Princess Monterey Whale Watching Cruises

Our family took the whale watching trip while touring in Monterey one weekend. We had a great time. We saw lots of dolphins which was great fun. The crew did a great job trying to make everyone feel comfortable. There was a marine biologist on board who gave us lots of interesting information about sea life, the mammals we would be seeing, Monterey etc. We had to travel pretty far out to finally see the Humpback whales. I had imagined that we would see the whole whale, but we did see the tale come out of the water, the spout and definitely got a feeling for how large these mammals are. HUGE. It was worth the trip and I would highly recommend that people do this. NOTE: I also recommend that people take a motion sickness pill in advance as it will make your journey so much more comfortable. If you have any doubt, take the pill. Many people on the boat were unsettled by the swells and the motion and thus had to sit or lie down a lot of the time. My kids faired well on the boat but at one point they were very queasy and had to sit in the back for awhile before they could get up and walk around again. The feeling came and went fairly quickly. But if you can avoid it, do. Because you could easily miss the best parts if you are not feeling well.

I absolutely enjoyed the whole experience!!! For my birthday, I decided to go whale watching for the first time. Honestly, I wasn't expecting to see that much. Who would of thought I chose the perfect day to go out into the bay. Our group saw close to 100 dolphins and 30-50 humpback whales throughout the whole trip! What made the trip even better was that we even saw a Leatherback turtle! We were told this was a really rare sighting and we got to experience it! Thank you Princess Monterey for such a special day!

This was an excellent adventure. The tour was 3.5 hours but it felt like 15 minutes! It was great! We saw dolphines and three different types of whales. THe guide was enthusiatstic and informative. Scheduling through Zerve was easy. We had a great time- and got awesome pictures!!

Wow, what a great adventure. We saw more than I have ever seen on a whale watch trip. The bay is beautiful, the ship hands were so nice, and the Narrator was fantastic. She is lively, and has a passion for what she does, and for the animals. I highly reccommend this trip to anyone!!

We took the 1:30 cruise on Wednesday, 8/5. We had a great time, saw 6-7 humpback whales and several dolphins. The crew and boat were fabulous. I can't say enough of this trip, and wish we had done it years ago. It's an incredible value, and booking it on line as we did was very easy; a complete hassle-free trip. It's the perfect trip to take out of town guests on.

We went in the morning which was good. We all needed jackets. The tour director was ausome. She was very informative and enthusiastic. It was so much fun to be on this company's boat ride. The 2.5 hrs was just enough. We saw dolphins, porpoises, humback whale and calf, and a blue whale with calf. They say its special to see the blue whale and humbacks are out there all the time.

The tour guide was wonderful, very entertaining and very knowledgeable. We saw lots of humpback whales, dolphins, seals, birds, etc!! It was a great trip that we would do again in a heartbeat! Well worth the cost. We were hoping to see a blue whale, but we saw sooo many humpback whales, some even close to the boat! Highly recommend!

We had a really fantastic whale watching trip with our two children aged 13 and 9. We went at 10am and saw blue whales, dolphins, porpoises, humpback whales. The trip was well narrated and organised. You need to take notice of the recommendation to wear layers and something windproof, it is colder on the water than on land (we did this trip in August). Other comments have referred to motion sickness, but we had no problems at all, the trip was unreservedly wonderful and if we return to Monterey we shall definitely do this again.

This was a great time with a crew that was passionate about marine biology. Fun but also factual.

The operation was first class from the boats to the folks at the dock. Very professional and just what we had hoped for.