| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Loved the trip
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| Sun, Jan 17 10:00 AM |
crwinterton |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Whale watching was great. Saw some sea lions and was able to follow 2 whales for quite a while. The captain positioned the boat so that we did not have to take pictures into the sun. The crew was very friendly. Would definately go again when in the area. Would have loved to watch the whales even longer than we did. |
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Relaxing and worth the money
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| Sat, Jan 16 2:00 PM |
Coriann04 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| We didnt think we would see any whales just dolphins. But within 30 min we saw a blue whale. It was amazing. My boyfriend and I werent sure if the kids were going to last 2 hours on a boat but they did. And they loved it. It was a great learning experience for them as well. There was a driver, a cook, and a naturalist on board to explain everything we were seeing. We only saw the tail of the whale and so for that, they gave everyone there tickets back with a ten dollars off so we could come back and try it again. Clean boat, great views, and worth every penny. |
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I had a great time
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| Sat, Jan 16 10:00 AM |
quinnbob182 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| We didnt see any whales but the wildlife we did see was worth it! |
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Unbelievable day looking for whales and dolphins!
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| Sun, Jan 10 2:00 PM |
ANGERER |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Local |
Family With Children |
| This is the second time we have taken this trip in January to celebrate family Birthdays! It is a terrific family outing! The weather was beautiful and the ocean clear and blue. Nature at it's best! My 12 year old nephew twins were so relaxed that they even took a 10 minute nap cruising back to the dock. A calming, relaxing adventure on an exceptionally beautiful day! A must to do in Dana Point! Thanks for the outting! |
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NOT AS ADVERTISED
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| Sun, Jan 10 12:00 PM |
racellemanes |
Female |
70+ |
Local |
Family With Children |
| The boat was not on time but we were. The boat was small, bare, the galley - ha ha.
Advertised as a galley to buy food. There were soft drinks and chips. The crew (we only saw one crew member in the galley) was remote and far from interested in us. After all we were a family with two small children - 5 and 8, mom and dad and grandmother. There was virtually no education. Just a few small facts about porpoises from a crew that was unseen, sitting in a top cabin. Some scattered facts about gray whales.
I would never take this boat again. It was a bare minimum trip.
Racelle Manes
Ticket buyer of about $130.00.
I took a similar trip when my son was in middle school out of San Pedro that was so much better. Not comparable really. |
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Cool thing to do in OC
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| Sun, Jan 10 12:00 PM |
DM_Squared |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| My boyfriend had been wanting to go and I was flipping through our Entertainment book and found a coupon so I called and booked the tickets, when somthing came up and I had to change the time slot of our tour, they were very nice about it and didn't charge any change fees. It was a beautiful day and we both had a great time seeing dolphins but only one shy Grey whale, I would probably shy too if I were him... |
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Wonderful time
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| Sat, Jan 9 2:00 PM |
smebfcacom |
Female |
30-39 |
Combination |
Couple on a Date |
| My husband and I were celebrating our 3rd year wedding anniversary when we decided to go whale watching. We seen so many dolphins and sea lions along with a grey whale, it was wonderful! |
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Don't miss this opportunity to have a blast!
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| Sat, Jan 9 12:00 PM |
ljsquare1 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We went on this adventure on January 9, 2010, to celebrate my sister's birthday, and it was an absolutely wonderful experience. I suffer from motion sickness on almost all moving vehicles, but decided to go anyway because I wanted to spend the time with my family. I'm so glad I did, because I didn't even have a twinge of motion sickness.
Although we didn't see any whales, we saw hundreds of dolphins and lots of sea lions, pelicans and seagulls. The crew was amazing and saw to our every need, including recommending a fabulous local restaurant for fresh seafood. Even if we hadn't seen any dolphins, it would have been worth the money just to be out on the ocean on a luxury yacht for a few hours. It was one of the highlights of our trip. |
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Fun day at sea even without whales
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| Sat, Jan 9 10:00 AM |
morans71 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| We had a beautiful warm and sunny day to sail. Even though we did not see any whales we did see dolphins and sea lions. Staff was pleasant & knowledgable. Comfortable boat.
One woman had a 3 year old and I wouldn't recommend for that young age group - she spent the time running around the boat after him! He didn't have the patience to keep looking out for the whales! |
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GREAT ADVENTURE
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| Fri, Jan 8 2:00 PM |
Carolyn50 |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Other |
| I have done this trip several times now. I live locally and I always am awestruck to be out on the boat so quickly and in such heavenly waters so close to home! On this particular trip we saw Dall dolphins which the Captain and several others on the ship said were VERY unusual. They looked like small killer whales and moved through the water with tremendous speed and power.
Very Very fun! A birthday gift to a friend. HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!! |
