We booked the 6-hour Kenai Fjords National Park tour, which was scheduled to depart just minutes after our train was scheduled to arrive from Anchorage. At first we were concerned about whether we would be able to make it if the train was late. However, a representative from Major Marine Tours convinced us that this tour is intended for guests arriving by train. So we booked it – and were not disappointed. The Major Marine Tours team took care of our luggage (we stayed at the Harbor 360 Hotel) and the ship was just ready to leave for us. Captain Nicole and her team did an excellent job on the ship. Not only did they sail us safely through sometimes rough water, Captain Nicole also spotted a wide variety of animals. We saw various whales, seals, sea lions, otters and even a black bear and a mountain goat. Overall, for us it was definitely a successful tour that was...
Read moreAbsolutely can't say enough about how great this 6 hour cruise was!! The crew was extremely professional. The boat was very fast, comfortable and well maintained. Great bathrooms compared to other boats and plenty of them. But the real topper was that we saw two pods of humpback whales come together and do the circle of bubbles feeding process!! Maybe 30 to 40 whales. We were in awe! Saw the glacier calve, humpbacks came right under the boat, Orca families and tons of other wildlife. Even though the day was gray, the sun came out at the glacier!!! Food was great and they served glacier ice drinks at the end! They picked up an ice berg to...
Read moreOur tour was cancelled due to weather and we weren’t informed of it. I get that they can’t help that but we got to Seward not knowing our tour was cancelled and then the directions on our ticket sent us to fourth street location and there is a note on that building saying to go to the 360 hotel. Apparently they haven’t operated out of that location for “some time”. During this time they weren’t able to update the instructions on the pdf tickets? What the heck? So after trying to find a spot to park by the fourth st location, we were told to walk in the pouring rain to the hotel to find out our tour was cancelled. If I could give zero...
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