| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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The Ride was Pleasant
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| Sat, Mar 21 4:00 PM |
cemapes |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| The cruise was pleasant and the boat was very clean. The crew was also very friendly and helpful. We didn't see any whales but we did see dolphins and sea lions.
All in all it was a very pleasant way to spend 2 hours . |
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great idea for a date!
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| Sat, Mar 21 4:00 PM |
larecia |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| If you have your heart set on spending a ton of time watching the dolphins or whales you may be a little dissapointed. We saw a good number of dolphins and stayed around them for about 15 minutes, but then kept going in search for a whale. We never found one, so the rest of the time we were just enjoying the ride. Its a nice relaxing time to spend with a date...lots of time for conversation...and of course great scenery. I would definitely recommend it! Since we didnt see a whale we did get a couple of vouchers for 10% off our next trip...and if you dont see anything at all they will give you a ticket for another free ride. Overall it was a great experience! |
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fantastic but short
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| Sat, Mar 21 2:00 PM |
Marqueta |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| We all really enjoyed the event the weather was great and the tour guide was quite informative.
we did not see any whales but the dolphins were great.
The only thing was that the tour is spose to be 2 hours , we departed after 2PM and returned before 4PM, so it was hour and half, instead of two, it could of been little longer.
defenatly would recommend to friends and will do it again, if you won't raise the fee and not keep it short.
Thank you |
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Lots of Dolphins - Great Boat
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| Sat, Mar 21 2:00 PM |
mrrosenbloom |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| We had a great time. George (in the galley) made my wife and daughter feel very welcome. My wife says that he "makes a mean burger". We didn't see any whales, but did see lots of dolphins and sea lions. |
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Missed The Whales
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| Sat, Mar 21 2:00 PM |
vpaeplow |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| First I want to say my children consisted of 17-22, 3 of them. It was very cold and windy and were very disappointed that they did not see any whales. We did see sealions and black and white dolphins, and the gray flipper like dolphins. Our guide kept referring to the few sitings we had as the kind you would see in sea world.....Well I don't think that was necessary, due to the amount we paid we could of gone to sea world and saw many more things including the above.
There just need to be a strong statement that whales are a treat for the tour, not a given. As long as you see dolphins there is no refund for the ticket, so just beware. If you see a whale consider yourself lucky, but if you want to see some dolphins and maybe some sea lions, and if your lucky to have a beautiful day, it is a great trip. The Chef on board makes delicious hamburgers fyi. |
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Nice trip but no whales in sight.
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| Sat, Mar 21 12:00 PM |
dancerdeb |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| I had never been whale watching and thought it would be nice to do something different for my birthday. The trip was pleasant and the crew and other passengers were very nice. We saw many dolphins but unfortunately there is no guarantee that you will spot any whales. |
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Bad weather, no whales
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| Sat, Mar 21 10:00 AM |
EAlgaze |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| The boat was comfortable. The crew was excellent. But, not a whale in site and only two dolphins. Nice boat ride though. |
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The Whale Watching for Grey Whales
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| Fri, Mar 20 10:00 AM |
DonnaMorse |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| It was fantastic. We actually saw a whale playing with dolphins. The whale would roll completely over, flapping it's flippers and the dolphins were jumping over the whale and actually jumping on the belly of the whale.
The whale also fluked 4 times. |
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Review
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| Thu, Mar 19 10:00 AM |
jacquieab |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Although we enjoyed the day we were disappointed that we did not see any whales. I tried to talk to one of the staff and ask questions but he was very short with me. I am not sure if I would go again. We did enjoy the dolphins. |
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Disappointing
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| Thu, Mar 19 10:00 AM |
KarleaC |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| This is the second time I've taken this whale watching cruise during "whale season." Both times the only thing we saw were dolphin, which are not hard to find off the coast in that area. I see them from the beach every time I'm in Dana Point/Capistrano. The captain kept telling us that dolphin are in the "whale family." I guess that is so when we don't see an actual whale we're supposed to feel better? I guess that's how they don't use their "money back guarantee?" If you see a dolphin...you're still seeing something. And yet the whale statistics on the site make it look like they're seeing many whales every day?
When we did see the dolphins, more than 35 minutes were spent just driving in a circle to the point where I was almost dizzy. After about 10 minutes of that not only my kids, but also the entire kindergarten field trip, who were also on the boat, seemed to be bored with it.
All in all the cruise was disappointing...again. They gave us a 10% off coupon for the next purchase, but after 2 disppointing trips on the same boat, I'm not sure I'd spend over $100 again to see dolphins...even with the whopping $3 off. On top of that, after not seeing any whales, they asked for tips upon leaving the boat. |
