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DanaWharf |
| Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching |
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| Last 3 months | 134 | 265 | 282 | 17 | 93% | 4.4 | ||
| Last 6 months | 356 | 654 | 697 | 43 | 92% | 4.3 | ||
| Last 12 months | 703 | 1275 | 1342 | 67 | 93% | 4.3 | ||
| All | 1313 | 2372 | 2489 | 117 | 94% | 4.3 |
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Ratings by Activity
(Each activity's ratings from the last 12 months)
(Each activity's ratings from the last 12 months)
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| Whale Watching in Grey Whale Season (Dec - Apr) | 451 | 94% | 4.3 |
| Catamaran Adventure Cruises | 356 | 97% | 4.6 |
| 1/2 Day and Twilight Fishing Trips | 307 | 87% | 4.1 |
| Ocean Adventures in Blue Whale Season (May - Nov) | 161 | 95% | 4.4 |
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Great price and great deckhand!
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| Tue, Aug 18 10:00 AM | juliowong | Male | 20-29 | Local | Group of Friends | |
| caught like 15 different type of fish and it was a half price day!! | ||||||
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Not Family Oriented As Advertised
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| Tue, Aug 18 6:30 AM | fredgo | Male | 40-49 | Local | Family With Children | |
| We arrived on the boat at 6:20 AM. The boat was supposed to leave at 6:30 AM. However, we didn't leave until almost 7:00 AM (keep in mind the clock evidently starts at 6:30 regardless of when you actually leave). My problem is that their web site specifically says that Tuesdays, their half days, are great for families. Their whole exprience is that it's easy for family and a great time for kids. Even states no experience necessary. First point, when we got on the boat, the boat was fully booked I suppose with stations around the boat's sides all around. My children are 7 and 5 years old, and there were no places where there was an opening station for 3 people (2 children and 1 adult). So as we set out to sea finally, we had to share one station together. Stations are only about 2 feet apart; it was nice of people adjacent to us to give us a little more room. This was my kids first experience with deep sea fishing. After the first stop, they asked everyone to switch spots with corresponding numbered stations. I asked a crewman to help me find a place or ask some people to move around so that we could fish. The crewman informed me that "that's the way it is". I told him I can't have my 7 and 5 year old at different places on the boat. I needed to be next to them, and it was crazy to think I would do that. I wasn't happy, and I told him that it should be his job to help. My two kids were the only two on the boat (some were in the teenager range). He said he didn't have to do anything, but it was more of "I don't care, it's your problem". We found a place on the bow (no station available). Then the captain comes up to me and confronts me in front of my kids for why I was giving his crewman a hard time. I told him what happened, and he said that it was my fault because I didn't arrive early enough to get a station (note, doesn't say that on their site except to be on time). I told him that isn't right. I paid to be on this boat and all I wanted was to be able to fish with my two kids. I then told him to back off; to go somewhere else as I didn't want this in front of my kids. He told me "Are you telling me what to do on 'my boat'"! At that point, I turned away telling him to just leave us alone. We can deal with it later. The other thing that he said was that he was a crew of 3 for a boat of 54 people. I suppose business is good enough to threaten passengers. I thought to myself, then obviously they aren't planning right or there's too many people on the boat. The best advice I could give the "Captain" is that perhaps he can do as other venues and ask everyone to fill in a station if there's one next to them. Thge second is realize when you're at sea, threatening customers is not good. Horrible experience, DEFINITELY not a family affair. We spent 2 of 4 spots catching Scorpion Fish while they told us we couldn't keep them because they're poisonous, but that's all anyone caught and none of the crew would come to the bow. | ||||||
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Endangered Fish caught and filleted
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| Mon, Aug 17 6:30 AM | roxygs | Female | 50-59 | Local | Family Without Children | |
| Someone on our boat caught an endangered species fish and the fish was filleted at the end of the ride. | ||||||
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A great time!
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| Sun, Aug 16 5:30 PM | SusieYee | Female | 40-49 | Local | Family With Children | |
| Fishing was great for my son's first time. Crew very helpful....it was a slow night, but still a great experience for my son. | ||||||
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A great adventure!
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| Sun, Aug 16 1:00 PM | judithtate | Female | 60-69 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
| The talk by the naturalist was very helpful. The staff was friendly and helpful. We saw several sightings of blue whale and saw one of them surface repeatedly--it was spectacular! The dolphins were fun as the moms and babies lept out of the water together around the boat. We would do it again! | ||||||
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Fun and reasonable family activity
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| Sun, Aug 16 12:45 PM | Boezinger | Male | 40-49 | Local | Family With Children | |
| The free kids ticket w/ paid adult was what drew us in. This was a good value. The boat was packed - so obviously the promotion worked. It was crowded - so if you don't like crowds, you may want to try a different day/time. Boat caught about 30 fish that were keepers. Crew was helpful. Galley was reasonable. I would go again. | ||||||
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Great trip
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| Fri, Aug 14 5:00 PM | savagesam | Male | 50-59 | Local | Couple on a Date | |
| I liked the whole thing. The only thing I would add would be a narration that taught something about the whales. Our captain had quite a lot to say about the dolphins, but very little about the whales. Where were they going, what are their feeding habits, breeding areas, and threats they face. I will definitely go again, probably with a couple of my grandchildren. | ||||||
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Great time
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| Fri, Aug 14 1:00 PM | yafaboyer | Female | 40-49 | Local | Family With Children | |
| Very comfortable, nice people, reasonably priced. It was nice for once not to get ripped off for food and drinks. I really appreciated that. Great selection. Thanks for a great time. Yafa Boyer | ||||||
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Great staff and great fishing
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| Fri, Aug 14 6:30 AM | cowzmoo323 | Male | Under 20 | Local | Group of Friends | |
| Many bites and great experience | ||||||
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Awesome!Awesome!Awesome!
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| Thu, Aug 13 1:00 PM | shellskie | Female | 40-49 | Local | Couple on a Date | |
| We did this back in April but were only able to see dolphins (but boy were there alot of them) and the trip was great. This time WOW!! We saw 8 or 9 whales. I couldn't keep up with the captains count and he was just as excited as all of us on board. Perfect day, perfect experience. Will definitely be doing it again. | ||||||
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We saw whales!
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| Wed, Aug 12 1:00 PM | phillye | Male | 40-49 | Local | Family With Children | |
| A very nice clean boat, with friendly people working. Best part they tried and succeeded to find whales and we were able to get close to 2 blue whales! Great deal for the price. | ||||||
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Clemente boat
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| Tue, Aug 11 5:30 PM | jennifer89 | Female | 20-29 | Local | Family Without Children | |
| the captain was rude and did not care about you And you experiene. This should have been family oriented and it was Not. I will never go back to Dana warf and will give horrible reviews to everyone!!!!! | ||||||
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Fun and Informative
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| Tue, Aug 11 5:00 PM | babyface23 | Female | 30-39 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family With Children | |
| Great cruise. When the captain would spot something he would circle around a few times giving everyone a chance to see and give information about the animals we saw. He would even answer questions anyone had. Though we didn't get to see any whales we did see a few different pods of dolphins including one pod with an albino dolphin. Everyone in our group had a great time. | ||||||
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Lots of fun!!
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| Tue, Aug 11 5:00 PM | Jdavy86 | Male | 20-29 | Local | Couple on a Date | |
| We didnt see any whales but tons of dolphins.. The boat ride was nice and the weather was perfect... We would love to come back again | ||||||
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No whales but still fun
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| Tue, Aug 11 5:00 PM | rkhattab | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Family With Children | |
| If you want to get a seat, get there early (at least 45 mins). There is very limited seating available on the upper deck. Otherwise, be prepared to stand by the rail for 2 hours. The seating area below deck is very stuffy and will make you seasick even if you are not. Use the restroom before you leave shore. We saw lots and lots of beautiful common dolphins - that made the trip - no whales. The guide didn't have much to say but we didn't care. We paid half price on Tuesday night so it was worth it. We all had fun. Would do it again. | ||||||
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