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Full-Day Kenai Fjords National Park Northwestern Cruise

Full-Day Kenai Fjords National Park Northwestern Cruise

Overview

Travel to remote areas in Kenai Fjords National Park on this full-day adventure cruise. Ideal for photographers, birders, and whale-watching enthusiasts, this 8.5 hour cruise explores the untouched area of Northwestern Fjord in Kenai Fjords National Park. This cruise travels with a smaller group for a more intimate cruising experience, providing the best opportunity for up-close views of wildlife and glaciers. A full day on the water allows the captain plenty of time to seek out the best wildlife viewing opportunities in the area, home to humpback whales, orca whales, Steller sea lions, harbor seals, sea otters, and many types of seabirds. You will spend time in front of the impressive Northwestern Glacier, an actively-calving tidewater glacier. A deli lunch is included.

City: Seward

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $297.33

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $297.33

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What's Included

Use of binoculars on board

Narration by knowledgeable, experienced Captain

Restroom on board

Sandwich options are turkey, roast beef, or vegetarian.

All taxes and fees included in price

Water, coffee, and tea

Additional Info

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Adult pricing applies to all travelers.
Children under 12 not suitable for cruise
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
We have limited capacity on our vessels to ensure that our guests and crew can follow recommended social distancing guidelines.
We continue to maintain our high standard of cleanliness and have implement additional cleaning procedures for commonly touched surfaces during the cruise.
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

Resurrection Bay

This adventure cruise is the only small-vessel cruise that explores the remote, glacier-carved Northwestern Fjord in Kenai Fjords National Park. Ideal for photographers, birders, and whale-watching enthusiasts, this 8.5 hour cruise departs from the Seward Harbor 360 Hotel dock 8:30 a.m. and returns at 5:00 p.m. The cruise will travel through Resurrection Bay, Kenai Fjords National Park, the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Resurrection, Granite Pass, Harris Bay, and into the spectacular Northwestern Fjord. Due to the vessel size and the cruise length, children under 12 are not suitable on this cruise.

Kenai Fjords National Park

Narrated by our knowledgeable, experienced captain and crew, guests have the unique opportunity to explore remote, untouched areas of Kenai Fjords National Park with a small group. Depending on sea conditions and wildlife-viewing opportunities, the captain’s route to Northwestern Fjord can vary from day to day. After cruising through Resurrection Bay, you will explore the Chiswell Islands (part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge) or Cape Resurrection, home to thousands of nesting seabirds, Steller sea lions, and other wildlife. The cruise will then enter Harris Bay, where you will be greeted with views of beautiful hidden coves, rugged mountains, and possibly feeding whales. Once we enter the virtually untouched and untamed Northwestern Fjord, look for the numerous alpine glaciers nestled high on the cliffs. You will visit Northwestern, Anchor, and Ojive Glaciers at the end of Northwestern Fjord. You will spend time in front of the glacier to watch for glacial calving.

Bear Glacier

Cruise through Resurrection Bay, the Gulf Of Alaska, and Harris Bay in search of wildlife such as humpbacks, killer whales, sea lions, harbor seals, seabirds, and more.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (88)

WanderGeek0

Aug 2022

This is the best glacier and wildlife cruise. It is an 8 hour round trip to glaciers that reach the ocean a few bays over from Seward. They bring the ship through iceberg-filled water (small icebergs) close to several of the glaciers and stay long enough that you have a good chance of seeing ice falls. The trip there and back does not disappoint either with snowy mountains down to the ocean the entire way and many other glaciers. One location has the most amazing sea stacks. It is even more impressive than in the photos. The odds of seeing wildlife are quite good. We saw sea otters, sea lions, seals, porpoises, whales, killer whales, mountain goats, and lots and lots of birds. They will go to the known wildlife locations such as rocks popular with sea lions and bird colonies. The ships also communicate with each other on where they have seen wildlife and will go to it if it isn't too far out of the way. The crew (Scott, Talia and captain Laura) did a very good job of explaining the sights and went out of their way to interact with the passengers. The captain explained a lot over the intercom, which could be heard well except outside when the ship was moving. The ship is fast so there is breeze when outside. There is space both inside and out, and there is plenty of room since they do not fill the ship. You can stay inside if you want and see the sights through the big windows, but the view is better outside. The waves were enough that we got a ride when standing in the bow with the ship in motion on the open ocean. The rest of the ship moves much less. This will depend on the weather. The weather was mostly cloudy for us with on and off rain and only a few sunny intervals (but it was still a great trip). It is worth bringing layers. I had long pants and t-shirt, fleece, waterproof pants, waterproof jacket, and gloves. With all this I was able to stay outside for most of the trip.

Maribeth_C

Aug 2022

Loved everything about this adventure but the most exciting was seeing the humpback whales and the glaciers

akgrl333

Jul 2022

So I actually did two tours with Major Marine Tours this vacation. My first was the 8.5 hour and the second was 7 hour one. I'll start with the 8.5 hour first. First off it's great because it was a smaller boat (The Viewfinder). The boat was able to get into places that the bigger ships couldn't (great for bird watching and waterfall watching). The only downfall was lots of rocking so if you are trying to take video/photo you need your sea legs (or a stabilizer of some sort) And the captain was able to stop for any puffins/otters that sort. Saw a lot of rare birds. We saw sea lions, seals, porpoises, whales. The weather wasn't perfect but it didn't ruin the day at all. We were even lucky to see a group of humpbacks (15+) bubble net feeding. When the crew is excited about seeing something, you know it's special. I had so much fun I scheduled another tour a few days later. The crew was awesome. Just did a fantastic job. The second tour was the 7.5 hour tour. Major differences were the size of the boat (Spirit of Matushka). This boat was a lot bigger (nice cozy inside area). Much less rocking. Great front area of the boat for watching. We went to different glaciers but saw a lot of the same wildlife (This trip we saw Killer Whales and a Bear though!). The captain was great, right amount of dad jokes and spotting animals. The weather was so perfect I pretty much sat outside the whole day just taking it all in. I have never been let down by Major Marine Tours. The crews are always great. Easy to check in. Easy to get everything figured out. Will always come back