| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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From the sea otter to the whales
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| Sat, Aug 29 9:00 AM |
Vanlo001 |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| This trip was a gift to my mom who had never been on a whale watching trip. The ships crew greeted us and made us feel welcome and the announcer gave an informative update of all we saw. We live locally and I was somewhat dubious that we would see anything. However from the pelicans to the view offshore, sea otters, porpoises and humpback whales we were pleasantly surprised. All of usenjoyed the trip. The snackbar was sparse but it's a short trip and they didn't have the sweatshirt that I wanted which was posted in the cabin but we didn't go fit the fine cuisine or clothing. All in all two thumbs up. |
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Experience of a lifetime!
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| Sat, Aug 15 10:00 AM |
goddrey |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I am from Michigan, and it has always been my dream to see whales in their natural habitat. I read about the whale tour on the internet and secured my ticket two weeks ahead of time via Zerve. All of the directions and guidelines were detailed and accurate. On the day of the tour I arrived 45 minutes early because I was so excited! I actually had time to eat breakfast at the Stagnaros-owned restaurant across the wharf (yummy!). Anyway, the tour was AWESOME and we saw 15 grey humpback whales! The crew members are very friendly and informative and make sure to bring the boat close to the whales, you can literally hear the whales breathing! What a cool experience, a dream come true! |
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Nice Experience
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| Sat, Aug 15 10:00 AM |
grijalva |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| We enjoyed a lot watching the whales. |
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Very well done
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| Sat, Aug 15 10:00 AM |
pamhayes |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| The crew and captain were very nice, knowledgable. Friendly! We loved it from start to finish. Very nice boat, and we saw many whales!!! While it was a bit of rolling motion, it didn't bother us at all. Noticed some others got sick, and felt sorry for them. I also learned a lot about whales that day....great commentary. |
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Cancelled and no refund - appalling
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| Thu, Aug 13 10:00 AM |
Jodiesheela |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| A few weeks before my trip I received an email saying the trip was cancelled and offering dates I could not do. I sent several emails to no response indicating that these dates would not work. Obviously I am a tourist so the likelyhood of alternative dates working out would be small and apparently the only thing on offer was a voucher, which again as a tourist - coming from the UK was absolutely useless. So no refund, no replies to several emails and overall very disappointed with this.
Strongly recommend going no where near this company. |
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Outstanding
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| Wed, Aug 12 11:30 AM |
buendia1 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Our group was impressed with the entire experience. The captain shared his knowledge in a very exciting manner--we felt like we were listening to a friend share his experience with marine life in the Soquel Canyon area. The boat was beautiful and very clean. The staff was superb! We've recommended Stagnaros to all of our friends. |
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Wonderful whale experience!
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| Mon, Aug 10 10:00 AM |
geromero |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Our whale-watching cruise was a wonderful and memorable experience. The ship captain was remarkable in being able to take us to numerous pods of whales and put the boat in just the right spot to experience a lot of mesmerizing whale activities. We will remember this trip for a long time, and highly recommend it! |
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enjoyed the trip
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| Thu, Aug 6 10:00 AM |
TamiRast |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| the trip was enjoyable and the crew was very kind and really seemed eager to please their clients. They really tried to find whales as well as whales breaching from the water. It just so happens that by the time we got to the breaching whales, they would stop, but the captain put in great effort. We did see many whales as well as dolphins and sea otters. The captain was also very knowledgeable. Would recommend them. |
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Fantastic!!
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| Thu, Aug 6 10:00 AM |
Debcarter |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
| We would heartily recommend a trip with Stagnaros- friendly, informative, relaxed, laid-back 'go-where-the-whales-go' attitude (we came back an hour later than planned because of this, so true value for money). If wondering who to book a trip with go with these guys they're ace : ) |
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A "whale" planned trip
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| Thu, Aug 6 10:00 AM |
djdavis |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| I went with my teenaged nephew and we had a blast. We saw bottle-nosed dolphins, the elusive minny whale, and we saw a full breach out of the water (albeit in the distance) of a humpback whale, and other humpback whales, one after the other, diving below the surface.
Great weather, helpful, competent and friendly crew helped with this land-dweller's first ocean experience. |
