My husband & I own a travel agency in Northern California and as such have been to Alaska many times. The Fisherman’s Tour is new and what a great job they have done. We watch The Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel and were excited about a cruise on the Aleutian Ballad.
It was a great trip and a real photo opportunity as we saw whales, eagles and were close enough to the shore to see bear or moose if they appeared, they didn’t. The crew made the excursion one to remember, very knowledgeable and friendly. We pulled crab traps for King crab, Snow crab, Dungeness crab, shrimp, even octopuses.
We wanted to thank you for a GREAT trip and we highly recommend the tour to our clients. You and the crew did a wonderful job and made the tour one to remember! We have some great photos.

I was in Ketchikan last august during a cruise on the Infinity from Celebrity Cruises. Booked this tour in advance, verry nice Experience. Combination of the vessel being suitable for tourism, crew being both knowledgable and entertaining. And ofcourse we where lucky to have excelent wheater (you can't book that ;-)). All to gether both fun and informational tour.

My brother and I went on this tour on Sept 16, 2007 and apparently the tour had only been running for a few weeks and was brand new at this time. However you would not have known it since the staff was very professional and were extremely experienced, having been crab fishermen in the Bering sea for many years. I came to hear about the Aleutian Ballad from the Discovery Channel show Deadliest Catch, and was pretty excited to actually be able to get on the same boat for a few hours with the owner and some of his very experienced crew. I was surprised to see how nicely the boat had been outfitted with stadium seating, heaters, etc...for the comfort of its passengers and yet still had the rigging and equipment for pulling crab and other types of pots from the deep ocean. The tour lasted around four hours and sailed around the calm waters around the inner waterways around Ketchikan. We saw probably 20-30 killer whales (Orca), eagles, and lots of sea life. The pots we pulled up had king crab, dungeness crab, shark, cod, octopus, starfish, and various other forms of sea life. The crew then brought all of these around for everyone to touch or hold and held them in the live well on deck. The crew also gave account of their many experiences as crab fishermen in the Bering sea and how they got started in the commercial fishing business....very interesting stories! After having been to Alaska several times, I can truly say this was one of the most fun "day trips" I've ever taken there. The abundance of wildlife for me was one of the reasons for going to Alaska in the first place, and this trip was absolutely full of it from start to finish (perhaps this was just the perfect time of year, I dont know...). If you're a fan of "The Deadliest Catch", and then again even if you've never even seen it before, I would recommend this without reservation. Absolutely fantastic time!!!

My son and I took your tour off of the Noordam on 8/31/07. We wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed the trip. We have both been avid fans of Deadliest Catch and your tour brought fishing to life for us. Your crew was knowledgeable and friendly, and the tour was the highlight of our trip to Alaska. We look forward to returning.