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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great trip |
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Sun, Apr 6 9:00 AM |
patdaoud |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Family With Children |
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We were very pleased with the Sanctuary Cruises trip. The staff were helpful and informative. The captain was considerate. He made certain to turn the boat so all passengers could see the whale activity as well as to have good light for photos. We were fortunate to have 6 orcas, including a baby, within 3/4 miles to 3 miles of shore for about 3 hours. We also saw 2 humpbacks. A great day. I would recommend Sanctuary and will plan to go out with them again. |
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Great Day of Whale Watching with Sanctuary Cruises |
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Sun, Apr 6 9:00 AM |
janetrahn |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
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I went on a Sanctuary Cruise one other time and had a great time. But my experience this time even surpassed the previous one. The boat's captain, Noel, was very knowledgeable and gave us lots of great information about the sea life and topography of the Monterey Bay. Crew member Jane was also great, and was sympathetic and helpful when one member of our group got a bit green at the gills.
And the whales! Wow! I'd never seen orcas before and we followed a small pod around the bay for a couple of hours. One of them was a baby that Noel estimated to be about 2 months old. We also saw some humpbacks - magnificent creatures, in spite of their smelly breath! ;-)
I'll definitely be back for another day of whale watching with Sanctuary Cruises -- maybe this summer in hopes of seeing some blue whales! |
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The entire experience was brilliant. |
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Sun, Apr 6 9:00 AM |
bigsherry |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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Staff very friendly, informative and yet not overbearing.
Boat in great condition and spotless.
No smoking, no fuel or fish smells which was a huge plus.
Got to see 6 killer whales and 2 humpbacks aapprox 1.25 miles offshore.
Just a great experience. Would highly recommend this company to anyone looking to go whale watching. |
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a great experience |
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Sun, Apr 6 9:00 AM |
Pedrito3 |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Individual |
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I loved the trip, it was a good day and the crew where very helpful informative and showed good poeple skill.
I did get a little sea sick so in some sense it would of been nice to not stop the boat so much but all in all it was a great esperience.
thanks you |
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The Orcas were fantastic! |
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Fri, Apr 4 9:30 AM |
Jeannieb |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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This was not my first cruise with Sanctuary but it was definitely the best! We found a pod of orcas that played around our boat for an hour and 25 minutes! They swam right up against the boat and under it. It was fantastic! |
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Great trip |
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Thu, Apr 3 9:30 AM |
Sarah4 |
Female |
40-49 |
Combination |
Family Without Children |
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Although a smaller boat than the tours from Monterey, they have a very helpful and knowledgable crew, that follow the whales so everyone gets a good view, but never hassles the creatures. In consequence we were treated to close ups of killer whales when they decided to come right up to the boat to look at us! If we didn't get good photographs it was because we were watching with excitement, rather than clicking! I have taken my various international relatives on this trip before, at different times throughout the year and have always had a great trip, so feel it is money well spent. Thank you. |
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A dream come true for us! |
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Tue, Apr 1 9:30 AM |
FLTreeHugger |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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My husband and I took our two children from Florida to Northern California to see all of the wonders there. We chose Sanctuary after a lot of research on California whale watching cruises. I loved the idea of supporting true conservationists, not just another company making money. We went out on a trip that got called early because of weather and the captain put a tremendous amount of effort into working another trip into our incredible California Adventure. It was so worth it! We had a marvelous time! We saw otters, harbor seals, California sea lions, and tons of shorebirds both trips. Captain Noel held the boat beautifully in rough seas and Lauren the deckhand did a wonderful job communicating with the passengers and seeing to our safety and comfort. The second try was worth all the work. We were blessed with calm seas and sunshine and more whales than we could keep track of! We saw humpbacks and greys and it was amazing. It was also nice to see the crew excited with us. They answered all of our questions and were a pleasure to share the experience with. We obviously highly recommend them ;o)!!! |
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Enjoyable |
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Thu, Mar 27 9:30 AM |
ngilchrist |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Other |
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We enjoyed the trip - even the sea sick one - the commentary was informative without being "canned" and over stated. I would certainly do this trip again and would recommend it to friends. |
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A very enjoyable trip |
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Wed, Mar 26 9:30 AM |
MarkHancock |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
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The folks at Sanctuary were helpful and informative. They made every effort to get us as close as possible to the whales without disturbing them. They explained the different behaviors that we were seeing and so the tour was enjoyable as well as educational. We will certainly go back again, a different time of year to see different whales. |
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Great experiance for people of all ages! |
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Sun, Mar 23 9:00 AM |
JerryGranger |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
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The trip was a great experiance although we only saw 5 whales and the weather was a little rough and foggy. The Captain and crew were knowledgable and hospitable. I'm looking forward to going again and seeing more whales! |
