| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Boring for a local, only slightly less for a touri
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| Mon, May 18 6:00 PM |
gailfox |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Great boat, clean and well appointed. A great, friendly and helpful crew.
Cruising the harbor was a complete bore, however. How many docked boats, and rocks with bird poop does anyone really want to experience?
For the price I'd rather have a drink and a burger @ Turk's and take a walk around
the harbor. |
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Lots of Fun
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| Mon, May 18 6:00 PM |
hwheeler |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| It was a beautiful evening and the catamaran was a very nice venue for socializing. |
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My grandkids loved this boat trip!
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| Sat, May 16 1:00 PM |
marilyno |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| kids (5 and 7) loved it. They at least saw one whale (bigger than boat) and several hundred dolphins. Highlight of trip to California. |
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We saw whales!
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| Wed, May 13 1:00 PM |
captlee48 |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Wow, what a beautiful day aboard the OC Adventure! Calm seas and a beautiful power catamaran that took us out to sea where we were treated to close up views of dolphin - they come right over to the boat - and huge fin whales. Knowledgable crew, timely departure and return, and a nice clean boat made the trip just right! Would highly recommend this mid-week fun to do trip. |
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Maybe wrong time of year
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| Mon, May 11 1:00 PM |
ElizabethAbr |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| We took off on time but were out there nearly 2 hours before we finally saw 1 small humpback whale. It was exciting to see it but it was not what I expected. I rated the activity as Neutral because I don't know enough about whales to have expected something better at this time of the year. Maybe earlier in the year the whales are out more but one whale at the very end of the trip was a bit disappointing. The crew of 2 were not the friendliest either. We asked one (pink mohawk) if it was time and he kind of snapped at us. We're from Las Vegas. Whales are not something we see everyday. They need to take into consideration that although they see these beautiful animals everyday, there are people who have never seen one "Up Close and Personal" as your ad says. Our original plan was to go to Santa Barbara but with the fires we thought it best not to go into that area. I probably would not recommend this trip to my friends. Also when we came into the office to pickup our tickets we weren't greeted in a friendly manner. We felt as if we were more of a bother than customers. |
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| Sun, May 10 1:00 PM |
edenzon |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family With Children |
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Won't recommend
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| Sun, May 10 11:00 AM |
Menezeh77 |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| It was my 1st time going whale watching so I was looking forward to it. Unfortunately it was horrible! The catamaran was to un-steady it was hard to walk from one place to another specially with a drink in your hand. It was just not worth getting up and trying to get outside. It was just a bad experience one that wasn't worth what it cost. I didn't even get to see a whale which was made it worst, all I know is that I will never go on it again or recommended to anyone. |
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Great little excursion!
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| Sun, May 10 11:00 AM |
marlene007 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| This is ideal for anyone looking to enjoy a short getaway from the mundane weekend (or week day) activities. The boat size is nice, plenty of room, very clean. Back of the boat is prime real estate in my opinion, it's deep bench seating, so you can really stretch out. The only con to that is the chance you take in inhaling the exhaust from the engine. However; good weather conditions, combined with a nice breeze should knock that out.
I took the Mother's Day cruise, so the complimentary champagne with snacks were a perk. I don't know if that's customary for all the two hour cruises, it is however on the four hour; or so I've heard.
For locals such as myself, it truly makes you appreciate the beauty Southern California has to offer.
If you're someone who respects & appreciates natural beauty, or takes pleasure in the splendor ocean life has to offer: This is for you! |
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Dolphin Pod Sighting was awesome!!
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| Sat, May 9 1:00 PM |
mcdonaldmi |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Very professional staff, really enjoyed the overall experience. |
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Fun but a bit disappointing
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| Fri, May 8 1:00 PM |
KarenBonecki |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| The reason I say disappointing is - the ad reads blue whale season begins in May. One of the first things the captain announced was, blue whale season begins in late May/early June. Perhaps you should change the dates to reflect this more accurately.
The catamaran ride was great though. |
