I have never taken a Kenai Fjords cruise, but know that it is quite different from a Prince William Sound cruise. The PWS cruises are offered by Major Marine and 26 Glaciers inns and hotels for sale and depart from Whittier vs. Seward. You will probably see more glaciers than wildlife. They are also slightly shorter in duration (5.25 vs 6-7.5 hours)
We took the 26 Glaciers cruise in June 2007 instead of Kenai Fjords cruise because we wanted to avoid motion sickness and also have a greater inns and hotels for sale chance to see glaciers inns and hotels for sale calvings. We did see a lot of glaciers calvings at Surprise Glacier. It was so awesome! However they only made two stops to have a closer look of the glaciers inns and hotels for sale and you can only see other glaciers from afar including the College Fjord glaciers.
There were two things kind of disappoint me. Since the catamaran is a high speed boat, you can't really stay out on the deck due to the high wind unless they make a stop. Another thing is the seating arrangement. We are a family of four and their booth can seat six people. inns and hotels for sale They assign another couple to sit with us so we only have one window seat on one side. The booth for six people is kind of cramp, we have to put our bags on the floor. inns and hotels for sale Make sure you ask for the seating arrangement when you make the reservation.
inns and hotels for sale There ARE several DIFFERENT PWS boat tours. Blackstone Bay, Esther Passenger, and the one mentioned above, inns and hotels for sale short looks at "26" glaciers. Again, each worthwhile, but I do give the edge to Esther Passage, which is the longest trip.
Take precautions if prone to motion sickness. I do not agree that "substituting" a PWS tour because of this potential, perhaps a good reason to skip a Kenai Fjords trip. It isn't. There are excellent products to consider, consult a health care profession for advice.
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