| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Excellent Value
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| Fri, Feb 1 12:00 PM |
steveshaw |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| If you can get passed the pretencious, snobby, plastic locals that live outside of their means, in a dream world - the area is actually really nice. The ship it self was very clean, well maintained, with very well educated staff. I felt safe the entire time, as did my girlfriend. We were just looking for something to do to get away from Disneyland for a day, and this seemed like a good idea. We saw grey whales surface several times, and some dolphins jumping, as well as sea lions (these can be seen at pretty much every rocky point on the west coast, but still interesting). There are food and drinks on the ship, and the one guy who's name I can't remember - he actually stays on deck with you and is full of useful information about the area. I definitely will return and do this again, and highly recommend it for couples or families. |
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Fab. boat, and fun
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| Sat, Jan 26 12:00 PM |
pink92647 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| The trip was nice and fun adding a lil education for the kids would be a nice tip. |
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Great trip for out-of-town guest.
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| Sat, Jan 26 12:00 PM |
lespaul1987 |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| People are friendly, boat was clean, refreshments on board, insightful descriptions. Couldn't have been better. |
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Nice Boat Ride
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| Tue, Jan 22 10:00 AM |
pjacksontx |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| The coastline was beautiful and it was neat to see Sea Lions. We didn't see whales or dolphins, so I can't recommend it on that account. They did provide a coupon we can use to go again for free. The coupon supposedly never expires. |
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Mega Pod of Dolphins - Great FUN!
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| Sun, Jan 20 2:00 PM |
jsaxsma |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| After a valiant effort to locate a viewable whale, our captain headed further out to sea to discover a Mega Pod of Dolphins! Hundreds of them! It was amazing and they were all around the boat. Good fun! Great experience! |
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definitely recommended!
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| Sun, Jan 20 10:00 AM |
scerney |
Female |
20-29 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
| My friend from Oklahoma and I went on the whale-watching cruise on 1/20/08 (sunday).
The staff were kind and professional, and we had a wonderful trip. We did not see any whales, but we did run into a wonderfully playful group of "common dolphins" (i would say around 100) playing in the ocean. The captain turned the boat around so we could experience the dolphins to the fullest. it was delightful
i would definitely recommend it to anyone! i will definitely take my family when they visit later this spring. |
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Very Enjoyable
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| Sat, Jan 19 2:00 PM |
cartegraph |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| We took the 2:00pm trip and although we did not see any wales we did see alarge number of dolphins and I feel that in it's self made the trip well worth the cost and the time and I would do it again! |
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Perfect Family Outting
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| Sat, Jan 19 12:00 PM |
murphykarol |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Hello Everyone,
Thanks so much for a wonderful afternoon. I took my whole family whale watching and everyone had a blast. Although there were no whales we found the crew both friendly and knowledgeable. There was enough sea-life to make it memorable and a couple hours at sea was great. I have and will recommend this to anyone.
We had such a great time we will probably be back in March for another chance to hopefully see whales.
Thanks again! |
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OK trip, but saw no whales...
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| Sat, Jan 19 10:00 AM |
bwatson |
Unspecified |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We went on a beautiful clear January 19th morning (the 10 a.m. trip). Friends had told us there haven't been many whale sightings in the last few years off the Dana Point coast. . However we decided to go anyway. For seven landlocked Utah people, it was just nice to get out on the ocean. We first saw a large group of dolphins. We followed the dolphins for 15-20 minutes (or they followed us) then the captain said we were going to look for whales. We saw no whales, but did see sea lions, pelicans, and other birds. The view of the coast was great all during the trip. It was chilly with the wind blowing, and a coat was an absolute necessity. I would have liked a little more talking by the captain (or crew--whoever was doing narration). They didn't say much--would have been nice to have them tell some stories, or identify land marks, or something--they spoke about twice in the 1.75 hours we were on the water. Food was advertised, but we didn't purchase any. Maybe they should rename it the 'Dolphin watching experience'. It was an ok trip--3 stars out of 5. I would do it once, but probably not again. |
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Great time
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| Wed, Jan 16 10:00 AM |
tracer112569 |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We all had a great time and found the guides very educated regarding the dolphins and sea lions we saw. We did not see a whale which was disappointing. Maybe the activity should be called "Ocean adventure" instead of a Whale Watch because there is no guarantee a whale will be seen, yet that's what you're selling. |
