Princess Monterey Whale Watching Cruises

Experience worth taking

I am from Arizona and it was a real treat to see whales in the wild.

We took our kids (ages 7 and 10) and their out-of-state grandmother. It was a fabulous trip. We were all first time whale watchers and we could not believe our eyes. We saw many whales and dolphins. It was a beautiful day. The kids were not bored at all. The boat was clean and comfortable. The trip was totally worth it - very memorable!

We were on the Princess on May 12th and Katheryn was our naturalist/biologist and she was the greatest!!! She kept us entertained and informed the whole trip. It was great to have someone with so much knowledge and factual info about the habits of the whales. We were somewhat disappointed that we did not get to see any humpbacks but be got to see ORCA"S and what a treat that was..... We will definetily be back to see ya'll again and hopefully see some other whales and dolphins our next trip. It was great and we cannot thank you enough....Our 11 year old son had a blast as well and will never forget the trip. Thanks for the memories. Tim and Lisa Toman and Kody too....

It was a beautiful day with an enthusiastic crew. It was rougher than I expected but we were prepared with dramemine and had no problems. We saw lots of killer whales and enjoyed the whole experience.

The gal who narrated our tour /cruise was AWESOME. She was very funny, entertaining and informative! Make sure you dress warmly as they suggest and where sunblock! My sister's face got sunburned! Great experience!

We went on May 11 and couldn't believe how cold it was. I don't think it was unusual. 3 hour trip to see a couple of glimpses of the tail. Boat was old and very rocky - some people got seasick. In the summer it would probably be a lot better - but we'd never go again.

Other than all the sea sickness, the whales were incredible. It would be nice if Benji would not always point the bow to the whales so that all of us could photo the whales not just the people in the front of the boat.

We did see whales, which were amazing! Although is was kind of hard to see the whales and try to guess where they were headed next, we did see humpbacks and orcas come up for air. It was a very informative trip. Our guide was very enthusiastic and knew who stuff about the whale, birds and other marine life. The guys wandering the deck were especially attentive to those who had motion sickness. I would highly recommend it to others!

It was a very bumpy day with LOTS of folks getting sea sick. Wonder if that was unusual or normal for the Monterey Bay area. Would go again if that is not the norm.

It was and over cast day , the waters were fairly calm. Our trip had been cancelled the day before due to high winds and rougher waters, They rescheduled us to the following morning, nice and easy. So, we go out and get to see all the seals and sea lions up close . what was really cool was the randomly, floating, sleeping otter. Then we get a little farther out and we start seeing the spouting water and we get a little closer and their they are, beautiful, huge, big hump back Whales!!!!! We saw 20 or so that day, in pods of about 5 or 6. Picture perfect absolutely gorgeous. Hope to do it again someday, Thank You Also, The crew, the owner, and especially the commentater on the trip were all amazing and very informative. It was myself and my fifteen year old son on the trip and it was our hilite of Monterey. Annette and Dylan, Carbondale, Colorado.

Our guide was awesome! She keep the group going even though it was raining. We were able to see many different types of sea life and she explained each of them. The crew were also caring and helpful and made the trip enjoyable.

From the start to the beginning it was great. The crew was nice and also helpful, the guide was informative and we got to see humpback whales, which was very exciting. I would have like to see more mammels. We had to go out 12 miles to see them, and the swells were pretty high.

Actually saw whales and orcas--loved it! The boat was clean and not overcrowded.

We did not have a great experience. First of all we were put on a SMALL BOAT, not the one pictured or the one we saw others on. The advertisement said there were marine biologist on the tour there was not - we did not get any info about any thing such as where we were when we saw coast line, we did not see whales we only saw birds, when the captain did speak we could not understand him. It was cold and windy and with a small boat it's a rough ride. My daughter got sick and pucked the entire time - I would suggest picking up motion sickness medicine - and take 30 minutes before if you get on the boat. They ran out of hot cocoa right away so we froze, not much room on the inside of the boat to go in and warm up - plus with a small boat being inside made people sick. The employee working was very friendly and helpfull with my daughter. I do not believe I would do it again.