| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
|
Fantastic!
|
| Mon, Sep 1, 08 9:00 AM |
msroberts |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| My husband and I went whale watching to celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary and had a great time. Our guide was informative and entertaining. We were able to see 4 humpback whales, maybe 50 dolphins, and a sun fish. Recommended! |
|
|
Awesome tour, great time
|
| Sat, Aug 30, 08 12:00 PM |
mgolez |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| This tour is a must do! We got to see whales really up close and personal and the crew is simply amazing. Plus you get a free appetizer! for $40 this deal is among the best in Monterey. |
|
|
The trip was amazing
|
| Sat, Aug 30, 08 12:00 PM |
calitech |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| The trip was amazing, we got to see the whales so close we could almost touch them. We could hear them making noise and even got splash with the blow whole. At the end of out trip we got to see 4 dolphins. The experience was great. |
|
Wildlife viewing is not a sure thing!
|
| Wed, Aug 27, 08 12:00 PM |
sheilawb |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Whale watching is not like going to the aquarium. You have to be prepared for disappointments. Sometimes the whales are not visible, like on my adventure. The boat and crew were terrific; the naturalist was informative; the off-shore weather was a typical foggy/cold summer Pacific day. It was a great 3+hours out on the water searching for whales. I am glad this was not my first time; I have seen whales many times in Monterey Bay, just not this time. We did find some sea lions and a few dolphins, as well as pelicans and other sea birds.
(August 2008) |
|
|
Great!
|
| Wed, Aug 27, 08 9:00 AM |
poetnabotl |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| Staff was helpful, boat was nice. There weren't whales out at first but our hosts stuck with it until we found some and it was well worth it. Highly recommended! |
|
|
Camera ready the whole trip!
|
| Fri, Aug 22, 08 9:00 AM |
missmarci79 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We saw 8 Humpbacks, sea lions, and two types of dolphins on our 3 hour tour! It was a smaller group, less than 20, and a blast. Extremely educational and so close to take great pictures! The staff was extremely knowledgable, answered all questions, and made sure we didn't miss a thing!
I have already recommended the Princess to EVERYONE! |
|
|
Humpback Whales & Dolphins
|
| Wed, Aug 20, 08 9:00 AM |
timsprecher |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The whale watching was great. Our guide was very well informed. We were a bit dissappointed that we had gotten our tickets a month in advance for the longer trip on the Pacific Explorer, only to learn that morning that we were going to be on the shorter trip because of scheduling conflicts. We traveled from Pennsylvania to watch the whales. We would recommend it to anyone, we had an enjoyable time. |
|
|
a great family event
|
| Tue, Aug 19, 08 9:00 AM |
hasj_m |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| no broken promises!
we saw dolphines and whales close up for almost the whole trip. the captain was very competent and manouvered us perfectly to watch these beautiful animals and gave us the chance to take a lot of very nice pictures. the crew was also very competent and provided a lot of valuable sideinformation to the group - they answered all kinds of questions.
this trip was worth every penny.
don't think - BOOK !! |
|
Different tour than expected.
|
| Mon, Aug 11, 08 9:00 AM |
debcot |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Family Without Children |
| We signed up for the Eco Tour but were told after we drove there that it had been canceled, not due to weather, rather the Marine Biologist was unavailable. We were told we could go on a non-Eco tour, which we did, since two or our family members had come over 2000 miles for this tour. It was okay, but not what we signed up for, so we were disappointed. I feel we should have been notified ahead of time so we could have discussed and decided what to do. Also, there were big surges and lots of seasick passengers. We were told to go to back of the boat if we felt sick. There was no place to sit back there, and nothing to hang on to except the edges. That made for a rather uncomfortable (was freezing cold that day) experience of standing up for 3+ hours hanging on to the edge with people vomiting next to you. At least we saw some whales. Humpbacks. That was nice. I wouldn't do this again any time soon. I've been on other tours that cost about the same and were more accommodating. |
|
|
Great Time
|
| Sun, Aug 3, 08 9:00 AM |
ardellwebste |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This was a great ecotour. We had a very good captain and naturalist. They made sure we all enjoyed the trip and had lots of knowledge. Extra time was taken to see animals in their natural behavior up close and personal. I plan on taking more trips with them next time I am in Monterey. |
