| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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shortage of whales
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| Fri, Jan 12, 07 1:00 PM |
nerdforce |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| freezing cold weather and no whales, no tour guide on boat, lousy soundspeaker system |
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Exciting trip out to sea...
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| Wed, Jan 10, 07 10:00 AM |
maybaby7777 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| I loved the boat ride all the way out on the deep blue sea, but I wished we could have got a closer look at the whales. This is the part where luck and timing make or break the trip for you. But like I said the ride to and from the whales was an adventure! |
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Whale watching
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| Sun, Jan 7, 07 1:00 PM |
hyu101 |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Individual |
| The screw was very nice, helpful, and willing to go extra mile to locate the whales. I am definitly recommend this activity to anyone.
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Fun!
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| Sat, Jan 6, 07 10:00 AM |
LisaboBisa |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I loved our guide/marine biologist. She made the trip! She had a fantastic personality and it made the tour! I don't remember her name, but I will tell my friends that the blonde marine biologist was too much fun. |
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Saw a lot of whales.
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| Tue, Jan 2, 07 1:00 PM |
sarahgallion |
Female |
40-49 |
Unspecified |
Family With Children |
| We saw a lot of whales I just wish that we could have seen them closer. Also, I might not have brought my 5 year old grandson because he did not like wearing the safety vest. I would take him again when he is about 10 and can appreciate it. I wish the outside seats were padded. Too long of a trip on hard seats. Other then that it was a great trip and my 22 year old daughter enjoyed it. |
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Very Pleasant
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| Sat, Dec 30, 06 1:00 PM |
Tonytjr |
Male |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| It was a beautiful day, smooth sailing, as they say. We saw several whales. It was very relaxing, and very exciting at the same time.
This was our second trip whale watching, and we will definately do it again. |
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Enjoyed by the whole family
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| Thu, Dec 28, 06 1:00 PM |
tavslee |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| This was a very enjoyable trip out in search of whales. We were successful in seeing three grey whales, a school of Risso's dolphins, sea lions, sea otters, as well as many different types of birds. We felt that the captain of the boat was very experienced and did a good job of making the best of the trip. Also the commentator helped by pointing out where to look to see the whales and other sea life so that all would have an opportunity to see what there was to see. |
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Poor service
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| Mon, Dec 25, 06 1:00 PM |
kicohen |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We went out whale-watching on a very calm day. No whales found, but lots of dolphins and stuff. The Princess is a quite large and spacious boat, so it was quite a surprise that so many people got sick as dogs within an hour of being on the tranquil water.
We were told the boat sailed at 1:00, and to get there 30 minutes early for check-in at Fishermans Wharf. When we arrived at about 12:20, we were told the boat wasn't leaving until 1:30. It actually boarded around 1:50. Not good.
While the marine biologist (Catherine) was very garrulous and informative both before and during the boat-ride, she and the other crew were on the upper deck the whole time, while us tourists were on the lower deck. With the roar of the engines, it was nearly impossible to get the attention of anyone on the crew., and none wre circulating among the passengers.
There was a snack bar....but with no one staffing it, and no easy way to get anyone's attention up above. There were, I'd guess, about 60 tourists on board, and probably 10 got nastily seasick....although, as mentioned, it was a calm day at sea. (I never get seasick myself, and was amazed at the number of lubbers who were hurling in the tranquil seas, so I assume this level of cookie-pitching is average or low on these trips! ) Again, there was no crew around to help the sick people or even to clean up the piles of barf stacking up all around the boat and on the rails and benches for well over an hour. Pretty disgusting.
When a crew member did finally come down, he was neither pleasant nor gracious, but just started filling buckets with sea water and rinsing off the deck. He didn't even warn people sitting with their backs to him that the water runoff was coming in their direction, so there were also a number of soaking-wet butts by the time he finished.
I wouldn't recommend this particular company or boat to friends because of the poor and unfriendly service, and would warn anyone planning to go that 3 hours is a long long time to be retching among the other wretches, or even to be picking your paths around the boat to avoid other wretches' retches. If you're at all prone to seasickness, pass on this activity and spend more time at the Aquarium.
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