| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great time!
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| Sat, Jul 26, 08 2:00 PM |
jholtrnc |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We went on a 2pm cruise - fairly rough seas, but the captain did a great job to keep us from tossing too much. He often chased the whales and on our way back to shore, he even turned the boat around when he spotted a family of dolphins. It was a great time and I'd recommend it to anyone! |
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Uneducated Skipper
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| Fri, Jul 25, 08 1:30 PM |
jinliwang3 |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Due to the lack of knowledge of the Skipper, this whale watching was not fun. The crew on the Princess Monterey seemed to be more experienced and more knowledgable. I would definitely give them a try next time. |
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Beware of Seasickness!
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| Fri, Jul 25, 08 9:30 AM |
danaheyl |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| If you get motion sick at all, or are prone to a queasy stomach, skip the whale watching tour. A third of our tour was sick (including the deckhand). Seeing someone vomit over the side can make you sick even if you aren't seasick!
Also, there was not enough seating. Only a few people got seats, the rest had to stand for the entire tour.
Since the deckhead was looking green, there was no narration or information about the whales, birds or dolphins that we saw. |
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Randy Does it Right!
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| Wed, Jul 16, 08 9:30 AM |
jfranzese3 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Don't waste your money on the big fancy ships - Randy's whale watching trip is fabulous. He customizes the trip and takes you to the whales. We saw Orca's, Humpback's, Dolphins, Sea Otters, Sea Lions, Pelicans, etc...Nature at its best.
Old and young were equally delighted by the trip and we didn't have to go all the way to Alaska. Highly recommended. |
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Great fun
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| Tue, Jul 15, 08 9:30 AM |
arkesteyn |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We were on this trip on July 15 and we had lots of fun watching 5 or 6 whales and a few hundred dolphins. The captain was very informative and made real efforts (the trip lasted an half hour longer) to spot and approach a group of whales. |
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AWESOME TRIP!!!
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| Mon, Jul 14, 08 9:30 AM |
rickmiller |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| We enjoyed our trip VERY much. The crew was very knowledgable and friendly. We stayed out for 3 1/2 hours and saw plenty of whales and dolphins. As an added treat we were able to view the rare site of three Baskins sharks feeding right next to our boat. We will definitely return for many more trips with this company. |
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Randy's Whale Watching ...Way To Go
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| Sun, Jul 6, 08 2:00 PM |
lgunn49 |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| They are not the most beautiful or expensive on the wharf, but the trip was great and we did see whales.
I have used Randy's in the past and always saw whales, dolphins etc. |
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Spectacular
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| Mon, Jun 30, 08 1:30 PM |
johnnyaa |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We got to see bluewhale, dolphins and the humpbackwhale was kuddeling our boat!!!!!!
It was spectacular!! |
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alright, but not for small children.
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| Fri, Jun 27, 08 9:30 AM |
tbeals |
Male |
30-39 |
Unspecified |
Family With Children |
| Well , the office that you wait in on the pier is full of smokers,nice people but no respect for the non smokers.The captain of the boat will wait for late passengers if you have already paid for your tickets, so thats a plus if your running behind.The deck mate only came out of the captains area once in awhile, mostly when there was no whales around or to let us know there was a whale,When, we finally found a whale the captain never got close enough to let us see them, And I have a zoom camera. When we found one, They didn't get close enough to reap any rewards, so that sucked.We were out so long that the boat raced toward shore for about an hour and a half at full throttle. so a family with a little girl , had to comfort her the whole time because she was vomiting everywhere. Another couple had waves coming over the cabin and landing on them , soaking them completely . So all I have to say is go with the Monterey bay whale watch(aka Sam's) We did them last year and they get as close as possible,And there captain doesn't beat you half to death on the way back. |
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Excellent Tour
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| Tue, Jun 17, 08 9:30 AM |
nesnahtra |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We really enjoyed the effort to get us up close and personal with the whales. The trip into Monterey Bay was better than we had anticipated. |
