Princess Monterey Whale Watching Cruises

Not sure we really should have been out on the rough sea. While we personally did not get sea sick, over half of the clients did. This did not make for a very pleasant viewing of the sea life, as so many of the passengers were hanging over the railings the majority of the trip. Crew spent most of its time cleaning up around us. Taking photos was challenging as one had to hang on tightly and still try to watch for those passengers not quite making it over the railing.

Tour biologist was interesting, well informed. Boat captain was skilled in keeping the boat stable and close to the whales. Weather Oct. 19, 2007 was perfect - clear skies, gentle swells.

The crew were a lot of fun, the information is a learning experience, the day was calm and warm. We were able to see dolphins, a mother whale and her baby. Later on we saw another whale. The only thing we did not see were the whales jumping and waving their tales, that was disappointing but that the brakes. We were able to see two blue fin sharks and a lot of jellie fish floating by. To be out in the ocean and just know that you are bonding with mother nature is a great experience. The only problem I had was a worker dropped a floor mat behind me on the wharf, I turned around to walk away and tripped over the mat and fell on my knee and shoulder, which is still giving me trouble today. This was a very careless act on his part and could cause the business trouble.

My wife and I and our daughter and her husband went on the whale watch. We only saw one (1) whale, a humpback during the trip. That was pretty exciting, watching the whale surface and then diving while waving his tail at us. The maring biologist who "narrated" was very knowledgeable and entertaining. I would recommend the Princess Monterey Whale Watching Cruise to anyone!

Great time on the ocean. We saw three whales!!!

The naturalist on board was extremely enthusiastic, she was very knowledgable and you could tell she loved her job. We only saw one whale/calf pair. I may have had unrealistic expectations. Also saw a rare basking shark and puffin. The trip back to the wharf was a nice way to see the coastline.

Great hospitality, lots of puking (not me), long travel on the water.

We wanted to see blue whales and on the schedule they had both blue whales and humpback whales. We ended up seeing humpbacks only and we spent 1 hour getting to them 15 minutes watching them and 1 hour back to the dock. We could have done the same thing driving to Moss Landing ourselves and not had to deal with my wife being sea-sick. The boat and crew were excellent. I would go again but my wife says it will be by myself?? IF I go I would likely not book in advance I would prefer to ask questions about plan of which type of whale we are going to look at.

Had a great time, tour guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. Would highly recommend to anyone interested in this type outing

The biologist was quite knowlegeable, the staff was nice, and we had a very good time. My husband becamje a bit seasick due to the large swells, but the rest of us had a very nice trip. I'd recommend it for families and singles.