Whale Watching Trip on Monterey Bay

It's hard to put into words how awesome this trip was. The crew was fantastic. The naturalist on our boat was wonderful. She was friendly and extremely knowledgeable. My family learned more about sea life on that trip than anywhere else we had been. Not only did we see whales up close but we also had three varieties of dolphins following the boat. What a great experience it was for, not only my grandchildren but also my children and myself. I would highly recommend the Whale Watching Trip on Monterey Bay to anyone and everyone. I plan on taking my family again.

never after this trip will you want to go view fish and animals in captivity. The ocean is full of life and is beautiful to watch out in the open. make sure to have layers of clothing as well as clothing to change into afterwards. pop those motion sickness pill, and you will be just fine. they have a great marine biologist on board to talk about different interesting facts and answers all the questions you or you children might have about nature. We absolutely loved our trip.

The crew (Ken/Captain, Casey/Mate and Maureen/Naturalist) were amazing, informative and careful. It was a very rough day and sea (at least to me) and they were calm and Ken steered the boat cautiously and warned us when were heading into the swells. It was my first time whale watching (but not my last) and it was the trip of a lifetime. Top ten on my list of experiences and I've travel globally for nearly 25 years. I couldn't recommend it more. In terms of advice for other people...this isn't really a trip for kids under the age of 10. At least not during rough seas. There were many kids who were sick and others that just stayed inside the entire time.

We had a great time on our whale watching tour. Our captain was very dedicated to finding whales, which we eventually did. We saw two blue whales because he kept up the search despite the fact that they are hard to follow. The second-in-command was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about his job and spent a lot of time answering our questions. These guys were great!

The ride is pretty beautiful.But we are disappointed because we didn't even see the single whale.We are not sure whether this is the right season or not.I advice people to know the best time for whale watching.Good thing is that we got chance to view onemore time for free.Hope next time will have luck for us. thanks, RAP

Well, bottom line is we saw a ton of whales we were close and it was amazing, no guantees with wild animals, but the drivers knew where to go! I enjoyed the information sharing and humor of the driver and deck hand. It was a fantastic experience!

This was our third time out on the Monterey Bay for whale watching -- and this was our second time out with Stagnaro. We had a group of people in town for our wedding and we had the best luck with weather, calm seas, and lots of marine life -- From sea otters, to jellyfish, orca, a blue whale in the distance, and some humpbacks! The orca and humpbacks were so close to the boat. The staff on the boat were knowledgeable and friendly. We really had a great time.

Highly recommend the whale watchimg trip on Monterey Bay.

We saw orcas, sea otters, sea lions, and had 3 hump-backs that came right up to the boat. Information from the PA system was interesting, but having a crew member mix with the passengers made individual questions possible. The look on the face of a 6-year-old passenger when a hump-back was almost close enough to touch was the very best part.

Whale watching is a bit of a lottery. You never know what you'll get. But from the moment we were professionally greeted and welcomed onto the clean, well-spaced Stagnaro boat, we got more than we expected. We had amazing experiences siting otters, seals, sea lions and Blue Whale in the distance. But then we came across pods of Orcas and Humpback whales, who swam under and around our boat. We smelled their breath, felt their spray and looked them in the eye. The boat team did nothing to endanger the whales or passengers. All they did was give great info on the whales, enabling my father-in-law and I to have one of the most memorable days of our lives. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!