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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great Fun!
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| Sun, Jan 18 12:00 PM |
hshermanster |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| I decided to take my boyfriend on a trip to Monterey for the weekend. I knew he loved the aquarium so I thought a whale watch would be a nice surprise for him, and boy was I right! He absolutely loved it! I've never seen him get so excited as when we started spotting whales. YEAH that's right we actually spotted some! Not only that but we got pretty close! I've been on other whale watches and I've never been this close before. It was great! We had a wonderful time and the crew was fantastic. Very informative. I'm not sure if this is normal or we just got lucky, but we had a pretty small tour group, so there was plenty of room, not like the other cruises where 300 people are packed onto a tiny vessel and no one can see. I highly recommend this to everyone. It's a great way to spend an afternoon :) |
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Nice experience
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| Sun, Jan 18 9:00 AM |
dompix |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| We saw several times whales and it was a very nice experience!
The boat is well configured
I appreciated explanations during the trip |
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WOW
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| Sun, Jan 18 9:00 AM |
washie26 |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Fantastic!!! Lots of whales Great crew |
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Whale Watching on the Pacific Explorer
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| Sun, Jan 18 9:00 AM |
sherrill |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| No one in my group had ever whale watched before so the experience was particularly new, fresh and exciting. The first waterspout was sighted minutes after exiting the bay. It was a small spout but because we had never seen one before, we all gasped in amazement. The most exciting part was when we got very close to a whale. With the unaided eye, we could see the barnacles and other crustaceans on the surface of the whale. I snapped a picture of the fluke when the whale decided to dive. The picture turned out great and I felt like a professional photographer for a day. It was a great experience. |
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Great Fun -- Lots of Whales
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| Sun, Jan 11 12:00 PM |
mythlady |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| We greatly enjoyed our trip on the Pacific Explorer. The crew was friendly, the naturalist interesting, everything happened on time -- and we saw *lots* of whales! Six to eight at a time. Our visitor from the Midwest was thrilled. |
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Great way to spend an afternoon
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| Sat, Jan 10 12:00 PM |
twalant |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| We went on a Saturday and really enjoyed the trip. The Crew really did a good job finding the whales and explaining what the whales were doing. Aside from the whales this trip is a good way to see Monterey Bay! |
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Ultra Jeff says....
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| Sat, Jan 10 9:00 AM |
ultrajeff |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I typically take a few freinds whale watching in Monterey every January. I have been riding with the "Monterey Whale Watching" team for the past 25 years. There must be 3-4 other outfits running whale trips, but I can say from experience the Moneterey Whale Watching team has the best boats (I go back to the Top-Gun and Magnum Force days) and the best crew and staff on the wharf. This past trip (Jan 10th) we saw about 20 Grey Whales, many very close to the boat without disturbing these oceangoing behemoths.
To watch the wonder and excitement first-timers or children display when they spot there first Cetacea is worth the price alone..... spouts and flukes abound, and the weather was sunny and calm.
Great team, and convenient web-based ticketing program. If you never have been whale watching - get out there, they should be at their peak migration right about now !! |
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Wonderful!
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| Fri, Jan 2 12:00 PM |
gradyinsocal |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| Although it started out very wet with cold rain we saw a whale almost as soon as we were in the bay. Through out the trip we saw single whales then a group of five or six then a pod of dolphins right next to the boat.
The rain was a pain but the sight of the whale flukes made it the best boat ride I've been on in a long time! |
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Excellent trip again
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| Wed, Dec 31, 08 12:00 PM |
deladunn |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Other |
| This is our 6th or 7th time out with Monterey whale watching and we had a terrific time as usual. It was 14 years earlier that my husband proposed to me after seeing a small group of dolphins that swam along side the bow of the boat. This year we joined a much larger pod of Risso's dolphins and chased after a group of 4 gray whales. It was a beautiful sunny day and the tour another terrific experience.
Thank you for providing quality experiences through the years!! |
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Fun trip
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| Mon, Dec 29, 08 12:00 PM |
punchskin |
Female |
Unspecified |
Local |
Individual |
| We saw 50 dolphins all hanging out and a couple of blue whales. Perfect trip. Although, I didn't need to buy advance tickets. Lots of options at the wharf. I doubt they sell ou that fast |
