ANNOUNCEMENT The MMT Blog / What’s New in 2016 Anticipation turned the air to chop as the captains and crew of Major Marine Tours walked through the glass doors of Seward’s Rae building, one carpool emptying after another, all of us gathered in from our separate projects to learn together about our new partner, Whale SENSE. […]
DECKHAND DIARY The MMT Blog / My Springtime with Major Marine Tours One month ago this week, my boots touched ice and I found myself back in Seward, Alaska for my second season with Major Marine Tours. Seward is the first place on the planet to which I have returned, and you can read why here. […]
DECKHAND DIARY, SEWARD SPOTLIGHT The MMT Blog / Why I’m Going Back to Seward in 2017 Major Marine Tours deckhands come to Alaska from all over the world to spend their summers showing our guests the incredible beauty of Alaska’s glaciers and wildlife. Though they travel far distances and spend the summers away from family […]
DECKHAND DIARY The MMT Blog / My Best Three Moments in the Kenai Fjords, 2016 Tamara Lang, Major Marine Tours deckhand and interpretive volunteer at Kenai Fjords National Park, recounts her favorite memories from a season spent on the water in Kenai Fjords National Park. As August brings Alaskan fall, and the pink stalks of […]
DECKHAND DIARY, WILDLIFE REPORT The MMT Blog / The Deckhands Who Follow the Whales Major Marine Tours deckhands get to view Alaska’s incredible wildlife and glaciers every day. After seeing whales breach, sea otters snuggle their pups, and glaciers calving so many times, does the novelty of this place ever wear off? Tamara Lang, Major […]
DECKHAND DIARY, SEWARD SPOTLIGHT The MMT Blog / From the Bow – Wildlife Viewing in Seward, Alaska Most visitors to Alaska get to embark on a glacier and wildlife cruise just once. But what would it be like to cruise day after day? Our guest blogger Tamara Lang, a Major Marine Tours deckhand and interpretive […]
SPECIAL EVENT The MMT Blog / Captain’s Blog of President Obama’s Cruise: Captain Josh On September 1st, 2015, Major Marine Tours was honored to take President Barack Obama on a cruise in Resurrection Bay. The President was visiting Seward to witness first-hand how climate change is affecting Alaska’s glaciers. Three Major Marine Tours Captains were […]
SPECIAL EVENT The MMT Blog / Captain’s Blog of President Obama’s Cruise: Captain Nicole On September 1st, 2015, Major Marine Tours was honored to take President Barack Obama on a cruise in Resurrection Bay. The President was visiting Seward to witness first-hand how climate change is affecting Alaska’s glaciers. Three Major Marine Tours Captains were […]
SPECIAL EVENT The MMT Blog / Captain’s Blog of President Obama’s Cruise: Captain Gary On September 1st, 2015, Major Marine Tours was honored to take President Barack Obama on a cruise in Resurrection Bay. The President was visiting Seward to witness first-hand how climate change is affecting Alaska’s glaciers. Three Major Marine Tours Captains were […]
