Stagnaro Charter Boats

The staff was great but we didn't see any whales and it was really cold so my review may be slightly skewed. We did receive rain checks and I'd love to try and go again!

No whales or any sea life, which is not your fault but maybe better disclosure of what to expect this time of year would help. Boat was too crowded-you could barely walk and there was not really room for everyone to sit or enough back rail space for everyone to throw up. I know you need to make money but a few less people would have made it a little better. It was very long considering the roughness of the sea. I think the captain was trying to find whales, but after 3 hours or so people just wanted to get off. The crew was nice.

Over one half of the people including us got sea sick--desperately sick (vomiting over side of boat). If you were not sick, you got sick watching others. It was freezing, and despite the large number of sick people, the crew kept looking for whales making the nightmare last 4 hours. The boat should never have left the dock--admitted it was very rough on bay.

My trip was cancelled 3 times and I didn't find out until 9 AM the morning of the trip. On the last trip I drove up from Los Angeles to meet my family and it got cancelled again. Right now I'm not very happy.

We had a great time, our deck hand Kris was very helpful and informative, our Captain Ken found a pod of four Grey whales and was able to track them for about 1 1/2 hrs. overall grade A +

We had a painless reservation and check in process. The boat felt safe, although not super comfortable, especially for so many people. (A bit hard on the body) We had an excellent crew. We had a fabulous time - we saw multiple gray whales and got in a pod of 200 dolphins! My 10 year old was thrilled!! Sunny day and calm seas - it couldn't have been a better experience.

The Stagnaro crew was friendly, knowledgeable, welcoming and helpful. The naturalist on board (Maureen) was very experienced in marine wildlife and made certain each person on board got a chance to see everything well and discuss information about what we were seeing. We saw magnificent whales close up and were thrilled. Then, when the captain found a pod of dolphins nearby, he headed straight for them. Within minutes we were completely surrounded with what was one of the largest pods the naturalist had ever seen. There were hundreds (perhaps even a thousand) of adults and babies swimming, splashing and cavorting around us. We could hear them breathe and were sprayed by their sprays. Everyone was having such a great time that the captain stayed out much longer than planned. Thanks to the entire crew, this was an experience I'll remember for the rest of my life. We can't wait to go out again so we can see the different whales migrating down our coast.

It was a beautiful day with all provided for as well as drinks and food cooked onboard. It took some time to find the Grey whales, but they found them. My daughter was surprised when one popped up right next to the boat as we were chasing one in front. On the way back we ran into a pod of common dolphins, about 300 or so, with babies and adults jumping and swimming all around us. It was a real treat for the kids to see them up close.

What a beautiful day on the Bay. Got to see gray whales and a huge pod of dolphins. This was the highlight of my mother-in-laws visit.

our group really enjoyed the adventure..seen a couple whales..lots of jelly fish..not alot of sitting on the outside of boat..has seats on inside with food and drinks to purchase. the almost 4hr trip was good with them patiently looking for sea life. I always just enjoying being out in the nature..

they were very helpful while we were on our way out to explain what we were going to see, what to look for and what to expect There was a marine expert on board to answer any and all questions They took us to see See Otters, Sea Lions, Dolpins and two groups of whales. gave us plenty of time to see and and take as many photographs as we wanted they even gave us an extra hour on the tour so we could find and photograph another pod of whales

Great activity, comfortable boat, friendly crew, captain went out of his normal way to make sure we saw whales.

I had a fantastic trip. This is a well organized, knowledgeable crew that is fun as well as informed. I will gladly take more trips with them in the future. Thank you for a great experience!!!

Stagnaro's canceled our trip twice for weather, the safe and prudent thing to do. I had to leave town to return to St. Louis and was told my payment of $140.85 would be refunded. That has not yet happened but I fully expect it to.

The staff on the whale watching cruise was excellent. We saw lots of whales, dolphins, sea lions and an otter. Unfortunately, the boat is small with limited seating and the waves were very choppy. Many people including myself felt seasick. If I were going whale watching again in another city, I would definitely make sure the boat was larger, so it would be unlikely that I would feel this way again. I have been on many boats of all sizes and have never felt seasick before.