American Princess Cruises

03/20/2025

*Special trip* Set sail with us for an extended day trip as we explore New York’s wildlife that lives here during the winter/spring. This is a six hour adventure cruise sailing on Saturday March 29th. For more info and to book your trip visit our website. Reservations are required. https://americanprincesscruises.com/events/2025-6-hour-pelagic-bird-and-marine-wildlife-trip-3-29-25/

03/17/2025

Special extended hours trip exploring NY’s wildside. Join us on this six hour marine wildlife & sea bird adventure cruise as we explore our local waters. For more info please visit our website page at:
https://americanprincesscruises.com/events/2025-6-hour-pelagic-bird-and-marine-wildlife-trip-3-29-25/

03/14/2025

*Special trip* Embark on a six-hour adventure cruise with us to explore our local waters for sealife and seabirds. For more info about this trip and to book a spot visit our website page. Reservations are required for this trip.

Searching for whales, dolphins and other marine wildlife but the focus is sea birds.

03/04/2025

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03/02/2025

Here is the full report and species count from our amazing Winter Pelagic trip on Saturday 2/22. It was a beautiful winter day at sea exploring winter wildlife offshore of New York. We started our day inshore along the coast for a little while and found lots of bird life to start before venturing offshore for the day. Highlights of the trip were Atlantic Puffin, over 1700 Razorbill, Kittiwake, and Common Dolphin. Here is a full species list and count of our days sightings.

Species Observed:
2 Grey Seals
An unidentified whale spout, possible second but we didn’t see it again and couldn’t verify.
A few decent size pods of Common Dolphin
66 Brant
2 Canada Goose
6 Mute Swan
2 American Black Duck
25 Greater Scaup
79 Common Eider
140 Surf Scoter
93 White-winged Scoter
1047 Black Scoter
51 Long-tailed Duck
75 Bufflehead
178 Red-breasted Merganser
140 Sanderling
8 Atlantic Puffin
1743 Razorbill
478 Dovekie
10 Common Murre
1 Black-legged Kittiwake
26 Bonaparte’s Gull
1 Black-headed Gull
619 Ring-billed Gull
624 American Herring Gull
43 Great Black-backed Gull
7 Lesser Black-backed Gull
3 Iceland Gull
2 Horned Grebe
46 Red-throated Loon
9 Common Loon
1 Sooty Shearwater
16 Northern Gannet
65 Great Cormorant
1 Double-crested Cormorant

03/02/2025

Here is the full report and species count from our amazing Winter Pelagic trip on Saturday 2/22. It was a beautiful winter day at sea exploring winter wildlife offshore of New York. We started our day inshore along the coast for a little while and found lots of bird life to start before venturing offshore for the day. Highlights of the trip were Atlantic Puffin, over 1700 Razorbill, Kittiwake, and Common Dolphin. Here is a full species list and count of our days sightings.

Species Observed:
2 Grey Seals
An unidentified whale spout, possible second but we didn’t see it again and couldn’t verify.
A few decent size pods of Common Dolphin
66 Brant
2 Canada Goose
6 Mute Swan
2 American Black Duck
25 Greater Scaup
79 Common Eider
140 Surf Scoter
93 White-winged Scoter
1047 Black Scoter
51 Long-tailed Duck
75 Bufflehead
178 Red-breasted Merganser
140 Sanderling
8 Atlantic Puffin
1743 Razorbill
478 Dovekie
10 Common Murre
1 Black-legged Kittiwake
26 Bonaparte's Gull
1 Black-headed Gull
619 Ring-billed Gull
624 American Herring Gull
43 Great Black-backed Gull
7 Lesser Black-backed Gull
3 Iceland Gull
2 Horned Grebe
46 Red-throated Loon
9 Common Loon
1 Sooty Shearwater
16 Northern Gannet
65 Great Cormorant
1 Double-crested Cormorant

02/24/2025

We had an Amazing Winter Pelagic trip this past Saturday. It was a nice winter day at sea exploring the offshore waters of New York for pelagic birds and marine wildlife. There were lots of amazing sightings throughout the day, including over 1700 Razorbills. Here is a species list of what we observed. A full report and more photos to come. Species highlights (not full list) include a Sooty Shearwater, Razorbill, Common Murre, Dovekie, Kittiwake and Atlantic Puffin. Seven species of gull including Lesser Black-backed Gull, Iceland Gull, Bonaparte’s and an adult Black-headed Gull. Marine wildlife seen were grey seals, Common Dolphin pods (a few pods seen throughput day), and a couple unidentified whale spouts.

02/12/2025

February is Humpback Whale awareness month.

Here is another fun fact on this HumpBack Day, Whale Wednesday.

Did you know that Humpback Whales have very large (long) pectoral fins. Their pectoral fins can measure one-third of the length of their bodies, and are the longest of any whale species. These large fins make them very maneuverable. The pectoral fins leading edge has bumps or knobby tubercles on the leading edge that help direct water flow over the fin.

The scientific name for the humpback whale is Megaptera novaeangliae, and translates to big-winged New Englander.

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02/10/2025

The Whale SENSE photo contest has now started. So all of you marine wildlife photographers out there get those photos in.

We are jumping for joy today because it’s the opening day for our 8th Annual Whale SENSE Photo Contest! Photo by Janice Gorle.

This photo contest is for ANY whale watching enthusiast to share exciting moments they’ve captured!

Rules:
1. Photo must be taken by passengers or crew members aboard a boat that participates in the Whale SENSE program
2. Photos must be submitted by the Google Form which will be at the link in our bio when the contest opens to submissions!

Categories:
Mobile Phone Capture
Surface Active
Non Whale Marine Life
Scenic View
Tail Shot

Winning photos will be featured on our page, Instagram, and website!

Voting will take place on our page! You can learn more about the competition on our website.

https://whalesense.org/2025/02/04/8th-annual-whale-sense-photo-contest/

02/07/2025

12-hour Winter Pelagic Bird & Marine Wildlife trip. Join us on Saturday February 22nd aboard the American Princess as we set sail exploring the Atlantic Ocean in winter. Reservations are required for this trip. For more info about this trip and to book your spot visit https://americanprincesscruises.com/events/12-hr-pelagic-bird-and-marine-wildlife-trip-2-22-2025/

02/05/2025

February is Humpback Whale awareness month. Here is a fun fact on this HumBack Day Whale Wednesday.

Did you know that Humpback Whales known as acrobats of the sea……

Humpback whales are known for their amazing acrobatic displays such as breaching, tail slapping, tail lobbing, and tail throwing. Their power, size, weight, and agility make them impressive to watch as they perform so gracefully. Humpback Whales are an important part of the marine ecosystem.

01/13/2025

Special 12-Hour Winter Pelagic Bird & Marine Wildlife trip. Join us Saturday January 18th for a fun winter adventure exploring the ocean for the winter seabirds and marine wildlife that migrate here for the winter (or stay). This trip is a limited capacity so reservations are required. For more info and to book the trip visit https://americanprincesscruises.com/events/12-hr-pelagic-bird-and-marine-wildlife-trip-1-18-2025/

01/10/2025

We are very excited to be out on the water in 2025!! Happy New Year! Our 2025 schedule will be out soon. Check out our website for info about our NY Whale & Dolphin Watching Adventure Cruises, and Let’s Go

12/26/2024

We wish everyone a Whaley Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays to all from everyone at American Princess Cruises. Enjoy the holiday season with family and friends. We can’t wait for the 2025 season! Stay tuned for special winter trips. americanprincesscruises.com

12/23/2024

Looking for a last minute Christmas Gift, Stocking stuffer, or Holiday gift?…… Gift an Experience!! A Whale & Dolphin Watching Adventure Cruise gift certificate makes a great gift. Call to purchase (718) 474-0555

12/19/2024

Our last Whale Watching Adventure Cruise of the 2024 season was this past weekend (last Saturday). Check out some trip photos. We finished off the season just as we started it with a fun trip watching a Humpback Whale. It was an enjoyable afternoon with a mature Humpback Whale which we believe to be new to the area and several large schools of BluefinTuna moving through the area. Stay tuned for SPECIAL Winter trips. americanprincesscruises.com