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Kenai Fjords Cruise: Explore Glaciers and Wildlife
4.9
1,758 Ratings
Seward
Experience the beauty of Kenai Fjords National Park on a 6-hour glacier and wildlife cruise. See calving tidewater glaciers, spot whales and sea otters, and enjoy a complimentary deli lunch.
Experience the beauty of Kenai Fjords National Park on a 6-hour glacier and wildlife cruise. See calving tidewater glaciers, spot whales and sea otters, and enjoy a complimentary deli lunch.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Major Marine Tours - Kenai Fjords Cruise - Kenai Fjords National Park Glacier & Wildlife Cruise from Seward by Major Marine Tours
- Kenai Fjords National Park - This cruise will travel about 100 miles round-trip through Resurrection Bay into Kenai Fjords National Park.
- Resurrection Bay - You’ll travel through Resurrection Bay and continue…
- Major Marine Tours - Kenai Fjords Cruise - Kenai Fjords National Park Glacier & Wildlife Cruise from Seward by Major Marine Tours
- Kenai Fjords National Park - This cruise will travel about 100 miles round-trip through Resurrection Bay into Kenai Fjords National Park.
- Resurrection Bay - You’ll travel through Resurrection Bay and continue around Cape Aialik into Aialik Bay to view an active tidewater glacier.
- Holgate Glacier - Get amazing views of Holgate or Aialik glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park
What's Included
- Taxes and fees included
- Binoculars provided
- Reserved heated cabin seating
- Expert Naturalist Narration
- Included lunch
- Complimentary water, coffee, and tea
- Taxes and fees included
- Binoculars provided
- Reserved heated cabin seating
- Expert Naturalist Narration
- Included lunch
- Complimentary water, coffee, and tea
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional Information
This six-hour cruise takes you through Kenai Fjords National Park, offering a visit to an actively calving tidewater glacier in the stunning Aialik Bay. Skilled captains will guide the journey, highlighting wildlife such as whales, sea otters, sea lions, puffins, and more. The cruise includes a stop at the impressive Holgate or Aialik Glacier, where you…
This six-hour cruise takes you through Kenai Fjords National Park, offering a visit to an actively calving tidewater glacier in the stunning Aialik Bay. Skilled captains will guide the journey, highlighting wildlife such as whales, sea otters, sea lions, puffins, and more. The cruise includes a stop at the impressive Holgate or Aialik Glacier, where you can float among icebergs and witness the dramatic calving process as massive ice chunks break off and plunge into the ocean. Enjoy onboard captain narration and a complimentary deli lunch.
- Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately
- Wheelchair accessibility or limited mobility requests must be submitted ahead of time due to limited seating capability
- Sandwich options are turkey, roast beef, or vegetarian. Please submit choice in advance.
- Guests arriving by train should contact us in advance to ensure you will be scheduled on the correct cruise.
- Please notify if you are arriving by train, cruise ship, driving in, or already in Seward the date of your cruise
- Please arrive 1 hour prior to departure
Location
1412 4th Ave
4th Avenue
Major Marine Tours Check-In Office at Harbor 360 Hotel
Address: 1412 4th Ave.
Seward, Alaska 99664
Please arrive 1 hour prior to departure.
If you are driving from Anchorage the morning of your cruise please allow 4 hours for the drive due to construction and traffic on the Seward Highway.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(1758 Ratings)
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Panyu_h
Nov 6, 2025
The tour was amazing! We... - The tour was amazing! We had such a great time and got to see the main glaciers — it was absolutely worth it!
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Srinivasan_r
Oct 10, 2025
Unforgettable experience. Highly recommend this excursion. - 1. Prepare for motion sickness if you have the propensity for it.
2. Dress in layers to go from sunny and warm to windy and cold to raw and rainy
3. If you bring a camera, especially w telephoto lens, bring a monopod for stability
4. Bring your binoculars
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765darlab
Oct 5, 2025
Forever memories made!! - Best cruise ever! Friendly staff, clean and comfortable boat, warm/col drinks. We went on a clear and beautiful day in Seward and had a magical experience! Saw the glacier calving, sea lions, and lo and behold, a super pod of orcas!! Memories made and so thankful we chose Major Marines for this amazing day!
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Karenrs3175am
Oct 4, 2025
Different every time. - We’ve done the 4 hour tour before and saw a lot of wildlife including 2 pods of killer whales. This time we did the 6 hour tour and not as much wildlife but saw some amazing glacier calving. Just need to come back now in humpback whale season.
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Realrate
Sep 27, 2025
Included So Much of What We Went to Alaska For - Great experience! Definitely a favorite in Alaska. Beautiful glaciers and amazing wildlife, including puffins, eagles, sea otters, seals, fin whales, orcas, a black bear, and sea lions.
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Akmaral_k
Sep 26, 2025
Awesome! - We’ve visited Holgate glacier in Aialik Bay, have seen humback whales, orcas, it was absolutely amazing experience. Definitely worth money and time
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Maryna_k
Oct 4, 2025
Amazing - Pay attention to the weather before booking your trip. The teams were perfect! Recommend this travel!
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Wvlivingston
Sep 26, 2025
Even not seeing as much wildlife as hoped, the scenery is spectacular - The scenery on this cruise is spectacular. They arrange the cruise to see the most interesting spots and minimizing the time in "open waters" which can be rough. Although we saw one humpback whale, admittedly we did not see as much wildlife as I had hoped. Much of that was due to the fact that we made our cruise in mid-September, and most of the whales and the puffins had just migrated. Do pay attention to the notices about weather and rough waters. They are accommodating about this. The day of our booking, I received a text that the seas were rougher than usual and offered that we could still go, reschedule, or cancel with no penalty. We were leaving on the 6:00 p.m. train the next day. So, we arranged for them to pick up our luggage when they picked us up and to store our luggage and transport it to the train station. After the cruise, they got us to the train station with plenty of time to spare. Even with calmer waters on the next day, on the open water portions, the surf was rough. I witnessed many passengers "losing their lunch". I commend the captain for skirting and going through the open waters as fast as possible. So, if prone to motion sickness, consider taking your personal precautions seriously.
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Wugdot
Sep 26, 2025
Outstanding views and crew, but audio system clarity for commentary needs improvement - The great reviews are well deserved. The crew is excellent, and the viewing experience was wonderful: we saw killer whales breaching and glaciers up close. The only negative was that on the top viewing deck (3rd deck) the commentary by the captain is loud but unintelligible, so you have to choose between 1) the great view on that top deck with noisy but unintelligible commentary, or 2) hearing the commentary information clearly on a lower deck with a less great view. My wife and I chose the upper deck view for the majority of the cruise so we missed a lot of information …and I wished I’d had earplugs because the commentary is plenty loud (just zero clarity) so you’re annoyed by the loudness of the mumbling and at the same time wishing you knew what the captain was saying. This day's cruise was their last cruise of the year, so, hopefully, the company will take advantage of their ship's idle time during the off season to replace the speakers on that top deck with higher clarity ones.
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Jayl126
Sep 25, 2025
Great marine tour hit very costly - The tour was great, we got to see a glacier up close and that was worth it. The food was terrible that was included, they could do so much better on the food. The staff were awesome and knowledgeable. I gave this a 4 star because of the cost, the high cost would drive many people away at $250 per person. A family of four would be over $1000.I would not do this again as it is a one and done. I think you may be able to drive to some glaciers and get something close (not on water) so check that out before you book.
We did see Orca, sea lions, eagles and other wildlife in the distance so that was great. This is my honest opinion.
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