Alaska Whale Watching — Juneau’s Humpbacks, Kenai Fjords & Sitka

Alaska’s whale watching runs on the summer feeding season (roughly May–September): humpbacks return to the inside waters in numbers that let Juneau’s operators do what almost no one else dares — guarantee sightings. Seward adds the Kenai Fjords package (whales plus glaciers plus puffins in one cruise), and Sitka works quieter waters with fewer boats. Orcas, sea lions and otters ride along on the good days. Compare below.