channel x loving your vlogs 😊

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Thanks so much

[@NarrativeEscapes]

You very rarely see them like you would in the movies regrettably. I saw quite a few two weeks or so back bit your sort of see humps and maybe a tail flick from a distance. Unless you are incredibly lucky.

[@markperkins4983]

Glacier day will more than make up for it

[@EmmaDayDesigner]

The views are amazing even with the weather against you. I’ve wanted to go on an Alaskan cruise for a few years and this makes me want to go even more. Thanks so much for sharing x and glad you got to see a whale from the buffet 😂 I did laugh at that. Me and my partner just did a Mediterranean cruise we saw lots of dolphins and people reportedly saw whales - we did see whale spray as they breached the water but not the whale sadly it was too far away

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Hi Emma that's amazing you saw so many dolphins off the ship bet that was a lovely sight to see. And yes definitely recommend Alaska, we get nicer weather as you will see In future videos lol

[@arcticfox50]

If you are going to Icy Strait Point, you will almost likely see whales while in port - there are often one or two feeding in the bay by the ship. If you can get on it - Glacier Wind Charters is awesome and frequently they see whales, humpback for sure, and possibly Orca/Killer whales.

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Hi we didn't go to icy straight point but it sounds amazing 😁 will look out for this if we go again . We would of loved to have seen orcas 😁

[@WinningThePoohbear]

FYI>>> Honestly love your attitude!! We also had limited time at Mendenhall and couldn't make it to Nugget Falls... It was beautiful anyways!!

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Thanks so much and yes gutted we didn't have enough time for nugget falls. But oh well it was still amazing 😁

[@WinningThePoohbear]

@@OneCouplesAdventure for us, it’s just more reasons to return!! We were there the 15th of May through the 21st and we’re blessed with bright sunshine and 70s … very non typical weather

[@maryanncapece2623]

Hi Stacey and Kev. Alaska is beautiful. Sorry you had so much rain while you were out whale watching. It would be nice if you could make arrangements with the whales to show up when the tour boat's are out. Lol. At least they tried to make it a fun trip. The tour company sure did go the extra mile to try and find them. I'm sad to see Mendenhall glacier, it's half of what it was when I last saw it. Looking forward to the rest of your Alaska adventure. Thank you! PS.. I'm glad you did have "something" to eat.😂

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Thanks so much MaryAnn and yes haha we did have fun and the crew on the boat were very much down over the fact we didn't really see anything, but they tried so hard. We had a great time regardless 😁

[@TP11458]

Wow you guys and glaciers, will you ever go to one and not get soaking wet

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Hahaha us and glaciers just arent meant to be

[@georgemaltese]

It’s an odd time. I usually go in July and it’s rainy but different. Juneau is a fun town. Hopefully the weather will get better. I saw tons of whales from the ship. Lol. Enjoy the experience, that few in this world ever see.

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Amazing you saw so many whales George and yes absolutely like you said we were just grateful be in Alaska at all 😁

[@georgemaltese]

@@OneCouplesAdventure you two are positive people, you will see whales. Enjoy every moment.

[@ritafreeman3252]

We got beautiful weather last month but no whales bears or seals but nevertheless beautiful scenery 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@TheArmouredArmadillo]

ooooooo Alaska was probably my favourite cruise, it's beautiful, but thankfully because we're British, we have good waterproofs as standard lol. Didn't do the equivalent excursion, went up Tracy Arm instead on a small boat with HAL, did whale watching from Seattle instead after our cruise

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Glad you had a great time in Alaska also. Sounds like you did some amazing things

[@TheArmouredArmadillo]

@@OneCouplesAdventure hope your cruise is just as good, you well and truly have the bug lol

[@susangraby7262]

Really enjoyed your vlog. Plan to take this excursion at the end of August. Would you say the boat accommodate a wheelchair if we were to fold it once on board? Thank you!

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Hi yes we would say it would but maybe just email the company to check as I think they had a few different boats that they used 👍

[@stephentizard3237]

sorry you didnt see any live bears but good one again to see whats theŕe hope you made it back intime dry off and go straight to buffet and have a nice whale soup😂

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Haha of course we went the buffet 🤣

[@MarkMariesTravels]

Gutted for you, but you've got the perfect attitude for these sorts of things nobody's got any control over. We're heading off that way next month and have a similar whales and glacier trip booked so I'm hoping we get either at least better weather or better sightings, but if it's cold, wet, and grey then we'll still have had a great time. We have seen whales off ships before around South America but we're ever hopeful that we'll get something closer and more majestic in Alaska. I had to search for your previous glacier experience just to compare it, and that was a good laugh. If you do want to get up close to a decent glacier, then Sólheimajökull in the south of Iceland is a good one, but you're always going to be at the mercy of the weather, of course.

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Thanks Mark and Marie, hope you have an amazing time when you go and we would love to visit Iceland one time

[@markperkins4983]

Sorry about the lack of whales, Mendenhall is stunning we actually saw a brown bear on the path you were on, luckily there were two wardens to keep us a safe enough distance. Also saw a prcupine in a tree. Not sure if youve seen it but BBC did a Blue planet live series at Mendenhall it may be on bbciplayer?

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Oh wow Mark, seems like you had a great time

[@kateb1216]

I've been watching your whole Alaska series today & am loving them! We've been on the Discovery Princess a couple of times, but will be on her for our first Alaskan cruise in a few weeks. We are so excited! Were you there in May?

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Have an amazing time on your 1st cruise to Alaska 😁 and yes this was in May

[@kateb1216]

@@OneCouplesAdventure, thank you so much!

[@afoodlover]

That's why I don't do whale watching excursions anymore in any port. It's too expensive and IF you see anything, it's too far away and only a tail.

[@LowVisionUKTerrysView]

aww hey guys. Such a shame you got the weather you did, but, as you Say, youre in Alaska, things could be a LOT worse lol. You have brought back so many memories for me with this. I absolutely loved our Princess Alaska Cruises, we did two, and I still had sight at that time, so thankful for that. On one we did a helicopter ride over the glaciers , landing on the glacier, meeting the Husky Dogs, there were puppies there too that we played with, before then going on a. dog sled ride, it was out of this world. We also did a brown bear tour and got to see the bears and also Salmon swimming up the water etc. For the brown bear tour, we got on one of those little planes, and landed on the water - it was all just absolutely amazing. Our second one, we did the cruise and also land stay, at the Princess lodges, and boarding the train with glass roof going through the mountains to the lodges ..gosh, Ill stop now, could say so much more. You are very lucky guys, have THE best time ever, and cant wait to hear more of your fabulous Alaskan shenanigans ...Terry x

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Hi Terry hope you're ok. And oh wow sounds like you had an amazing time when you went to Alaska. Bet the helicopter ride was amazing and the husky dogs and puppies arrrrrrr 😍😍. Nice to hear off you 😀

[@MrOkiparker]

Did you book your own flights or did princess help advise on that, we are looking at going next September

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Hi we booked it all as a package but not through princess. It was a company called cruise nation. We are going to do a video eventually on how much it all cost

[@MrOkiparker]

@@OneCouplesAdventure yeah I saw you said you were going to. Thanks so much for your hard work, it's the best guides out there.

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Appreciate that thank you

[@BarryFinch-nx7ku]

Looks amazing shame about the lack of whales , we were lucky to see some off the coast of Iceland last year . I can't believe you went the whole trip with just eating a bag of sweets ? Very unlike you two 😂😂

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Thanks Barry and Hahaha you know us well 🤣 don't worry though we hit that buffet as soon as we got back on the ship 😉 😜

[@jolilly4264]

What time of year did you travel? X

[@OneCouplesAdventure]

Early May

[@jolilly4264]

Cool. We are from London and fly out 10 August so hopefully different weather but who knows 😂

[@dahuffy]

People need to understand that you just can't control Mother Nature.