| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Saw whales, nice crew and boat |
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Fri, Jul 27, 07 1:30 PM |
gaserre |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
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Good:
- Saw whales and a dolphin
- my 76-year old mom could walk directly onto the boat (after the stairs).
No rail to step over.
- friendly crew
Warnings:
- ride out was a little rough.
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enthusiastic guide, but few whales |
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Fri, Jul 27, 07 1:30 PM |
kimberlykief |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
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It seems like as soon as we actually found a couple of whales we had to turn around! |
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Unforgettable beautifull sealife experience |
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Fri, Jul 27, 07 10:00 AM |
jodi77 |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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It was great to see all those beautifull animals . We saw humpback whales , lots of dolphins , otters , seals, birds . We'll never forget it . But the extra fun was the enthousiastic biologist. She made it one big adventure. Great to listen to her . WE also made lots of photo's. By looking at them later on our note book , we discoverded that a group of 4 dolphins were carrying a smaller animal . We think it's either a baby dolphin or a seal. May be we could get an email adress where we can send the photo to. |
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Not very Exciting |
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Wed, Jul 25, 07 10:00 AM |
tararn |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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Well I got sick but that much I already expected could happen.
We were supposed to be going all the way out to some sort of gulley in the ocean and look for all sorts of whales but once we saw one whale out and they followed the same whale for the whole time. Got pretty borring watching the same whale come up every 7-10 minutes going into shore. |
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Two Thumbs Up |
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Wed, Jul 25, 07 10:00 AM |
karenreed |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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The whale watching cruise was great. We spent 2 hours chasing blue whales around the bay in Monterey. We were able to see the cresting of the whales' backs as they surfaced. Humpback whales were apparently seen later in the bay. On the return back we were able to see a female otter and her pup. The boat was fantastic and the naturalist guide was very entertaining and informative. |
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Good Experience |
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Tue, Jul 24, 07 1:30 PM |
clonzr1 |
Male |
30-39 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
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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. |
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disapointing |
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Tue, Jul 24, 07 10:00 AM |
duartesousaa |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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we went on a cruise on 24th july and the weather was horrible. there were another boats and they were closer than us. We´ve seen tales of wales about 40 to 50 meters away. it was expensive for what we´ve seen. Anyway the boat was good (the best of those we saw) and the biologist was pretty nice.
Best regards |
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Outstanding Whale Activity |
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Mon, Jul 23, 07 1:30 PM |
MonicaBenton |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
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Our trip started out a little rough with a lot of cloud coverage and rocky waves and stayed that way until we reached the the turn around point in front of the Marine Research center. The whales were very active and sometimes swam what seemed like 75 feet up to edge of boat. They did not appear intimidated at all. We saw about 4 -5 whales that day and will never forget the experience. The tour guide/ marine biologist was very informative and is apparently doing her homework at school. We learned more about whales from her that day than we could have ever imagined. The overall trip was well worth the fee and time. It was one of the top two things we did while we were in the area. In our opinion, better than the aquarium. |
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Awesome!!!! |
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Mon, Jul 23, 07 10:00 AM |
verniqua17 |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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My husband and I did this cruise in April and got a special treat. There was a pod of killer whales around the area of a recent whale kill and we got to see them. We knew we had to take the kids the next time we were in the area. So we went this past weekend (July 23rd). The boys had never been on a boat and the older two did fine (ages 15 and 11), the baby (age 6) got an upset stomach and slept the entire ride. That was ok though. We saw humpback whales and jellyfish. It is something the boys will always remember and they said they had a great time. They want to do it again when we return to the area. The only problem was that the baby had to wear a life vest which was fine, but the one I grabbed smelled of vomit and was wet. Luckily I had antibacterial wipes and found another vest. But overall the trip was fantastic and we definately will be returning. |
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Humpback whales! |
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Sat, Jul 21, 07 1:30 PM |
JamesWatson |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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The naturalist was enthusiastic and very informative. We saw two humpback whales and stayed to watch for a good long time. |
