Marine Discovery Tours

08/05/2024

Oregon Coast STEM Hub– We just got recognized as one of their rising fans! 🎉🦀🐟🌊 We love the Passionate Educators who run the STEM Hub program - bringing cool "sciency stuff" to local teachers & classrooms!
⚓️ What's STEM? Studies focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (+ We like STEAM - throw in an A for Art!). We chat about these topics & spotlight our aquatic neighbors with fun, relevant activities aboard our cruises: Navigation calculations in the wheelhouse; Port of Newport - engineering docks, pilings, etc; Oregon Coast Aquarium & Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center sharing a love for all local marine biology; Lincoln County Historical Society Newport Oregon - loaded with maritime treasures & Newport Visual Arts Center -a place to visit and share your coastal photos or creations! JOIN US - we're reserving 2025 field trips & cruises now!

07/24/2024

Discover Newport Oregon – We just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉 come have Fun with us, then, check out their site for More Newport Fun with our Great Community Neighbors 💕

07/19/2024

Now hiring for p/t Boat Naturalist 2-3 days/wk through September! Good sea legs + background in public speaking/story telling; marine/natural resources & team fun required!
⚓️😃⚓️ Plz contact us: [email protected]

05/12/2024

💕Newport Fishermen's Wives – We just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

05/05/2024

Our Awesome Team is working with the Awesome Team at Port of Toledo getting our beautiful 65-footer ready to cruise!

1994 to 2024 - 30 years of great Captains and Naturalists...spinning sea life to harbor stories, sharing fun activities and always, safe routes!
We celebrate our Long Time & New Friends: Rock Star teachers & Youth group leaders; Tour Busses full of Delighted Travelers & Visitors, from local to international, who bring Family or Special Events to us.

😃 We are so excited to Welcome You Aboard - See You Soon!

02/14/2023

They're coming... We ❤️ LOVE ❤️ gray whales! Look forward to Oregon Coast Spring migration sightings around the end of March 😍 Ready!!! Mammal Institute

Happy Valentine's Day, from a southbound Gray! ©Alisa Schulman-Janiger.

09/12/2022

😀 Join us - take your grocery totes on your next beach walk, and fill 'er up!

It’s Marine Debris Monday, and all week we’ll be highlighting different marine debris topics and issues such as ghost fishing, garbage patches, and microplastics. Let’s start with the basics. What is marine debris?
https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/discover-marine-debris/what-marine-debris

08/25/2022

We had a boat load of fun with Happy Campers from Newport's OMSI Camp Gray! Crabs are the star in our Place-Based programs - their biology, habitats and sustainable fisheries that lead to economic benefits rippling from our shoreline to global diners!

07/25/2022

Girl Scout Goals: "Inspiring Girls to seek Nature & Love Adventure". Thanks to our Friendly Reservation team, Capt. Dan & Naturalist Emma, We Did! - sweet treat from Minnesota GS Troop 16653!

07/05/2022

Marine Discovery Tours Attitude 💥😃💥🇺🇸

07/05/2022

🇺🇸💥Fireworks Cruise 2022 - Awesome 🥳

07/02/2022

July Adventures... the coast behind us, the horizon ahead - Welcome Aboard!

06/29/2022

We sailed with our good friends from Sports Leisure Vacations today! A soft rain didn't dampen their spirits as our naturalist Delpha and Captain Charlie enjoyed two hours with them aboard the Discovery showing off our lovely port of Newport, Oregon! Thanks, Mark & Tyler - Happy Trails to All 🤗☔️🥳

06/18/2022

FUN FIREWORKS CRUISE in Newport, Oregon!

Happy 246th Birthday, USA! Join the FUN BOAT for the BEST Celebration of the year! Check it out & reserve online at MarineDiscoveryTours.com or call us at 541-265-6200.

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05/01/2022

Last beautiful sunset of April 💕

12/22/2021

Sending our Best Holiday Wishes for lots of Peace, Love & Cookies!
PS You still have time to shop in your Jammies for the ❤ Best Gift to Give... a Cruise Certificate that Guarantees Adventures for All Ages 🤗 Call us at 541-265-6200 It's Easy!

07/05/2021

Fantastic💥💥💥 Big Thanks to our guests aboard, along with a shout out to our wonderful crew for delivering Another night of magical memories on Yaquina Bay - Happy Birthday America!

07/05/2021

Happy 4th of July 2021! We are cruising in anticipation of our spectacular Newport fireworks - so grateful to be back on the water with a boat load of friends 🇺🇲💥😃

07/03/2021

Happy 245th Birthday, United States of America! Join us aboard our Fireworks Cruise 2021 - reserve at MarineDiscoveryTours.com or call us at 541-265-6200. Sending Oregon Wishes for Peace and Love to our fellow Americans - from Sea to Shining Sea!!!

06/16/2021

We love hands-on activities! When this Lil Adventurer discovered the bait's tongue, we asked what it felt like? "Cartiledge," he promptly responded. Cool... next Jaques Costeau?! 🐟🐟🐟

06/07/2021

We are starting up our 2021 Sea Life Cruises! Typical early June day with rain showers sure didn't dampen the fun for this family from Nevada - Thanks again for visiting us on the Oregon Coast!

01/02/2021

NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: The crab pots are still stacked on the Bayfront with care... in hopes that a price settlement soon will be there!

A BIG part of our stories aboard the Discovery include our fishing neighbors - largest fleet in Oregon! Now the holidays are over, our community hopes they get to go crabbing soon (And, these coastal storms lay down so they can safely go, please!) ❤🦀❤🦀❤🦀❤

12/06/2020

Happy December - sending our Best Wishes from the Oregon Coast to All of You... Look forward to a sparkly 2021 Lighted Boat Parade!

We invite you to watch one of our Splendid past parades, as we maintain social distances on both boats and docks this year. Get a mug of your favorite holiday cheer as you take a Virtual Cruise - Deck The Hulls! 🎶💖🎶

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD-W1W_R33A

2011 Lighted Boat Parade in Newport, Oregon.

11/28/2020

Sending you all a lovely view from our front yard in our beautiful little town of Newport 🍁🧡🍁🍂 We are thankful for this quiet season of sunsets and storm watching, as the Discovery rests at the dock - waiting to welcome you aboard Spring 2021!

09/16/2020

Oregon Coast hoodies headed to hug our neighbors impacted by Oregon's fires... Our team is unstoppable! Delpha Krabbe, boat naturalist, remembered our boxes of clothes we donate seasonally; Thomas Ray, our team tide pool expert packaged them up and Kira Shadden, our retail manager, took them out of inventory. Just for fun, we added all the gear off of our sales rack! So grateful we can help a little... feel free to join us! ❤️