Bear Grylls headlines Cunard’s line-up for Alaska 2023’s Insights enrichment program, which may also embody different acclaimed personalities of out of doors journey, in line with a press launch.
Grylls will be part of the Queen Elizabeth’s Alaska voyage on June 8, departing from Vancouver, the place he’ll share his experiences as one in every of Mount Everest’s youngest climbers.
This might be Bear’s first cruise ship look and his first go to to Alaska since his assembly with former US president Barack Obama in 2015, in line with Cunard.
Friends on this 12-night voyage will go to Glacier Bay Nationwide Park, Tracy Arm Fjord, and Hubbard Glacier, in addition to Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka. Naturalist Dr. Rachel Cartwright and an Alaska Native Voices cultural heritage information will be part of company onboard the Queen Elizabeth to make clear the area’s tradition and historical past.
“I have been a fan of Bear Grylls since Man vs Wild and I am thrilled that our company will have the ability to see him dwell on Queen Elizabeth subsequent yr,” mentioned Matt Gleaves, vice chairman of economic in North America and Australasia, Cunard. “Alaska is all about exploration and our line-up of world-class pioneers will convey the journey onboard; will probably be an expertise not discovered anyplace else.”
The complete line-up of onboard Insights audio system in Alaska 2023 contains, apart from Grylls, Kenton Cool (June 20 and 30), Pen Hadow (July 7), Ann Daniels (July 17), Felicity Aston (July 27) and Mensun Certain (August 7).
As a part of the Insights Program, the cruise line will supply six extra voyages within the area all through June, July, and August, every that includes a unique explorer.