Princess Monterey Whale Watching Cruises

The whale watching Criuise was very nice and relaxing. I am going to do it again. This was my first time goingon a boat and it was an awesome experience. We saw many things and we are going to return again.

Good value for money. 2.5 hr boat ride. Saw several whales, though they were quite far away. Guide was fantastic and had lots of energy. It gets cold so take a wind breaker and some sweaters.

Though I took Bonine 2 hrs before the ride, the rough waters got to me less than an hour into the trip. When I stepped inside to get out of the cold, I immediately felt sick and had to go back outside. I stood out there in the cold, wet air, hanging on for dear life, fighting the urge to puke, and waited for the longest hour-and-a-half in my lilfe to pass.

We did not see any whales at all. We were completely fogged in. It was a sunny day when we left and when we returned.

This is the 2nd time I have used this compant for whale watching & both time the entire event was professional, organized, educational and above all fun! I heartly recommend this as an outing for the entire family and I will take the trip again!

The crew was very professional and friendly. We saw two grey whales. Unfortunately, after a while the motion got to all of us (family of four) and we were all at the back of the boat tossing our breakfast. Still, I would recommend the trip to those who don't get motion sickness.

Didnt get to see any actual whales or dolphins

Large ship-100 foot-with smooth ride even thru maverick conditions! Got some tail on Valentine's day-and rode thru 50+ dolphin.... Wow-what a day......... Look forward to another visit!!

We dis see whales on the trip but they were kind of far. Then on our way back we saw about 50 dolphins just swimming around. They were like 10 yards away from the boat. It was a great experience and a great time to spend with your significant other

saw a whale from a quite a distance with just whale blowing the air. Did not see the entire length of the whale. The boat could have gone little closer as compared to other boats watching the whale. Saw lots of Dolphins and Seals though. Don't expect like what you see on Discovery channel.

The trip was a lot of fun; we saw a couple of Grey Whales and even saw a Humpback breach! It was spectacular and our Marine Biologist was fun, enthusiastic, and friendly. I would definitely take this trip again!

I think this is the best vessel in the Monterey Bay to go on a Whale Watching tour on. It was a very clean boat, and was large, so even witha lot of people on board it was very comfortable. I would highly reccomend this trip. When I was out, it was supposed to be Grey Whale season, but we were lucky enough to see a Hump Back Whale, who put ona bit of a show for us, by doing a complete jump out of the water and then spinning to land on it's back. We also did see a few grey whales. The humpback later also gave us a few nice views of it's tale as it dove down.

I had always thought whale watching was an expensive outing. This is not the case. This is a great value. Good solid 3-5 hours out on the ocean. Knowledgable staff. (didnt catch the name of the girl who was on our trip, but she was great) She came down and answered questions, showed us baleen, and some model whales so we could see what the differences were. There was coffee in the office, and they had everything you could need that you may have forgotten in there for sale or rent. Even ginger candy/gum for those who havent the stomach for a rolling sea. Water was a BIT swelly, but the staff warned everyone, and went over what to do and what not to do if you felt sick. They went over all the safety guidelines before the trip. The boat was clean and well maintained. All the staff was professional and helpful. and they seemed to be having a good time and in a good mood too, which is nice. Overall, i am VERY satisfied with their service, and the trip. add to the fact that we got to see a humpback whale breech COMPLETELY out of the water, and it was a fantastic trip. Definately putting this on the list of things to do again next time im in monterey!

We took this adventure for the very first time ever, It was absouluetly wonderful ( other than the sea sickness lol ) we saw the 1st hump back of the year, 2 grey whales and a family of dolphins. It was a wonderful exciting experience. I have told all my friends about this trip and recommend it to anyone. The crew was great also. Will definetley go back.

The most interesting part of our trip was watching over half the people on the boat hurl over the side. Of course several didn't have the brains to go to the back so all those downwind got vomit sprayed. Seas were quite rough, huge swales. Wife and four kids 2-8 never lost it so it was good in that sense. As for the whale watching - what whale watching? Several points to mention here: 1- Trip advertises you will see at least one whale and even has this statement in bold type on the brochure. 2- We spent a significant amount of time trolling by some dolphins. That was neat, but after 30" of looking at the same dolphins and following them, it got old. When we got back I went into office and asked about rain check to come back the next morning to see WHALES. Guy says "I heard you saw 300 dolphins?" My reply - "Yes 60 dolphins 5 times as we trolled alongside them. I can see dolphins at the Aquarium...I paid $170 for my family for whale watching, not dolphin watching." He said you'll have to ask the crew. His excitement about "300 dolphins" seemed to be a ploy to diffuse the rain check request. Go down to the boat and ask the crew. They say "you have to ask the employee at the desk upstairs." I told them he sent me down to them (FIRST SIGN THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH ME). Captain Friendly comes around the back and the crew MEEKLY asks him about my rain check for next morning. "YOU GOT TO SEE DOLPHINS!" was his retort. Again my reply, "you advertise to see at least one whale, and I can watch dolphins at the Aquarium." Again..."YOU GOT TO SEE WHALES!" So the false advertising is a disappointment. The bigger disappointment is the fact that the whales off the coast near Monterey is apparently well known to travel along a canyon or ocean corridor of some sort. Well with technology you would think that the coordinates of this canyon/corridor would be well mapped and with GPS you could head straight out to that area. What we heard was more of the crew talking about how all the whale watching charter boat captains talk to each other on the radio to see who has located any whales. The crappy attitude and lack of process to approve rain checks is poor business practice. The customer is always right does not apply and Caveat Emptor should be your guide with this place. My gripe is less that we didn't see whales, I'm sure you don't see them every trip, but in the event you don't see one and the fact that you advertise you will see "at least one" is the reason for the poor grade here. We live within a few hours of Monterey so we can do another trip (but won't anytime soon). If you don't live around this area and this is once in longtime/lifetime opportunity, do some research on all the guides, and get something in writing (like an email) to get buy in on rain check policy if you don't see a whale. If you are travelling great lengths and expect to see some whales, then you wouldn't want to go home with the experience we had.