| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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More Info Before Tour
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| Sat, Jul 25 3:00 PM |
plevy312 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Seeing the whales was AMAZING! The crew were great and very informative. However, there were two things I wish I had been told in advance: 1) During the 3 hour tour, we watched whales for only 30 minutes. Because most people don't read about the tours before going, perhaps the crew could verbally explain that the actual whale watching time varies depending on availability of whales, their location, or weather or whatever. 2) Several people onboard got sick. Most of these people had never been out on the ocean before and didn't think they'd have problems with motion sickness. We should have been warned that many people get sick and they should HIGHLY RECOMMEND that everyone take a motion sickness pill before we leave. I took one and it saved me. A few others weren't so lucky and this was a completely miserable experience for them. |
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We saw Humpback Whales
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| Sat, Jul 25 3:00 PM |
dugroach |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| We took this trip on July 25, 2009. After about a 45 minute ride out, we spotted 3 humpback whales. It was incredible to watch them and to hear them. Would definitely recommend. The guide was very knowlledgable and we learned a lot about the whales. It was cold, so do dress warm and bring a jacket. Our kids thought the experience was "Awesome". |
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Nice Whale Watching Trip
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| Fri, Jul 24 9:00 AM |
MikeTull |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Tour personnel were helpful & friendly.
Boat Captain was observant and helpful for all to see the whales.
Nice Trip! |
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Thank you
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| Sat, Jul 18 12:00 PM |
mxngo8 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Zerve was easy to use and the whale watching adventure was cold but fun! |
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Would do the trip again.
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| Tue, Jul 14 12:00 PM |
Kroberts |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We will go back next year and do this again. Our kids had a great time and just under 3 hours is the right length of time. We saw 2 humpback whales and we watched them for about 20 minutes before heading back. Bring a jacket even in the summer. |
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Good, but too short time spent with the Whales
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| Tue, Jul 7 9:00 AM |
mousiecefor |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Trip left late should have been 9am, went at 9.15am. Long trip to the Whales, but did see 3 humpback whales, time spent where the whales were was very short 10 minutes max, then straight back to shore, and arrived back before time, so we could have spent more time with the whales if we had gone out on time!!
Enjoyble though. |
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Ok. No whale sightings. Lots of Dolphins
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| Sun, Jul 5 12:00 PM |
Alover24 |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Beautiful day. great dolphins. unfortunately no whales. it happens sometimes. |
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Good, but not great
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| Sun, Jul 5 9:00 AM |
KobusSwart |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We enjoyed it, although we did have expectations of seeing a lot more. Obviously this is not at the discretion of the tour operator, and I understand the whales and dolphins come & go, but I wonder if they should not invest in something like spotter planes to help get their boats to the action each time, without having to look on the water. |
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An Excellent and Audacious trip
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| Fri, Jul 3 3:00 PM |
Sumanth |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The whale watching at Monterey was wonderful experience. Moreover the office staff was very cooperative. We were impressed by their generosity. They have accommodated us with the next boat trip at 3.00 PM as we had missed the scheduled trip at 1.00. We were group of 8 friends and luckily all of us got into the next Pacific Explorer cruise. The climate was good and moderate though its summer time. The ocean drive was really awesome. Though initially we haven’t seen whale but after a long wait we could able to see a whale waving its tail. In the span of 30 minutes, we could able to see the Whale for 5-7 times. Totally it was fun filled and exciting trip. Recommendation - Atleast see it once !! |
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Whale watching 101
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| Fri, Jul 3 3:00 PM |
nortexra |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Whale watching 101. Bring a jacket and you gotta get lucky. We only saw one whale, a Humpback. It was still pretty amazing though. Everyone knows whales are big, but to see one in person really brings that home.
The ship itself was good, well maintained. The captain and crew friendly enough. The sea was calm making for an easy ride out, but that also meant that the marine fog layer wasn't blown away making for overcast skies.
I did see one interesting event. A lone Sea Lion was diving in and out of the water in a crazy zig zag pattern just in front of the boat once we were about 45 minutes out. I thought to myself, and out loud actually, why is this Sea Lion out here all by himself acting all crazy? Then it hit me. There's only one reason a Sea Lion would go all evasive. He was doing his best to avoid becoming Great White Shark lunch!! I looked and looked to see if I could see the shark but the sea was a very, very black-green that day and I saw nothing. I think the Sea Lion used the boat to his advantage as a means of distraction and escape. Smart fellow. |
