Hoonah is a small town or village with big docks for cruise ships. The cruise ship docks are called Icy Strait Point, buts it’s part of Hoonah. Capetian Paul and his deck hand were very friendly and explained all the facts about whales we didn’t know, like all the humpbacks don’t go to Hawaii in the winter and they are easy to find because they tend to stay in the same area. When a humpback surfaces and exhales the spout or blow is visible for miles when the visibility is good. When their fluke rises into the air they are starting a dive and will be down 5 to 15 minutes.
We enjoyed the excursion and will do it again.
We saw orcas, humpbacks, porpoises, and seals.