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  Princess Monterey Whale Watching
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Last 3 months 71 117 132 15 89% 4.2
Last 6 months 229 423 443 20 95% 4.3
Last 12 months 411 754   789   35 95% 4.3
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Rating: 5
A must for a trip to Monterey
Thu, Aug 20  10:00 AM slider3541 Male 50-59 Unspecified Unspecified
Excellent experience! The crew and the ship were as expected from a review of the website and other passenger comments. My only suggestion is to take your own binoculars. Enjoy a great few hours.
Rating: 5
FANTASTIC WHALE WATCHING EXPERIENCE
Thu, Aug 20  10:00 AM Rainy1214 Female 50-59 Local Unspecified
EXPERIENCING A WHALE WATCHING EXCURSION WAS A LIFE LONG GOAL FOR ME AND I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO FULFILL MY DREAM. WE BOTH ENJOYED OUR TRIP ON THE PRINCESS MONTEREY. THE TOUR GUIDE WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL TO GUIDE AND INFORM US WHEN THERE WERE SITINGS TO OBSERVE. WE FEEL THAT WE WERE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SO MANY WHALES, DOLPHINS AND SEVERAL OTHER TYPES OF MAMMALS, BIRDS , JELLY FISH ETC. MOTHER NATURE GAVE US A GREAT SHOW! WE CAME HOME AND BRAGGED TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE AND SHOWED OFF ALL THE GREAT PICTURES THAT WERE CAPTURED ON OUR TRIP AND NOW THEY ALL WANT TO JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT WHALE WATCHING TRIP. WE WILL DEFINATELY PLAN FOR ANOTHER TRIP MAYBE IN THE SPRINGTIME SO THAT WE CAN SEE OTHER TYPES OF WILDLIFE THAT MIGRATE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE
Rating: 5
Great tour
Wed, Aug 19  10:00 AM ErwinS Male 40-49 Domestic Tourist(s) Family With Children
The only negative thing I remember is that their rental binoculars were unusable due to poor quality. Even their new ones were terrible. Granted it was only $5, but it was money that was wasted. Other than that, the staff was very pleasant, and the actual tour guide and captain was very knowledgeable. We got to see hump back and killer whales. It was totally awesome and my kids had a blast.
Rating: 3
Good hoping for better.
Mon, Aug 17  1:30 PM gglaser Male 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Group of Friends
Saw two blues and one humpback in two hours. Was Ok but we were not very close and could only see blues' backs as they swam plus some blowhole spray action. Humpback swam close and that was good. Overall it was a little dissappointing but in fairness you never know what you are going to get when you go because there are no guarantees. Boat crew was friendly and boat was safe and stable. Kind of neat experience that was worth doing once.
Rating: 5
Amazing Trip
Mon, Aug 17  10:00 AM nhwillard Female 40-49 Domestic Tourist(s) Family With Children
We had a wonderful time on our trip. Katherine our marine biologist was fun and enthusiastic. We saw lots of whales! Thanks so much for an awesome trip.
Rating: 5
Awesome
Sun, Aug 16  1:30 PM kevnhobbs Male 20-29 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
We saw something like 16 humback whales, 6 or 7 Blue whales, and dolohins. That alone would make for a great trip, but on top of that our guide was very informative, funny, welcoming, and exciting. Great trip I recommend it to anyone. Just remember your Dremamine and keep you eyes on the horizon.
Rating: 5
We wowed the kids!
Sun, Aug 16  1:30 PM Liz_Craig Female 60-69 Local Family With Children
Our daughter, her husband and their two young teens were visiting from Philadelphia - they'd been here before, so we wanted to do something extra special that would be really memorable. This sure met that goal! Air travel is nothing new for them, but we weren't sure how a boat on open water would be tolerated, so we did hand out a motion sickness med beforehand. Everybody was fine - our granddaughter and grandson started out sitting on the benches, but very soon graduated to the front rail, totally enjoying the scenery and the water spray - looked like veteran sailors. Then.........the whales! We saw several gorgeous ones feeding and diving, got some fabulous photos of the flukes as they went down - saw dolphins and jellies too. The trip was even more exciting than we imagined! As a bonus, they loved seeing the Aquarium and the buildings along Cannery Row and Sunset Drive from the water side, and trying to identify everything they knew. It was a totally wonderful experience! Thank you Benjie, and the rest of your crew. You made our day!
Rating: 5
Fantastic - Well organised and professional
Sun, Aug 16  10:00 AM ICEMAN79 Female 30-39 International Tourist(s) Family Without Children
Great trip - We are a married couple in our 30's with no children, After extensive searching on the internet we decided to go with The princess Monterey for our Whale watching due to mainly the size of the vessel and the times of the trips. We drove from Yosemite in the morning to meet the 10am dept but actually arrived earlier, we were asked if we wanted to do the 9am tour (if you are trying to decide between the two time - DO THE EARLIEST YOU CAN...) We are so glad we went for the earlier tour, reason being is the you are one of the first boats out there looking for the whales (all the yachts talk to each other so if one finds a group of whales its not long till the other boats join you - If you are the first boat in the morning then you will more than likely 'babysit' the area until the others arrive) We saw humpback whales, dolphins and obviously sea-lions. The humpbacks were incredible and massive! As we were the first boat around the whales had no trouble being curious with us and displaying their tail flips just yards from the side. It really is quite humbling seeing something so large next to you. Another reason I was glad we went for the Princess Monterey, The size of the humpbacks can reach over 50foot and 50 tonnes in weight! I couldn't imagine being on a smaller boat ( also the swell gets very big out there and not for those who get sea sick - I strongly recommend taking some pills just in case.) The naturist was very informative and professional, we learned a few things as well. All in all I couldnt recommend this company enough - Defiantly one of the highlights of our 2 week trip to the USA.
Rating: 4
It was cold, bumpy but fun
Sat, Aug 15  10:00 AM samsudin Male 30-39 Local Group of Friends
We did manage to see 2 humpback whales after almost an hour on the sea. It was not very close but was a good experience. The best part is the dolphins swimming next to the boat. There were so many dolphins and they are very fast so you need to be ready with camera. Overall was a great experience except those who were sea sick. I recommend sitting at the back of the boat since it is less bumpy when the boat hit the waves. The staff are friendly and the guide is great.
Rating: 4
Overall good
Fri, Aug 14  10:00 AM mkollig Male 40-49 International Tourist(s) Family With Children
The execution of the whale watching tour was professional and nice. The only caveat was the at short notice change of schedule. As we were arriving from about 3 hours away, to learn that the tour doesn't take place as booked at 2:00 pm but at 10 am in the morning was a little bit of a hassle in planning our trip.
Rating: 4
Nice whale-watching trip
Fri, Aug 14  10:00 AM DOCDOCSGIRL Female 30-39 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
we had a nice trip with a great guide. the staff was attentive and fun.
Rating: 2
Disappointed….
Thu, Aug 13  10:00 AM josephMac Male Unspecified Local Family Without Children
We were Disappointed…. its seems 90% of the time the boat is traveling.... and very little time to see the whales.... Plus the whales were so far from the boat... it was hard to see... They should take down the video they have at the office.. its show whales right next to the boat.... when you see that you have high expectations... But later you will be Disappointed….
Rating: 5
Great Experience
Wed, Aug 12  1:30 PM lm194653 Female 50-59 International Tourist(s) Group of Friends
The commentary on this trip was fantastic-we saw hump back whales, sea lions.porpoise,dolphins and then the big one THE BLUE WHALE! We were very lucky and would recommend this trip to all.
Rating: 4
very nice, depending on the excpetations
Wed, Aug 12  1:30 PM uriroz Male 30-39 International Tourist(s) Group of Friends
it all depends on your excpetations. if you think you'll see many whales and doulphins jumping around you - you will be dissapointed. but you do see whales, not one but about 5-7, and we did see a coulpe of doulphines and many sea lions. all of them very close to the boat, but naturally you see only small portion of thier huge body. so it's a very nice and educational tour, and i would recommend it.
Rating: 4
Last Minute Time Change
Wed, Aug 12  1:30 PM Stephenblair Female Unspecified Domestic Tourist(s) Family With Children
We enjoyed the cruise, but were informed less than 3 hours before our 3 p.m. cruise that we had to come at 1:30 or 4:30 p.m. Fortunately, we were reached by my cell phone and we were able to change our plans. The marine biologist was good, but she could have been more specific re: where the whales, etc. were. Also, our cruise was under 2 1/2 hours, so it should have lasted longer.
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