Alaska’s Coastal Wilderness

  • May 25 - June 1, 2025
  • Alaska
Seal in Alaska

Quick Facts

Andrew Babbin, Cecil & Ida Green Career Development Associate Professor of Chemical Oceanography and Marine Microbiology

with MIT Professor Andrew Babbin

Cecil & Ida Green Career Development Associate Professor of Chemical Oceanography and Marine Microbiology

  • May 25 - June 1, 2025
  • from $6,286 per person double occupancy
  • Trip Type
    Cruise
  • TRAVEL PARTNERS: Other Academic Institutions
  • MAXIMUM CAPACITY: 100
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  • TOUR OPERATOR: Lindblad Expeditions at 833-985-1261 or email groups@expeditions.com

  • *Limited Space Available!*

    MIT travelers from our Alaska trip in 2018, rated this trip 4.7 out of 5. About traveling with MIT Professor Andrew Babbin, one MIT traveler commented “Andrew’s lectures were superb!”

    Trip Highlights

    Voyage into majestic fjords, come face to face with glaciers, and kayak along the coast in search of marine life. Learn about whale behavior and watch for breaching and spy-hopping humpbacks and orcas. Enjoy a full day immersed in the beauty of Glacier Bay National Park. Cruise on board the 100-passenger National Geographic Quest, a ship purpose-built to explore the fast-moving channels and narrow straits of Alaska. The MIT group will travel on board with other special interest travelers. 

    Trip registration is open now; call Lindblad Expeditions or email them at groups@expeditions.com to book your space.

    Enrichment Lecturer

    Leading the lecture series is Andrew Babbin, Cecil & Ida Green Career Development Associate Professor of Chemical Oceanography and Marine Microbiology. Professor Babbin looks forward to spotting marine life and sharing information on the complexities of ecosystems and global climate dynamics. Read more information on Professor Babbin and the trip itinerary.

    • Please note that the MIT Alumni Travel Program does not conduct tours. MIT Alumni Travel acts as a facilitator with tour operators; tour participants work directly with the tour operators to make travel arrangements.
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