Luxury Whale Watching: Fewer People, Extra Speed, Expert Staff
Description
Onboard our 50’ pristine Catamaran Yacht, our always low passenger capacity makes for an intimate at sea experience. The luxury whale watching cruises feature a perfect balance of gorgeous nautical details, and spacious viewing areas which allow you and your family to get up-close views of wild marine mammals including giant blue whales, humpback whales, mega pods of dolphin, and so much more. The unique 360-viewing walk around feature, allows for a perfect view from almost any vantage point onboard and means you’ll never miss a moment. Our favorite spot onboard is up front, where you can gaze down at bow riding dolphin, which will glide just below your feet on one of the dual bows, so close they are almost within arm’s reach!
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Itinerary
All guests will check in at Davey's Locker and pick their boarding pass up from the office. The office will then direct all guests to the appropriate line where the crew will grab all guests and direct them to the vessel.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Arrive 1 hour or earlier during peak summer months for parking
- Parking Fees located at Balboa Pier Municipal Lot and public lots
- Trolley Information for the Balboa Peninsula can be found at the City of Newport Beach website
- Trolley runs seasonally and not year round
Reviews(206)
The meeting place is pretty easy to spot, parking can be tricky so leave yourself enough time in case you need to hunt for awhile, and bring a towel and maybe drinking water with you
It’s was a GREAT experience especially from Captain Bryce! He was extremely knowledgeable and very friendly and he made the entire experience FANTASTIC!!!!
It was a fabulous experience. We saw dolphins, sharks, sea lions, and seals.
Wonderful experience. Length of visit was adequate.
Not luxury at all. You can book the same trip through Davie’s locker for less. It was nice. Great crew. Just oversold on app
Hi Sam. We appreciate your feedback. We will look into the pricing between the app and Davey's Locker.
Captains Danni and Christine were amazing! They not only provided clear and helpful instructions on how to maximize our experience but also were successful in finding 3 types of whales! It would not have been the same experience without them as captains.
The cruise was greatandwesaw a humpback whale and many dolphins. It was a great trip. My only comment is that the captain spoke very fast in the beginning,going over all the rules and where the life jackets are stored. I could hardly understand her. There were a few English as a second language families onboard and I’m sure they issued a lot of what she said. After the initial spiel, she spoke at a more moderate pace and guided us as to where to look to see the whale and dolphins.
It was a great whale watching experience. I usually go on bigger boats. This was the perfect size. We had great interactions with two whales. Plus saw another and of course a playful pod of dolphins. Beautiful day!
Our TWO * FEMALE* Boat Captains were Thee BOMB !!!!
This was such a great morning excursion! We really enjoyed our captain & crew. We also loved how small our entire group was- it made getting around the boat easy and you didn’t have to fight for a spot to see when a whale was breaching the water. The boat was really nice, too! It was the highlight for our entire family - our girls (ages 6 and 11) are still talking about what we saw and it’s been a few months since we went!
