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Kenai Fjords Cruise: Glacier and Wildlife Dinner
4.7
56 Ratings
Seward
Embark on an extraordinary 5 1/2-hour wildlife and glacier cruise through Kenai Fjords National Park. Enjoy a delicious dinner on board and spot whales, birds, and other wildlife. Don’t miss this must-do tour from Seward!
Embark on an extraordinary 5 1/2-hour wildlife and glacier cruise through Kenai Fjords National Park. Enjoy a delicious dinner on board and spot whales, birds, and other wildlife. Don’t miss this must-do tour from Seward!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Kenai Fjords National Park - Experience the majestic rock walls, verdant forests, cascading glaciers, and diverse wildlife as you travel up the coast from Seward on one of our six distinctive ocean cruises. Glide by seals, sea otters, and sea lions basking on rocky shores. Observe puffins and eagles soaring overhead. Marvel at the sight of whales…
- Kenai Fjords National Park - Experience the majestic rock walls, verdant forests, cascading glaciers, and diverse wildlife as you travel up the coast from Seward on one of our six distinctive ocean cruises. Glide by seals, sea otters, and sea lions basking on rocky shores. Observe puffins and eagles soaring overhead. Marvel at the sight of whales playing in the sea - all these iconic Alaskan sights are easily accessible on our wildlife and glacier cruises in Kenai Fjords National Park.
- Aialik Bay - Cruise and discover the picturesque waters, coves, and wildlife of Aialik Bay.
- Resurrection Bay - Journey through Resurrection Bay as our captain expertly navigates you to Kenai Fjords National Park.
- Aialik Glacier - Visit one of two breathtaking tidewater glaciers, Aialik or Holgate. Aialik Glacier is encircled by steep cliffs, dense forests, and towering mountain peaks. Visitors might witness stunning calving events as ice chunks break and crash into the ocean. Keep an eye out for harbor seals.
- Holgate Glacier - A magnificent tidewater glacier. Visit one of two breathtaking tidewater glaciers, Aialik or Holgate. Like Aialik, Holgate Glacier is surrounded by steep cliffs, dense forests, and towering mountain peaks. Visitors might witness stunning calving events as ice chunks break and crash into the ocean. Although rare, black bears have been spotted on the beaches in Holgate Arm.
- Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge - The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge consists of 2,400 islands, headlands, rocks, islets, spires, and reefs and is renowned for its abundance of seabirds.
What's Included
- 6 hour glacier and wildlife sightseeing and dinner cruise
- Dinner
- On-board wildlife guide
- On-board restrooms
- 6 hour glacier and wildlife sightseeing and dinner cruise
- Dinner
- On-board wildlife guide
- On-board restrooms
What's Not Included
- Additional Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Additional Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
Additional Information
While other day cruises return to Seward, this 6-hour evening journey embarks towards Kenai Fjords National Park. Sail across the glacier-blue waters, watching for whales, seals, puffins, and other iconic marine wildlife, as the captain imparts a wealth of northern insights. Delight in a special multi-course dinner, served on-board as you travel to…
While other day cruises return to Seward, this 6-hour evening journey embarks towards Kenai Fjords National Park. Sail across the glacier-blue waters, watching for whales, seals, puffins, and other iconic marine wildlife, as the captain imparts a wealth of northern insights. Delight in a special multi-course dinner, served on-board as you travel to either the breathtaking Holgate Glacier or the majestic Aialik Glacier.
- Operates in most weather conditions, please dress appropriately; layers are recommended
- Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, binoculars and camera recommended
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Check in is 1 hour before departure time
Location
Kenai Fjords Tours
4th Avenue
On Fourth Ave at the Small Boat Harbor, directly across the street from the Breeze Inn.
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
4.7
(56 Ratings)
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100tanujar
Aug 21, 2025
Great experience, well worth it! - It was an amazing cruise. The staff were friendly. We had some great sightings of wildlife and the place we went to was absolutely beautiful. The food was also good!
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Babbyxo5
Aug 9, 2025
Blue Glacier - The staff was very knowledgeable, attentive, and happy. The captain took the time to make sure we saw the marine life and explained each glacier. We did the dinner cruise and the burrito hit the spot. Would recommend taking Dramamine just n case. Waves were a bit rocky.
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Fernanda
Aug 9, 2025
Amazing experience! - Amazing experience, we had the chance to see wildlife and spectacular views of the glaciers and the national park! Would definitely do it again!
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Tom_u
Aug 7, 2025
Great day for wildlife... - Great day for wildlife sightings. Saw 5 different humpbacks, 2 pods of orcas, two different types of seals, Dall's porpoises, two types of puffins, sea otters, bald eagle. Also awesome closeups of 2 glaciers. The voice in our heads (the boat captain) was fun and informative. We had such a great day. Highly recommend.
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122coling
Aug 1, 2025
Kenia Fjords Dinner Cruise - Fantastic trip! We saw lots of whale sightings including bubble screen feeding by 10+ humpbacks. Food was pretty good too.
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Coyneq
Aug 24, 2025
Low Key and Relaxing - It was windy the day we went and so it was a little rough. The cabin is enclosed but there is an area to get outside as well if you wish. To use the rest room you have to go out on the deck at the aft of the boat but it is right outside the door. The crew was professional and attentive. Dinner was a chicken quesadilla substitution but we knew that in advance and were given an opportunity to cancel the trip.
The commentary was very interesting plus the up close glacier viewing. We didn't see any animals and I can't really imagine that happens often as the shoreline is rocky and steep.
6 hrs is kind of long so be sure you want to kick back and relax for that period of time
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Christamcburney
Aug 17, 2025
Last dinner cruise of the season - We took the last Dinner cruise of the season. The captain was knowledgeable and friendly over the intercom. I gave I treating information but didn’t talk excessively. He was thoughtful in the places we went to have the best opportunity to see wild life. He did spot a whale, and was patient on waiting for it to make itself visible again rather than just moving on after 5 min. We reportedly were the only tour that saw a whale as they have moved out early this year.
We saw sea lions and beautiful rock formations. The glaciers were exceptional
He spotted a small pod of porpoises which we followed for a while. The staff was friendly and accommodating. The only thing I have to say negative is the food was TERRIBLE. First of all when we scheduled the cruise part of purchasing the ticket we had to chose a dinner option, one of theee choices. Salmon, braised short ribs or a vegetarian dish. But when we got on the boat they announced some burrito dinner. When it was served we got a salad which was the remainder of a spring mix but only the twig type lettuce drizzled with vinegar and a side of hummus….. huh? Hummus with salad?? Idk what the heck. The hen we got the over heated mostly dry and hard burritos, with some mystery meat and some stale Tostito chips and salsa. It was so gross and not edible. There was no reason given for the lack of proper dinner that we ordered. For the price of the ticket, $204/ person which did not include drinks of any kind, I think we should have had the proper dinner which was ordered with the ticket purchase. When we got back to was late and the tour company was closing so could not ask about the change.
When you purchase a meal cruise beware food…. NOT GOOD!
Beautify … definitely there.
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Carsonm717
Aug 18, 2025
Food was not what we were told and narration was not my favorite. Sights were amazing. - We went on the Last dinner cruise of the season. We were given the option when booking the trip to select our dinner option. So the 4 of us in our party were excited for salmon and nice side and one person chose the beef or pork dish as well. When it came time for dinner we were served Chicken burritos with chips and salsa. A salad for the app and piece of cake for dessert. Drinks were not free for the meal and that also was unfortunate for the price of the tour. We were very unhappy that the staff mostly acted like this was normal when we were told we should have gotten a better meal. There was no offer for money back as well for this lower quality meal. So really annoying and apparently we heard others left before the cruise even left port because they learned this before we left. So just bad business from Kenai Fjord tours. Plus the captain was all over the place in his narration. I thought he was on something since he would start talking and then pause for over a minute and then just randomly start back in on that thought. He said he had a sore throat and another guy did like the last hour of narration and that was so much better. The tour and sights were amazing view wise and the glaciers were stunning. Just a big let down on the food and narration. Maybe they can solve this for next season. One of the servers said she heard it was a supply issue but nothing was mentioned to us before leaving in that week span since booking or during the meal about making it right.
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Tammy
Aug 10, 2025
Meal not as described on website - The meal was described on the website as salmon, short ribs or a vegan/gluten free meal. We were served a salad and burrito and a chocolate torte. It was good, but highly disappointing when we found out of the change during check in. Staff and crew were fabulous as well as the glaciers and the views.
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Melissamd9430ph
Aug 18, 2025
Very disappointed with dinner cruise - Not what we paid for. The cruise itself was nice. We saw the beautiful glaciers and some wildlife. But it was not a good dinner cruise! We were promised crab cakes, salmon, and beef ribs for dinner and we got nowhere near that. We got a very basic salad with no dressing and a premade burrito and packaged chips and salsa. It was edible but was nowhere near what we were promised. Not anywhere close to a suitable substitute. And worse than that there was no warning and no apology. They passed it out as if this was normal even though we all selected an entree when booking (salmon, beef or vegetarian). We finally asked what was up and one crew member told us it was a supply chain issue and they had to give a backup but it wasn’t a backup anywhere close to what was promised. Basically we were promised high class dining and we were given lower than Taco Bell. Not okay. The other crew member we asked about it gaslighted us and told us the salmon we wanted had to jump into the boat in order for us to have it. Overall the boat tour was very nice and we saw lots of nice sites but we should NOT have booked the dinner cruise. It was a major major let down. We wanted to ask for our money back. If they had had the decency to tell us in advance and give us a discount that would have been fine but nope. They acted like a gas
Station burrito and a handful of lettuce was comparable to a crab cake and salmon with multiple sides. Not anywhere close and no apology at all. On top of that the narrator over the speaker was terrible. He paused for a minute at a time in the middle of a sentence and kept losing his train of thought. The boat itself was nice and there were plenty of seats but we were really disappointed.
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