| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Amazing!
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| Sat, Feb 14 10:00 AM |
Shiskababe |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| I was very skeptical if we were going to see whales or not, and we DID!!!! It was amazing! We saw at lease 3 and they were breaching. (Something the crew was really excited about as they said it is pretty uncommon to see the grey whale do this)
Wonderful crew, wonderful trip. Be prepared if you do get seasick as it can be a bumpy ride, but well worth it. |
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Will definitely do it again!
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| Sat, Jan 31 1:00 PM |
phylgina |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| I have recently moved to the bay area and had been wanting to do this. Since the cold, rainy season has been unseasonably warm and dry I decided to book it. That being said, I had no clue about the migration, or anything else, of the whales. I did not know what kind, if any whales, I would see. The crew on our boat, Velocity, was extremely informative about this. We followed a pod of 4 Gray whales for over an hour! We were told by our boat captain, Ken, that it was somewhat unusual for them to stay at the surface. He said they were feeding and that it was also unusual for them to be feeding on their trek south. While the whales were not very playful, they were truly enjoyable to watch. We were told the Humpback whales are more entertaining as far as jumping out of the water and showing their tails. Apparently you can see whales pretty much year round in Monterey Bay, but there are different kinds of whales at different times and of course they are more plentiful at different times as well. The friend I went with, and I, plan to watch the sighting report and as soon as they start seeing Humpbacks we are going again! Loved it! |
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good job
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| Mon, Jan 19 11:00 AM |
jeannie879 |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| The Stagnero crew did a good job keeping us informed about the whales. Once they spotted a pod they stayed running parrallel to it for about 30 minutes. They could have cut the viewing time shorter, but they could sense the enthusiasm of the viewers and so continued the run . I will probably look into the spring whale watching since we had such a good experience with this one. |
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Great Day
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| Mon, Jan 19 11:00 AM |
debrajones53 |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| It was a great day. We saw several whales and got some good pictures. The boat captain was very informative about the whales and got us up vey close. I would recommend this trip to anyone. |
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Highly recommended!
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| Sat, Jan 17 1:00 PM |
megbohmer |
Female |
40-49 |
Combination |
Family With Children |
| The crew was friendly and helpful, our captain was knowledgeable about subject (whales, sea lions, sea otters, etc), facilities were clean. Even the food, while not fancy, was good! |
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great way to spend the day!
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| Sun, Jan 11 11:30 AM |
tlauricella |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| We had a great time on this trip. My teenaged daughter loved being out on the water, and my parents had a great time as well. We didn't see any whales until the tail end of the trip, but it was awesome when we finally did get to see them. Got some great pictures, and also enjoyed seeing a sea otter close up and some dolphins and sea lions leaping out of the water.
Our fellow passengers were nice. No small kids, mostly adults and a couple of teenagers. No problems at all in that regard.
I get motion sickness very easily, but I took Dramamine the morning of our trip and also wore a set a Seabands & I had no problems even though it was a little bouncy on the way back to the marina.
It was a cleary sunny day, but it gets fairly cold when the boat is moving fast and you're out on the open water. Make sure you've got a jacket or a warm hoodie. We'll be doing this again later in the year so that we can see the humpbacks! |
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We had a great time
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| Sun, Jan 11 11:30 AM |
helbard |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| thank you so much for a great experience.
The crew was nice and helpful and we will be back on the boat soon.
-helbard. |
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A splendid day on the sea
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| Sun, Jan 11 11:30 AM |
thomasbrox |
Unspecified |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| We spent a wonderful day on the sea. The crew put much effort in fiding whales. At the same time, they were very careful not to disturb them. We saw a wonderful two tail dive (two whales that decided to dive at the same time), many water fountains and dolphins. The best, however, was the seawater biver who just hung out in the middle of the ocean. |
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Great experience, good boat and crew
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| Sun, Jan 11 11:30 AM |
micheladar |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Looking forward to doing it again. |
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Choppy seas and cold
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| Sat, Jan 3 1:00 PM |
Christineeva |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| The professionalism of the staff and their endeavors to provide us with an enjoyable and fruitful experience (actually seeing whales and other sea life) was wonderful. The large swells and bitter cold, despite the clear skys were tough to take, though. |
