| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Fabulous Experience
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| Tue, Aug 25, 09 5:30 PM |
KenWatts |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Evening whale watch tour...saw thousands of dolphins, then TWO Blue Whales. Spent an hour with the whales...saw them up close, and could hear the sound of their blowing...a sound you will never forget...like a call from some prehistoric past. Too beautiful to describe...you have to do it yourself...highly recommend it. |
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Outstanding two hour cruise
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| Tue, Aug 25, 09 5:30 PM |
Hatchco |
Male |
60-69 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| The Dana Point Whale Watching cruise was the best adventure we have experienced in a long while. The captain and crew were outstanding and they knew where to go to see outstanding sea life. Great adventure for everyone. |
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Thought it was fabulous!
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| Sat, Aug 22, 09 5:00 PM |
romayne |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Was better than I expected and easy as well. |
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No whales in august
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| Tue, Aug 18, 09 5:30 PM |
AMANATIAN |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I don't rcommend this tour in summer cause we didn't see any whales, just seals and dolfins |
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Dolphin Watching
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| Tue, Aug 18, 09 5:30 PM |
trevor123 |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| This whale watching trip short changes to the max. They say if you dont see anything you will get another ticket to go out another time, however if you see ONE dolphin and nothing else, they will not refund you. We saw some dolphins and I guess that was better than not seeing anything at all however my group was very disappointed in the experience overall and will not use this company ever again. I would not reccommend unless you want to pay for a 2 1/2 hour standing boat ride only to see nothing. In my book I would give it half of a star out of ten. |
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Good for 1/2 price...
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| Tue, Aug 18, 09 5:30 PM |
ElizMcD |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We went on a Tuesday night for half price, and I don't think it was worth more than that. The boat is basically a large fishing boat with not much room and few places to sit. We ended up climbing on top of one of the bait boxes and sitting there, which was okay for the short amount of time.
We did see dolphins and a few sea lions, and they were amazing, but no whales and no coupons off our next visit (because we were already discounted?).
As long as expectations are properly set, this is a fine activitiy. |
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Great trip
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| Fri, Aug 14, 09 5:00 PM |
savagesam |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| I liked the whole thing. The only thing I would add would be a narration that taught something about the whales. Our captain had quite a lot to say about the dolphins, but very little about the whales. Where were they going, what are their feeding habits, breeding areas, and threats they face. I will definitely go again, probably with a couple of my grandchildren. |
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Fun and Informative
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| Tue, Aug 11, 09 5:00 PM |
babyface23 |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Great cruise. When the captain would spot something he would circle around a few times giving everyone a chance to see and give information about the animals we saw. He would even answer questions anyone had. Though we didn't get to see any whales we did see a few different pods of dolphins including one pod with an albino dolphin. Everyone in our group had a great time. |
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Lots of fun!!
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| Tue, Aug 11, 09 5:00 PM |
Jdavy86 |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| We didnt see any whales but tons of dolphins.. The boat ride was nice and the weather was perfect... We would love to come back again |
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No whales but still fun
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| Tue, Aug 11, 09 5:00 PM |
rkhattab |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Family With Children |
| If you want to get a seat, get there early (at least 45 mins). There is very limited seating available on the upper deck. Otherwise, be prepared to stand by the rail for 2 hours. The seating area below deck is very stuffy and will make you seasick even if you are not. Use the restroom before you leave shore. We saw lots and lots of beautiful common dolphins - that made the trip - no whales. The guide didn't have much to say but we didn't care. We paid half price on Tuesday night so it was worth it. We all had fun. Would do it again. |
