| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Lots of fun and a great show
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| Thu, Jul 9 1:00 PM |
norm758 |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Maybe it was just a lucky day for us, but within a half-hour of leaving the dock we happened upon two blue whales and followed them around for the better part of two hours as they dived and re-surfaced. The Captain did an excellent job of tracking them. On our way back to port we took a loop through a school of dolphins who raced along with the boat, jumping out of the water as they swam along. It was quite a thrill. |
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Very nice and must do thing!!!
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| Tue, Jul 7 1:00 PM |
Meetshems |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| I am local to Dana Point area and have been thinking about visiting the whale watch cruise for quite sometime, until recently. My in-laws were visiting us from abroad and I decided this trip would be cool one. Yes in deed, it turned out to be very nice trip after all. Since we went on weekday, there wasn't much crowd in the boat(at 15-20). The captain took us to the area where whale sightings have been reported that day. On the way there, we saw thousands of dolphins and its really cool to watch them show-off their skills in front of the crusie. Captain was very well knowledgeble on the whale location and was quick in turning the boat around to get closer to the whales. We spotted about 6 whales that dy in a span 0f 45 minutes.
Great time and very relaxed atmosphere. Will surely take my brother and family from the east coase, again in August. |
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The Ocean Adventure Cruise was worth the Money
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| Sat, Jul 4 1:00 PM |
deeltee |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We had a good time on our cruise. The boat was clean and staff was friendly. Since we went out on a weekend a marine biologist was on board. She started us off with some basic but informative facts about the species we might see.
Unfortunately we didn't spot a whale but we did see quite a few bottle nosed dolphins. The crew was able to spot them and then keep them engaged so we'd have more time to see them and take photos.
I have no complaints about this company or cruise. I think it was a good value for the money and certainly something out of the ordinary to do on vacation. |
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Dolphins!
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| Fri, Jul 3 1:00 PM |
jandlforever |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| Several species of Dolphin were out en masse the day of our trip. |
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Fantastic, will go again
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| Sun, Jun 28 11:00 AM |
catrionawaz |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I loved it, Morgan the Marine Biologist, the Catamaran, I was able to relax, I even took my shoes off. Everyone was respectful, helpful and polite. I did not want to come back to shore. Thank you to all the employees for making it so wonderful. I had to hold back tears when the dolphins were right at the front of the Catamaran riding along with us. It was a dream, that I always wanted to experience. |
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What a great trip!
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| Sat, Jun 27 1:00 PM |
sjtracey |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| We took my 8 year old daughter and mother (who was visiting from the East coast) on a 2.5 hour whale watching trip on 6/27. The catamaran was ideal for the trip - lots of deck space, very clean, etc. They only take a small group on each of these trips, so there was plenty of room for everyone, and it wasn't crowded at all. The crew was fantastic - very helpful and friendly, and eager to make sure everyone had a great time. We saw a HUGE pod of common dolphins pretty much right away, and then the crew got a tip on a fin whale and we took off to try and find it. Which we did! We stayed near it for a while (saw it come up 3 times), and although bobbing around in the not-so-still water was a little tough on some stomachs, it was worth it to see such a magnificent sight. The company doesn't guarantee that trips will see whales each time, but they certainly seemed to try hard to make it happen. We will DEFINITELY be going back out with them again soon! |
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Our Day On the Boat
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| Wed, Jun 24 1:00 PM |
justine818 |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| I took my son and 2 other kids from our youth group at church. we had a ball. The kids learned alot. the captain was very informative. and made sure that we were able to get great picks of the Whales and dolphins. The boat wasn't to crowded so there was plenty of places to view everything. Great and memorible trip. |
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Great adventure!
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| Tue, Jun 23 1:00 PM |
spinion |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Although I live locally my dad and his wife were in town from Wisconsin. It was a great activity both for them being out of town and for my 3 year old daughter. We saw a ton of dolphins, 2 whales (which I wasn't anticipating) as well as the seals, not to mention the beautiful landscape. I would recommend the cruise for both locals and out of towners! |
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Slow-paced, but educational
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| Tue, Jun 23 1:00 PM |
jhaberer |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We enjoyed the trip, but it is definitely an "eco-tour" as opposed to a "good times tour." The tour took us into a pod of dolphins, which were really fun to watch, then the captain spotted a HUGE blue whale and we hung out near the whale and watched it breach and dive, breach and dive, breach and dive (you get the picture...) It was amazing, but 45 min. watching one whale, all the while bobbing in the swells, was a bit much. The little girl next to me "lost her lunch" overboard. Personally, I would have preferred moving on after seeing the whale for a short while (you can only see a tiny portion of the whale's back) and finding some more dolphins. They seem to want to entertain you! Anyway, if you have whale enthusiasts, go on this tour. If you are just looking for a fun ride or if you have a tendency toward sea-sickness, I'd not advise it. |
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Great mini ocean adventure for the entire family
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| Sun, Jun 21 11:00 AM |
AlisonRose |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Loved having a marine biologist on board. I appreciated them taking the time to locate the pod of dolphins so we had an extra exciting few hours at sea. Great staff too. |
