The Only Way to See
Southeast Alaska

Built Around One Simple Premise

The best parts of Southeast Alaska are not accessible from a dock. The anchorages without names, the bears working the intertidal shoreline at dawn, the glaciers you reach by kayak because the main vessel can't get close enough. None of that is on the cruise ship itinerary.

Motor Yacht Oceana was built to provide access to that version of Southeast Alaska: the one that requires a licensed captain with real local knowledge, a vessel small enough to go places larger boats can't, and a crew willing to wake up at 5am when the bears are out.

We run a handful of private expeditions each season. Up to six guests, all-inclusive, eight days. The vessel is chartered exclusively to your group. No strangers. No compromises on the route.

No Crowds. Ever.

A cruise ship carries hundreds of passengers to the same four ports on the same schedule as every other cruise ship that week. Oceana carries your group, and only your group, to places most of those ships cannot navigate.

When you anchor in Basket Bay or Red Bluff Bay, there is often no other vessel in sight. That's not marketing copy. It's just geography.

Real Wilderness Access

A lodge gives you access to one location. Oceana moves: 800+ nautical miles of coastline over eight days, anchoring where the fishing or wildlife or scenery dictates.

The kayaks extend the range further, accessing coves, glacier faces, and tidal channels that exist outside what any conventional itinerary covers.

Your Private Chef

No buffet. No dining room with assigned seating. Chef Ari cooks what your group wants, informed by what came off the line that day and your group's preferences communicated before you board.

Classically trained, locally sourced, nothing wasted.

Four Crew. Zero Filler.

Captain Michael Grauso runs the vessel. First Mate Dom Pisano handles all guided activities: fishing, kayaking, wildlife. Chef Ari Briens runs the galley. Stewardess Lysanne runs the interior. Every function covered by someone who's genuinely good at it.

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