| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Highly Recommend
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| Fri, Aug 29, 08 1:00 PM |
mbmjr48 |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| The crew was great. The catamaran cruise had just the right number of people. Not too crowded. While we did not get to actually see any large whales, we did get to see a large school of offshore bottlenose porpoise. Very exciting watching how close they came to the boat. Highly recommend for anyone local or visiting the area for the first time. |
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A Unique Experience
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| Mon, Aug 25, 08 1:00 PM |
jkrueger |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| While we did not see any whales on our trip, the dolphins made the trip worthwhile! Our 8 year old son loved seeing the dolphins swim around us and under us. This trip is something you will never forget. |
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Had a Great Time!
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| Sat, Aug 23, 08 1:00 PM |
bevmc90 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Local |
Family With Children |
| We spotted hundreds of dolphins and followed a Blue Whale for several breathing cycles. The marine expert was helpful and answered all of our questions. We got some fantastic pictures and the kids really enjoyed the trip. |
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We loved this trip!
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| Thu, Aug 14, 08 1:00 PM |
1hawkeyes |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| The boat is spacious and comfortable with plenty of room for everyone to see. We loved the mega pod of common dolphins, an unbelievable sight. |
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Way better than the regular whale-watching boats
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| Wed, Aug 13, 08 1:00 PM |
GCHatfield |
Female |
40-49 |
Combination |
Family With Children |
| I took this catamaran trip with my husband and two teenaged boys, ages 12 and 14, in August. My husband said it was worth it just for all the dolphins we saw. I liked the catamaran much better than the regular whale watching boats, because there were fewer people on it, and much more rail space to watch from. Everyone could see the sea life. There are plenty of places to sit down inside and still see the water. There is a small snack bar with soft drinks, alcoholic beverages and little snacks, but I was glad we brought lunch in our backpacks. Our teenagers liked seeing the dolphins, between texting on their cell phones (which other teenagers onboard were doing, I noticed). Whales or sharks would've really gotten their attention, but we didn't go during peak whale-watching season, so saw none. Overall a fun unique thing to do on a summer day. |
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Relaxing and enjoyable
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| Mon, Aug 11, 08 1:00 PM |
JBen1234 |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| We enjoyed seeing porpoises and sea lions on our trip -- and we love the feel of being on a catamaran! |
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CATAMARAN WHALE-SIGHTING TRIP
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| Sun, Aug 10, 08 1:00 PM |
SONIAMALMAN |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| WE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED OUR TRIP WITH YOU. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. THE MARINE BIOLOGIST (A FEMALE) WAS FANTASTIC AND ENTHUSIASTIC AND THE WHOLE STAFF WAS SUPER-FRIENDLY. WE SAW TWO BLUE WHALES IN THE LAST HALF-HOUR OF OUR TRIP, PLUS SOME RIZO'S DOLPHINS AND SOME SEA LIONS, I BELIEVE IT WAS. THE WHALES WERE JAW-DROPPING AND AWE-INSPIRING. WE COULDN'T BELIEVE OUR EYES AND OUR LUCK. IT MADE OUR TRIP MAGICAL AND FOREVER UNFORGETTABLE. OUR SIX-YEAR-OLD SON SAID IT WAS THE BEST DAY OF HIS LIFE! NEED I SAY MORE? |
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AWESOME Whale Experience
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| Fri, Aug 8, 08 1:00 PM |
bobby111 |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We had the best time! It was a great adventure and I took some awesome pictures! They offered a free snack and drink onboard and we really enjoyed seeing the schools of dolphins, the sea lions and 4 whales!!! Everyone should take this trip at least once!! Thank you! |
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Great trip
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| Thu, Aug 7, 08 1:00 PM |
mhieda |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| Catamaran was super ... naturalist was very informative ... we were blessed with dolphin and whale sightings. We will do this again!!! |
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We got lucky!
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| Thu, Aug 7, 08 1:00 PM |
leopardldy |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Other |
| I took my daughter-in-law on the trip for her 30th birthday. It was a perfect day weather-and-sea-wise and we saw hundreds of dolphins as well as one blue whale who kept appearing and disappearing throughout the whole trip. It was a fabulous adventure and we're so lucky to live here in South Orange County where we can do this type of thing, yet had never thought of doing it before. We'll definitely be back. |
