My friends and I absolutely loved the Wildlife Cruise we took out of Seward! I was born and raised in AK, and I was taking some out of towners to see the sights and this cruise was so much fun! We got to see puffins, eagles, mountain goats, stellar sea lions, sea otters, dall's porpoise, orca whales and all sorts of sea birds. The crew was ...
Seward is an excellent place to take a cruise, Major Marine is an awful place to cruise with! The crew themselves were great, nice group of guys. The food was excellent, the glacier magaritas were tasty. But that is not why we took the cruise! We took the cruise for wildlife. Did we see any? Sure, for about 5 seconds while the captain sped ...
This summer (2007) I went on two separate tours with Major Marine. The first one sailed out of Whittier and the second out of Seward. Both cruises were wonderful. The food and staff were excellent. The view was amazing. I was able to see whales, eagles, otters and many other wildlife as well as glaciers. It was great and inexpensive for Alaska ...
I've seen more wildlife on this tour than I did the rest of my week-long Alaska trip. Sea otters, sea lions, jellyfish, bears, and bald eagles all made appearances. Best of all, a pod of killer whales came up to the boat and splashed around. There we less people on this boat than others I've seen, so you didn't have to fight through ...
We were able to see at least a dozen different glaciers on this boat trip. The boat captain even let the kids drive the boat after we left the dock. Even though there were lots of people on board, the crew gave everyone attention and did not leave anyone out. Very good company.
Do over can be a good thing! This was the best day of all! Beautiful views, wildlife up close, calving glaciers, wind, water, food. My heart found a home.