Our cruise was able to view: several orca pods, black porpoises, fin whales, humpback whales (with one breaching beautifully out of the water twice), two kinds of puffins, sea lions and more. Our captain on Aialik was fantastic, he gave the perfect combination of information on marine life and land forms, to allowing guests to take in the moments. We were able to spend a fair amount of time watching the ice calving, as well as the captain pulling ip close to puffins nesting on the rocky islands. While the amount of sea life we saw may not be typical for all cruises, we are definitely coming back again.