Kenai Fjords National Park Glacier & Wildlife Cruise
Overview
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6 hours
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This 6-hour cruise explores Kenai Fjords National Park and visits an actively calving tidewater glacier in beautiful Aialik Bay. Our experienced captains will narrate your cruise and point out wildlife such as whales, sea otters, sea lions, puffins, and more. Stop at the mighty Holgate or Aialik Glacier and float among the icebergs as you watch for calving, where giant chunks of ice break off and crash into the ocean. Onboard captain narration and complimentary deli lunch included.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
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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.
What‘s Included
All taxes and fees included
Use of binoculars
Reserved seating in the heated cabin
Onboard Naturalist Narration
Sandwich options are turkey, roast beef, or vegetarian.
Water, coffee, and tea
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Options
Morning Cruise 08:00
Morning Cruise 08:00
Afternoon Cruise 11:30
Explore Kenai Fjords National Park the afternoon departure of our 6 Hour Cruise.
Reviews
1,758 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Not to be missed!
Russell W,Mar 7, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Well run tour with quality ship and crew. We saw lots of wildlife and wonderful scenery of the fjord and glaciers. The ship has good food and drinks with comfortable seats.
The tour was amazing! We...
Panyu H,Nov 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour was amazing! We had such a great time and got to see the main glaciers — it was absolutely worth it!
Unforgettable experience. Highly recommend this excursion.
Srinivasan R,Oct 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.001. 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
Forever memories made!!
765darlab,Oct 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Best 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!
Amazing
Maryna K,Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Pay attention to the weather before booking your trip. The teams were perfect! Recommend this travel!
Different every time.
karenrS3175AM,Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We’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.
Included So Much of What We Went to Alaska For
realrate,Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great 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.
Even not seeing as much wildlife as hoped, the scenery is spectacular
wvlivingston,Sep 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00The 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.
Outstanding views and crew, but audio system clarity for commentary needs improvement
wugdot,Sep 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00The 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.
Awesome!
Akmaral K,Sep 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We’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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