Catamaran passenger ship Valdez Spirit

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The Stephens family and staff have been operating in Prince William Sound out of Valdez since 1971. Their captains have an average of 25 years of experience and all of their staff are Alaskan residents anxious to share the culture, land, and wildlife that make them proud to call Prince William Sound home. With multiple departures daily, Stan Stephens Cruises offers travelers the chance to choose their ideal tour of eastern Prince William Sound and Columbia Glacier, south-central Alaska’s largest tidewater glacier. They also feature Meares Glacier, an advancing and very actively calving glacier. With Stan Stephens Cruises you can see amazing wildlife; whales, sea lions, puffins, seals, sea otters, eagles, goats, bears, and more. They will inform you with stories about the history of the area. Topics include Alaskan Natives indigenous to the Sound, gold & copper mining, commercial fishing, the 1964 Alaskan Earthquake, and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Learn about the historical events surrounding the 1989 oil spill, and it’s aftermath.