Hi there!
Is May too early for a cruise to Glacier Bay National Park?!
In short, NO!
Not necessarily anyway!
I went to Glacier Bay National Park in May and below is what is was like for me!
Well, this is just 2 days in Glacier Bay out of 31 days in May. 😆
But those 2 days in Glacier Bay National Park in May were both sunny!
I asked a Glacier Bay National Park ranger, and she indicated that May in Glacier Bay tends to be one of the months that is more dry and sees more sun.
So, it seems like May can be one of the best months to go to Glacier Bay National Park for good weather!
That said, anything goes in Alaska!
And that includes Glacier Bay National Park in May!
As “they” say, weather can change quickly in Alaska!
Pictures of Glacier Bay National Park in May
I went to Glacier Bay National Park in May, and I had a perfect time sailing through Glacier Bay and seeing the Margerie Glacier, the Lamplugh Glacier, the Johhs Hopkins Inlet, and Mount Cooper!
Glacier Bay on May 6
👆 8:58am
👆 9:34am
👆 9:36am
👆 10:02am
👆 10:06am
👆 10:14am
👆 11:05am: Margerie Glacier
👆 11:09am: Will you be able to see a glacier calving in Glacier Bay National Park at Margerie Glacier?!
👆 2:46pm
👆 2:46pm
👆 2:52pm
Glacier Bay on May 18
👆 9:56am
👆 Norwegian Encore cruise ship sailing away from Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park, a few minutes before 10:30am.
👆 The reality of what it’s like on the open deck on Glacier Bay National Park day! 😂 See more of the public viewing areas on the Majestic Princess cruise ship. (10:47am)
👆 Or you might be able to find a quiet spot where fewer people are! (11:31am)
👆 Glacier Bay National Park rangers leave the cruise ship on the small boat! (2:56pm)
👇 Sailing towards the Gulf of Alaska from Glacier Bay.
GOOD LUCK WITH GLACIER BAY WEATHER IN MAY!
Read about it: Glacier Bay National Park on a cruise ship
This is a part of a series of what it might be like if you do an early season Alaska cruise!
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