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Whale Watching Monterey, Ca. Princess Monterey Whale Watching has been in the cruise business for over 30 years. They are protected by U.S. Copyright 2015.
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We are Monterey Bay’s leading company in narrated ocean and bay tours, specializing in natural history and biology of marine wildlife, especially whales! Our whale watching trips run year-round and are fully narrated by marine biologists/naturalists, all with years experience on the Monterey Bay. Come down to the historic Old Fisherman’s Wharf on the Monterey Bay and enjoy an unforgettable adventu

re with us at Princess Monterey Whale Watching. We offer safe, fun and educational trips for everyone to enjoy, including group tours, private charters, and marine education field trips for school groups (K-12). Every trip is different, so whether it’s your first time or you’re a veteran, come on out and see what the magical Monterey Bay will reveal today! The 100´ Princess Monterey and the Atlantis are the largest and most comfortable boats operating in Monterey. Our vessels feature easy step-on boarding, large clean restrooms, heated cabins with large windows for viewing and plenty of indoor and outdoor seating to ensure your comfort no matter what the weather. Both vessels meet the latest US Coast Guard regulations and are operated by licensed, experienced captains. (C) All photographs appearing on this site are the property of Princess Monterey Whale Watching as taken by staff and crew Randy Straka and Gina Thomas. Copyright Laws, and are not to be downloaded or reproduced in any way without the written permission of Princess Monterey Whale Watching. All Rights Reserved.

09/24/2024

Did you know many of the humpbacks we see in Monterey Bay have names? Humpback flukes are used to identify them much like our own fingerprints. Does anyone know the whale in pic 4, missing part of its fluke?

✅️Checkmarks is believed to be a female 1st sighted in 2008. She was entangled in fishing gear in 2014 but managed to escape from the entaglement 🙌

✅️Condor was nicknamed this because the tail fluke resembles the wings of a CA Conder.

✅️ Rip curl, aka Blinker, got her name from the wave shape on her left pectoral fin.

You can follow your favorite whale or even name a whale at . How cool is that?

Thank you to Jeff for identifying & sharing your shots of these magnificent humpback sightings with us!

09/24/2024

This Sealion wants to eat too! It's a battle for the anchovies! Of course, the humpbacks have an advantage ☺️ but the sealions are happy with the leftovers!

Cool shot from Mark Daoud on our afternoon trip yesterday. Multiple groups of humpback whales were lunge-feeding, and the sealions being the opportunistic feeders they are were right up in their grill, so to speak 😂

09/24/2024

Sweet sealions seen recently napping and looking completely adorable 🦭 The babies are so cute!

Thank you, Jeff ! Love this shot!

09/23/2024

Happy Monday! We had some fog in the bay yesterday, but when it cleared, the wildlife sightings were fabulous! Playful & very funny sealions 🦭humpbacks, ✔️ check out the double fluke 💙 & beautiful dolphins 🐬🐬🐬

📸 Thank you, for the amazing captures!!

09/20/2024

Gorgeous capture of the lunge-feeding frenzy happening in Monterey Bay. Get your 🎟 tickets now for the weekend trips .montereywhalewatching.com

Thanks, Mark Daoud . Great shot!

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09/19/2024

Plenty of lunge-feeding action still happening in the bay!

09/19/2024

Breaching beautie 💙 Great shot of this beautiful humpback whale shooting straight out of the water!

📸 Mark Daoud . Thank you, Mark!

09/18/2024

Whale hello beautiful ! How would you like to see these magestic humpback whales this close-up?

We have had numerous encounters recently with the enormous beauties coming over to say hello and to get a better look at us 🐋 The friendly humpbacks of

09/18/2024

Hungry humpbacks lunge-feeding! Anchovies are on the menu 😋

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09/13/2024

Some of the beautiful jellyfish 🪼 we see in Monterey Bay. Jellyfish play a very important role in the world's oceans and are fascinating little creatures.

Our oceans are full of amazing biodiversity, with an estimated 700,000 to 1 million species living in it. That's incredible! Thanks to Mark Daoud for getting these magnificent shots!

09/13/2024

Happy World Dolphin Day 🐬🐬🐬

09/12/2024

Incredible surface behaviors from breaching to spyhopping & lunge-feeding even friendly visits from the whales 🐋 It's wild in the bay! Make your weekend plans now 👇

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Thanks so much, for the fabulous captures!

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09/12/2024

Just wanted to share some more photos our photographer captured of the gorgeous orcas we have been seeing recently 🤍

Many of you may have heard about the juvenile orca that beached itself on Carmel River State Beach. We are all so sad about the news. Although attempts were made to rescue the baby orca, it sadly died while being transported to the Long Marine Lab at UC Sants Cruz 😥

At this time, there is no further information on what happened or which pod the beautiful baby orca belonged to. Huge thank you to the Marine Mammal Center for their work in trying to save this precious baby. It's completely heartbreaking 💔 We love the orcas so much!

09/11/2024

Humpbacks are going wild in the bay! This humpback breached over 15 times yesterday, spyhopped & did some chin slapping 💙 There is so much humpback activity happening!

Thanks to Mark Daoud for this fabulous capture!

09/08/2024

Hello Gorgeous! The mesmerizing eye of a killer whale 👀 Such a beautiful capture from our photographer showing the shear beauty of orcas ✨️

09/03/2024

Look at that face 😍 We love it when the orcas arrive! The weekend trips were outstanding for wildlife sighings with tons of amazing wildlife activity!

Hopefully, we will have a chance to see orcas again this week 🤞The weather is beautiful.

Thanks to our photographer for getting these absolutely beautiful photos of the baby killer whales that were seen this weekend.

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09/03/2024

Breacher! Check out this amazing humpback breaching close to our boat today! This whale was catching some serious air time 🐋

Thanks Mark Daoud for the fabulous capture!

09/02/2024

Orca party!! One of the coolest behaviors you will ever see on a whale watching excursion is when orcas start breaching! It's beyond cool 😎

Their beauty is unmatched. They are absolutely gorgeous creatures 🤍🖤

📸 Amazing shots from one of our trips yesterday taken by

09/02/2024

It was the absolute perfect day! We are having a whale of a good time in the bay! Come join us! There was so much spectacular breaching from the orcas! It's a once in a lifetime experience you will never forget! Plus, we can't forget our very active breaching and lunge-feeding humpbacks 🐋

Fingers crossed 🤞 the orcas are still here tomorrow!

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📸 Another amazing capture by Mark Daoud 👏 👏👏

09/02/2024

What are you waiting for? Dreams came true for some very lucky passengers today!!

It's day 2 with these magnificent orcas! They were absolutely putting on a great show breaching the earlier.

Someone must have told them we are celebrating a holiday & they are joining in on the fun!

📸 Absolutely spectacular photos taken by Mark Daoud Thank you, Mark!

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09/01/2024

OMG! The orcas are still in the bay! Is this not the most adorable baby orca ever? 🤍

What a fabulous weekend it has been in !

Thank you, , for these awesome photos of this beautiful family of orcas!

09/01/2024

Does this baby orca look like it's smiling? ☺️ There is just nothing cuter than baby animals & orcas are absolutely some of the cutest ever!

We were lucky enough to spend some time yesterday with the CA50B and the CA51As! We hope they are still in today.

Thank you to our crew member Kailey, .station for the awesome photos!

08/27/2024

We have had some fog rolling in lately on a few of our trips but photographer was able to capture this close up of a humpback lunge feeding!

Check out the size of that tongue 😛 A humpbacks tongue is about the size of a Volkswagen bug 😯 the baleen is used to filter feed their food. To do this they open their mouths, take in large amounts of water, then they will push the water out & the fish are filtered by the baleen as food.

So cool 😎

08/27/2024

Oh my goodness, look how tiny & cute this little sealion looks next to this massive humpback 🤗

Humpbacks can weigh up to 80,000 lbs. This photo shows just how massive humpback whales are!

It's a good thing that humpbacks are so friendly to all the other mammals & seabirds 💙

Amazing lunge-feeding action captured by our photographer

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08/25/2024

Hello little one! Such an adorable baby orca surfacing with its momma yesterday! Baby orcas are just so cute 🤗

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96 Fishermans Whrf, # 1
Monterey, CA
93940

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 9pm
Tuesday	8am - 9pm
Wednesday	8am - 9pm
Thursday	8am - 9pm
Friday	8am - 9pm
Saturday	8am - 9pm
Sunday	8am - 9pm

Telephone

(831) 372-2203

Website

http://www.montereywhalewatching.com/

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Join us Saturday April 27, 2024 at 8am for our Extended Orca Tour! Get your tickets while there is still space! Click the link for tickets https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/montereywhalewatching/items/364893/?full-items=yes&flow=625845

Orca Tours 2024

Join us on Saturday April 13, 2024 at 8am for our first Orca Tour of 2024! Get your tickets while there is still space! Click the link for tickets https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/montereywhalewatching/items/364893/?full-items=yes&flow=625845

It's that time of year again! Join us for our extended 5.5-6 hour Orca Tours! Trips will depart at 8am on the following Saturdays- April 13, April 20, April 27, May 4, May 11 and May May 18. Space is limited get your tickets Now!! Click the link for tickets https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/montereywhalewatching/items/364893/?full-items=yes&flow=625845

While travelling with over a thousand Pacific White-sided dolphins and Northern Right Whale dolphins Captain Duke spotted this unique looking indvidual!!

Have you ever wished you could fly ❓ What an incredible view of these massive humpbacks 🐳 Isn't it so cool that they share their world with us 💙 We're still having good sightings of Humpbacks & fun dolphins 🐬 Casper's has even been seen lately 🤍 Get on the boat 🚢 #humpbacks #humpback #dolphin #whalesofinstagram #marinescience #marinemammals #montereycalifornia #saturdayvibes #oceanwonders #oceanlovers #wildlifeplanet #wildlifevideos #wildlife #oceanphotography @oceantint @world_wide_whales @whalesorg

Who's checking out who ⁉️ The humpbacks sure were friendly on yesterday's 9am excursion. Great spyhopping capture by @loriboatwright 🐳 #humpbacks #spyhopping #curious #whalesofinstagram # friendly #whales #montereybay 🌊

The weather in the Bay has been absolutely gorgeous lately 🌊 People often ask what's the best time of year to see whale's🐳 October is turning out to be a fantastic month to get on a boat 🚢 Video by @loriannah #humpbacks #whalesofinstagram #montery #visitmontereybay #fall #oceanlover🌊 #flukeupdive #oceanconservation #visitcalifornia

What's more exciting than seeing a humpback whale breach? 🐳 A trifecta of Whales breaching! Thank you for the amazing video @emilytatertot 💙 @princessmontereywhalewatching @benjishake101 #getonaboat #breaching #breachingwhale #humpbackwhale #seemontery #instagood #instagramfamous #instashotoftheday #oceanlove #oceanlifephotography #ocean #whales

Blue Whales!!! We got amazing looks at these 2 blue whales in the 9am trip today!v/c gina thomas #princessmontereywhalewatching #bluewhale #montereybay #whalewatching #naturelovers

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Princess Monterey Whale Watching has been in the cruise business for over 30 years. We are Monterey Bay’s leading company in narrated ocean and bay tours, specializing in natural history and biology of marine wildlife, especially whales! Our whale watching trips run year-round and are fully narrated by marine biologists/naturalists, all with 10 or more years experience on the Monterey Bay. Come down to the historic Old Fisherman’s Wharf on the Monterey Bay and enjoy an unforgettable adventure with us at Princess Monterey Whale Watching. We offer safe, fun and educational trips for everyone to enjoy, including group tours, private charters, and marine education field trips for school groups (K-12). Every trip is different, so whether it’s your first time or you’re a veteran, come on out and see what the magical Monterey Bay will reveal today! The 100´ Princess Monterey and the Atlantis Monterey are the largest and most comfortable boats operating in Monterey. Our vessels feature easy step-on boarding, large clean restrooms, heated cabins with large windows for viewing and plenty of indoor and outdoor seating to ensure your comfort no matter what the weather. Both vessels meet the latest US Coast Guard regulations and are operated by licensed, experienced captains. (C) All photographs appearing on this site are the property of Princess Monterey Whale Watching as taken by staff and crew Randy Straka and Gina Thomas. They are protected by U.S. Copyright Laws, and are not to be downloaded or reproduced in any way without the written permission of Princess Monterey Whale Watching. Copyright 2015. All Rights Reserved.