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Bering Sea Crab Fishermen's Tour: Traveler Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 15 attractions in Ketchikan
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Attraction type: Tour
Address: Main Cruise Dock, Berth 3-Tender Float, Ketchikan, AK 99901

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Reviews of Bering Sea Crab Fishermen's Tour

( 20-24 of 27 )
“A real life adventure”

Bering Sea Crab Fishermen's Tour

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5 of 5 stars
Andover, England
Apr 2, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

Hi The Aleutian Ballad,

We have just returned back to England from our trip to Alaska on Infinity and the trip of a lifetime on your ship. It certainly was a highlight of the whole trip and we did see much more. We sailed with you on Sept 23rd having booked the trip before we arrived and it lived up to all our expetations and more! Many thanks to one and all. It was avery informative trip and the crew were so passionate at what they do that came over with some enthusiasm that you could relate to every thing. We passed our comments back to the the ship and stated that it was the best trip we had done and will encourage anyone who has the opportunity to try it to do so, If and when we come again to Alaska which hopefully will be sone we will come with you again. Once again thanks for a wonderful trip and the highlight of the cruise. we now can watch Deadliest Catch with a different outlook.

Thanks,
Dave and Carolyne Barton

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“This is a MUST DO in Ketckikan!”

Bering Sea Crab Fishermen's Tour

Mar 29, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

This was a wonderful tour of beautiful alaska! Whales, Crabs, Fish, Eagles.... what more could we have asked for! We got some great pictures and great 'fish stories' to share with everyone! They did a great job!
I recomend this tour to everyone!!!

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“Great New Ketchikan Tour”

Bering Sea Crab Fishermen's Tour

Mar 10, 2008
5/5 found this review helpful

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.

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“A look into fishermens world”

Bering Sea Crab Fishermen's Tour

Feb 22, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

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.

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“The best tour in Ketchikan!”

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5 of 5 stars
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 21, 2008
7/7 found this review helpful

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!!!

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Reviews of Bering Sea Crab Fishermen's Tour

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Main Cruise Dock, Berth 3-Tender Float, Ketchikan, AK 99901