Questions we get: What do you do all winter?

Questions we get: What do you do all winter?

Working for a small, independent company means that a lot of us will cram 12 months’ worth of work into 5 – most of us will work 70-80 hours a week for five months, May through September; at the end of September the cruise ships stop coming and life comes to a...
Small-Boat Whale Watching

Small-Boat Whale Watching

The thing about whale watching is the scale; I don’t know how many people I’ve had tell me “oh, we’ll see whales from the ship” when it’s completely not the same thing. People go to the IMAX because with the right movie, it’s a larger-than-life experience. Same with...
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

A lot of people come to Alaska specifically to see the whales, but they’ve already booked cruises during the shoulder seasons of early May or late September; those cruises are cheaper and with fewer passengers, but the weather is more likely to be bad and the whales...
How does this work?

How does this work?

You’ve decided to go whale watching! How does this work? Well, check your schedule! Make sure to give yourself 30-60 minutes after your ship docks, and DO NOT WORRY about what the whales will be doing! Cetaceans have awesome brains that allow them to sleep with half...