| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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enthusiastic
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| Tue, Feb 24 10:00 AM |
eryandrade |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| we enjoy it even we did not that see that many whales |
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A Whale
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| Tue, Feb 24 10:00 AM |
cinders2119 |
Female |
50-59 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| This was a 2 hour whale watching trip up toward the Pacific. The first 1hour 1/2 did not see anything but some California Sea Lions. On the way back, it was getting closer to having to get a refund on the ticket if whales was not seen.
Captain spotted a whale, but was really hard to see.
It was disappointing. (Some air blowing out of blow hole, far away) Incrediable!
*Captain said that Grays only come up a few minutes for air after every 5-6 minutes under water. |
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Enjoyable. Cook and his assistant OUTSTANDING!
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| Sun, Feb 22 10:00 AM |
KarenSeward |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We didn't see any whales, but we had a very enjoyable time experiencing the ocean and the overcast sky. It was beautiful. We saw dophins and sea lions and seals. My 9 yr old and 15 yr old enjoyed everything. The cook and his assistant really made the trip special. God bless them! |
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disappointing-no whales seen
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| Sun, Feb 22 10:00 AM |
JasonC |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| It was disappointing in the fact that we did not see any whales. I know it is random but I wonder how hard the guides try to find the whales...........they seemed to be doing alot of chatting and talking on their cell phones. |
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Fun but should be called Dolphin Watching
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| Sun, Feb 22 10:00 AM |
kimmyprice |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| We took this trip in February during grey whale season. I like that the boat wasn't overcrowded (we could see a different company's boat leaving at the same time and they were far more crowded than we were), and I enjoyed the information from the captain over the speaker. He was very knowledgable. We saw a large pod of dolphins and it was great fun watching them play around the boat for a while. Then we headed over to a rock off of San Clemente with seals and sea lions on it, and that was fun too. But we didn't see any whales and it felt like that captain knew fairly early that we weren't going to see any so he just showed us the dolphins and seals, and he didn't bother going out where there may be whales. |
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Overall a good time.....
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| Sat, Feb 21 2:00 PM |
XochRazal |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| Good tour. Be prepared because it's really cold on the boat once you get going. It was actually warm at the dock before we left and once the boat started going the temperature appeared to quickly decrease, my husband and I were grateful we brought out coats. They have snacks on the boat too, so I warmed up with a cup of hot chocolate. We saw tons of dolphins and 1 whale on our tour. We weren't able to observe the whale for too long since we spotted it toward the end of our tour and the boat had to get back to the dock for the next tour. I would say it was worth the money paid..... |
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Let Down
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| Sat, Feb 21 12:00 PM |
Angie7 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| We were excited about the trip, especially after reading that there was a whale guarantee and that whales were seen all the time within the past week. However, we didn't see any whales, or dolphins, or really anything.
What was more upsetting was that the boat just kept moving, but no announcements were ever made as to what was going on, why we weren't seeing anything, or any real facts about the marine life.
We understood that there's no guarantees and that you might not see any marine life. But it was disappointing anyway. What added to the disappointment was the lack of updates or really anything being said by the company until we got back to shore. The boat just kept moving, passengers confused.
We did get back, and they gave us our tickets back and said we could come back anytime we wanted for free. But I'm from DC...when I am I going to go back?
So...$60 spent on two tickets for riding around on a boat. |
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Fun Trip
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| Sat, Feb 21 12:00 PM |
Mary_Beth |
Female |
50-59 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| A fun trip.........but did not see any dolphins or whales. I noticed the captain was trying to find them.....used binocs. Crew very friendly and helpful!!! |
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No Whales
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| Fri, Feb 20 10:00 AM |
Robertboyd |
Male |
70+ |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Although we did not see any whales, we did see hundreds of small white dolphins.
This is our third trip aboard the DANA PRIDE. It is a beautiful boat. Very comfortable with a good captain and crew. The water was as smooth as silk and the trip was great. We look forward to our next trip aboard. |
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Whale watching in Dana Point
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| Thu, Feb 19 2:00 PM |
JOSIEPUGH |
Female |
60-69 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
| My friends came from Chicago and were staying in San Diego when they decided to go whale watching. I told them to come up here since it was more convenient to get tickets, get on the ship, and more pleasant surroundings. We went whale watching, and although we didn't see any whales(can't predict), we did see hundreds of dolphins, non stop. The ship was beatiful(Dana Pride), plenty of room to walk around or sit, inside or out. It was a beautiful day, the coastline was fabulous, and we got great pictures. My friends said it was an E ticket, can't get better than that. |
