Alaska on Norwegian Jewel Best Port for Whale Excursion

The ONLY thing my wife says she cares about on our upcoming September 7-day Norwegian Jewel cruise is trying to get close to whales. Any kind. :-) I'll do some of my own research but wondered if there was a particular port that would be the best to give this a shot? Thanks

There is a board here for Alaska under Ports of Call. Lots of good advice there. EM

And when you go over to the Alaska board you'll see that both Juneau and Icy Strait Point have 100% success rates with humpbacks, all cruise season. It's very likely any cruise will hit at least one of those - Juneau is dang near a requirement for all cruise lines!

Harv and marv whale watching was spectacular in Juneau.

Glacier Winds out of Icy Strait Point has a 6 passenger boat that will take you out. We had a great time with them 5 years ago. We were the only ones out in an area where a baby whale was practicing his breaches. So cool!!!!

If you are doing a one way and starting/ending in Seward, I also recommend a Kenai Fjords tour. We used Major Marine and saw orcas as well as humpbacks (I think). Of course we were there in June, so your mileage may vary in September.