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Alaska Day Cruise Features with Major Marine Tours

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  Kenai Fjords
Half-Day
Wildlife Cruise
Kenai Fjords
Full-Day
National Park Cruise
Prince William Sound
Glacier Cruise
Cruise Focus:  Mostly Wildlife Viewing Wildlife & Glacier Viewing Mostly Glacier Viewing
Wildlife Viewed: Likely to be seen:
Stellar sea lions, sea otters, bald eagles, nesting Alaskan seabirds (puffins, murres, kittiwakes, cormorants), mountain goats
Chance of seeing:
whales, porpoise, bears
Likely to be seen:
Stellar sea lions, sea otters, bald eagles, nesting Alaskan seabirds (puffins, murres, kittiwakes, cormorants), mountain goats, whales, porpoise, bears
Likely to be seen:
Sea otters, bald eagles, kittiwakes, harbor seals
Chance of seeing:
Mountain goats (during spring when there is little foliage)
Glaciers Viewed: 4 Alpine/Hanging glaciers, 1 Piedmont glacier (Bear Glacier, largest glacier in National Park) 4 Alpine/Hanging glaciers, 1 Piedmont glacier (Bear Glacier, largest glacier in National Park), 1 Tidewater glacier (Holgate Glacier, active) We spend more than an hour with 2 Tidewater glaciers (Blackstone & Beloit, active), 1 Alpine/Hanging glacier (Northland, active), 7 additional glaciers along route
Geography: Secluded coves, steep cliffs, waterfalls, islands, Military ruins Secluded coves, steep cliffs, waterfalls, islands, Military Ruins Steep cliffs, waterfalls, islands
Sea Conditions: Mild ~ Moderate:
Protected waters in Resurrection Bay, exposure to Gulf of Alaska when crossing mouth of bay (approximately 40 min)
Mild ~ Bumpy:
Protected waters in Resurrection Bay & Aialik Bay, exposure to Gulf of Alaska when crossing between bays (approximately 45 min each way)
Very Mild:
Flat, calm, protected waters similar to a lake, good for people who are especially prone to motion sickness
Duration: 5 hrs, 4hrs, 3hrs 7 1/2 hrs, 6 hrs 5 1/4 hrs
Departs From: Seward Seward Whittier
       
 
 

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